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EPA approves Utah pollution controls at Utah power plants

EPA approves Utah pollution controls at Utah power plants

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal environmental officials have approved a plan by the state of Utah for new pollution controls at the state’s oldest coal-fired power plants. The plan aims to reduce haze near Arches and Canyonlands national parks and other wilderness areas. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’ announced […]

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Both newspapers in Utah’s capital to cease daily publication

Both newspapers in Utah’s capital to cease daily publication

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City will go from two daily printed newspapers to none after both of its major publications cut print days to once a week in moves that could portend more struggles for the country’s newspaper industry. The 170-year-old Deseret News said it will stop […]

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GOP candidate’s campaign donations went illegally over limit

GOP candidate’s campaign donations went illegally over limit

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Burgess Owens is refunding and reallocating illegal campaign donations that went above contribution limits. The New York Times reported Tuesday the former football player challenging first-term Congressman Ben McAdams collected about $135,000 in excess contributions. The news comes shortly after he raised a large […]

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Salt Lake City homeless community prepares for winter

Salt Lake City homeless community prepares for winter

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A homeless shelter in Salt Lake City has asked the public for help with clothing donations as it prepares for the upcoming winter season in Utah. FOX13 reported that the Rescue Mission of Salt Lake usually hands out up to 80,000 clothing items ahead of […]

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Charges filed in bookstore owner’s decade-old slaying

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors filed murder charges Monday in slaying of a bookstore owner 10 years ago.  Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill says DNA evidence played a key role in solving the homicide of Sherry Black, including a sample collected secretly by investigators. Still, the Deseret […]

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Salt Lake Tribune to stop printing daily after 149 years

Salt Lake Tribune to stop printing daily after 149 years

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake Tribune will stop printing a daily newspaper after nearly 150 years at the end of the year and move to a weekly print edition. The newspaper reported Monday the change won’t result in cuts to the newsroom staff, but nearly 160 people […]

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Female football star sues for schools to offer girls’ teams

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sam Gordon was the only girl in a tackle football league when she started playing the game at 9 years old. She felt supported by her male teammates but faced skepticism by opposing players and their parents. The Utah high school student has loved the […]

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Utah region receives first snow of season, roads slick

Utah region receives first snow of season, roads slick

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Weather officials in Utah have issued a warning to be aware of slick roads after Wasatch Front received snow for the first time this season over the weekend. The Deseret News reported that the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City warned people in a […]

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2 Montana tow truck drivers killed at accident scene

COLUMBUS, Mont. (AP) — Two tow truck drivers were killed when they were hit by a pickup truck while working an accident scene on icy Interstate 90 in southern Montana. The Montana Highway Patrol says the two drivers were recovering a vehicle Sunday morning between Columbus and Park City when […]

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BYU student showcases work with ‘abstract art experience’

BYU student showcases work with ‘abstract art experience’

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Stephen Clawson, a senior art major at Brigham Young University, does his paintings in the basement of his grandmother’s home, also known as his studio. His work over the past seven years culminated into what he called an abstract art experience. The gallery at BYU was […]

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