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Suspect in Utah student’s death charged in 2nd assault case

Suspect in Utah student’s death charged in 2nd assault case

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man who authorities say killed a Utah college student has been charged with sexual abuse and kidnapping of another woman. Charging documents filed Tuesday against Ayoola Ajayi accuse him of sexually assaulting a woman he met on a dating app in March 2018 at […]

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FBI: Procedure change contributed to shooting in Utah court

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An FBI report about a shooting inside a Utah federal courthouse found a lack of communication and a procedural change contributed to the death of a prisoner, a news report said. Siale Angilau, 25, was killed by a U.S. marshal when he lunged toward a […]

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Brigham Young University ends traditional homecoming parade

Brigham Young University ends traditional homecoming parade

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brigham Young University will no longer hold a homecoming parade. The Daily Herald reports that school officials say participation in the tradition is declining, so they’re going to hold more “student-centric” activities instead, including a scavenger hunt and a BYU Birthday Bash. More details are expected to be […]

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Police: Utah woman hit aging parents with cane, oxygen tanks

Police: Utah woman hit aging parents with cane, oxygen tanks

MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — A northern Utah woman has been arrested after authorities say she beat her parents with a cane and oxygen tanks and poured laundry detergent on them. Court documents show 42-year-old Anne Helene Cockrell was arrested Saturday on suspicion of abuse and assault. Her parents are over […]

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Romney says climate change happening, humans contribute

Romney says climate change happening, humans contribute

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney says he believes climate change is happening and human activity is a significant contributor. He acknowledged in a speech Monday in Utah that the position is rare among his fellow Republicans but one that younger people seem to respond to more […]

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Man accused in $1.5 million Ponzi scheme has hearing delayed

Man accused in $1.5 million Ponzi scheme has hearing delayed

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A court appearance for a 72-year-old Utah man charged in what prosecutors call a $1.5 million Ponzi scheme has been delayed so he can recover from surgery after a heart attack. The Standard-Examiner reports that Robert Glen Mouritsen is a former stake president in The Church of […]

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Utah man recalls harrowing week in Montana-Idaho wilderness

Utah man recalls harrowing week in Montana-Idaho wilderness

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who went missing for nearly a week in the wilderness along the Idaho-Montana border says he sustained himself on berries and bugs. Kaden Laga told Salt Lake City’s KUTV in an interview Sunday that he told himself he was going to survive no matter […]

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Hermans wins Tour of Utah with strong ride in final stage

Hermans wins Tour of Utah with strong ride in final stage

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Ben Hermans finished near the front once more in the final stage of the Tour of Utah on Sunday, allowing him to wrap up the overall title after taking second in the week-long race a year ago. Joe Dombrowski won the finale, an 83-mile trek […]

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Utah man missing since Aug. 8 is found dead in his car

Utah man missing since Aug. 8 is found dead in his car

EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say an Eagle Mountain man missing for more than a week has been found dead in his car. Utah County Sheriff’s officials say the body of 19-year-old Eli Merlin Dutson was located Friday night in the park-and-ride lot at the Lehi UTA FrontRunner station. […]

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Rise in Utah women in STEM, still less than US average

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — More women in the Utah are earning STEM-related degrees, but experts say completion rates are still behind the national average, a report said. The Utah Women & Leadership Project released a Utah Women in STEM Education study early this month showing an additional 467 women […]

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