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Group proposes ‘island city’ on Utah Lake to fight pollution

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A group determined to tackle pollution at Utah Lake is proposing building an island city to help stymie toxic algae blooms that plague the water. KSL-TV reports that the group Arches Utah Lake envisions an island city that could house up to 500,000 people. The group’s […]

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Mormon president remembered for devotion to poor, needy

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Deceased Mormon President Thomas S. Monson will be remembered for helping church membership grow exponentially over a half-century and for his devotion to the poor and needy, faith leaders said at a funeral Friday. About 11,000 people attended the service that rounded out two days […]

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Romney to speak next week at Utah Silicon Slopes Tech Summit

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Organizers of a Utah technology summit say former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has agreed to speak at next week’s event in Salt Lake City. The former presidential candidate who is expected to make a run for the U.S. Senate in Utah next year is scheduled […]

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Jeep found while searching for missing teens in Juab County

(Juab County, UT) — The Jeep of a missing couple from Eureka may have been found in Juab County. A member of the family of 17-year-old Breezy Otterson says the Civil Air Patrol spotted the Jeep hidden in a stand of trees about a mile south of Cherry Creek Reservoir […]

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Rep. Mia Love responds to Trump’s comments

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Congresswoman Mia Love says she plans to rise above a comment by President Trump that she called unkind and divisive. Trump commented in an immigration meeting with senators of Thursday referring to Haiti and African nations as “s***hole countries.” Love arrived at Salt Lake City […]

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Utah fugitive caught after chase, tear gas fired

KEARNS, Utah (AP) — A suspect in an assault and aggravated robbery has been arrested after leading police on a short car chase southwest of Salt Lake City. Unified Police Lt. Paul Barker says the fugitive ultimately surrendered after officers pulled him over in Kearns and fired a tear gas […]

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Man pleads guilty to manslaughter for shooting that killed 3

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter charges after authorities say he fatally shot three men during a drug deal gone wrong in a Salt Lake City suburb. The Salt Lake Tribune reports 21-year-old Gerald R. Grant was initially charged with three counts […]

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Rain records, avalanche warning in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An avalanche warning is in effect and precipitation records are falling after a winter storm made its way through Utah with snow in the north and heavy rain in the south. The Utah Avalanche Center says high avalanche danger continues Thursday across northern Utah. The […]

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Records: 2 sex harassment allegations against Utah lawmakers

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Utah lawmakers had to take additional sexual harassment training over the past decade after allegations of sexual harassment were made against them — including one who, according to records, told a legislative employee that it was nice to have “a pretty face” in the […]

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Hepatitis A exposure possible at food pantry amid outbreak

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health officials are adding a Utah food pantry to the list of places where people may have been exposed to hepatitis A amid a widening outbreak. Utah County health officials said Thursday Tabitha’s Way Local Food Pantry in Spanish Fork received donated food from an […]

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