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Professor’s elaborate Halloween decor transforms Utah home

Professor’s elaborate Halloween decor transforms Utah home

(Information from: The Spectrum, http://www.thespectrum.com) ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Utah college professor has completed a massive project decorating the exterior of his house in an elaborate Halloween tribute to Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion and the “Nightmare Before Christmas.” The Spectrum newspaper reports Dixie State University professor Josh Pedersen studied more […]

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Leamington fire breaks out in Wood Canyon in Millard County

Leamington fire breaks out in Wood Canyon in Millard County

Update: The Leamington fire is now contained with a little help from some snow on Oct. 27. Fire crews will continue to monitor the area for the next few days. 3,700 total acres were burned in the fire.   A fire broke out in west Millard county on Oct. 26 […]

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Fire crews responded to a large fire on the east side of Richfield

Fire crews responded to a large fire on the east side of Richfield

Early in the afternoon of the 25, fire crews responded to a fire inside a building belonging to Dogberry located on the east side of Richfield next to Whites Sanitation.   The building that caught fire is where Dogberry does a lot of painting so the building contained a lot […]

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Medical pot users face barriers in Utah after legalization

Medical pot users face barriers in Utah after legalization

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Medical marijuana patients are encountering skeptical doctors and struggling to get the drug as they wait for Utah to launch its medical marijuana program next year. A law passed last year by the Utah Legislature allows residents to use medical marijuana before patient cards are […]

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Utah woman suspected of falsely reporting her own killing

(Information from: Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com) BLUFFDALE, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities have charged a woman suspected of falsely reporting that her husband of 10 months killed her after catching him talking with another woman. The Deseret News reported Thursday that 44-year-old Rebbecca Nielson was charged with emergency reporting abuse and criminal […]

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North Sanpete School District Board of Education Designates a New Superintendent of Schools

North Sanpete School District Board of Education Designates a New Superintendent of Schools

Nan Ault has been named as the new Superintendent of Schools for the North Sanpete School District by the North Sanpete School District Board of Education effective as of July 1, 2020.   Ault will be replacing superintendent Dr. Samuel L. Ray, who is planning on retiring after he has […]

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Electrical fire forces closure of middle school in Sandy

SANDY, Utah (AP) — A small electrical fire has forced closure of a middle school in a Salt Lake City suburb. Canyons School District spokesman Jeff Haney says classes at Union Middle School in Sandy were canceled Thursday but are expected to resume Friday. No injuries were reported and Haney […]

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Governor: Mormon concerns on ‘conversion therapy’ ban legit

Governor: Mormon concerns on ‘conversion therapy’ ban legit

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says concerns from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about a perceived lack of safeguards for religious beliefs in a proposed Utah ban on so-called conversion therapy raise legitimate questions. But the Republican governor said Thursday at his monthly […]

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Sanpete Valley Hospital among Utah hospitals raising security after threats; man arrested

Sanpete Valley Hospital among Utah hospitals raising security after threats; man arrested

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say several Utah hospitals were placed on lockdown or otherwise heightened their security following alleged threats of a shooting and that a man was arrested in the case. Unified Police Sgt. Melody Gray said Wednesday three hospitals in the Salt Lake City area and […]

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BLM boss: Solving wild horse problem will take $5B, 15 years

BLM boss: Solving wild horse problem will take $5B, 15 years

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The acting head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management says it will take $5 billion and 15 years to get an overpopulation of wild horses under control. William Perry Pendley told reporters Wednesday several developments have made him more optimistic about his agency’s ability to […]

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