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No charges for mayor accused of misusing retirement fund

OREM, Utah (AP) — Utah County prosecutors will not file criminal charges against the Orem mayor who was accused of misusing his city retirement account. The Daily Herald reports the prosecutors’ office said in a statement Thursday that it appears dates were altered on Mayor Richard Brunst’s withdrawal documents, but there’s no […]

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Utah Schools

Utah Schools

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Woman dies from injuries in wreck that killed her daughter

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman has died from injuries suffered in an Aug. 17 crash that killed her 16-year-old daughter. Police say 44-year-old Brandilee Kussee Chacon died Tuesday, one month after Sierra Rosalina Chacon was fatally injured in the wreck in Big Cottonwood Canyon in the mountains […]

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Utah school district accidentally shares ex-employee threat

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A private notice sent to the top officials of a Utah school district about an ex-employee threatening to kill people has been publicly shared and caused panic among students. The Salt Lake Tribune reports police had recently alerted Davis School District officials to a former employee who […]

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Court halts timber activity in Southwest over threatened owl

Court halts timber activity in Southwest over threatened owl

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A federal court has halted timber activity across tens of thousands of square miles of the American Southwest over a threatened owl. An order issued earlier this month out of the U.S. District Court in Tucson covers 18,750 square miles (48,562 square kilometers) in all five […]

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Pepper spray discharge forces in evacuation of restaurant

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Firefighters and paramedics treated about a dozen people after an apparently accidental discharge of pepper spray forced the evacuation of a Salt Lake City restaurant. Fire Battalion Chief Carl Steadman says the discharge in the lobby of a Chuck-A-Rama restaurant led to the evacuation of […]

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Utah wildfire officials prepare for post-fire erosion

Utah wildfire officials prepare for post-fire erosion

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A northern Utah wildfire response team has begun preparing for potential post-fire erosion and flooding in the region, officials said. The Davis County fire was 68% contained after a day of rain Tuesday, the U.S. Forest Service said. The response team visited the region Wednesday […]

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Richfield City and Snow College Police investigating vehicle vandalism

Richfield City and Snow College Police investigating vehicle vandalism

The Richfield City and Snow College Police are investigating after vehicles at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield were vandalized on Monday. According to Jason Haywood with Richfield City Police, one male is suspected of jumping from car to car in the parking lot Monday afternoon between 2:30 and 3 […]

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Manti City ordinance hearing draws large crowd

Manti City ordinance hearing draws large crowd

It was a full house at a Manti City Council public hearing on Wednesday as the Mayor and City Council heard concerns from Manti citizens about a proposed zoning ordinance.  While many in the audience agreed something needs to be done, the majority of the residents and business owners spoke […]

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Weather radar proposal to improve forecasts in Four Corners

Weather radar proposal to improve forecasts in Four Corners

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A national weather agency has announced plans to lower its radar system elevation to better track weather in the Four Corners region including southwest Colorado. The Durango Herald reports that the National Weather Service has proposed adjusting its Grand Junction radar to track areas that were originally blind […]

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