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LGBT therapy service relies on donors after partnership end

LGBT therapy service relies on donors after partnership end

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah therapy service is using donations to provide subsidized mental health services after parting ways with a youth LGBTQ resource center that funded the operation. The Daily Herald reported Tuesday that about 200 clients followed their therapists after Flourish Therapy and the nonprofit Encircle split in May. […]

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Funeral planned for Army sergeant who died in Afghanistan

Funeral planned for Army sergeant who died in Afghanistan

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — An Army sergeant from Utah who died in Afghanistan will be buried in Ogden this week. The Standard-Examiner reports a funeral for U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Elliott J. Robbins is set for Thursday morning at St. James Catholic Church. A burial with military honors will follow at […]

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6-year-old girl dies after getting hit with golf ball

OREM, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 6-year-old girl has died after her father accidentally struck her with a golf ball. Lt. Trent Colledge with the Orem Police Department says the girl and her father had been golfing at Sleepy Ridge Golf Course in Orem Monday morning when her father […]

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New districts upheld in Navajo voting-rights case

New districts upheld in Navajo voting-rights case

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that found voting districts in a Utah county were racially gerrymandered and violated the rights of Navajo voters. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver handed down the opinion Tuesday in the case that resulted in […]

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Court orders Utah man convicted in Ponzi scheme to pay $10M

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Court of Appeals has affirmed an order for a Utah businessman convicted of running a Ponzi scheme to pay more than $10 million in restitution. The Deseret News reported Monday that the court rejected arguments last week by Dee Allen Randall’s attorneys that he owed […]

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Second Utah facility for troubled teens closes in a month

Second Utah facility for troubled teens closes in a month

MOUNT PLEASANT, Utah (AP) — A company that runs treatment centers for troubled youth is closing a second Utah facility as officials investigate claims of sexual abuse, violence and several other issues with staff at a different facility. Mount Pleasant Academy in central Utah is one of several youth psychiatric […]

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Agency may move, bring jobs to 3 Western states

Agency may move, bring jobs to 3 Western states

A spokesman for Utah Republican Congressman Rob Bishop says Colorado, Nevada and Utah could each gain about 50 federal employees as the U.S. Bureau of Land Management shifts its headquarters and some of its workforce out of the nation’s capital. The spokesman, Austin Hacker, said Monday another 150 bureau jobs […]

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Officer wounded by friendly fire in Salt Lake shooting

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say an officer injured in a shootout at a Salt Lake City apartment complex that left one man dead was wounded by friendly fire. The Deseret News reports Salt Lake City police clarified during a press conference Monday evening that the officer was wounded by another […]

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Giraffe euthanized at Utah zoo after battling health issues

Giraffe euthanized at Utah zoo after battling health issues

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 15-year-old giraffe has been euthanized at a Utah zoo after struggling with intestinal issues. Utah’s Hogle Zoo announced Monday that Kipenzi the giraffe was euthanized on July 12 after zookeepers noticed her appetite severely decreased and she wasn’t going to the bathroom. Zoo veterinarians […]

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Utah delays deadline to award medical cannabis licenses

Utah delays deadline to award medical cannabis licenses

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Applicants vying for a handful of licenses to grow Utah’s medical marijuana will have to wait longer than expected to find out who has been selected. The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food announced Saturday that they are delaying the announcement of who will grow […]

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