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Mt. Pleasant couple sentenced to jail for drug sales

A husband and wife who pleaded guilty in April to selling drugs have been sentenced to jail.  Alejandro Manzo and Amanda Carrasco were arrested after the Sanpete Juab Major Crimes Task Force discovered they were selling drugs out of a travel trailer they were living in on Gravel Pit Road […]

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Police say DNA links uncle to disappearance of Utah child

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — DNA has provided further evidence that the 21-year-old uncle of a missing 5-year-old girl in Utah is behind her disappearance, police said Tuesday. Evidence also indicates the girl, Elizabeth “Lizzy” Shelley, is hurt, authorities said, though they did not elaborate. She was reported missing Saturday morning […]

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Semitrailer carrying butane gas rolls into Utah reservoir

Semitrailer carrying butane gas rolls into Utah reservoir

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a fuel spill is suspected after a semitrailer carrying butane gas rolled into a reservoir in northern Utah. Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Nicholas Street said Tuesday there were no injuries in the Monday morning accident that occurred on a highway near Deer Creek […]

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Group rescued after being stuck in narrow Utah slot canyon

Group rescued after being stuck in narrow Utah slot canyon

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities rescued four women who got stuck in a narrow slot canyon while hiking in southern Utah because of deep water levels they weren’t expecting. Garfield County spokeswoman Denise Dastrup said Monday that four experienced hikers ranging in age from 40 to 53 went hiking […]

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Utah sees growth in prison population despite reform

Utah sees growth in prison population despite reform

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The prison population in Utah is growing despite reform efforts in recent years aimed at curbing the number of inmates. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday the state averaged 6,781 prison inmates each day last month, about 300 more than it had a year earlier. Utah Department […]

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Search for Lizzy Shelley continues in Logan

Logan City Police held a news conference at 11 a.m. Monday morning with regard to their search for 5-year old Elizabeth “Lizzy” Shelley who disappeared from her home Saturday morning.  They stated multiple agencies are involved in the search, including the FBI and search and rescue groups.  Evidence has been […]

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Utah officials say elder abuse is on the rise

Utah officials say elder abuse is on the rise

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials say they are receiving more complaints about abuse of vulnerable and elderly residents as those over 65 become the fastest-growing age group in the state. Allegations of elder abuse have increased by 40 percent over a three-year period, state officials said. The reports […]

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Utah proposes medical marijuana grower fees upward of $100k

Utah proposes medical marijuana grower fees upward of $100k

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Becoming one of Utah’s 10 approved medical marijuana growers in the state’s new program won’t be cheap. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the state plans to charge a $10,000 application fee and an additional $100,000 annual licensing fee for those chosen, according to draft rules […]

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Body of missing Sanpete County man located

Body of missing Sanpete County man located

The body of a missing Sanpete County man was located Saturday.  Jacob Christensen, 37, was last seen May 10 in the Ephraim area.   According to the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office, Christensen’s body was found at the bottom of the Dry Canyon area west of Ephraim by a search party organized by […]

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Young homebuyers scramble as prices rise faster than incomes

Young homebuyers scramble as prices rise faster than incomes

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For millennials looking to buy their first home, the hunt feels like a race against the clock. In the seven years since the housing crash ended, home values in more than three-quarters of U.S. metro areas have climbed faster than incomes, according to an Associated […]

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