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Hit-and-run driver sought in fatal wreck in Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities are looking for a man who was driving a car involved in a hit-and-run wreck that killed a motorcyclist on a Salt Lake City freeway. According to Sgt. Justin Dial of the Utah Highway Patrol, the car’s driver was seen leaving the scene on […]

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Man found dead near cliff hike at Zion National Park

Man found dead near cliff hike at Zion National Park

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man was found dead at the bottom of a popular narrow trail bordered by steep drops at Zion National Park. Zion National Park spokeswoman Aly Baltrus said Thursday that park rangers found the man’s body while searching for a 35-year-old hiker who went missing […]

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Utah agrees to delay implementation of 18-week abortion ban

Utah agrees to delay implementation of 18-week abortion ban

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state officials have agreed to delay the implementation of a law banning most abortions after 18 weeks of gestation to allow a legal challenge to play out in the courts. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes made the announcement Thursday shortly before a court hearing […]

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EPA seeks bids to clean up uranium mines in Southwest

EPA seeks bids to clean up uranium mines in Southwest

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking proposals from small business to clean up abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation and in northwestern New Mexico. About 140 people attended a workshop held this week in Window Rock to learn more about the $220 million […]

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2 killed in nearly head-on crash were man, woman from Delta

2 killed in nearly head-on crash were man, woman from Delta

LEAMINGTON, Utah (AP) — The Utah Highway Patrol says a man and a woman from Delta were killed when a SUV collided nearly head-on with a work truck while trying to pass a tractor-trailer rig. Those killed Wednesday in the wreck on State Route 132 about 8 miles (13 kilometers) […]

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Hill airmen take F-35s to Middle East for first time

Hill airmen take F-35s to Middle East for first time

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — F-35s from Utah’s Hill Air Force Base have deployed to the Middle East for the first time. The Standard-Examiner reports airmen from the 388th and 419th fighter wings set off earlier this week for Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, to support the United States Air Force […]

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Utah man in standoff was wanted in shooting

Authorities say they had been searching since Saturday for a Utah man who barricaded himself inside a fast-food restaurant during an overnight police standoff. Cottonwood Heights Police Lt. Dan Bartlett said Wednesday that 36-year-old Joshua B. Williams is suspected of firing at a woman Saturday who was letting him stay […]

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Teacher who sexually abused 3 students seeks parole

DRAPER, Utah (AP) — A former high school English teacher incarcerated in Utah for sexually abusing three students is seeking parole. The Deseret News reports 39-year-old Brianne Altice on Tuesday went before the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole, saying she believes she now has the confidence needed to never make the […]

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San Juan County formally switches sides in Bears Ears debate

San Juan County formally switches sides in Bears Ears debate

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A southeastern Utah county commission that used to be a vocal opponent of the Bears Ears National Monument created by President Barack Obama is switching sides in the debate now that it’s controlled by Democrats. The San Juan County commission filed a notice Tuesday in […]

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Coal project near Bryce Canyon National Park draws lawsuit

Coal project near Bryce Canyon National Park draws lawsuit

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Environmental organizations are suing the Trump administration over the approval a coal-mining project near a national park in southern Utah. A coalition of groups including the National Parks Conservation Association filed the lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Utah. They argue that the approval violated […]

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