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Probe launched over alleged voter fraud in polygamous town

Probe launched over alleged voter fraud in polygamous town

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An Arizona county has approved an investigation to determine if voter fraud occurred during last year’s election where a polygamous sect kept control of a town council in a community on the Arizona-Utah border The Mohave County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday to spend […]

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Man’s body found in middle of Salt Lake City street

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A body has been found in the middle of a Salt Lake City street by police responding to a report of gun fire. Salt Lake City police say they received calls about shots being fired early Monday morning and found the body of man in […]

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Police face backlash as department weighs body-camera future

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One of Utah’s largest police departments is facing a backlash as they consider whether to discontinue body cameras due to cost concerns. Dozens of people have asked Unified Police of Salt Lake County to keep them, including some who recounted stories of loved one being […]

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Nevada man reported missing, endangered dies in Utah crash

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Nevada man reported missing and endangered has died in Utah in a car accident. Utah Highway Patrol officials say 62-year-old Lief Johansson died at the scene of Saturday’s crash several miles north of Paragonah. They say the car he was driving stopped […]

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Two accidents within minutes of each other on I-70 Friday

Rain and snowy conditions Friday caused two car accidents on I-70 in Sevier County near Elsinore within a few minutes of each other. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the first accident occurred around 2 p.m. near milepost 30 with a Subaru Outback going Westbound as rain was turning to […]

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Earthquakes shake ground near Fillmore

Earthquakes shake ground near Fillmore

The U.S. Geological Survey says three earthquakes were recorded in central Utah over the weekend.  A 4.1 magnitude quake was reported about ten miles from Black Rock Saturday night.  A quake with a magnitude of 2.9 was reported about ten minutes later.  The third quake was recorded about a half-hour after the […]

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7-year-old injured in bike and car accident in Richfield

A 7-year-old boy is recovering from minor injuries after he was involved in accident while riding his bike Friday afternoon in Richfield. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nate Curtis, a couple was traveling Westbound on 200 North when the boy rode his bike into the intersection without yielding right of […]

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Utah school ditching ‘Redmen’ team names goes with ‘Reds’

Utah school ditching ‘Redmen’ team names goes with ‘Reds’

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — A southern Utah high school ditching the “Redmen” name used by its sports teams for decades because the term was considered a racial slur is adopting “Reds” as the replacement. A statement released Thursday by Cedar High School said a transition team decided to adopt […]

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Students protest honor code at Mormon-owned BYU

Students protest honor code at Mormon-owned BYU

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A strict set of rules at Mormon-owned Brigham Young University banning things that are commonplace at many campuses such as drinking, premarital sex, beards and piercings is under new scrutiny — this time from students who want administrators to be more compassionate with the punishments for […]

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Four Corners Airport hopes upgrades woo commercial flights

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Officials at the Four Corners Regional Airport in northwestern New Mexico hope proposed upgrades will bring commercial airlines back — something the isolated regional has not had in nearly two years. A five-year $23.2 million plan presented this week calls for improvements to runways, installation of […]

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