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Utah Republican behind in tight race sues to halt vote count

Utah Republican behind in tight race sues to halt vote count

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love sued Wednesday to halt vote counting in the Utah race where she is trailing her Democratic challenger by a razor-thin margin, saying her campaign must be allowed to issue challenges if they dispute the validity of mail-in ballots. In a […]

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Remains of mayor killed in Afghanistan returned to Utah

Remains of mayor killed in Afghanistan returned to Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hundreds of soldiers saluted the flag-covered casket of a Utah mayor who was killed while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan and whose remains were returned to his home state Wednesday. A couple hundred motorcycle riders carrying American flags waited in salute outside the […]

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Rocky Mountain Power canceles planned power outage

Rocky Mountain Power canceles planned power outage

UPDATE: Rocky Mountain Power has told Mid-Utah Radio that the planned outage is canceled as of Friday morning. There is a possibility the outage may be moved to another date. — Rocky Mountain Power has a planned power interruption scheduled for Saturday, November 17 beginning at 7 a.m. for approximately […]

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Sanpete County Files Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturers 

Sanpete County Files Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturers 

Sanpete County is now the sixth county in Utah to take drugmakers and distributors to court over the toll of the opioid epidemic. In their court filing, the Sanpete County Attorney’s Office accuses pharmaceutical companies of misleading residents by using a “publicity machine” to convince them opioids were safe and posed little […]

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US Olympic officials visit Utah for possible 2030 bid

US Olympic officials visit Utah for possible 2030 bid

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Olympic Committee officials are touring Salt Lake City as they decide whether to choose Utah’s capital city or Denver as the U.S. bid city for the 2030 Winter Olympics. The visit comes after the USOC toured Denver on Tuesday. The committee will choose between […]

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State to stock prized fishery near Page with rainbow trout

State to stock prized fishery near Page with rainbow trout

PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — A prized fishery below Glen Canyon Dam is getting more rainbow trout. The Arizona Game and Fish Department says it will stock trout this week below the Lees Ferry boat ramp where anglers can walk in to the Colorado River. That hasn’t been done since 1998. […]

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Police: DNA leads to arrest of Utah man in Mississippi rape

Police: DNA leads to arrest of Utah man in Mississippi rape

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say DNA from a 2014 rape in Mississippi was recently matched to that of a Utah man arrested on a drug charge this year. News outlets report 32-year-old Aaron Roy McMillian of American Fork, Utah, was arrested Friday on a rape charge and is […]

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Mormon man who protested youth interviews loses appeal

Mormon man who protested youth interviews loses appeal

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Mormon man recently kicked out of the Mormon faith after he led a campaign criticizing the church’s practice of allowing closed-door, one-on-one interviews of youth by lay leaders has lost his appeal. Sam Young said on his blog that he was told on Sunday […]

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Family: Father, son killed in massive barn fire

Family: Father, son killed in massive barn fire

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Investigators say two people died in a large fire at Finch Family Farms in Provo. The Daily Herald reports authorities have not released the names of the people who died Monday morning, but family members at the scene identified the father and son who were killed. A family […]

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Utah cancels partial Medicaid request after expansion passes

Utah cancels partial Medicaid request after expansion passes

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials are asking the federal government to cancel their request for a limited Medicaid expansion with a work requirement after voters approved a full expansion. Utah Department of Health spokeswoman Kolbi Young says the state has asked federal Medicaid officials to indefinitely suspend consideration […]

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