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Storm exposes 100-year-old shipwreck in the Great Salt Lake

Storm exposes 100-year-old shipwreck in the Great Salt Lake

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A shipwreck can be seen protruding from the Great Salt Lake and it could be more than 100 years old. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Utah State Parks posted a photo of a tangle of brown beams Monday on Facebook after a recent storm […]

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Man shot, killed by Salt Lake City police officer

Man shot, killed by Salt Lake City police officer

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man was shot and killed by a Salt Lake City police officer who responded to a report of a group being threatened by two people with a gun. Salt Lake Police Sgt. Keith Horrocks says officers were dispatched at about 2 a.m. Saturday. When […]

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Church begins removal of damaged Salt Lake Temple statue

Church begins removal of damaged Salt Lake Temple statue

SALT LAKE CITY (Deseret News) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has started work to temporarily remove a damaged statue from the church’s Salt Lake Temple. The Deseret News reports the removal of the Angel Moroni statue with a crane began Monday as part of a four-year […]

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No charges for family of boy who drove car onto highway

No charges for family of boy who drove car onto highway

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a 5-year-old boy who drove the family car onto a Utah highway won’t face criminal charges. Authorities said Friday there was no evidence of neglect or other crimes. It happened Monday, while the teenage sister watching him so his parents could work […]

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Two hurt in hotel boiler explosion

Two hurt in hotel boiler explosion

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two people were hurt when a boiler exploded at at downtown Salt Lake City hotel on Monday. Fire officials said both were hospitalized after the accident that happened mid-morning while they were servicing the boiler at the Little America Hotel. No guests were staying nearby. […]

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Tech firm with suspended contracts had outside data deal

Tech firm with suspended contracts had outside data deal

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A surveillance technology company that had a $21 million contract with the state of Utah suspended over its founder’s past associations with white supremacists also had a contract with a healthcare company, to track coronavirus patient data. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the contract would […]

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Human remains found in canyon near Salt Lake CIty

Human remains found in canyon near Salt Lake CIty

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police are investigating decayed human remains found in a canyon near Salt Lake City.  KUTV reports they were found by a hiker up City Creek Canyon Saturday night in a severe state of decay. Salt Lake City Police Lt. Brett Olsen says police have little […]

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Utah coronavirus cases rise; rally protests restrictions

Utah coronavirus cases rise; rally protests restrictions

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — At least 27 people in Utah have died and over 3,000 have tested positive for the coronavirus. Sunday’s figures from state health officials come a day after about a thousand people violated a Salt Lake City health order by rallying against social distancing and business […]

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Virus outbreak at homeless shelter near Salt Lake City

Virus outbreak at homeless shelter near Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County officials are reporting a COVID-19 outbreak at a homeless center for men near Salt Lake City. The county said in a news release Friday that 94 of 205 people tested positive. Tests were done after two men tested positive last week at […]

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Utah tailor sues state police agencies over shooting at shop

Utah tailor sues state police agencies over shooting at shop

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah tailor has filed a lawsuit against law enforcement agencies in the state over officers firing nearly 200 rounds into his shop. The Deseret News reports Thaer Mahdi says he has not recovered from trauma he claims was caused by the April 2019 shooting. […]

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