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Candy maker says THC-laced product in donations was fake

Candy maker says THC-laced product in donations was fake

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The company that makes Nerds candy says a version of the product infused with the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that was eaten by Utah children after being donated to a food bank was counterfeit. Company officials said Tuesday they are cooperating with police investigating how […]

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Kids leave hospital after eating THC candy from donation

Kids leave hospital after eating THC candy from donation

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Utah children have been released from the hospital after ingesting THC-infused candy that was in donated bags of food. Police said Monday the kids are expected to make a full recovery after eating the candy containing the main psychoactive component in marijuana that was […]

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Latter-day Saints to remove statue during restoration work

Latter-day Saints to remove statue during restoration work

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to temporarily remove the Angel Moroni statue from its Salt Lake Temple during restoration work. The Deseret News reports workers at Temple Square in Salt Lake City installed a mobile crane Thursday. Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff […]

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Salt Lake City to turn ‘Hobbitville’ into public art park

Salt Lake City to turn ‘Hobbitville’ into public art park

SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) — Salt Lake City officials have announced plans to turn an eclectic community known as Hobbitville into a public art park amid efforts to protect the property from development. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday that the Salt Lake City Council approved a […]

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8 injured in crash of SUV with light rail in South Salt Lake

8 injured in crash of SUV with light rail in South Salt Lake

SALT LAKE CITY (Deseret News) — Eight people were injured, at least five of them critically, after their sport utility vehicle collided with a light rail train on Sunday. South Salt Lake City Deputy Fire Chief Rodger Hoffman told the Deseret News that the crash happened when the westbound SUV hit […]

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Earthquake hits Salt Lake City area

Earthquake hits Salt Lake City area

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With much of normal life at a screeching halt to combat the coronavirus, millions of people in Utah are hunkered down in the safety of their homes. But on Wednesday morning, even that protection felt fragile as an earthquake strong enough to shut down the […]

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Utah doctor letters could be used to buy medical marijuana

Utah doctor letters could be used to buy medical marijuana

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah patients could use letters from physicians to make purchases from marijuana pharmacies through the end of the year under an anticipated legislative proposal. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the measure would be used to alleviate problems with the state’s new online portal to help […]

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Teachers march on Utah Capitol to demand funding increase

Teachers march on Utah Capitol to demand funding increase

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — At least 1,000 teachers marched in downtown Salt Lake City to the state Capitol to demand lawmakers increase school funding. The demonstration on Friday was led by a teachers union and was one of the largest ever by teachers in the state. Many wore red […]

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Bernie Sanders to speak in Salt Lake City next week

Bernie Sanders to speak in Salt Lake City next week

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will hold a rally in Utah next week. The Vermont senator will at the Utah State Fairpark at noon in Salt Lake City on Monday, the day before Utah becomes one of several states to vote in the series of […]

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Salt Lake City vows transparency, frugality in Olympic bid

Salt Lake City vows transparency, frugality in Olympic bid

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Leaders of a new Salt Lake City Olympic bid committee vowed Wednesday to be transparent and frugal as they design a plan based around existing venues used in the 2002 Winter Olympics but that will also include new, modern ideas. Committee chair Cindy Crane told […]

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