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Alligator pulls handler into enclosure in front of guests

Alligator pulls handler into enclosure in front of guests

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Guests at a reptile and bird center in Utah jumped into an enclosure over the weekend to rescue a handler after she was bitten by an alligator. Video taken by one of the guests shows an unidentified handler at Scales and Tails Utah in […]

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Police shoot man holding crowbar near Salt Lake City

Police shoot man holding crowbar near Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah police shot a man they say had a crowbar and was breaking windows near Salt Lake City. The West Valley City Police Department say they got a call around 1:30 a.m. Monday that a man had a metal object and was possibly trying to […]

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Utah Republicans to choose party leadership at convention

Utah Republicans to choose party leadership at convention

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Republicans will choose new party leadership at their annual state convention. It will be the state’s first major in-person political event since the pandemic began last year. The Salt Lake Tribune reports delegates will choose new leadership to guide the party on Saturday and […]

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4 more people charged in Utah woman’s kidnapping, death

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Four more people have been charged with being involved in the kidnapping and death of a Utah woman a week after her body was found. Authorities say 25-year-old Nicole Solorio-Romero was kidnapped outside of a house in Kearns on Feb. 6 and taken to an […]

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Official: Utah sergeant could face charges in fatal shooting

Official: Utah sergeant could face charges in fatal shooting

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah prosecutor says a police sergeant was not justified in his involvement in a fatal shooting in Salt Lake City last summer and could face criminal charges. KUTV reports charges have not been filed against West Valley City Police Sgt. Jason Vincent, but the […]

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AC failure led to explosion under Utah candidate’s car

AC failure led to explosion under Utah candidate’s car

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say an explosion under the car of a candidate for the Utah House of Representatives was caused by a vehicular malfunction and not an explosive device. Democrat Robert Burch told police a small explosion happened as the car was backed out of his family’s […]

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Man arrested in reported abduction of student near Salt Lake

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Police say a man has been arrested after a high school student reportedly escaped an abduction in suburban Salt Lake City on Monday. Unified Police Sgt. Melody Gray told The Salt Lake Tribune the abduction occurred at 2:30 p.m. in West Valley City and […]

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West Valley Police ID man who was fatally shot by an officer

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Police in West Valley City have identified a man who was fatally shot by an officer during an arrest. They say 31-year-old Chad Michael Breinholt was under investigation for alleged DUI and was being processed at the police station in the basement of West […]

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Sound of falling sign sparks fear at Utah mall

Sound of falling sign sparks fear at Utah mall

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Police say panic spread briefly through a Utah mall after a falling sign made a gunshot-like sound, reflecting widespread anxiety after recent back-to-back mass shootings in Texas and Ohio. The Deseret News reports that no one was hurt and a search found no shooter at Valley […]

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Utah woman dies after tree falls on her head

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Utah woman has died after a tree fell on her head. The Deseret News reports the 74-year-old woman was cutting down trees with a chain saw near her family’s cabin in Manor Lands on Tuesday. Summit County Sheriff’s Lt. Andrew Wright says a dead […]

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