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Both Newspapers in Utah’s Capital Print Final Daily Editions

Both Newspapers in Utah’s Capital Print Final Daily Editions

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City’s two major newspapers have printed daily editions for more than a century, but now the presses will only be whirring once a week as they join other news organizations nationwide in shifting their focus online to stay afloat. The Salt Lake Tribune […]

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Both newspapers in Utah’s capital to cease daily publication

Both newspapers in Utah’s capital to cease daily publication

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)– Salt Lake City will go from two daily printed newspapers to none after both of its major publications cut print days to once a week in unusual moves that could portend more struggles for the country’s newspaper industry. The 170-year-old Deseret News in the Utah state […]

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2 killed in small plane crash in southwest Utah

2 killed in small plane crash in southwest Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed in a small plane crash in southwest Utah. The Deseret News reports the crash happened near Hamilton’s Fort on Sunday morning, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, says the single-engine […]

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Mother, children hit by car in Utah neighborhood; 1 dead

Mother, children hit by car in Utah neighborhood; 1 dead

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (AP) — A mother and her 2-year-old twin daughters were hit by a vehicle in a Salt Lake City suburb, killing one of the children, authorities said. Unified Police Sgt. Melody Gray said the mother and the other child were taken to a hospital in critical condition, the Deseret […]

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Police arrest 14-year-old boy in killing of woman in Sandy

Police arrest 14-year-old boy in killing of woman in Sandy

SANDY, Utah (AP) — A 14-year-old boy in Utah was arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing a young woman who lived on his street, authorities said. The Sandy Police Department said the boy, who was not named, was booked into Salt Lake Juvenile Detention on suspicion of allegedly killing […]

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Utah man pleads guilty to killing teen girl to silence her

Utah man pleads guilty to killing teen girl to silence her

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man pleaded guilty to killing a 15-year-old girl who threatened to tell police he had sex with her. Shaun Patrick French, 26, pleaded guilty to aggravated murder Wednesday, The Deseret News reports. French admitted to waiting for 15-year-old Baleigh Bagshaw to return home from […]

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Huntsman cleared to campaign again after virus isolation

Huntsman cleared to campaign again after virus isolation

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. has been authorized to resume campaigning for governor after remaining in quarantine because of a coronavirus diagnosis. The Salt Lake County Health Department cleared the Republican to resume campaign work while seeking his party’s nomination, The Deseret News reported Monday. Huntsman […]

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Police: Slain officer was proud to serve in his hometown

Police: Slain officer was proud to serve in his hometown

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A police officer had been doing a job he loved for just over a year in his hometown of Ogden, Utah, when he was shot and killed during a domestic violence call, his fellow officers said Friday. Nathan Lyday, 24, was born in Ogden, went […]

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Nevada judge banned from bench working as Utah city attorney

Nevada judge banned from bench working as Utah city attorney

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Nevada judge who was banned from the bench is working as a city attorney in Utah, an official said. Conrad Hafen in January became an assistant city attorney in the small city of Saratoga Springs, south of Salt Lake City, The Deseret News reported Monday. […]

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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 filed a lawsuit against law enforcement agencies in the state over officers firing nearly 200 rounds into his shop. Thaer Mahdi said he has not recovered from trauma caused by the barrage of police bullets that ripped through his shop a year […]

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