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Utah teen pleads guilty to shooting death of step-brother

Utah teen pleads guilty to shooting death of step-brother

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah teen says he did not know a gun was loaded when he shot and killed his stepbrother. The Deseret News reported Wednesday that the teenager plead guilty to second-degree manslaughter Wednesday. Authorities say 16-year-old Jerrad Jacobsen died from the gunshot at a home in the […]

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Sundance director will step down after 2020 festival

Sundance director will step down after 2020 festival

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sundance Film Festival Director John Cooper will be stepping down from the position after the 2020 festival. The Deseret News reports the Sundance Institute announced Thursday Cooper will instead fill a new role of Emeritus Director where he will oversee special projects including the institute’s 40th anniversary […]

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AG: Utah nursing home worker stole meds, walked off job

AG: Utah nursing home worker stole meds, walked off job

PROVO, Utah (AP) — An assisted living center employee in Utah County is facing charges after authorities say he took his patients’ medications and walked off duty in the middle of the night. The Deseret News reports Utah Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday charged 42-year-old Daniel Keith Maloy with unlawful possession of […]

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Police: Cedar Hills Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints meetinghouse vandalized

Police: Cedar Hills Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints meetinghouse vandalized

CEDAR HILLS, Utah (AP) — Police had launched an investigation after a Cedar Hills meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was vandalized. The Deseret News reports American Fork Police Lt. Josh Christensen says the vandalism occurred Friday after someone got into the building and overturned or broke all […]

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Utah to offer road usage charge to electric, hybrid owners

Utah to offer road usage charge to electric, hybrid owners

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah would charge electric and hybrid vehicle owners for miles driven through a voluntary program. The Deseret News reported Wednesday that the state will be one of the first to collect a road usage charge to compensate for diminishing gas tax revenue. The Utah Department of Transportation […]

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2 football players suspended for burning LGBTQ pride flag

2 football players suspended for burning LGBTQ pride flag

KEARNS, Utah (AP) — Two high students in a Salt Lake City suburb have been suspended from the football team for posting a video of somebody burning an LGBTQ pride flag. The Deseret News reports that Granite School District spokesman Ben Horsley says discipline was taken against the Kearns High School students […]

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Man convicted in 1997 killing appears before parole board

Man convicted in 1997 killing appears before parole board

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who killed his friend in 1997 but wasn’t convicted until more than a decade later is asking for parole. The Deseret News reported Tuesday that 67-year-old Alan Lee Marx told the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole at his hearing last week that he […]

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Blaze causes $1.5 million in damage at storage-unit facility

Blaze causes $1.5 million in damage at storage-unit facility

NIBLEY, Utah (AP) — Officials say a fire at a storage facility in northern Utah caused at least $1.5 million in damage over the weekend. The Deseret News reports the blaze at the facility in Nibley started Saturday night, when a man was working on a car inside a unit and had […]

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Bountiful officer faces assault and illegal access charges

Bountiful officer faces assault and illegal access charges

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A police officer in the community of Bountiful is facing multiple misdemeanor charges in separate cases accusing him of assault and illegally accessing records. The Deseret News reported Friday that 31-year-old Ryan Kent Newbold is on administrative leave from the department as he awaits court hearings in […]

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Body of missing Utah man found in Jordan River

Body of missing Utah man found in Jordan River

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say the body of a missing Utah man has been found in the Jordan River near Salt Lake City. The Deseret News reports Salt Lake City police said they found the body of 35-year-old Keith Fulcher in the river Thursday morning. A passerby spotted the body […]

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