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Remains of Utah pilot killed in WWII are finally home

Remains of Utah pilot killed in WWII are finally home

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The remains of a World War II pilot shot down in Germany have arrived back in his home state of Utah, where they’re expected to be buried. The Salt Lake Tribune reports 2nd Lt. Lynn W. Hadfield’s remains are set to be buried Thursday, 74 years to […]

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Missionaries in Russia released after being detained

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says two of its missionaries have returned home to the U.S. after they were detained in Russia for more than two weeks for alleged visa term violations. Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said Wednesday in a statement that […]

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Wife says Montana trooper was shot 3 times

Wife says Montana trooper was shot 3 times

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The wife of a Montana Highway Patrol trooper wounded while investigating a fatal shooting says her husband suffered three gunshot wounds and is currently in a medically induced coma at a Utah hospital. In a statement on Monday, Lindsey Palmer says her husband, Trooper Wade Palmer, […]

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Defense: Trial date expected in massive Utah wildfire

Defense: Trial date expected in massive Utah wildfire

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A lawyer for a Utah man charged with accidentally starting a massive wildfire says he will likely get a trial date this year. Robert Lyman’s attorney tells KUTV that the defense has been in discussion with prosecutors about setting a trial date on misdemeanor charges of reckless […]

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Toolson lifts Utah Valley over CS Northridge 92-84 in CBI

Toolson lifts Utah Valley over CS Northridge 92-84 in CBI

OREM, Utah (AP) — Jake Toolson had 21 points as Utah Valley beat Cal State Northridge 92-84 in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational on Tuesday night. Baylee Steele had 19 points for Utah Valley (25-9). Richard Harward added 15 points. Isaiah White had 15 points for the […]

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Utah passes bill blocking independent police review boards

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature has passed a bill banning oversight powers for independent civilian boards established to review police departments. The Senate and House approved the bill Monday despite one of its sponsors saying it would not change current procedures. The bill is a “pre-emptive thing” […]

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7 states seek US support for Colorado River drought plan

7 states seek US support for Colorado River drought plan

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on a Colorado River drought plan (all times local): 3:30 p.m. The U.S. government says seven Western states that rely on the Colorado River have completed their work on a plan to protect the waterway amid a prolonged drought. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner […]

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Police: Mother, daughter dead in apparent murder-suicide

Police: Mother, daughter dead in apparent murder-suicide

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Ogden police say a woman and her adult daughter are dead and that it appears to be a murder-suicide. The Police Department said in a statement that officers making a welfare check at a residence early Tuesday found 63-year-old Maria Villalobos and 31-year-old Bianca Villalobos dead […]

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Teacher who asked student to wipe off cross returns to work

Teacher who asked student to wipe off cross returns to work

BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — Officials say a Utah teacher who asked a student to wipe an ash cross from his forehead has returned to work. KUTV reports that the Davis County School District says fourth-grade teacher Moana Patterson has “returned to the classroom” after she says she gave 9-year-old Catholic student William […]

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Environmentalists oppose off-roading near CA-NV sage grouse

Environmentalists oppose off-roading near CA-NV sage grouse

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists want a federal judge to allow them to join a legal battle over a type of sage grouse found only along the California-Nevada line in opposition to a lawsuit filed by off-road vehicle enthusiasts trying to overturn U.S. protections for the bird. Four national environmental […]

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