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Man who grabbed woman off trail sentenced to prison

Man who grabbed woman off trail sentenced to prison

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man who pleaded guilty to attempting to kidnap a woman has been sentenced. The Standard-Examiner reports Jorge Pedro Soria Nieto, of Ogden, was sentenced Wednesday to serve six years to life in a state prison. Nieto pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree […]

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Navajo legislation on tribal energy company withdrawn

GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — Navajo Nation Council legislation to allow a tribal-owned energy company to become a for-profit corporation was withdrawn before it could be considered. The Gallup Independent reports that the bill sought approval for a federal charter for Navajo Transitional Energy Company to purchase Navajo Generating Station and the Peabody […]

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No. 6 Nevada romps past Utah State 72-49 to remain unbeaten

No. 6 Nevada romps past Utah State 72-49 to remain unbeaten

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Jordan Caroline scored 15 points and No. 6 Nevada matched a school record with its 14th straight victory to begin the season, beating Utah State 72-49 on Wednesday night. Cody Martin and Tre’Shawn Thurman had 14 points apiece in the Mountain West Conference opener for the […]

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Republicans worry a primary challenge would hurt Trump

Republicans worry a primary challenge would hurt Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump declared himself “the most popular president in the history of the Republican Party” on Wednesday. Yet his allies fear a primary challenge from a high-profile Republican could doom his re-election. The concern was outlined in a private email shared among Republican National Committee members […]

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Snow on saguaros: Desert cities in US Southwest see freeze

Snow on saguaros: Desert cities in US Southwest see freeze

PHOENIX (AP) — The weather was flipped Wednesday throughout much of the U.S. West, with snow falling on cactuses in the Arizona desert and Anchorage seeing balmy weather — at least by Alaska standards. In Phoenix, the overnight low was 30 degrees for the first time in five years and […]

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Utah troopers report arrest under new DUI threshold

Utah troopers report arrest under new DUI threshold

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah troopers say they have arrested their agency’s first person under the state’s new lowered DUI threshold. Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Nick Street says the Tuesday-night arrest would have happened before the law went into effect, but the measure makes it more likely that the […]

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Man killed when struck by FrontRunner commuter train in Orem

OREM, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man was killed Wednesday when struck by a FrontRunner commuter train in Orem. The Utah Transit Authority says the man was struck by a northbound train near a station and resulted in northbound rail service delays during the tail end of the morning […]

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Leonard scores career-high 45, Raptors beat Jazz 122-116

Leonard scores career-high 45, Raptors beat Jazz 122-116

TORONTO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored a career-high 45 points, Pascal Siakam had a career-best 28 points with 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Utah Jazz 122-116 on Tuesday night. Norman Powell scored a season-high 14 points, and the Raptors won their fourth straight at home. Jae Crowder […]

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Incoming Sen. Romney questions Trump’s ‘character’ in op-ed

WASHINGTON (AP) —The Latest on Sen.-elect Mitt Romney’s criticism of President Donald Trump (all times local): 8:10 a.m. President Donald Trump is responding to blistering criticism from Republican Sen.-elect Mitt Romney. Trump says he would “much prefer that Mitt focus on Border Security and so many other things where he […]

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Police investigate woman’s frozen body found outside church

Police investigate woman’s frozen body found outside church

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Northern Utah police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found frozen outside a church on New Year’s Day. The Standard-Examiner reports the woman’s body was found on a walkway near the First Baptist Church of Ogden in downtown Ogden. Ogden Police Lt. Tyler Hanson […]

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