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New details revealed about body found in Utah storage unit

New details revealed about body found in Utah storage unit

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Court documents reveal new details on the body that was found in a northern Utah storage unit earlier this month. The Standard-Examiner reports a recently unsealed search warrant shows the body of 41-year-old Alice Ann Valdez was found wrapped in “cloth, rope or twine, wire, plastic, and/or other […]

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Proposed Lake Powell pipeline cost estimate lowered by $100M

Proposed Lake Powell pipeline cost estimate lowered by $100M

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials say they have shaved $100 million off the estimated price of a proposed pipeline that would pull water from Lake Powell. The Utah Division of Water Resources said in a news release Wednesday the cost savings come from scrapping plans for two reservoirs […]

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Prosecutor: Man claiming insanity knew killing 6 was wrong

Prosecutor: Man claiming insanity knew killing 6 was wrong

HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a man who claims he was insane when he fatally shot six members of his ex-wife’s family in suburban Houston (all times local): 3:25 p.m. A jury is deliberating the fate of a man who claims he was insane when he […]

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San Juan County to pay $2.6M settlement to Navajo Nation

San Juan County to pay $2.6M settlement to Navajo Nation

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — San Juan County officials have agreed to pay $2.6 million to the Navajo Nation following a voting rights case that reconfigured voting districts. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday that the San Juan County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to pay plaintiff fees to Navajo Nation attorneys over […]

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Board OKs parole for man who killed Utah trooper in 1978

Board OKs parole for man who killed Utah trooper in 1978

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 58-year-old man who killed a Utah Highway Patrol trooper in 1978 has been approved for parole early next year. The state Board of Pardons and Parole website held a hearing Friday on Brian Keith Stack’s latest parole request and the agency’s website says parole […]

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Army Corps delays plan to charge for US reservoir water

Army Corps delays plan to charge for US reservoir water

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Trump administration has delayed an Obama-era proposal that could allow the federal government to charge for water drawn from reservoirs it manages. Army Assistant Secretary for Civil Works R.D. James says in a memo Monday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will delay the […]

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State lab, police identify severed legs through DNA testing

State lab, police identify severed legs through DNA testing

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah law enforcement officials have identified a severed pair of human legs found in 1985 near Ogden River through DNA testing. The Standard-Examiner reports that the Utah Department of Public Safety confirmed last week that the pair of legs that were found in July 1985 belonged to Savannah […]

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Ex-intelligence officer sentenced in espionage case

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former U.S intelligence officer who pleaded guilty to trying to sell secrets to China has been sentenced to ten years in prison after admitting that foreign agents targeted him for recruitment. The 60-year-old Ron Rockwell Hansen said Tuesday during a hearing in Salt Lake […]

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Man gets life without parole in killing of 5-year-old niece

Man gets life without parole in killing of 5-year-old niece

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man who pleaded guilty to killing and sexually assaulting his 5-year-old niece was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole Tuesday during an emotional hearing where the girl’s relatives called him a “monster” who savagely took the life of an innocent […]

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University of New Mexico professor traces chocolate’s ancient path

University of New Mexico professor traces chocolate’s ancient path

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Chaco Canyon has fueled scientific curiosity for more than a century, with each discovery made at the world heritage site spurring only more questions about the people who lived there. One thing is for sure: chocolate was part of life at the once-bustling ceremonial and economic […]

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