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Orem woman gives birth in middle of intersection

Orem woman gives birth in middle of intersection

AMERICAN FORK, Utah (AP) — An Orem woman is crediting twin sisters for helping her deliver her new baby in her car as it was stopped in an intersection. Emily Acor tells Salt Lake City’s KSL-TV that she and her new daughter, Sophia, were resting at home Monday after the eventful delivery. […]

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Seasoned politicians face off in Navajo presidential race

Seasoned politicians face off in Navajo presidential race

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — On the vast Navajo Nation, the needs are many: more police officers and better pay, housing, social services, roads and water. With the expected closure of a coal-fired power plant and mine on the reservation next year, financial resources will dwindle. The task of replacing roughly […]

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Roy seeking to hire its 5th city manager since August 2014

Roy seeking to hire its 5th city manager since August 2014

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The city of Roy will be looking for a new city manager. The Standard-Examiner reports that Jason Poulsen plans to step down and return to the Roy Fire Department on Jan. 1 after a little more than a year as Roy’s city manager. Poulsen says he’s […]

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Owner of well-known Salt Lake City record store retiring

Owner of well-known Salt Lake City record store retiring

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A small record store in Salt Lake City that sells vinyls and has managed to survive 40 years despite records long ago being eclipsed by CDs and streaming music is starting a new chapter as the owner hands the business over to his son. Owner […]

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Annual New York pageant to be staged for last time in 2020

Annual New York pageant to be staged for last time in 2020

MANCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — An annual pageant that drew thousands of visitors to upstate New York will be staged for the last time in 2020 as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints moves away from large-scale productions. The Salt Lake City-based churched released a statement Saturday saying its […]

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints discourages members from large-scale pageants

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints discourages members from large-scale pageants

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is discouraging its members from participating in large-scale events such as pageants and says church leaders are talking about ways to “appropriately end, modify or continue” existing pageants. A statement released by Saturday by The Church of […]

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Utah opens investigations after parolee kills student

Utah opens investigations after parolee kills student

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of a University of Utah track athlete (all times local): 4:55 p.m. Utah authorities say a sex offender parolee who killed a University of Utah student had been lurking on campus for days trying to confront the woman who […]

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No prosecution of Unified PD officer in fatal shooting

No prosecution of Unified PD officer in fatal shooting

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County prosecutors have decided against charging a Unified Police Department officer in an April 17 fatal shooting in which a man was killed while holding an ex-girlfriend hostage in a pickup truck. The District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday it believed any court proceedings […]

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Former Weber County evidence tech pleads guilty in drug case

Former Weber County evidence tech pleads guilty in drug case

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A 48-year-old former evidence technician has pleaded guilty to charges accusing her of eating and consuming methamphetamine while working in the Weber County Sheriff’s Office’s evidence locker. Candice Barbara Follum pleaded guilty Tuesday to 20 counts of destroying or altering public records and 20 counts of […]

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Utah House speaker assures Democrats of not blocking Prop 2

Utah House speaker assures Democrats of not blocking Prop 2

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper, is telling skeptical Democrats that an agreement reached between Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints leaders, lawmakers and marijuana proponents wasn’t done to sabotage the medical marijuana ballot initiative. Unlike Proposition 2, which would legalize medical marijuana for […]

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