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Child labor case tied to polygamous group headed to court

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor is headed to court to press allegations that a company tied to a polygamous sect on the Utah-Arizona border changed its name and defied an order to stop using child labor. A four-day evidence hearing begins Monday in the case […]

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Snow College Cheer Team best in the nation

The Snow College cheer team took home first place at the 2018 USA Collegiate Championships over the weekend. The team took top honors in the Small College Show Cheer 2-year college category. Led by head cheer coach Kaylie Bailey and her assistant, Trisha Hyde, this is the first time the […]

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Utah lawmaker proposes self-inspections for state landfills

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A legislative proposal would allow Utah’s 168 landfills to do self-inspections in an attempt to increase sagging oversight without raising taxes to fund increased inspections. The House Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Committee took a liking to the proposal on Thursday, but environmental groups are […]

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Herbert, lawmakers look for ways to prevent school shootings

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert says he’d support more gun control measures as Utah legislators have signaled they’ll look at how the state can prevent school shootings. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Herbert said in an interview with Politico’s “Off Message” podcast Friday that he might support […]

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Engine fire forces Utah emergency landing for LA-bound plane

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City airport officials say a plane bound for Los Angeles has made an emergency landing after the engine caught fire. Airport spokeswoman Nancy Volmer says no one was hurt when the flight returned shortly after takeoff Monday morning. Southwest Airlines officials say in […]

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Heroin overdose deaths skyrocket in Utah, study says

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Heroin overdose deaths have soared in Utah, more than tripling since 2007 as the U.S. struggles with an opioid epidemic, according to a new report. A study by the Kaiser Family Foundation says 166 Utah residents fatally overdosed on heroin in 2016, compared with 127 […]

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Feds: 23 civil rights violation cases at Utah schools

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal authorities are looking into at least 23 cases of alleged civil rights violations involving Utah elementary and high schools. The Salt Lake City Tribune reports the U.S. Department of Education recently released a searchable database of ongoing cases that listed seven elementary and high […]

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Bill would give teens fleeing polygamous groups more rights

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Teenagers fleeing polygamous communities would get more legal protection from parents who could expose them to sexual abuse under a proposal approved by a panel of Utah lawmakers. Republican Walt Brooks said Friday that if a teenager runs away from home, anyone they run to […]

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Love: All ideas on the table to stop shootings

Utah Republican Rep. Mia Love says she’s open to discussing all solutions to prevent the gun violence and shooting in schools. Love told Utah’s Legislature on Thursday that she would support a ban on bump stocks like the ones used in last year’s Las Vegas massacre and a beefed-up background […]

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Ex-BYU star sues window blind makers over daughter’s death

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Brigham Young University football player and coach has sued several window blind makers over what he alleges is a faulty product that caused the death of his daughter. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Reno Mahe and his wife, Sunny, filed the lawsuit on […]

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