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Salt Lake City, UT) — Kids might be allowed to bring sunscreen to school. Current law prohibits students from bringing any over-the-counter medication and items that include sunscreen to school without a doctor’s note, or parent permission. A bill seeks to change that.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Senate has voted down a bill that would require couples to pay $20 more to get a marriage license unless they take a six-hour course on marriage skills or undergo three hours of premarital counseling. Without any debate, lawmakers on Monday squashed a plan […]

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Crews have recovered the body of a Utah woman who fell through the ice at Flaming Gorge reservoir. Officials say 59-year-old Rebecca Weston of Plain City was found Sunday afternoon, a day after the all-terrain vehicle she was riding on broke through the ice near […]

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Carl’s Jr. and Utah-based chain Apollo Burger have settled their lawsuit over bacon cheeseburgers. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Carl’s Jr. Restaurants LLC filed suit in November accusing Apollo L.C. of infringing on its Western Bacon Cheeseburger trademark. Apollo was serving a burger with […]

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new university report shows tourism spending in Utah hit a record of $8.17 billion in 2015. Gov. Gary Herbert and tourism leaders are scheduled to discuss the report Monday as the debate over the state’s role in management of the Utah’s iconic public lands […]

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Witness testimony is beginning in Las Vegas for six defendants accused of taking up arms to stop a federal roundup of cattle near Nevada cattleman Cliven Bundy’s ranch in April 2014. A U.S. District Court jury that heard opening statements Thursday returns to court Monday to […]

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The owner of two southern Utah massage parlors has been accused of sex crimes in connection to behavior with employees. The Deseret News reports that the 46-year-old Washington City man is accused of trying to initiate sexual encounters with employees before and after he purchased […]

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Opening statements are done and testimony begins Monday for six defendants accused of conspiracy and illegally wielding weapons to block a federal roundup of states’ rights advocate Cliven Bundy’s cows in April 2014. A prosecutor on Thursday showed photos of each of the six with a […]

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ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s state water engineer says an earthen dam that burst near the Utah line passed an inspection last summer. Jason King, state engineer for Nevada’s Water Resources Division, said Thursday the dam used to hold water for rural irrigation in Elko County received a “fair” rating […]

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he’ll tell Outdoor Retailer show organizers that Salt Lake City remains the best place for the convention, despite a second company’s announcement that it won’t take part. Herbert told reporters Thursday that critics’ claims that Utah is trying to take […]

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