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U.S. Highway 189 Closed In Both Directions At Deer Creek

WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-The latest on an accident at Deer Creek Reservoir: 7:43 pm It was confirmed a motorcyclist was critically injured as he veered off the road, crashing into a guard rail, per a report from KUTV Channel 2 of Salt Lake City. The crash was reported at milepost 23 on […]

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Police: Mom left child in hot car as punishment

Police: Mom left child in hot car as punishment

DRAPER, Utah (AP) — Police have arrested a woman in Draper after they say she left her 4-year-old son alone in a hot car as a punishment. The Deseret News reports 28-year-old Jessica Lee Brown was booked into Salt Lake County Jail Tuesday on suspicion of child endangerment and child abuse. A […]

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Utah police say body of slain college student recovered

Utah police say body of slain college student recovered

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The body of a slain college student has been recovered in a Utah canyon about 85 miles away from a backyard in Salt Lake City where other remains were found last week, police said Friday. The disclosure came in the case involving 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck. […]

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Armed Utah teachers practice responding to school shootings

Armed Utah teachers practice responding to school shootings

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — Nancy Miramontes had 30 seconds to find the gunman. The Utah school psychologist weaved through a maze of dusty halls before spotting him in the corner of a classroom, holding a gun to a student’s head. She took a deep breath and fired three shots, […]

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Authorities rescue boaters trapped on Utah Lake

Authorities rescue boaters trapped on Utah Lake

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — Authorities say they rescued three adults and a juvenile fishing in Utah Lake after the group spent hours trying to free a boat from rocks on an island. The Deseret News reports the four suffered hypothermia and one person was taken to a hospital following the rescue […]

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Flags placed at shop owned by fallen soldier’s family

Flags placed at shop owned by fallen soldier’s family

FLORISSANT, Colo. (AP) — Hundreds of American flags were placed in front of a Colorado coffee shop owned by the family of an Army sergeant who died in Afghanistan. KMGH-TV reports residents of the Florissant area stopped by the Costello Street Coffee House on Thursday to plant flags and leave notes of […]

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Salt Lake City to host Quidditch World Cup in 2021

Salt Lake City to host Quidditch World Cup in 2021

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City has been chosen to host the U.S. Quidditch World Cup in 2021. Mayor Jackie Biskupski announced the event location selection Friday and said the city was chosen for its proximity to an airport and its walkable downtown area. The event is expected […]

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Complaints dismissed against Utah lawyer for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Complaints dismissed against Utah lawyer for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State bars have dismissed complaints by an Arizona prosecutor who claimed a lawyer for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had given legal advice in states where he wasn’t licensed. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Friday that the State Bar of Arizona determined “no probable […]

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Flames from fireworks in trash container damages building

Flames from fireworks in trash container damages building

WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Authorities in a Salt Lake City suburb say a fire sparked by fireworks improperly disposed of in a trash container set a nearby building on fire. West Jordan Fire officials told KUTV-TV that the building owner used fire extinguishers and a garden hose to stop the fire […]

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Congestion concerns in canyons east of Salt Lake City

Congestion concerns in canyons east of Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Wasatch Front’s population increased by 40 percent in an 18-year-time span, which in turn has increased the number of people heading outdoors for recreation, putting pressure on natural landscapes. The road up Little Cottonwood Canyon may be only 7 miles long, but it handles […]

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