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Utah joins states considering campaign money for child care

Utah joins states considering campaign money for child care

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — During a record-setting year for women running for office, candidates around the country raised the question of whether campaign funds can pay for child care for working parents. While federal candidates can use it, states remain divided. In Utah on Tuesday, a panel of lawmakers […]

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Actress Gwyneth Paltrow sued over Utah ski crash

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow sued over Utah ski crash

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has filed a lawsuit accusing actress Gwyneth Paltrow of seriously injuring him during a crash at a Park City ski resort in 2016. Terry Sanderson says in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Utah state court that Paltrow was skiing out of control […]

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Man sentenced for killing father, stuffing body in freezer

Man sentenced for killing father, stuffing body in freezer

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A 29-year-old Provo man who strangled his father and then stuffed the body in a home freezer has been sentenced to at least six years and up to life in prison. Omar Carmona was sentenced Tuesday after previously pleading guilty but mentally ill to manslaughter and […]

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Proposed bill adds justification for closing public meetings

Proposed bill adds justification for closing public meetings

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new bill proposed to the Utah Legislature would allow a public body to conduct a closed meeting to get advice from its attorney. The Standard-Examiner reports the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act already lists reasons why state or local government boards can go into closed […]

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Utah company’s donation to parks stands despite shutdown end

Utah company’s donation to parks stands despite shutdown end

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City-based company is fulfilling its $100,000 donation to support three national parks in Utah despite the end of the partial government shutdown. KUTV-TV reports the uniform and linen rental company Alsco donated the money last week to fund operations at Zion, Bryce and Arches […]

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Public defenders representing man charged in officer’s death

Public defenders representing man charged in officer’s death

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Public defense attorneys have been appointed to represent a Utah man accused of killing a Provo police officer. The Daily Herald reports Judge Kraig Powel appointed attorneys Thomas Means and Erik Jacobson to represent 40-year-old Matt Frank Hoover during his appearance in the 4th District Court on Monday. […]

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Couple found dead in murder-suicide in Salt Lake City

Couple found dead in murder-suicide in Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on an apparent murder-suicide in Salt Lake City (all times local): 3:35 p.m. The University of Utah says a woman who authorities say was killed by her romantic partner in an apparent murder suicide was a first-year family medical resident from San Francisco. […]

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Jenny Wilson chosen to replace McAdams as county mayor

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jenny Wilson has been chosen to take over as Salt Lake County mayor to replace new U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams. She becomes the first woman to hold the post. The Salt Lake County Democratic Party’s central committee selected Wilson over Shireen Ghorbani in the final […]

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Adam Driver appears in The Report by Scott Z. Burns, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Atsushi Nishijima.


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Amazon picks up CIA torture investigation film ‘The Report’

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Vice Studios has announced that Amazon Studios has acquired the worldwide rights to the CIA torture investigation film “The Report.” Vice produced the film and made the announcement Monday following an all-night bidding war for the buzzy political film. “The Report” stars Adam Driver as […]

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University of Utah president decries hate groups’ signs

University of Utah president decries hate groups’ signs

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — University of Utah leadership is calling on the community to report hate speech after signage from known white nationalism groups was found on campus. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Sunday that President Ruth Watkins said a banner was found on Saturday and numerous stickers were placed around […]

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