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Utah police officer shot, killed south of Salt Lake City

Utah police officer shot, killed south of Salt Lake City

OREM, Utah (AP) — A Provo police officer was shot and killed while trying to apprehend a fugitive south of Salt Lake City. Provo police Det. Nick Dupaix says the officer died at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center from injuries he suffered in the shooting about 10 p.m. Saturday in […]

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DJ Art Laboe, 93, spins oldies to link inmates and family

DJ Art Laboe, 93, spins oldies to link inmates and family

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — It’s approaching 9 p.m. and Art Laboe adjusts the microphone as Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family” ends. “And now it’s time for you to call up for those goodnight dedications,” Laboe announces. “Hello?” a young girl says. “I want to dedicate this to my dad […]

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Three snowmobilers fall through the ice at Strawberry Reservoir

Three snowmobilers fall through the ice at Strawberry Reservoir

WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-Per a report from Brian Mullahy of KUTV 2 News in Salt Lake City, Wasatch County Search and Rescue personnel treated three snowmobilers who fell through the ice while they were on the top of the ice at Strawberry Reservoir. The incident occurred around 8:30 am Saturday morning […]

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SALT LAKE CITY, UT - FEBRUARY 8:  The Olympic Rings in flames during the Opening Ceremony of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 8, 2002. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images)

Salt Lake City gets go-ahead to bid for Winter Olympics

Salt Lake City got the green light to bid for the Winter Olympics — most likely for 2030 — in an attempt to bring the Games back to the city that hosted in 2002 and provided the backdrop for the U.S. winter team’s ascendance into an international powerhouse. The U.S. […]

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Charges: Woman shot ex’s girlfriend after drawing him away

Charges: Woman shot ex’s girlfriend after drawing him away

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say a Utah woman shot and killed her ex-husband’s girlfriend after drawing the man out of the apartment with a message about dropping off children’s cold medicine. Charging documents filed Wednesday say 32-year-old Chelsea Watrous Cook sent the text message on Nov. 25. After […]

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Utah man accused of hammering ice pick through man’s penis

Utah man accused of hammering ice pick through man’s penis

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has been charged with sexual assault and kidnapping after authorities say he hammered a tool resembling an ice pick through another man’s penis during an argument. The 45-year-old Jason Dee Maughn is scheduled to make a court appearance Wednesday in Salt Lake […]

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Utah lawmakers eye budget surplus to fund new state prison

Utah lawmakers eye budget surplus to fund new state prison

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature voted unanimously to allocate $235 million to the construction of a new state prison in Salt Lake City. Sen. Jerry Stevenson, R-Layton, says lawmakers had already authorized up to $285 million in bonding for the prison relocation project. But new state revenue […]

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Former vice president Joe Biden to speak in Utah on Dec. 13

Former vice president Joe Biden to speak in Utah on Dec. 13

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak at the University of Utah later this month. The university announced Monday that Biden will deliver a speech on Dec. 13 at the Salt Lake City campus. After he talks, he’ll take pre-submitted questions in a […]

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Tulsa receives grant to help immigrants become citizens

Tulsa receives grant to help immigrants become citizens

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa is among more than a dozen U.S. cities receiving grants to help immigrants become citizens. Oklahoma’s second largest city will get $50,000 from a national group plus $25,000 from local donations to help immigrants with legal costs, test prep and other potential barriers to citizenship. […]

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Bay Area software company bringing HQ, 200 jobs to Reno

Bay Area software company bringing HQ, 200 jobs to Reno

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Another software company based in the San Francisco Bay Area has announced plans to move its headquarters to Reno, Nevada. The Reno-Gazette Journal reports rfXcel plans to hire about 80 people over the next two years for its new base in Reno and eventually ramp up to 200 […]

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