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Cal Fire firefighters battle the Dixie Fire near Prattville in Plumas County, Calif., on Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Firefighters Deployed To LA Return Home

(Sandy, UT) — Some Utah firefighters deployed to fight the deadly fires in California are back home. They arrived in Sandy on Sunday after battling blazes in Los Angeles for more than two weeks. Sandy Fire Department Captain Mike Goff tells Fox 13 Now that they’re grateful to the people […]

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Utah Cities Looking To Extend Emergency Proclamations Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Utah Cities Looking To Extend Emergency Proclamations Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

SALT LAKE COUNTY-At least three Utah cities, all of which are in Salt Lake County, are seeking to extend the lock-down declarations made last month by Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson. The public may weigh in on these decisions from the comfort of their own homes. These cities, Salt […]

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US woman arrested at Manila airport with newborn in bag

US woman arrested at Manila airport with newborn in bag

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An American woman who attempted to carry a 6-day-old baby out of the Philippines hidden inside a sling bag has been arrested at Manila’s airport and charged with human trafficking, officials said Thursday. They said Jennifer Erin Talbot was able to pass through the airport immigration […]

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Champion bodybuilder turns himself in on Utah rape charges

Champion bodybuilder turns himself in on Utah rape charges

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A champion bodybuilder accused of raping a woman has turned himself in after an arrest warrant was issued earlier this month. Court records indicate Shawn Rhoden attended a court hearing Tuesday in a Salt Lake City suburb and was booked into a county jail. He […]

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Probe faults city for how it communicated water problem

Probe faults city for how it communicated water problem

SANDY, Utah (AP) — An independent investigation has determined a Salt Lake City suburb violated technical notice rules and should have warned residents sooner when part of the city’s water system became contaminated. The Salt Lake Tribune reports a law firm examined the city of Sandy’s response when a pump failed tainting […]

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239 Sandy residents sickened by February fluoride release

239 Sandy residents sickened by February fluoride release

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say 239 people were sickened from an accidental release of fluoride concentrate in Sandy two months ago. The Deseret News reports the number is substantially higher than early reports of the Feb. 5 incident that sent undiluted hydrofluorosilicic acid from a malfunctioning pump into […]

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Man suspected in drive-by shooting dies after crashing car

Man suspected in drive-by shooting dies after crashing car

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of shooting and killing another man is dead after crashing his car into a Utah elementary school. The Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake says the man was driving a black Jeep Wrangler on Wednesday night and shot and killed […]

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Wife dies, husband injured in shooting at Utah home

Wife dies, husband injured in shooting at Utah home

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Utah couple was shot at their home, leaving the woman dead and her husband hospitalized in serious condition. Police identified the Sandy couple as 36-year-old Maureen Fiore-Webster and 38-year-old Jeffrey Webster. Detectives have not yet made any arrests but early evidence suggests a […]

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Utah city hit with 3 drinking water violations

Utah city hit with 3 drinking water violations

SANDY, Utah (AP) — An administrative order says officials in a Salt Lake City suburb did not report to Utah regulators fluoride levels in drinking water nearly 40 times the federal limit for 16 days. The Deseret News reported Thursday that the Utah Division of Drinking Water also says Sandy city officials […]

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Police arrest woman for stabbing mother in Sandy hotel

Police arrest woman for stabbing mother in Sandy hotel

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Sandy say a woman is expected to recover after being stabbed multiple times by her daughter. Police say 55-year-old Carla Orsini remained hospitalized Sunday while her daughter, 31-year-old Jayde Lauren Altemeier, was booked on charges including attempted murder. According to a police affidavit, Altemeier […]

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