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Colby Walker

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne resigning

Overstock CEO Patrick M. Byrne is resigning saying that he doesn't want to disrupt possible strategic discussions saying he has become "far too controversial to serve as CEO."
7 years ago
President Donald Trump holds up a presidential memorandum that he signed that discharges the federa...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

Trump signs student debt forgiveness for disabled veterans

Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal student loan debt owed by tens of thousands of disabled military veterans will be erased under a directive President Donald Trump signed Wednesday.
7 years ago
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Mary Richards

Utah legislature takes on predatory towing

Imagine parking somewhere for just a minute and then as soon as you return, find your car has been booted or even towed! This isn't a hypothetical question and the Utah Legislature is taking on.
7 years ago
Mary Richards

Utah lawmakers recommend taxing e-cigarettes to curb teen use

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers are recommending a big tax on e-cigarettes to hopefully keep teens from vaping. They want to hike the excise tax by 86% to raise the cost of the vaping products by nearly 50%. State Senator Allan Christensen told the legislative committee there’s an epidemic of teen vaping. “It embarrasses […]
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

Goose Point Fire grows to more than 6,500 acres, 60% contained

The Goose Point Fire burning on West Mountain in Utah County has grown to over 6,000 acres and is now 60% contained. 
7 years ago
In this Aug. 20, 2019 image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, a Coast Guard Air Station San Francis...
STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press

Pilot says he had to bring down plane while cameras rolled

A pilot and self-professed thrill seeker said Wednesday he was forced to bring his new plane down into the ocean off Northern California as it lost power, recording dramatic videos as he and his passenger treaded water in the chilly ocean awaiting rescue.
7 years ago
This photo shows the West Virginia governor’s mansion on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, in Charleston,...
ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press

Must West Virginia governor live in capital? Suit continues

Can a governor be forced to live in the state capital? A lawsuit seeking to do just that with West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was back in court Wednesday.
7 years ago
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LINDSAY WHITEHURST and DAVID CRARY Associated Press

Planned Parenthood sees swift fallout from quitting program

Planned Parenthood clinics in several states are charging new fees, tapping into financial reserves, intensifying fundraising and warning of more unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases in the wake of its decision to quit a $260 million federal family planning program in a dispute with the Trump administration over abortion.
7 years ago
Vice President Mike Pence visits Salt Lake City.  Photo courtesy of Deseret News...
Mark Jackson

Vice President Mike Pence talking trade while visiting Salt Lake City

Pence is scheduled to speak at Merit Medical in South Jordan on Thursday morning, after spending the night at the in downtown Salt Lake City.
7 years ago
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The Associated Press

Taylor Swift says she plans to re-record her songs’ masters

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift plans to re-record her songs after popular music manager Scooter Braun purchased her catalog. “CBS Sunday Morning” previewed some of its pre-taped interviews with Swift on Wednesday.  Swift told the reporter she would consider re-recording her songs in order to own the new versions.  When asked if that was […]
7 years ago
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Mary Richards

Lawmakers hesitate to fund Utah’s planned new surveillance system

Some state lawmakers are worried about a new system being developed to track all kinds of data in Utah in real-time.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

Business advocates warn about scams targeting college students

Consumer protection advocates are hoping college students don't have to learn a harsh lesson about scams during the back to school season.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Hiker rescued off Mount Timpanogos

MOUNT TIMPANOGOS – A Utah County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue crew has rescued a 21-year-old hiker who became sick on Mount Timpanogos. Sgt. Spencer Cannon says the man was meeting a fellow hiker and had made the summit, but started getting dehydrated as he went down the mountain around 9:00 pm last night. “He was […]
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Garden City wants new safety measures after second semi crash in a week, third in a year

Garden City leaders are looking at ways to fix a T-intersection on Highway 89 and Bear Lake Boulevard after another major semi-truck blew a stop sign and crashed into some storage units.
7 years ago
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Mary Richards

Call for a comprehensive performance audit of Utah public schools

State lawmakers want to know where all the money they've earmarked for public schools is going, so they are calling for a comprehensive performance audit.
7 years ago
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Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent

US drone shot down over Yemen

A US MQ-9 drone was shot down over Yemen on Tuesday by a surface-to-air missile, a US official tells CNN.
7 years ago
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vice President Mike Pence to tour Utah medical device maker

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is coming to Utah, where he'll visit a medical-device manufacturer in suburban Salt Lake City.
7 years ago
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: Tom Holland attends the Premiere Of Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man Far...
LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer

Marvel’s involvement in ‘Spider-Man’ movies may be in doubt

With great success comes great re-negotiation. In the wake of the announcement that "Spider-Man: Far From Home" is now the highest-grossing film ever in Sony Pictures' history, reports surfaced that Marvel Studios may be stepping away from the cross-studio partnership.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Salt Lake City firefighters continue fighting I-80 fire

The smoke was so thick from the fire, I-80 was shut down in both directions, with drivers diverted from Tooele County at SR-201 to avoid the backup.
7 years ago
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PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press

Governor brings big tech to the table after El Paso attack

The governor of Texas invites big tech to a conference on gun violence.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

Feds: 78 degrees is the coolest your air conditioner should go

The government recommends keeping your air conditioner at 78℉ when you're home in the summertime, 82℉ when you're asleep and 85℉ when you're away.
7 years ago
A Saratoga Springs woman died after being hit by a car while crossing the street Monday morning. (P...
Mary Richards

Utah spends less per student than other states, but still out-performs the others

SALT LAKE CITY — A new report says Utah is still spending a lot less per student than many other states. But the report also says Utah students are out-performing those other states. A report released by the Utah Foundation says Utah is spending half than what some states are on their students at $7,179 […]
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

‘These… comments are felonies’: Florida teen arrested over online threats

A Florida high school student has been arrested after police say he made threats in an online video game chat room, "vowing" to bring a gun to school.
7 years ago
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Police: Utah woman hit aging parents with cane, oxygen tanks

A northern Utah woman has been arrested after authorities say she beat her parents with a cane and oxygen tanks and poured laundry detergent on them.
7 years ago