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Mark Jackson

Park City fire crews help clean up mess of quick-lime spilled Thursday afternoon

"Initial reports are that a truck struck a boulder, tearing a hole in his truck.  That caused the quick-lime, which is used in helping concrete dry quickly, to spill out.  Quick-lime is both caustic and toxic so we were taking all precautions to keep everyone safe," says Park City Fire spokesman Tricia Hurd-Hazelrigg.
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Kira Hoffelmeyer

Police identify victim, suspect in Orem shooting, shelter in place lifted.

Police say 19-year-old Elbert Paule shot and killed Dominique Barnette, 26, at about 8:30 p.m. Thursday night near the Parkway Lofts in Orem.
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Paul Nelson

Investigators release more details into alleged BYU Police officer misconduct

More details are coming out about serious claims of an officer’s misconduct within the BYU Police Department which cause the department to be decertified.
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Mary Richards

Teen advocates urge higher e-cigarette tax in Utah

A group of teens is supporting a bill they say would stop underage e-cigarette use in Utah.
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Mary Richards

Bill would spend $32 million on mental health services in Utah schools

Utah lawmakers moved a bill forward today that would spend around $32.1 million on mental health services in schools.
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Matthew Brooks

Governor Herbert visits KSL to answer questions from the public

Governor Gary Herbert joined Doug Wright on Thursday to answer questions from listeners who called into the monthly “Let Me Speak to the Governor.” Gov. Herbert opened the monthly presser by stating that efforts to reform the tax law is due to changes in the economy, particularly due to changes to sources of revenue for […]
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Associated Press

Why a Salt Lake theatre was forced to kill a ‘Mockingbird’ adaptation

NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of community and nonprofit theaters across the U.S. have been forced to abandon productions of “To Kill a Mockingbird” under legal threat by Broadway and Hollywood producer Scott Rudin. The combative move has prompted calls for a boycott of Rudin’s work. Rudin is arguing that author Harper Lee signed over […]
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Mark Jackson

Local reaction to gun bill passed in U.S. House that ramps up background checks

In the first gun legislation passed in Congress in 25 years the vote fell mostly along party lines including among Utah's delegates.
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President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, in Hanoi. (A...
JONATHAN LEMIRE, DEB RIECHMANN and FOSTER KLUG, Associated Press

No deal: Trump, Kim summit collapses over sanctions impasse

Talks between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un collapsed Thursday after the two sides failed to bridge a standoff over U.S. sanctions, a dispiriting end to high-stakes meetings meant to disarm a global nuclear threat.
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Colby Walker

UTA joins forces to offer Free Fare Day 2019

The Utah Transit Authority is joining forces with local government and health organizations to offer their second Free Fare Day on all forms of transit in hopes to inspire more people to use public transportation and clean up Utah's air.
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MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated Press

Ice castles turn farmland into winter wonderland

The ice castles attractions start small in December, when the site's lead builder Matt Pasciuto and his team set up icicle farms: metal racks that are sprayed with water to allow icicles to grow on them overnight. The icicles are then harvested by "ice artists," who place them around more than 70 sprinklers.
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MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated Press

Walmart is getting rid of greeters; disabled workers worried

As Walmart moves to phase out its familiar blue-vested "greeters" at some 1,000 stores nationwide, disabled workers who fill many of those jobs say they're being ill-treated by a chain that styles itself as community-minded and inclusive.
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Paul Nelson

Federal prosecutors announce major meth ring bust

This is a big one.  That’s what federal prosecutors are saying about the arrests of more than 30 suspected drug dealers in Utah, including two so-called “local kingpins.”
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Adam Mason

Sandy City warns of scammers coming to test water

Sandy City is warning people about scammers coming to homes, claiming to be from the Health Department, to test the water and asking for financial information.
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Paul Nelson

Another mountain lion spotted in Salt Lake County

Wildlife officials are surprised at the number of mountain lion sightings along the Wasatch Front this winter as another was spotted in Bluffdale Wednesday.
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Mary Richards

State lawmakers reveal first look at major sales tax changes

Lawmakers revealed some of the proposed changes in a possible major sales tax overhaul Tuesday.
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Mary Richards

Trampoline Parks bill moving forward

A Trampoline Parks bill that has already passed the Utah House of Representatives earlier this month is moving forward. It would impose more standards on these parks with some tweaks.
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Kelli Pierce

Experts offer tips for your kids’ internet safety

One in five kids will be sexually solicited on the internet, with predators finding victims on social media, messaging apps, and through online gaming.
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Mary Richards

Bill would allow domestic violence victims to carry concealed

A bill before the Utah legislature would give domestic violence victims the right to carry a weapon concealed in Utah even without a permit or training.
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MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press

Cohen says Trump knew about WikiLeaks email dump beforehand

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer is planning to tell a House committee that Trump knew ahead of time that WikiLeaks had emails damaging to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and that Trump is a "racist," a "conman" and a "cheat."
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ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press

House OKs Democrats’ bill blocking Trump emergency on wall

House Democrats have ignored a veto threat and passed legislation that would stymie President Donald Trump's bid for billions of extra dollars for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. The move has escalated a clash over whether he has abused his powers to advance the signature pledge of his 2016 campaign.
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Mark Oliver

Gas station clerk tells her Susan Powell story for the first time publicly

A gas station employee says she saw Susan Powell and her family at 12:30 a.m. on the night she vanished. If it's true, she was the last to see her alive.
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Paul Nelson

Grantsville man charged after death of two-year-old boy in his care

A Grantsville man is charged with child abuse homicide after a two-year-old in his care was killed after being hit by cars on a busy road.
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Mary Richards

Utah lawmakers support bill allowing crime victims to review their own cases

Utah lawmakers are getting behind a bill that would give crime victims and their families another chance at solving their case.
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