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Lindsay Aerts

Senator Lee praises Judge Kavanaugh after meeting

Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, is singing the praises of Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh after the pair met yesterday.
6 years ago
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Mary Richards

Donovan Mitchell wins Espy award

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell was named Best Breakthrough Athlete during the 2018 ESPYs Wednesday night.
6 years ago
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Mary Richards

Leader drowns after saving scout from pond

Police say a Boy Scout leader drowned after he helped another boy in the water at Salem Pond.
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Paul Nelson

Police search for suspect who stole thousands from his victim

Police are looking for a man who they say stole over five thousand dollars from an unsuspecting victim in West Jordan.
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Becky Bruce

WMDs: the FBI’s role in preventing attacks here at home

While you might think of Weapons of Mass Destruction, or WMDs, as something soldiers look for overseas, the reality is, they are used right here in the United States and even in the FBI Salt Lake City Division, which covers Utah, Idaho and Montana.
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Becky Bruce

Russia, China both continue to pose threat, expert says

The agent who heads up the counter-intelligence unit for the FBI Salt Lake City Division says Russia and China still very much continue to pose a threat to national security and to businesses, even in Utah. 
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Madisan Hinkhouse

FBI Confidential: Your files are never really “deleted”

You've probably heard that nothing you delete from a computer or a smartphone is ever really gone, but the FBI has ways of recovering that data as evidence in criminal cases. 
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Mary Richards

Utah lawmakers discuss need for laws about drones, air taxis

Utah lawmakers are gearing up for the possibility that commercial drones and even air taxis could both make life in the future much easier but complicate the state's laws.  
6 years ago
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Peter Samore

State lawmaker brings back bill to ban cellphone use while driving

Utah lawmakers are haggling over a proposed bill to ban hand-held devices while driving, except in emergencies.
6 years ago
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Mary Richards

Special Session Will Tackle Salt Lake City Inland Port Compromise

The governor, legislative leaders, and Salt Lake City Council announced recommended changes to the city's controversial inland port.
6 years ago
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Nick Wyatt

LDS group tries to bridge gap between Church, LGBTQ

A new Mormon LGBTQ support organization is trying to create open dialogue and create a space for active LDS Church members to interact with a community they may not be familiar with.
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Paul Nelson

UHP cracks down on aggressive drivers in Davis County

The Utah Highway Patrol will have a dozen extra motorcycle troopers patrolling Davis looking for aggressive drivers the next couple of days.
6 years ago
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Becky Bruce

Police: Daybreak woman made up assault story

Police now say a woman who claimed she was assaulted in her Daybreak home by a door-to-door salesman made the story up.
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Lindsay Aerts

Former aide calls for Huntsman to resign

A former top aide to U.S. Ambassador to Russia and former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman is calling on him to resign after yesterday's meeting between Presidents Trump and Putin.
6 years ago
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Lindsay Aerts

Facial recognition technology at summer camp

More than 100 camps across the country are using new facial scanning software to let parents see their kids while at sleep-away camp.
6 years ago
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Peter Samore

Descendant of missing WWII airman comes ‘this close’ to finding him in France

Two weeks after we first brought you the story of a Layton couple set on "Finding George," their great-uncle who was shot down over France in 1944, the Army pilot's great-nephew visited the possible WWII crash site.
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Nick Wyatt

Midvale City Council to vote on regulating pet sales, protecting buyers

The council says it’s in everyone’s best interest that they prohibit the sale of any cat, dog, or rabbit in Midvale pet shops or other stores that doesn’t come from an animal shelter, animal control, or non-profit organization.
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Paul Nelson

Reason behind chase and fatal crash in American Fork revealed

Police documents show a chase that ended with a deadly crash in American Fork started over a minor traffic infraction.
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Nick Wyatt

Ogden police investigating two suspicious deaths in two days

Police have their hands full while investigating two bodies found less than 24-hours apart in Ogden.
6 years ago
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Nick Wyatt

Utah Against Police Brutality proposes law to allow civilians investigate, discipline police

This proposed law could create an elected, independent board with the power to investigate and discipline police.
6 years ago
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Becky Bruce

Sandy’s interim chief lands the full-time job

The man who's been serving as interim police chief in Sandy will get to keep the job long term. 
6 years ago
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Lindsay Aerts

Utah Education Association cancels fall convention

The fall Utah Education Association convention for teachers has been canceled, though schools still plan to give students and teachers the same fall break.  
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Mary Richards

RSL Coach: “Fine me. Drain my bank account” after ejection from game

Real Salt Lake's Coach says officials can drain his bank account with fines, but he's frustrated with what's going on during games, including his ejection this weekend.
6 years ago
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Lindsay Aerts

Utah man accused of posing as cop to threaten men

A man from Eagle Mountain has been arrested for impersonating an officer and threatening two men walking along a Utah trail.
6 years ago