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John Wojcik

Intermountain Healthcare develops first-ever vaping treatment guidelines

Researchers in Salt Lake City developed a best practice treatment guide for patients suffering from lung injury associated with e-cigarettes or vaping.
5 years ago
FILE - In this Nov.14, 2013, file photo, one of two "dueling dinosaurs" fossils is displayed in New...
AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press

Millions at stake in dinosaur fight: Are fossils minerals?

The discovery of two fossilized dinosaur skeletons intertwined in what looks like a final death match could make a Montana ranching couple rich beyond their dreams. Or they may have to share the wealth.
5 years ago
People attend the funeral of Dawna Ray Langford, 43, and her sons Trevor, 11, and Rogan, 2, who wer...
Saige Miller

Mexico farm town buries 3 of 9 slain Americans

As Mexican soldiers stood guard, a mother and two sons were laid to rest in hand-hewn pine coffins in a single grave dug out of the rocky soil Thursday at the first funeral for the victims of a drug cartel ambush that left nine American women and children dead.
5 years ago
FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2017, file photo, death row inmate Rodney Reed waves to his family in the B...
JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press

Celebrities, others ask Texas to halt inmate’s execution

Supporters of a Texas death row inmate who is facing lethal injection in less than two weeks for a murder he says he didn't commit are mounting a final push in the courts and on social media to stop his execution.
5 years ago
FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at t...
MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press

Judge fines Trump $2 million for misusing charity foundation

A judge has ordered President Trump to pay $2 million in fines for misusing his own charitable foundation.
5 years ago
A proposed bill is attempting to make school threat hoaxes a crime. (AP Photo/David Goldman)...
COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press

Secret Service study: School shooters showed warning signs

The U.S. Secret Service has released a study about school shooters, finding several similarities including behavior that concerned others but was never reported.
5 years ago
FILE - Passengers are dropped off at the entrance to the Provo Airport on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. ...
Kelli Pierce

Provo Airport begins major expansion

Ground has been broken on a new $40 million terminal at Provo Airport. The expansion will make the airport able to handle up to 16 flights a day, as opposed to the three it does now.
5 years ago
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Becky Bruce

“A failed state”: Utah senator reacts to Mexico murders

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has some strong words for Mexico after an ambush-style attack that resulted in the murders of six children and three women. 
5 years ago
FILE-In this photo from Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a meeti...
FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press

Trump honors Native Americans, US founders in same month

President Donald Trump has declared November as a time to celebrate both Native American heritage and the country's founders, a move that upset Native Americans who have historically had the month to themselves to mark their contributions to the nation.
5 years ago
Kentucky Attorney General and democratic Gubernatorial candidate Andy Beshear studies his ballot at...
BILL BARROW Associated Press

Elections in 4 states offer tests of 2020 voter enthusiasm

Gubernatorial and legislative elections in four states Tuesday will test voter enthusiasm and party organization amid impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump and a fevered Democratic presidential primary scramble. Results in Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia won’t necessarily predict whether Trump will be reelected or which party will control Congress after the general election […]
5 years ago
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Associated Press

Local church leader convicted of photographing undressing woman

A Utah man who served as a local leader for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has pleaded guilty to illegally taking photos of a woman inside a dressing room at a popular Tennessee mall.
5 years ago
FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2019 file photo smoke from the Maria Fire billows above Santa Paula, Calif....
CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press

All evacuations lifted for Southern California wildfire

Rising humidity levels prompt California fire officials to lift all evacuation orders, and firefighters continue to make progress on a large blaze that sent thousands fleeing homes and farms northwest of Los Angeles.
5 years ago
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church, Sunday, Nov. ...
AY REEVES Associated Press

Former President Jimmy Carter is back teaching Sunday school

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is back teaching Sunday School weeks after his fall.
5 years ago
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 02:  Kedon Slovis #9 of the USC Trojans throws as he is pressure...
Associated Press

Herbert leads No. 7 Ducks past USC 56-24 to 8th straight win

Oregon does Utah a huge favor by soundly beating USC on Saturday evening. Oregon and Utah are now the top contenders to play in the Pac-12 title game.
5 years ago
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Associated Press

US judge blocks Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants

A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can get visas.
5 years ago
Contra Costa County Sheriff deputies investigate a multiple shooting in Orinda, Calif., on Thursday...
Associated Press - Stefanie Dazio and Daisy Nguyen

Airbnb bans ‘party houses’ after California shooting kills 5

Airbnb's CEO said the company was taking actions against unauthorized parties in the wake of a deadly shooting at a Halloween party held at an Airbnb rental home in California.
5 years ago
This Aug. 20, 2019, image shows a trio of concrete stacks at the Navajo Generating Station near Pag...
Associated Press - Felicia Fonseca

Long-running coal plant on Navajo reservation nears its end

The Navajo Generating Station near the Arizona-Utah border will close and others in the region are on track to shut down or reduce their output in the next few years. Its owners are turning to cheaper power produced by natural gas.
5 years ago
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CNN - Eric Bradner

Beto O’Rourke ends 2020 presidential bid

Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, telling supporters he couldn't raise enough money to remain competitive with his party's leading 2020 contenders.
5 years ago
James Lawrence Butler III and Michell Elaine Butler have been identified as the couple found on Pad...
CNN - Steve Almasy

New Hampshire couple found buried on Texas beach near campsite

The remains of a man and woman found this week on a beach in Texas have been identified as a couple from New Hampshire who had been camping in the area.
5 years ago
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CNN

Kamala Harris closes campaign offices and fires staff in New Hampshire

Presidential hopeful Sen. Kamala Harris has pulled her resources out of New Hampshire. The restructuring move will save the campaign money, but may weaken the senator's chances in the first primary state.
5 years ago
A group of children view a crime scene, where a seven-year-old girl was shot while trick-or-treatin...
Associated Press

Juvenile charged with shooting Chicago trick-or-treater, 7 on Halloween

A 15-year-old boy was charged Friday night with attempted murder in the suspected gang-related shooting of two people on Chicago's West Side, including a 7-year-old girl out trick-or-treating.
5 years ago
This undated photo made available by Hilton in October 2019 shows a Zero G Kitchen Space Oven. The ...
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

3-2-1-Cookoff! Astronauts to bake cookies with new test oven

Forget reheated, freeze-dried space grub. Astronauts are about to get a new test oven for baking chocolate chip cookies from scratch.
5 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

New push to legalize smokeable hemp in Utah

It is legal to possess hemp in Utah. But it is also against the law to smoke it, distribute it, or market the plant, and some people in the state want those rules to change.
5 years ago
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trump to welcome military working dog Conan to White House

Every dog has his day, just not at the White House. President Donald Trump tweets that the military working dog injured in the raid last weekend that killed the Islamic State leader will leave the Middle East for the White House sometime next week.
5 years ago