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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. 
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.  
6 years ago
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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
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Mary Richards

Ambassador Huntsman previews Russia-US meeting

HELSINKI, Finland — US Ambassador to Russia, and former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr made sure to call the talks between President Trump and Vladimir Putin a “meeting,” not a “summit.” On “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Huntsman said the two leaders will have a conversation. “I hope it’s a detailed conversation about where we […]
6 years ago
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Dave Cawley

Severe weather strikes southern Utah

KANAB — Heavy rains on Saturday caused flooding across parts of southern Utah and prompted warnings from the National Weather Service covering sections of Washington, Kane and Garfield Counties. The National Weather Service reported that roughly two inches of rain fell around Kanab, causing upwards of two feet of water to pool on roads in […]
6 years ago
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Dave Cawley

Wildfire burn scar mud taints water in Panguitch

PANGUITCH — Taps are running brown in the small southern Utah community of Panguitch. The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office announced on Saturday morning that heavy rains had caused contamination of the water supply. Water flowing off of the burn scar from the 2017 Brian Head Fire appeared to be the cause. Brian head fire seems […]
6 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Man arrested in connection with deadly crash in Utah County

AMERICAN FORK – An elderly man is dead after police say a suspect led deputies on a chase that ended in a crash on State Street and 900 West. The suspect slammed into another car, killing a passenger. The crash also resulted in a very busy intersection being shut down for hours as police conducted […]
6 years ago
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Nick Wyatt

Proposed changes to teacher licensure facing resistance

Utah educators say changes to teacher license requirements will only make an existing teacher shortage worse in the long run.
6 years ago
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Mary Richards

Thousands of gallons of oil spill near Price River

CARBONVILLE, Carbon County — The EPA is monitoring a crude oil spill. A tanker truck crashed Thursday night on SR 6, and the cleanup efforts have taken hours. The Utah Highway Patrol says the truck driver told investigators he got confused going through a construction zone, and headed into oncoming traffic. He hit the bridge and […]
6 years ago