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Paul Nelson

UDOT and UHP expect massive traffic problems going to Golden Spike

UDOT is going to keep an extremely close eye on the traffic in northern Utah tomorrow as they expect massive traffic problems going to the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike.
7 years ago
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Paul Nelson

SSL Mayor and City Council at odds over raises for first responders

The political battle is brewing in South Salt Lake over how the city can give raises to first responders.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

A growing number of states call porn a public health crisis

More than a dozen states have moved to declare porn a public health crisis, raising concerns among some experts who say the label goes too far.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

Sticker shock: Trump taking aim at ‘surprise medical bills’

Trump wants to make it clear that patients who receive emergency medical care should not be hit with surprise, sticker-shock charges.
7 years ago
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CNN

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes: It’s time to break up Facebook

Chris Hughes is the latest in a series of prominent entrepreneurs and tech executives to call for stricter regulation of Facebook and other online platforms.
7 years ago
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Mark Jackson

Governor Herbert announces ‘copper spike’ celebrating historic railroad milestone

"So it's about time we had our own spike as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the driving of the golden spike," Gov. Gary Herbert said.
7 years ago
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CNN

House committee votes to hold Barr in contempt, Trump invokes executive privilege

The House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusing to hand over the unredacted Mueller report.
7 years ago
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CNN

Apprehensions on the US-Mexico border highest since 2009

As of early May, the US Border Patrol has apprehended around 493,000 people for illegally crossing into the US from the southern border this year.
7 years ago
Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Mary Richards

Riverton passes pro-life resolution

The Riverton City Council passed a pro-life resolution Tuesday night, after some heated public comment but then a standing ovation by others in the room. Some in the crowd said it was not the city's business to wade into abortion talk. But others thanked the city council for taking a stand.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Canyons School District to expand social-emotional learning program

The Canyons School District is planning to expand the Second Step program, which teaches young students how to deal with emotional problems.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Saturday, May 4, 2019, file photo, Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former pe...
MICHAEL R. SISAK and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press

Michael Cohen heads to prison in Trump hush-money scheme

Michael Cohen, the former lawyer, media attack dog and all-around fixer for President Donald Trump, is scheduled to begin serving a three-year prison sentence Monday for crimes including campaign finance violations related to hush-money payments made on Trump's behalf.
7 years ago
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ELANA SCHOR Associated Press

Cory Booker proposes national license for all gun owners

Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker is proposing that all gun owners be licensed by the federal government, a process that would include an interview and safety training.
7 years ago
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ROBERT BURNS and CATHERINE LUCEY Associated Press

US dispatches aircraft carrier over unspecified Iran threats

A statement from US national security adviser John Bolton reads, "In response to a number of troubling and escalatory indications and warnings, the United States is deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force to the U. S. Central Command region to send a clear and unmistakable message to the Iranian regime that any attack on United States interests or on those of our allies will be met with unrelenting force. "
7 years ago
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has reached a tentative agreement to testify before the House Judici...
 Matthew Hoye and Julie Gallagher

House Democrat says Mueller, Judiciary Committee reach deal for special counsel to testify on May 15

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has reached a tentative agreement to testify before the House Judiciary Committee, according to committee member Rep. David N. Cicilline. "A tentative date has been set for May 15 and we hope the Special Counsel will appear," Cicilline, a Rhode Island Democrat, said on "Fox News Sunday." "We think the American people have a right to hear directly from him."
7 years ago
Derek Brown announces run for Utah Attorney General...
Associated Press

Utah Republicans pick ex-legislator Derek Brown as chairman

The Utah Republican Party has a new chairman. Former state legislator Derek Brown on Saturday easily defeated three other candidates in the race to succeed Rob Anderson, who did not seek-re-election to the post he won in 2017.
7 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Huntsville city leaders push for banning some firearms in Pineview

HUNTSVILLE – One northern Utah town is hoping to ban certain kinds of guns in the Pineview Reservoir.  Huntsville officials say the town is growing and hunters are shooting rifles in dangerous areas. The ban, if it were to be approved, would only apply to high-power hunting rifles.  Mayor Jim Truett says the law prohibits […]
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Gun group who wants to take over shooting range upset with Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY- The Mountain Dell Shooting and Archery group wants to take over the lease of the Hendriksen PMAA gun range near Parleys Canyon, but they say that plan is being stymied by “anti-gun” Salt Lake City leaders–something the city denies. The city owns the land the shooting range is on, which has been used […]
7 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Murray city leaders considering banning plastic bags

Cities all over the country have been banning the use of one-time plastic bags from supermarkets, and Murray could be one of the next cities to do it if a proposed ordinance goes through.  They want the public’s opinion before that happens.
7 years ago
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Paul Nelson

All-gender bathroom in library sparks discussion

A brand new all-gender bathroom is in the works at the Sprague Library in Sugar House, and it’s sparking a lot of discussion online.
7 years ago
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Paul Nelson

UDOT names top ten construction projects of 2019

UDOT is spending over two billion dollars on construction beginning this year, and they’re naming their biggest projects of 2019.
7 years ago
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Mark Oliver

Romney and Stewart pushing to increase the legal smoking age to 21 nationwide

Sen. Mitt Romney and Rep. Chris Stewart have put forward a bill to increase the legal smoking age to 21-years-old across the United States.
7 years ago
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Becky Bruce

Barr downplays Trump’s effort to remove Mueller in testimony

A.G. William Barr downplayed special counsel Robert Mueller's analysis, especially regarding the president's direction to remove the special counsel.
7 years ago
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JOSHUA GOODMAN and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press

Venezuela awaits more protests after a day of turmoil

He called it the moment for Venezuelans to reclaim their democracy once and for all. But as the hours dragged on, opposition leader Juan Guaidó stood alone on a highway overpass with the same small cadre of soldiers with whom he launched a bold effort to spark a military uprising and settle Venezuela's agonizing power struggle.
7 years ago
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CNN

Dying man to Congress: GoFundMe is not a health care plan

"The ugly truth is this: Health care is not treated as a human right in the United States of America. This fact is outrageous," an ALS patient told Congress.
7 years ago