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Water pouring out of rural Utah dam through 60-foot crack, putting nearby town at risk
Utah state officials are hurriedly trying to shore up a rural Utah dam after a 60-foot crack opened and sent water pouring into a creek and endangering the 1,700 residents of a downstream town.
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Utah grief author accused of poisoning husband allegedly also tried to kill him on Valentine's Day
Prosecutors have added an additional attempted murder charge to the list of counts against a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him.
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Ex-school bus driver accused of setting fire to buses, one filled with students, as he drove
A former school bus driver was ordered held behind bars with no bail on Friday as he awaits trial after being accused of setting fire to two Utah school buses, one filled with children, authorities said.
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19-year-old man dies after falling from Utah cliff while taking photos
Jonathan Fielding died on Saturday at around 4 p.m. at Moon Overlook, a hard-to-access lookout spot between Caineville and Hanksville.
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Utah joins 10 other states in regulating bathroom access for transgender people
Utah has become the latest state to regulate bathroom access for transgender people.
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Hiker dies after being found unresponsive in Utah's Zion National Park, authorities say
A hiker has died of a suspected heart attack in Utah’s Zion National Park. The National Park Service said the man was found unresponsive on the West Rim Trail near Scout Lookout on Friday afternoon.
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Man found dead inside plane engine at Salt Lake City airport
The man’s cause and manner of death are still under investigation, according to authorities.
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Nearly 50 people suffer carbon monoxide poisoning at Mormon church in Utah
Earlier Monday, authorities said that 22 people from the church had been hospitalized.
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Jodi Hildebrandt pleads guilty to 4 counts of child abuse
Jodi Hildebrandt, the business partner of former family blogger Ruby Franke, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree aggravated child abuse.
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Utah students lift car to save mother and children
A group of students rescued a mother and her children after getting trapped under a car that ran them over.
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High school students lift car to free mom and her 2-year-old son pinned underneath
More than 20 students rushed into a Utah school’s parking lot to save a mother and her child who had been run over by a driver blinded by the sunlight.
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Two dead and one injured in mountain plane crash near Salt Lake City
Two people were killed and a third injured when a small plane crashed in the mountains south of Salt Lake City.
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Utah bank robber used an Uber as getaway car after heist, prosecutors say
A 35-year-old Utah man robbed a Salt Lake City bank on Halloween and then ordered an Uber rideshare home from the scene of the heist, according to federal prosecutors.
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Utah teen charged with killing premature baby and disposing of body on the side of road
The new mother searched “how much time will I serve in prison for killing my baby” on the internet a week before her son died, according to court documents.
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Couple who bought house from Utah mom charged with killing husband feel like ‘bystanders in her path of destruction'
A Utah family blames the children’s grief author Kouri Richins, who has been accused of fatally spiking her husband’s cocktail with fentanyl, for their near financial ruin since buying from her a remodeled house that they say they’ve had to evacuate because of “hazardous” levels of mold and an onslaught of mysterious medical problems.
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Utah mayor was allegedly punched and spat on after he disparaged reporter's articles about him
Linnea Pugmire, 31, the adult daughter of the reporter, was recorded spitting on and swinging at Orem Mayor David Young after a City Council meeting Tuesday night.
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Mass. state trooper recovering in Boston after crash with alleged drunk driver in Utah
A Massachusetts State Trooper was moved to a Boston rehabilitation facility after being seriously injured during a crash involving an alleged drunk driver while on vacation in Utah, according to officials. The State Police Association of Massachusetts posted an update on his condition on social media. ““THANK YOU” is the message directly from our member, Trooper Matthew McRae as he…
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Sen. Mitt Romney, former Mass. gov., to step aside for next generation of leaders
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, will not run for reelection, he said Wednesday, saying in a message to Utahns “it’s time for a new generation of leaders.” The former Republican nominee for president and governor of Massachusetts said that he enjoys working in the Senate and touted his accomplishments but noted that he’ll be in his mid-80s if he were...
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Neighbors say they tried to help Ruby Franke's kids before YouTuber's arrest on child abuse charges
Neighbors of Ruby Franke, the woman behind the 8 Passengers family YouTube channel who was arrested this week on child abuse charges, said several people in the close-knit community were concerned when police officers arrived at Franke’s home in Springville, Utah on Wednesday.
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Utah Youtuber mom arrested for child abuse after duct-taped malnourished child found
A Utah woman who gave online parenting advice via a once popular YouTube channel has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated child abuse after her malnourished son escaped out a window and ran to a nearby house for help, authorities said.