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    Utah County Paid High Fees For Legal Work On Canyon Lawsuit

    Sep 03, 2019
    BLANDING, Utah (AP) — A Utah county paid high fees to an out-of-state law firm to sue the federal government in a case involving a canyon right of way.
     
    The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday that JW Howard Attorneys billed San Juan County more than $360,000
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    West Nile Virus Pops Up More In Southwest; 9 Dead In Arizona

    Aug 31, 2019

    PHOENIX (AP) — Public health data shows the potentially fatal West Nile Virus is popping up more around the U.S. Southwest following a rainier winter, with a record number of cases in Arizona's Maricopa County and nine deaths statewide this year.

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    Utah Man Found Guilty Of Running Massive Opioid Ring

    Aug 31, 2019

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has been found guilty of running a multimillion-dollar opioid ring that sent hundreds of thousands of potentially deadly pills across the country from his suburban basement.

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    Ruling Against Colorado City, Hildale In Religious Discrimination Case Upheld

    Aug 28, 2019

    PHOENIX (AP) — An appeals court has upheld a ruling that concluded two towns on the Arizona-Utah border had discriminated against people who weren't members of a polygamous sect.

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    Rabies-Carrying Bats Raising Alarm In Southwest Utah

    Aug 28, 2019
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    US Government Issues Final Utah Monument Plan

    Aug 23, 2019
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S.
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    Utah Scraps State-Run Dispensary System For Medical Cannabis

    Aug 22, 2019
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah legislators are drafting a proposal to scrap a planned state-run medical marijuana dispensary system after facing pressure from county attorneys who said the system put public employees at risk of being prosecuted under federal drug laws.
     
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    Lt. Governor Says Utah Voter Fraud Often Parental Mistakes

    Aug 09, 2019
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Voter fraud is rare in Utah and typically involves parents submitting ballots for children who are away from home serving missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the state's lieutenant governor said.
     
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    Utah Court Rejects Challenge To Medical Marijuana Law

    Aug 07, 2019
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to a state law that replaced the voter-approved law legalizing medical marijuana.
     
    The court Tuesday dismissed the petition by The People's Right group that argued the governor and the st
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    Utah Diversion Program For Low-Level Offenders Set To Begin

    Aug 02, 2019
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah county intends to launch a program prioritizing rehabilitation over prison for low-level offenders, officials said.
    The Salt Lake County criminal justice diversion program is expected to reduce the county prison population, The Deseret New
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    Utah Reworking Medical Marijuana Distribution Plans

    Jul 31, 2019
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Several county attorneys are pressuring Utah to scrap its plans for a state-run medical marijuana dispensary system, arguing the system would put public employees at risk of being prosecuted under federal drug laws.
     
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    San Juan County Paid Nearly $500K For Bears Ears Lobbying

    Jul 30, 2019

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Newly obtained documents reveal a small county in southeastern Utah paid a consulting firm nearly $500,000 to lobby against the designation of the Bears Ears National Monument and for the downsizing of it after it was created.

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    6 Companies Challenge Utah's Medical Marijuana Growing Picks

    Jul 30, 2019

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Six companies are challenging Utah's decision to award a smaller number of medical marijuana grower licenses.

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    6th Human Case of West Nile Virus Found In Clark County; Infected Mosquitoes Found In Central Utah

    Jul 27, 2019

    The Southern Nevada Health District declared an “outbreak of mosquito-borne diseases” Thursday.

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    DOJ: Utah Isn't Handing Over Documents For Grant Probe

    Jul 25, 2019

     

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Department of Justice says the Utah attorney general's office has failed to turn over documents for a federal investigation into allegations that state officials lied about budget cuts during the Great Recession to get federal grants.

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    Utah Celebrates First Mormon Settlers During Pioneer Day

    Jul 24, 2019

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Residents are gathering to celebrate Utah's history and recognize Mormon pioneers who trekked West in search of religious freedom.

    Pioneer Day is a beloved only-in-Utah holiday every July 24 that features parades, rodeos, fireworks and more.

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    Marijuana Companies Protest Utah's Medical Pot Grower Picks

    Jul 24, 2019

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's decision to award a smaller number of medical marijuana grower licenses has sparked protests from rejected applicants who claim the state is granting licenses to unqualified cultivators and will create a cannabis shortage.

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    Utah, Forest Service Plan $20M Wildfire Mitigation Effort

    Jul 19, 2019
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah and federal agencies plan to direct up to $20 million over the next four years toward protecting forests from wildfires.
     
    The Salt Lake Tribune reported this week that the state
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    Bear Encounters In Utah Have Doubled In The Last Year

    Jul 19, 2019

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wildlife officials say reports of bears coming down from the mountains and rummaging through backyard and campgrounds throughout Utah have more than doubled this year.

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    LGBT Therapy Service Relies On Donors After Partnership End

    Jul 17, 2019

     

    PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah therapy service is using donations to provide subsidized mental health services after parting ways with a youth LGBTQ resource center that funded the operation.

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    Utah Delays Deadline To Award Medical Cannabis Licenses

    Jul 16, 2019

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Applicants vying for a handful of licenses to grow Utah's medical marijuana will have to wait longer than expected to find out who has been selected.

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    Five years ago, Ripple Desai opened the Tandoori Taqueria in her hometown of Panguitch, Utah, tapping into a growing tourist market.
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    Utah's 'Tandoori Taqueria' Brings Unexpected Indian Spice To Cowboy Country

    Jul 14, 2019
    Taco shops are easier to find in rural Utah than Indian restaurants. The Tandoori Taqueria fuses both cuisines and it's doing brisk business in the middle of cowboy country.
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    Detonations Of Rocket Motors, Missile Fuel Set At Utah Range

    Jul 13, 2019

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — The Air Force is about to start a series of detonations of surplus rocket motors and fuel for ballistic missiles on the Utah Test and Training Range in western Utah.

    The sprawling range is located between Great Salt Lake and the Nevada line.

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    Utah Auto Accidents Fall But Effect Of DUI Law Still Unclear

    Jul 08, 2019

     

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials cannot yet determine whether a new drunk driving law has caused a reduction in auto accidents.

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    Located between Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon and Zion national parks, the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument has become a big tourist draw since its designation in 1996.
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    When Everybody Wants A Piece Of 'God's Country'

    Jul 08, 2019
    The Trump administration plans to open up parts of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to more mining and grazing. It's become a flashpoint in the grab for public lands.
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