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Most Recent Take Back Title IX Summer 2024 bus tour visits Utah capitol Utah immigrant advocacy group aiding more and more new arrivals Clear Creek Fire 50% contained; crews say fire started by vehicle on I-70 Police arrest man suspected of recording woman at a Provo store Gabb phones 'let kids be kids,' company execs say at new Lehi headquarters opening Utah lawmakers push feds to crack down on teen vaping, illegal e-cigarettes Man critically injured when motorcycle hit by car in Sandy Rep. Blake Moore endorses colleague John Curtis for US Senate Juneteenth to be marked at Ogden festival, Salt Lake flag-raising ceremony Utah's 3 other representatives back Celeste Maloy's reelection bid over GOP challenger 'Dedicated public servant': Utah leaders mourn passing of former state Sen. Peter Knudson 'We don't want to get hit by a bullet': Crews respond to Sandy fire containing ammo, gunpowder Police confirm remains belong to missing southern Utah woman SLC issues summer pollution warning, which experts say is more difficult to escape than the heat Owens leads legislation to rename Santaquin post office in honor of fallen officer Motorcyclist chased after driver, shot him in Cedar City road rage case, police say How Utah's new 'helitack' program aims to help crews attack wildfires faster Texas man charged with groping teen arrested, accused of groping 2nd teen in Utah Southern Utah sky watchers capture 'magical' fire rainbow Education » Environment » Health » Politics » Religion » Science » Utah Counties »

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Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson voiced her support Thursday night for former congresswoman Mia Love, who is battling brain cancer.
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Take Back Title IX Summer 2024 bus tour visits Utah capitol

Jackson Payne for KSL.com|Posted June 13 - 10:14 p.m. | Save Story

The Independent Women's Forum brought its Take Back Title IX bus tour to Salt Lake City Tuesday as part of the Our Bodies, Our Sports movement, which claims to be the "largest and most ideologically diverse women's movement of our time."
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Utah immigrant advocacy group aiding more and more new arrivals

Tim Vandenack, KSL.com|Posted June 13 - 8:59 p.m. | Save Story

Catholic Community Services of Utah has been offering more and more assistance to newly arrived immigrants, paralleling the surge in numbers at the U.S.-Mexico border, at least as of earlier this year.
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Clear Creek Fire 50% contained; crews say fire started by vehicle on I-70

Josh Ellis, KSL-TV|Posted June 13 - 8:04 p.m. | Save Story

The Clear Creek Fire, which has burned approximately 20 acres in Sevier County by Interstate 70, was 50% contained as of Thursday morning.
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Police arrest man suspected of recording woman at a Provo store

Pat Reavy, KSL.com|Posted June 13 - 7:43 p.m. | Save Story

A Juab County man was arrested Thursday after police say he was trying to inappropriately video record a woman at a Provo store without her knowledge.
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Gabb phones 'let kids be kids,' company execs say at new Lehi headquarters opening

Emma Everett Johnson, KSL.com|Posted June 13 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story

Gabb, a Utah tech company dedicated to making safe, kid-friendly phones and smartwatches, opened its new Lehi headquarters Thursday.
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Utah lawmakers push feds to crack down on teen vaping, illegal e-cigarettes

Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News|Posted June 13 - 5:20 p.m. | Save Story

Utah Sen. Mike Lee said he sees the epidemic of youth addiction to e-cigarettes as a real problem.
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Man critically injured when motorcycle hit by car in Sandy

Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com|Posted June 13 - 4:08 p.m. | Save Story

A man was critically injured Thursday when his motorcycle and a car collided in Sandy.
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Rep. Blake Moore endorses colleague John Curtis for US Senate

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com|Posted June 13 - 4:07 p.m. | Save Story

Rep. Blake Moore is throwing his support behind his colleague Rep. John Curtis in the race for Utah's U.S. Senate seat.
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Juneteenth to be marked at Ogden festival, Salt Lake flag-raising ceremony

Tim Vandenack, KSL.com|Updated June 13 - 3:27 p.m. | Save Story

Juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of U.S. slaves, will be marked by a festival in Ogden, a flag-raising ceremony in Salt Lake and other activities.
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Utah's 3 other representatives back Celeste Maloy's reelection bid over GOP challenger

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com|Posted June 13 - 3:03 p.m. | Save Story

Reps. John Curtis, Blake Moore and Burgess Owens issued their support Thursday for Rep. Celeste Maloy in her reelection bid against Republican challenger Colby Jenkins.
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'Dedicated public servant': Utah leaders mourn passing of former state Sen. Peter Knudson

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com|Posted June 13 - 2:02 p.m. | Save Story

Former Utah state Sen. Peter Knudson died on June 5 at the age of 86, according to an obituary.
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'We don't want to get hit by a bullet': Crews respond to Sandy fire containing ammo, gunpowder

Logan Stefanich, KSL.com|Posted June 13 - 1:40 p.m. | Save Story

A detached garage containing raw gunpowder and a "significant amount" of ammunition caught fire Thursday in Sandy, leading to a hazardous situation for responding firefighters.
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Police confirm remains belong to missing southern Utah woman

Haven Scott, St. George News|Posted June 13 - 1:06 p.m. | Save Story

Utah's Office of the Medical Examiner has identified the remains found near Duck Creek in Kane County as those of Courtney Lynne Townsend, who was last seen six months ago.
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SLC issues summer pollution warning, which experts say is more difficult to escape than the heat

Andrew Adams, KSL-TV|Posted June 13 - 12:33 p.m. | Save Story

Salt Lake City issued a new warning for ozone pollution levels amid rising temperatures that are supposed to keep going up.
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Owens leads legislation to rename Santaquin post office in honor of fallen officer

Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News|Posted June 13 - 12:01 p.m. | Save Story

Utah Rep. Burgess Owens introduced legislation Wednesday to rename the Santaquin post office in honor of Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser, who was killed in the line of duty on May 5.
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Motorcyclist chased after driver, shot him in Cedar City road rage case, police say

Pat Reavy, KSL.com|Updated June 13 - 11:55 a.m. | Save Story

A motorcyclist was arrested Wednesday after police say he shot and critically injured a man during a road rage incident in Cedar City.
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How Utah's new 'helitack' program aims to help crews attack wildfires faster

Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV|Posted June 13 - 9:56 a.m. | Save Story

A new "helitack" program for Utah fire crews means they can make it to the frontlines of wildfire faster.
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Texas man charged with groping teen arrested, accused of groping 2nd teen in Utah

Pat Reavy, KSL.com|Posted June 13 - 8:38 a.m. | Save Story

A Texas man charged with groping a teenage girl at a Salt Lake store in August has been arrested and accused of groping a second girl at another Salt Lake store.
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Southern Utah sky watchers capture 'magical' fire rainbow

Chris Reed, St. George News|Posted June 13 - 8:19 a.m. | Save Story

Brian and Liz Baker have been self-admitted sky watchers for over six decades. But around noon on Sunday, they saw something in the skies above Washington Fields they say they have never seen: a band of prism colors.

Gabb phones 'let kids be kids,' company execs say at new Lehi headquarters opening
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Education »

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Environment »

SLC issues summer pollution warning, which experts say is more difficult to escape than the heat
  • Utah is looking to Iceland to map the state's geothermal potential
  • Industry groups sue to block 'forever chemical' drinking-water rule
  • Utah delegation studies future geothermal potential in Iceland
  • Cox calls on Utahns to 'stay vigilant' as prime fire conditions begin to develop

Health »

Utah lawmakers push feds to crack down on teen vaping, illegal e-cigarettes
  • Intermountain Health unveils what it wants to do with old Salt Lake Sears block
  • '100 Deadliest Days' could be deadlier without more blood donations
  • US proposes banning medical debt from credit reports, VP Harris says
  • Industry groups sue to block 'forever chemical' drinking-water rule

Judge blocks Biden administration from closing 'gun show loophole' in Texas and 3 other states
  • Sandy Hook families want to seize Alex Jones' social media accounts
  • Police arrest man suspected of recording woman at a Provo store
  • Supreme Court backs Starbucks over fired pro-union workers
  • Utah lawmakers push feds to crack down on teen vaping, illegal e-cigarettes

Politics »

Lt. Gov. Henderson asks for support for former US Rep. Mia Love, who's battling brain cancer
  • Take Back Title IX Summer 2024 bus tour visits Utah capitol
  • Judge blocks Biden administration from closing 'gun show loophole' in Texas and 3 other states
  • Utah immigrant advocacy group aiding more and more new arrivals
  • Utah lawmakers push feds to crack down on teen vaping, illegal e-cigarettes

Religion »

AP Poll: Republicans wary of immigration from Middle East
  • Mormon church backs religious liberty after Trump comments
  • Legal experts agree: Trump's proposal unconstitutional
  • Cache school district approves land swap with LDS church
  • Man accused of stealing human remains held on $100,000 bail

Science »

Movie theaters, for now, stay open nationwide
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  • Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14 amid virus concerns
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Utah Counties »

Lt. Gov. Henderson asks for support for former US Rep. Mia Love, who's battling brain cancer
  • Take Back Title IX Summer 2024 bus tour visits Utah capitol
  • Utah immigrant advocacy group aiding more and more new arrivals
  • Clear Creek Fire 50% contained; crews say fire started by vehicle on I-70
  • Police arrest man suspected of recording woman at a Provo store
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