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Bail set for man after court vacates child sex abuse conviction
VERNAL - Bail has been set for a man who has spent nearly four years in prison for an aggravated child sex abuse conviction that was vacated by the Utah Supreme Court earlier this month. Anthony Watkins, 44, can be released if he posts the $10,000 bail set Wednesday by Judge Ed Peterson, who warned the Colorado man what would happen if he failed to appear for any future court hearings. "I ...
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Second firefighter being investigated for drugs
SALT LAKE CITY - A second firefighter is facing possible drug charges triggered by a review of what happened to medications missing from the Unified Fire Authority, and a third employee could be under scrutiny as well. Bruce Bergdahl, 44, was arrested Wednesday in a drug-related investigation. He has been a paramedic with UFA for 18 years. The arrest comes less than two weeks after assistant ...
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Campers running out of time state parks fill up for Memorial Day weekend
SALT LAKE CITY — With Memorial Day just around the corner, Utahns are gearing up for a weekend of camping. However, those hoping to find a camping spot at one of Utah's state parks are rapidly running out of time. It's typical for Utah's campsites to be mostly filled for Memorial Day weekend, but this year seems campsites are in higher demand than in previous years. ...
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KSL Cares raises more than $81K for Oklahoma tornado victims
SALT LAKE CITY - More than $81,000 was raised in a six-hour period Tuesday night for victims of the massive tornado in Moore, Okla. KSL TV and the Red Cross teamed up in a telethon spanning the broadcast network's four evening newscasts, attracting financial support from 890 viewers who pledged a total of $81,889. Additional donations continued through the day Thursday directly to the Red ...
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Arrested Development Save Me
may be a remnant of NBC’s crash-and-burn-and-explode 2012-13 development slate, but it’s still funnier than most of what actually ran during the season ...
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop
There is always something inherently amusing about a person who takes his or her job too seriously, especially when said person is a security guard at a suburban shopping mall who spends his days cruising around on a Segway PT breaking up disputes over bras at Victorias Secret and t ... ...
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Stick It to Big Agribusiness
This weekend, join activists rallying at the Utah Capitol against agribusiness giant Monsanto, which has garnered special protections through a bill recently signed into law by President Barack Obama. Also, learn more about the autism epidemic in Utah at a family-fun day held at Westminster College, where there will be activities and information about autism in Utah. Later, get signed up for a ...
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Missing Utah moms father-in-law not getting out
This undated photo released by the West Valley City Police Department shows Susan Powell. Citing a lack of leads, a police agency said Monday that it is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspect. The announcement came after police spent two days searching in rural Oregon last week for any trace of Powell's ...
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Man dresses as woman to rob bank
SANDY - Police are searching for a man who was dressed as a woman Wednesday when he robbed a Zions Bank just before closing. Police said a white man wearing a white blouse, white hat and white sunglasses entered Zions Bank ...
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Teen brother questioned in death of 2 Utah boys
WEST POINT, Utah (AP) -- Davis County sheriff's deputies are investigating the deaths of two boys in West Point and have identified their older brother as a person of interest in the ...
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John Saltas Jerre Wrobles Impact on CW
Excluding me, there have been six editors. And you can kind of break them into eras. Tom Walsh was the first. He was the one who kind of established our voice. Chris Smart elevated our voice. Both those guys were good, old-style journalists who cared about news-they came directly from a news background. The era that Jerre was in was the one where the newspaper industry wasn’t as easy. And ...
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