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Capital West News

HB86: Utah County girl's death prompts bill targeting assisted suicide

By Lilian Whitney
January 20, 2018 12:00 AM
Utah is one of six states without anti-suicide legislation. (Bryan Pearson)
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Campus

More teachers needed in Utah schools

By Emily Janeen Ashcraft
September 27, 2017 12:00 AM
Christina Jacobs teaches seventh graders at South Hills middle school. (Emily Ashcraft)
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State

BYU senior wins Miss Utah 2017 Pageant

By Lauren Hanson
June 21, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU senior JessiKate Riley was crowned Miss Utah 2017 on June 17. (Emily Lesher Photography)
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Business

Utah's Silicon Slopes begins to resemble San Francisco's Silicon Valley

By Benjamin Steele
March 09, 2017 12:00 AM
1MillionCups meets at The Startup Building on Wednesday mornings, as shown here. Business and tech networking groups like 1MillionCups have become more common in Utah as the technology industry has grown over the past decade. (Chris Padilla Photo)
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Campus

BYU Unraveling Pornography Club teaches students to rise above addiction

By Maddy French
February 23, 2017 12:00 AM
Leadership from the BYU Unraveling Pornography Club meet to discuss the agenda for this semester's events. (Brian Peine)
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Featured

Utah Colleges Exit Poll attracts national attention

By Ashley Lee
November 03, 2016 12:00 AM
Stephen Hunsaker and Naomi Dorsey meet to discuss progress within their committees in the Utah Colleges Exit Poll leadership class. (Ryan Turner)
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Featured

Utah Republicans, UNLV observers weigh in on final presidential debate

By Haley Hilton
October 20, 2016 12:00 AM
LAS VEGAS — Candidates' performance at the final debate on Wednesday, Oct. 19 did little to change voters' minds one direction or another.
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State

Utah legislators set to discuss medical marijuana

By Associated Press
October 18, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah legislative committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss whether marijuana should be legal for people with certain medical conditions.
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State

Utah high school graduation rate above average; 84.8 percent

By Associated Press
October 17, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The high school graduation rate in Utah has increased by about 1 percent over the past year and remains slightly above the national average.
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State

Teen cleared of drugging Utah officer says he wants apology

By Associated Press
October 12, 2016 12:00 AM
CLEARFIELD, Utah (AP) — A Utah man who was cleared Tuesday after being arrested two months earlier on accusations he a drugged a police officer's drink said he's relieved but disappointed in how police handled his case and that they refuse to apologize for sullying his reputation.
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News

Utah Republicans out front in opposing Trump after recording

By Associated Press
October 10, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — If the pushback against Donald Trump becomes a Republican Party revolt, it could be said that it got its start in Utah.
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State

Utah governor opens time capsule from 1914

By Associated Press
October 04, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's oldest citizens gathered at the state Capitol to watch Gov. Gary Herbert saw through a copper time capsule.
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State

Salt Lake County no longer using schools as polling places

By Associated Press
September 28, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Elections officials in Salt Lake County say they've stopped using schools as polling places because of security concerns about bringing outsiders into the building with children.
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State

Several Utah residents still can't return home after tornado

By Associated Press
September 27, 2016 12:00 AM
Damage caused from a tornado in Washington Terrace City, Utah, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. Other storms in the area that produced winds in excess of 70 mph caused damage to trees and other property near the city of Layton. (Chris Detrick/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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Campus

Provo City Library announces closing of Pokéstops

By Theresa Davis
August 04, 2016 12:00 AM
The Provo City Library published a blog post on Thursday, August 4 in response to the removal of the Pokestops from the library. The library shared their blog post on social media.
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Life

Elizabeth Smart among supporters of group empowering women

By Natalie Hollingshead
July 01, 2016 12:00 AM
Elizabeth Smart and Bre Lasley listen to their introductions during Fight Like Girls 'Intro Night' in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 23, 2016. Fight Like Girls is an organization intended to empower women fighting anxiety, infertility, eating disorders, abduction and every battle in between. (photo/caption credit: Deseret News)
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Featured

Lawmakers examining zoning for drug recovery centers

By Jennifer Ball
May 18, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY -- Members of the Utah Legislature's Judiciary Committee have called for a review of laws that define zoning regulations for drug recovery centers.
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Local

2016 gubernatorial candidates address top priorities in Utah

By Lauren Hanson
March 29, 2016 12:00 AM
Four of Utah's leading gubernatorial candidates addressed the state's top priorities at the Utah Foundation luncheon on Thursday, March 24.
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