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Bancroft, ID, United States

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Dept. of Public Safety video could save you in a mass shooting situation

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Public Safety wants to arm the public with knowledge in case they are ever confronted by an active shooter. DPS has created a video (below) that depicts a drill involving a gunman roaming through a building with the intent to kill. → Read More

West Jordan Police investigating possible child abduction

WEST JORDAN, Utah -- West Jordan Police are investigating the kidnapping of a teenage girl after a young boy said he witnessed the abduction at an apartment complex at 3591 Serenity View Drive. → Read More

West Valley’s Rocky Mountain Raceways to close after 2018 season

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - Rocky Mountain Raceways announced Thursday that next year’s season will be the final one after 50 years in business. The lease for the race tracks in West Valley City will soon expire, so the owners are planning to use the 50-acre property for commercial development. → Read More

Thousands of protesters gather to oppose Trump’s proposed reductions to Utah monuments

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Highway Patrol estimates 4,500 people gathered Saturday at the Utah State Capitol to speak out against President Trump’s plan to reduce the size of the Bears Ears National Monument and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. → Read More

UHP suspects drugs a factor in crash that may cause passenger to lose her leg

SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah -- The Utah Highway Patrol says drugs and extreme speeding led to a nearly fatal accident at 114th South and I-15 early Friday morning. Troopers say an Orem couple was traveling with their 10-month-old infant at more than 100 miles per hour at 2 a.m. → Read More

Park City woman shot in leg during robbery while visiting family in Chicago

PARK CITY, Utah -- A Park City woman was robbed and shot Monday night while visiting family in Chicago. Silvia Berger, 69, had just arrived at her daughter’s home and went back to get more belongings from the car when a gunman approached her and grabbed her purse with all of her cash. → Read More

Volunteers helping Riverdale residents evacuated after landslide

RIVERDALE, Utah -- Scores of volunteers poured into a Riverdale neighborhood Wednesday to help four families who were evacuated after a massive landslide. The biggest landslide happened Sunday night but multiple slides have occurred since. → Read More

Salt Lake City non-profit group helps elderly couple safely transport their disabled granddaughter

SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah -- Louis and Debora Lopez have been taking care of their granddaughter with cerebral palsy since she was a baby. Yesenia Lopez is 17-years-old but she is not able to talk and she needs a wheelchair to get around. → Read More

Salt Lake City urges customers to buy local on Small Business Saturday

SALT LAKE CITY -- Salt Lake City brought statistics, dignitaries and even a TV star to celebrate Small Business Saturday -- an effort to persuade people to shop at local stores. The goal is persuade customers to spend just 10 percent more locally which would add $1. → Read More

Family offers forgiveness after son dies in hit-and-run accident

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah -- The parents of a 19-year-old Taylorsville man who was fatally injured in a hit and run accident say they hold no ill will for the woman who allegedly killed their son. Robert Harsh was walking in the crosswalk on 4200 South Redwood Road at about 9:00 p.m. → Read More

Utah leads US with highest rate of Alzheimer’s disease; help is available

BOUNTIFUL, Utah - Utah leads the nation for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Ruth Murphy is one of 30,000 Utahns who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The progressive malady attacks a person’s memory and will eventually lead to death. → Read More

New bridge links Jordan River Trail in Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah -- The bridge spans a gap of about 270 feet, but it is the missing link that now connects a paved trail that stretches throughout the Wasatch Front. On Saturday, Salt Lake dignitaries dedicated the Jordan River Trail Bridge between 200 South and North Temple. → Read More

Utahns take rare opportunity to see ‘Casablanca’ on the big screen

SALT LAKE CITY -- The classic movie "Casablanca" is appearing in theaters across the United States on the 75th anniversary of its release. Utah filmgoers are eager to see the movie again on the big screen “To be able to see as it was released and how people saw it the way people saw it back then is a once in a lifetime opportunity,” said Linda Kennedy. → Read More

Layton honors veterans with a parade and breaks ground on Vietnam Veteran Memorial

LAYTON, Utah -- Layton City is going above the call of duty to honor those who served our country on Veterans Day. The city was host of the Northern Utah Veterans Day Parade and broke ground for a 360-foot replica of the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial. → Read More

Utah Republican Party revives Count My Vote lawsuit

PARK CITY, Utah -- The Utah Republican State Central Committee voted on Saturday to keep the Count My Vote lawsuit, just a few days after the GOP Chairman announced the suit would be dropped. → Read More

Kaysville parents organizing to oppose proposed high school boundary changes

DAVIS COUNTY, Utah -- Ashley Morrison says the Davis School District’s proposed boundary changes will force her two disabled children to be on a bus for three hours each day they go to school. → Read More

Roger Stone discusses Russia probe ahead of speech in Utah

MIDVALE, Utah -- One of President Trump’s campaign consultants made an appearance in Utah two days before criminal indictments in the Russia probe are expected to be released publicly. Roger Stone is one of the most controversial and polarizing figures in American politics. → Read More

Sandy toddler, father injured in accidental shooting

SANDY, Utah -- Sandy Police are investigating what appears to be an accidental shooting of a toddler and his father. An adult party was going on inside an apartment at about 9:45 p.m. on Saturday when a 27-year-old guest started passing around a handgun. → Read More

Complaint filed against supporters of Canyons School District bond

SANDY, Utah -- A Sandy parent has filed a complaint with the Utah Lieutenant Governor’s Office against supporters of the Canyons School District bond. → Read More

Naked man is on the run after assaulting elderly Salt Lake woman

SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City Police are searching for a man who hit an elderly woman in the face during an attempted home invasion Friday. Police say they are having a difficult time finding the suspect because they don`t have a solid description, just that the man was not wearing any clothes. → Read More