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Utah May 3, 2016

Ogden, Utah, woman charged on accusations she and daughter threw eggs at homes and cars

An Ogden mother has been charged on accusations she drove around town with her daughter and other children throwing eggs at homes and cars.

Utah May 3, 2016

Prosecutors won't charge man who left rifle at Utah Capitol in protest against gun violence

A Utah man who left an unloaded semi-automatic rifle at the state Capitol as part of a protest against gun violence won't face charges from the October incident, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Arizona May 3, 2016

Public library set to open in polygamous community that's been without 1 for decades

A public library is set to open next year in a polygamous town on the Utah-Arizona border that hasn't had one for decades due to controlling sect leaders who try to limit followers' exposure to the outside world.

Values May 3, 2016

Utah judge reverses decision to take baby from lesbian foster parents

A Utah judge has reversed a decision to take a baby away from her lesbian foster parents and place her with a heterosexual couple after widespread backlash.

RELIGION May 3, 2016

Mormon church: Gay couples can be kicked out

Gay and lesbian Mormons and their supporters are reeling over a rule change by church officials that says members in same-sex marriages can be kicked out, and bars their children from being baptized unless they disavow same-sex relationships.

RELIGION April 30, 2016

Openly gay rock singer changing tune on Mormon religion

Two years after coming out as gay and praising the Mormon church for offering support, Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees is denouncing his faith in his latest music video.

RELIGION April 29, 2016

Police criticize BYU investigations into sex assault victims

Several Utah police officials are joining in calls to change Brigham Young University's practice of opening honor code investigations into students after they report being sexually assaulted, as more sexual assault victims reach out to police to say they have felt silenced by the policy.

Arizona April 29, 2016

Feds call for judge to disband police in polygamous towns

The police department should be disbanded in polygamous towns on the Utah-Arizona border found guilty of violating the constitutional rights of nonbelievers, the federal government recommended Friday in a new court filing.

Utah April 29, 2016

Large graffiti carved at Arches National Park in Utah

Officials at Utah's Arches National Park are investigating large graffiti so deeply carved into one of the park's famous red rock arches that it might be impossible to erase.

Police and Law Enforcement April 29, 2016

K9 killed, suspect wounded in SWAT standoff

A suspect has been hospitalized and a police K9 has died after a standoff with SWAT officers in Utah.

Utah April 28, 2016

Large graffiti carved into famous red rock at Arches National Park in Utah

Rangers at Utah's Arches National Park were investigating large graffiti Thursday that was carved so deeply into a famous red rock arch that it might be impossible to erase, officials said.

Presidential Primaries April 28, 2016

Trump, Clinton win Arizona prize; Cruz, Sanders notch victories in Utah, Idaho

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton padded their delegate totals with convincing wins in the valuable Arizona primary Tuesday night – but their respective rivals, Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders, kept the race alive with victories in the Utah and Idaho caucuses.

Presidential Primaries April 28, 2016

Utah GOP allowing online voting, amid cybersecurity concerns

Forget the crowded community centers and chaotic scenes so often associated with presidential caucuses – for thousands of Utah Republicans, caucusing on Tuesday could entail little more than getting on their tablet or computer, and voting online.

Presidential Primaries April 28, 2016

Romney makes robo-calls for Cruz in Arizona, Utah

Mitt Romney is blasting out robo-calls on behalf of GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz in the two Western states holding primary contests Tuesday – dismissing underdog candidate John Kasich in the process, all in the name of thwarting Donald Trump.

ELECTIONS April 28, 2016

Ted Cruz picks up first Senate endorsement from Sen. Mike Lee

Sen. Ted Cruz picked up his first Senate endorsement Thursday from Sen. Mike Lee of Utah.

Robbery - Theft April 22, 2016

Five charged with stealing dinosaur bones near Utah quarry

Prosecutors have filed theft charges against five people accused of stealing 60 pounds of dinosaur bones near a Utah quarry during an educational trip run by a college in Texas, authorities said Thursday.

Utah April 22, 2016

5 charged after dinosaur bones taken on college trip to Utah

Prosecutors have filed theft charges against five people accused of stealing 60 pounds of dinosaur bones near a Utah quarry during an educational trip run by a college in Texas, authorities said Thursday.

RELIGION April 21, 2016

BYU students investigated by school after reporting rape

Madeline MacDonald says she was an 18-year-old freshman at Brigham Young University when she was sexually assaulted by a man she met on an online dating site.

RELIGION April 21, 2016

In conservative Utah, naming road for gay leader stands out

A proposal to name a street after pioneering gay leader Harvey Milk is the latest display of Salt Lake City standing out as a blue dot in a deep-red state where the prevailing Mormon faith still has a fraught relationship with the LGBT community.

RELIGION April 20, 2016

Capital of conservative Utah will name street for gay leader

The Salt Lake City Council has decided to name a street after pioneering gay leader Harvey Milk, the latest display of its position as a blue island in a sea of deep-red, where the prevailing Mormon faith still has a fraught relationship with the LGBT community.

RELIGION April 20, 2016

The Latest: Salt Lake City votes to name road for gay leader

The Latest on the proposal to rename a street in Salt Lake City after pioneering gay leader Harvey Milk (all times local): 8:30 p.m.

RELIGION April 19, 2016

Last Mormon missionary hurt in Brussels bombing back in Utah

The family of a 66-year-old Mormon missionary who suffered severe burns on more than a third of his body in the Brussels airport bombing says he faces a long recovery but is improving slowly.

RELIGION April 19, 2016

Utah leaders call pornography a plague damaging young minds

Utah political leaders and anti-pornography activists said Tuesday that children's minds are being corrupted in a world where graphic sexual images are a click away.

Utah April 19, 2016

Elizabeth Smart gives message to another woman named Elizabeth who vanished

Family and supporters, including kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart, are marking the disappearance of a Provo woman who was last seen a year ago.

RELIGION April 18, 2016

Mormon missionary injured in Brussels attack returns to Utah

A Mormon missionary severely injured in the Brussels airport bombing arrived back home in Utah over the weekend, his family said.

RELIGION April 18, 2016

Utah town to memorialize Paiutes massacred by Mormons

A Utah town will erect a memorial to 30 men, women and children from the Paiute tribe who were slaughtered by Mormon settlers 150 years ago.

Utah April 14, 2016

Mystery diner who tipped $1,500 revealed

Perhaps Briggs VanNess’ most important tip wasn’t the $1500 he left for a single mom who was his waitress at a Utah Denny’s restaurant, but instead these words: “Family is everything.”

Veterans April 13, 2016

Video shows moment Marine vet reunited with missing service dog

Cameras captured an emotional reunion between a Marine veteran and his service dog who'd escaped from a Utah hotel room as they were heading home this week.

Utah April 13, 2016

Toddler found wandering streets in her pajamas

After a 2-year-old girl was found wandering the streets in South Ogden, Utah Tuesday morning, police were on the search for her parents.

RELIGION April 12, 2016

Court hands defeat on polygamy to family from 'Sister Wives'

A federal appeals court on Monday dismissed a landmark decision that decriminalized polygamy in Utah, marking a legal defeat for the family from the reality TV show "Sister Wives." Kody Brown and his four wives cannot sue the state over its ban on plural marriages because the family never faced charges and local prosecutors later said they would not prosecute consenting adults with multiple wives, according to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.

RELIGION April 12, 2016

Court upholds Utah's polygamy ban in "Sister Wives" case

A federal appeals court has upheld Utah's ban on polygamy, dealing a legal blow to TV's "Sister Wives" in a ruling that sides with prosecutors who said they need the ban to go after polygamists like imprisoned leader Warren Jeffs.