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Market owner accused of trading cash for SNAP benefits

TAYLORSVILLE — The co-owner of a Taylorsville market is accused of essentially trading cash for food stamps. Besmullah Yaqoobi, 45, of Salt Lake City, was charged Monday in 3rd District Court with public assistance fraud by a provider, a second-degree felony. Yagoobi and his partner were charged with a similar crime in
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Utah homeless services board awards $1.8M to 3 cities for winter shelters

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's Homeless Services Board voted Tuesday to approve more than $1.8 million to three cities that host temporary winter shelter space. Most of that money, $1.1 million, will go to Salt Lake City, with $378,000 for South Salt Lake and another $252,000 for Ogden. The board voted unanimously to award th
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Smoke rises over Salt Lake City after vehicle fire off Redwood Road

Smoke was spotted near Redwood Road in Salt Lake City following a vehicle fire.
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Man accused of kidnapping after taking 9-year-old on motorcycle ride without parents’ knowledge

A West Jordan man is behind bars after he took a 9-year-old on a motorcycle ride without informing the child's parents, whom he is a stranger to.
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Billions of gallons of water from Pineview Reservoir en route to the Great Salt...

Billions of gallons of water from Pineview Reservoir en route to the Great Salt Lake
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Several I-215 ramps close for bridge work in Salt Lake County

SALT LAKE CITY — Drivers in Salt Lake County will need to plan ahead starting at 4 a.m. Tuesday. At that time, several ramps around I-80, I-215, state Route 201 and Redwood Road will close for bridge work. That's why Tuesday's commute might look a little different, and it's expected to stay that way for about 20 days,
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‘Like general conference every day’: Downtown Salt Lake prepares for temple crowds

SALT LAKE CITY — Downtown Salt Lake City businesses are preparing for a significant increase in visitors when the Salt Lake Temple opens to the public following years of renovation. Leaders with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints expect the temple open house to attract about 22,000...
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New statue of resurrected Jesus Christ unveiled inside Conference Center

Designer shares the reasons for replacing the fountain with “Christ Visits the Americas.”
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Silver Alert issued for man, 72, last seen in Murray

MURRAY, Utah, Oct. 5, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — The Unified Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for a man last seen at about 3 p.m. Monday at the Moran Eye Center, 243 E. 6100 South, Murray. Frank Cubban Wood is 72, and stands 5 feet 10 inches and...
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‘A humble servant’: Morgan Scalley, Utes happy to have special guest at Utah-Iowa State...

Elder Ronald A. Rasband, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was on hand in Ames, Iowa, to watch Utah defeat Iowa State 31-17 to open Big 12 play on Sept. 26.

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