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Aug 16, 2024 | 
sltrib.com | Emily Anderson |Carlene Coombs
In one of her final appearances at the Utah Capitol, former Senate Minority Leader Karen Mayne and the self-proclaimed "funniest senator" stood on the floor with fellow lawmakers to laugh - and cry - one last time.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
heraldextra.com | Carlene Coombs
Carlene Coombs County residents gather at the county administration building for a truth-in-taxation hearing on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024.
Utah County Commission held its truth-in-taxation meeting Thursday evening to discuss the potential property tax increase that residents are facing for 2025.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
heraldextra.com | Carlene Coombs
Evan Cobb, Daily Herald file photoThe Alpine School District Education Center is pictured Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, in American Fork.
Eight city councils in Utah County voted Tuesday to place a split of Alpine School District on the ballot this November, meaning citizens in those cities will vote on whether or not to split from the state’s largest school district.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
heraldextra.com | Carlene Coombs
Carlene Coombs, Daily HeraldThe entrance to the Utah Supreme Court chambers in Salt Lake City, pictured Friday, Oct. 20, 2023
The Utah Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a lawsuit can move forward against a Provo OB-GYN by 94 women who allege he sexually assaulting them during appointments.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
heraldextra.com | Carlene Coombs
Greg Raines speaks with citizens at a Bureau of Land Management open house in Payson regarding a proposed gun range on West Mountain on Thursday, July 11, 2024. This map shows the proposed project area for a shooting range on West Mountain.
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Aug 4, 2024 | 
heraldextra.com | Carlene Coombs
A fire early Sunday morning damaged a building in Springville that was supposed to house a new business offering robotics programs. The Springville Fire Department told KSL that a call about the fire came in around 6 a.m. Sunday and was contained to one portion of the building, which is located around 1480 N. Main St. According to KSL, the department said it was possibly caused by an electrical issue.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
heraldextra.com | Carlene Coombs
Alberto Mariani, Associated PressSecond-grade students select their meals during their lunch break in the cafeteria on Dec. 12, 2022, at an elementary school in Scottsdale, Ariz.
When DJ Bracken heard that Utah school children carry $2.8 million in school lunch debt, he said that number was “unfathomable” to him.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
heraldextra.com | Carlene Coombs
Courtesy U.S. Attorney’s Office District of UtahGordon Hunter Pedersen holds a bottle of a “structural alkaline silver” product in a YouTube video. Pedersen, of Cedar Hills, was arrested after being indicted in 2020 on federal charges alleging he sold products that fraudulently claimed to cure COVID-19.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
heraldextra.com | Carlene Coombs
Grant Hindsley, Daily Herald file photoA Taiwanese dance group performs during the World Folkfest at the Spring Acre Arts Park in Springville on Wednesday, July 30, 2014.
The annual World Folkfest is happening this week in Springville and will feature performers and artists from several countries, including Ukraine and Taiwan. The festival will be held at Springville High School and runs through Saturday.
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Jul 28, 2024 | 
heraldextra.com | Carlene Coombs
Courtesy Mark Philbrick, BYUAn aerial view of the Brigham Young University campus.
Brigham Young University will now be home to a medical school, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Monday. In a statement released Monday morning, the church said the school will have a major focus on “international health concerns” that impact its members and humanitarian efforts.
