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Logan police on Thursday identified a man who was killed in a head-on crash that occurred during a high-speed chase near Sardine Canyon in Cache County.
A Utah Highway Patrol trooper had started chasing 26-year-old Marcos Torres, of Brigham City, at 2 p.m. on Wednesday after several people called 911 to report reckless and erratic driving, according to Logan Police Chief Gary Jensen, whose department was investigating the crash.

Hundreds of outdoor industry representatives and their supporters marched Thursday afternoon to the Utah Capitol, urging the state’s leaders to lay off what critics say is an attack on public lands and recognize the role conservation plays in economic development.
Industry groups launched the “This Land is Our Land” march and rally from the Salt Palace convention center, where the final Outdoor Retailers trade show is holding its final Salt Lake City edition.

During Monday’s Days of ’47 Parade, Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski rode down the route in a convertible — as mayors have done for years, usually accompanied by their spouses.
This was a bit different. Biskupski is the city’s first mayor to have a spouse, Betty Iverson, who is of the same sex.
When the car carrying the couple approached the review stand of KSL, which televised the parade live, the cameras cut away to a sideline reporter, who did a quiz with a spectator about famous Mormons...

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More thunderstorms and scattered rain showers will roll over northern Utah heading toward the weekend, but a repeat of the widespread flooding earlier this week was not expected.
The National Weather Service predicted precipitation will both be light and mostly limited to the northern Wasatch Range and eastern Utah’s Uintas as monsoonal moisture continues to move into the region out of the Southwest.
So, relax. No need to look up Noah’s (or Evan Almighty’s) phone, email or social media sites to ...

Republican Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is breaking with President Donald Trump over his new directive to bar transgender people from the military.
“I’m not going to defend President Trump on this issue,” the Republican governor said Thursday during his monthly press conference on KUED-TV.
“People ought to be treated fairly with equality — and that includes the gay community, the LGBTQ” community, he said.
He added he did not understand the president’s reasoning for the new directive, and, “I feel no ...

Though his term doesn’t expire until next January, Eagle Mountain Mayor Christopher Pengra announced Wednesday he’ll be stepping down early — leaving the city to find a replacement for the last five months of his tenure.
His last day at City Hall will be Aug. 18.
Pengra announced his decision not to run for a second term in a public Facebook post at the end of May. “In the coming seven months, I intend to keep my foot on the pedal and finish strong,” he wrote.

The man piloting the plane that crashed Wednesday on Interstate 15 warned air traffic controllers what was about to happen, but gave no indications of any prior problems, according to radio traffic.
“Hey, I’m going down! Six Whiskey Bravo,” Layne Clarke said, referencing the tail number on his single-engine Beech A36 Bonanza — N60WB.
“I just saw him go down,” someone said moments later.

“Unfortunate.”
“Disappointing.”
“A bummer.”
Utah gear developers at the Outdoor Retailer convention shared a vocabulary to describe the relocation of the massive trade show from Salt Lake City to Denver.
But local exhibitors, reeling after public lands disputes prompted organizers to end the show’s 22-year-run in Salt Lake City, trace different paths to their mutual frustration.

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Federal authorities to announce charges in cruise ship death
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By BECKY BOHRER and RACHEL D’ORO
Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska • Federal authorities planned to announce charges Thursday in what was described as a domestic dispute aboard a cruise ship in U.S.