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Three Utah cities fastest growing in the U.S. 

A financial planning website says three Utah cities are among the fastest-growing in the U.S.  SmartAsset named Orem, Layton and St. George to its recent list of top boomtowns of 2019.

Shed collapse kills man in Taylorsville

The Unified Police Department says one person is dead following the collapse of a shed in Taylorsville.  Matthew McFarland of the Unified Fire Department says first responders arrived at the home yesterday afternoon and found the small building in the backyard destroyed.

Salt Lake Temple closing for renovations

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released renderings of the new interior of the Salt Lake Temple after its upcoming renovations are finished. The Salt Lake Temple will begin its four-year overhaul starting on December 29th.

Possible special session to reform taxes in Utah

A plan to reform the Utah tax code could include an even bigger tax cut with it. House Speaker Brad Wilson said lawmakers working on the final bill were trying to get the total income tax cut to more than 100-million dollars.  The added cuts would largely go to single Utahn’s and couples without children.

Republican Congressmen pushing to prevent baseball from dropping teams

Republican Congressmen Chris Stewart and Rob Bishop are joining a bipartisan push to prevent Major League Baseball from dropping teams from the minor league system.  Under a proposal from MLB, the Orem Owlz and Ogden Raptors would be among 42 teams to go after the 2020 season.

DABC website overwhelmed by rare bottle of bourbon being given away

The Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control says its website was nearly overwhelmed when thousands of people rushed to register for a drawing for a rare bottle of bourbon.

New La Verkin police officer only three years old

There's a new police officer in La Verkin and she's only three years old.  ABC4 reports Marley Bergon was sworn in as an honorary officer yesterday after catching the attention of a police sergeant, who found out the girl is battling a rare form of cancer.

President of Mexico prays for murder victims

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador prayed for the safety of the country with the relatives of nine U.S. dual citizens slaughtered in northern Mexico last month and assured them “at least four” suspects have been detained.

Salt Lake air quality worst quality in the nation

The Environmental Protection Agency says Salt Lake City had the worst air quality in the U.S. yesterday.  Dr. Denitza Blagev of Intermountain Medical Center says there's a reason why some schools were keeping students from playing outdoors yesterday.

Development in New Harmony voted down

Don't expect to see any commercial services near Zion National Park's Kolob Canyons anytime soon.  This week, the Washington County Board of Commissioners unanimously rejected a proposal that would have rezoned an area just off Interstate 15 near New Harmony.