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Layton Boy Loses Hand as a Result of Dog Bite

Police in Layton say a four-year-old boy has lost his right hand after being bitten by a large dog. Investigators say the child was trying to reach through a fence into a neighboring yard to play with the dog yesterday when it bit down on his arm, severing it.

LGBTQ Conversion Therapy in Limbo

A bill that would ban so-call conversion therapy on LGBTQ children in Utah may be in limbo after stalling in a House committee. HB 399 from Republican Representative Craig Hall would block the practice among licensed therapists. The bill ran out of time during its committee hearing.

Romney Criticizing President Trump

Republican Senator Mitt Romney is again taking the role of one of President Trump's biggest critics within his own party. Earlier this week, the President said he believed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's assertion that he didn't know about the brutal treatment American Otto Warmbier received as a prisoner. Speaking with reporters, Senator Romney said he disagreed with Trump.

Earthquake Felt in Enterprise Area

If you felt some rockn and a rolln near Enterprise yesterday it wasn't your imagination. A 2.97 magnitude earthquake hit near the town of Enterprise yesterday morning, according to a tweet from the University of Utah Seismograph Stations.Also, according to the U of U Seismograph Stations, in the last two and a half weeks, there have been nearly 250 earthquakes in Utah. Dating back to February 12th, 141 of those earthquakes, have been in and around the Bluffdale area.

Senator Mike Lee Says Marijuana Should go From Schedule 1 to Schedule 2 Drug

Utah Senator Mike Lee thinks it may be time to remove marijuana from the list of federally-prohibited Schedule One drugs. The Republican senator visited the state legislature Friday and told Democratic lawmakers it may be time to make marijuana a Schedule Two drug. Lee says that many states have some form of legal marijuana and that the federal government needs to recognize it.

BYU University Police Officer Shared Protected Information

Records released by Utah's Peace Officer Standards and Training office show a Brigham Young University police officer accessed and shared other police agencies' protected information. The report states that an investigation in August revealed Lieutenant Aaron Rhoades got reports from the Orem, Utah County and Provo police departments and sent them to three offices at B-Y-U.

Self Driving Cars?

Autonomous cars could soon be hitting the roads in Utah. The State Senate voted unanimously in favor a bill that would allow developers of driverless technology to move their testing away from closed tracks and onto public streets.

102 Year Old Jazz Fan in Spotlight

A 102-year-old Utah Jazz fan is getting a moment in the spotlight after attending her first game at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Roberta Morgan says she never misses a Jazz game on TV but never saw a game in person until Saturday night. The Jazz honored Morgan by giving her courtside seats as well as a souvenir jersey with the number 102 on it.

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