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WASHINGTON, Utah (AP) — Another bid to find a home for a statue of the Mormon pioneer executed over the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre in southern Utah has failed. The Washington City Council unanimously voted Wednesday against a request to display the statue of John D. Lee in front of city buildings, citing his conviction in the killing of 120 members of a wagon train.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A committee aimed at addressing the wintertime smog blanketing Salt Lake City is dissolving about a year after it formed. In 2013, the Legislature tasked the team of city officials and lawmakers with finding ways to expand use of cleaner fuels. But the Salt Lake Tribune reports that without any funding, the board is dissolving.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City police officer has testified that a pediatrician told officers he could not recall where he was the night his ex-wife was found dead. Salt Lake Police Detective Michael Hardin says officers yelled and lied to 50-year-old John Brickman Wall because he would not answer their questions in an interview. Prosecutors argue the officers' behavior in the interview was lawful.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge says people living in a polygamous sect on the Utah-Arizona border who have not been paying occupancy fees should be evicted from their homes. Judge Denise Lindberg says that most members of Warren Jeffs' sect have been ignoring the $100-a-month, per house fee for too long. She suggested starting with a few evictions to send a message, then expanding.
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