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SANDY, Utah (AP) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx joined Utah officials yesterday as they broke ground on a public-private development featuring apartments and business space near a Sandy transit stop. Foxx joined Gov. Gary Herbert, UTA president and CEO Michael Allegra and others for the celebration and groundbreaking. The project, dubbed a "transit oriented development" is a partnership between the Utah Transit Authority and real estate developers. UTA purchased the land which is being developed into a mixed-use complex called The East Village.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man is facing assault and mayhem charges, accused of spraying another man in the face with chemical lye. Prosecutors say 42-year-old Richard Gilmore suspected the victim of stealing his wife's car. The Tooele man is accused of knocking on the victim's door and spraying him with the toxic substance. Court documents say the victim is recovering from first and second degree burns on his face, scalp and neck. Doctors don't know whether the man will regain vision in his left eye.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Salt Lake City police officer was justified when he shot and killed 20-year-old Dillon Taylor last month. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill says Officer Bron Cruz fired after Taylor repeatedly ignored commands to put his hands in the air and then quickly withdrew his hands from the waistband of his pants. Officers were investigating a call about a man with a gun when they confronted Taylor and two other men who matched the caller's description outside a South Salt Lake convenience store on Aug. 11.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say relatives of five Utah family members found dead in their home over the weekend are planning to speak publicly about their loved ones today afternoon. Authorities say the members of the Strack family didn't die violently, but their causes of death remain a mystery. Determining exactly what killed them could take weeks as investigators wait on results toxicology test results. Carbon monoxide hasn't been ruled out, but tests for the poisonous gas at the Springville home came up negative.
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