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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a natural gas leak is suspected in an apartment building explosion in Alta. Unified Fire Authority officials say there were no injuries in Saturday afternoon's explosion that occurred in the attic of the building. The Deseret News reports that the blast caused an estimated $1 million in damage. Authorities say the homeowner of a unit smelled gas and got out of there about five minutes before the explosion. No one else was inside the other units at the time of the blast.
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A towering steel spiral structure that sits in front of the new state courthouse in Provo is the work of an Arizona artist who says he wanted a light and airy piece of art to contrast the courthouse. The Daily Herald in Provo reports that sculptor Lyle London beat out about 300 artists to win the chance to make the sculpture using the $330,000 in state funding for the project. Every state building is required to use one percent of its budget on artwork for the site.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family and friends of a Utah woman who spent nearly two years pushing to get her son freed from a Venezuelan jail was remembered for her fearlessness and determination at her funeral Saturday. The 50-year-old Laurie Holt died unexpectedly Feb. 10 at her Riverton, Utah, home, less than one year after her son Josh Holt returned to the U.S. after being imprisoned for nearly two years on weapons charges that the Holts and U.S. politicians said were invented.
SANDY, Utah (AP) — A Salt Lake City suburb is distributing bottled water to residents of approximately 600 homes in an area where the city's tap water is contaminated with lead and copper. Sandy officials on Saturday said on Facebook that residents of the affected area shouldn't drink tap water or use it for cooking until lab tests confirm that it is safe.
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