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Springville boil advisory lifted, water safe for consumption, officials say
NewLoading...MarketplaceBetaSub-sections:Springville CitySPRINGVILLE — A issued on Friday for most of western Springville was lifted Saturday following state testing.The order was placed after one of the city’s water tanks was vandalized and found with golf balls inside.According to city officials, it appears any contamination was minimal since all water is disinfected with chlorine. Test results from a state-approved testing lab showed no harmful contamination.The issue was discovered Friday morning and the tank was isolated soon after."All current evidence indicates that the water...… NewLoading...MarketplaceBetaSub-sections:Springville CitySPRINGVILLE — A issued on Friday for most of western Springville was lifted Saturday following state testing.The order was placed after one of the city’s water tanks was vandalized and found with golf balls inside.According to city officials, it appears any contamination was minimal since all water is disinfected with chlorine. Test results from a state-approved testing lab showed no harmful contamination.The issue was discovered Friday morning and the tank was isolated soon after."All current evidence indicates that the water...WW…
'A call to action for all Utahns': Leaders unveil plan to help state recover from COVID-19 pandemic
NewLoading...MarketplaceBetaSub-sections:Salt Lake Chamber/FacebookLoading...SALT LAKE CITY — Utah leaders on Tuesday revealed a comprehensive, designed to help facilitate the state’s health and economic recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic continues., entitled “Utah Leads Together,” outlines three phases: Urgent, Stabilization and Recovery. Its overall goal is to provide Utah residents and businesses with clarity about the state’s plan for health and economic recovery from the pandemic.“This is the most comprehensive plan of any state in America today,” Gov. Gary Herbert .The full plan is...… NewLoading...MarketplaceBetaSub-sections:Salt Lake Chamber/FacebookLoading...SALT LAKE CITY — Utah leaders on Tuesday revealed a comprehensive, designed to help facilitate the state’s health and economic recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic continues., entitled “Utah Leads Together,” outlines three phases: Urgent, Stabilization and Recovery. Its overall goal is to provide Utah residents and businesses with clarity about the state’s plan for health and economic recovery from the pandemic.“This is the most comprehensive plan of any state in America today,” Gov. Gary Herbert .The full plan is...WW…
Hill AFB F-35 pilots eager to salute Utah front-line COVID-19 workers with statewide flyover
Loading...MarketplaceBetaKristin Murphy, KSLHILL AIR FORCE BASE — The skies over the Beehive State will be abuzz with excitement as the U.S. military’s top fighter aircraft will blaze a path through Utah saluting front-line medical responders and residents fighting to stop the spread of the .Four members of Hill Air Force Base’s 388th Fighter Wing will fly in formation across the state beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday. The group will be led by the Air Force F-35A Lightning II demonstration team’s Capt. Kristin Wolfe.“This flyover is our way of saluting those that are keeping our homefront safe...…Loading...MarketplaceBetaKristin Murphy, KSLHILL AIR FORCE BASE — The skies over the Beehive State will be abuzz with excitement as the U.S. military’s top fighter aircraft will blaze a path through Utah saluting front-line medical responders and residents fighting to stop the spread of the .Four members of Hill Air Force Base’s 388th Fighter Wing will fly in formation across the state beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday. The group will be led by the Air Force F-35A Lightning II demonstration team’s Capt. Kristin Wolfe.“This flyover is our way of saluting those that are keeping our homefront safe...WW…
Mitt Romney proposes ‘patriot pay’ boost of $12 per hour for front-line workers
Loading...MarketplaceBetaJames M. Dobson, Pool PhotoSALT LAKE CITY — Workers who face a greater risk of could receive up to $12 an hour more for the next three months under a proposal Sen. Mitt Romney unveiled on Friday.The Utah Republican’s “patriot pay” plan calls for one-quarter of the bonus to be paid by the employer and three-quarters by the federal government through a refundable payroll tax credit.“I think this is a matter of fundamental fairness,” Romney told reporters in a video press conference. “These people are taking a health risk providing food for us at our grocery stores,...…Loading...MarketplaceBetaJames M. Dobson, Pool PhotoSALT LAKE CITY — Workers who face a greater risk of could receive up to $12 an hour more for the next three months under a proposal Sen. Mitt Romney unveiled on Friday.The Utah Republican’s “patriot pay” plan calls for one-quarter of the bonus to be paid by the employer and three-quarters by the federal government through a refundable payroll tax credit.“I think this is a matter of fundamental fairness,” Romney told reporters in a video press conference. “These people are taking a health risk providing food for us at our grocery stores,...WW…
Ex-Green Beret led failed attempt to oust Venezuela's Maduro
Loading...MarketplaceBetaMIAMI (AP) — The plan was simple, but perilous. Some 300 heavily armed volunteers would sneak into Venezuela from the northern tip of South America. Along the way, they would raid military bases in the socialist country and ignite a popular rebellion that would end in President Nicolás Maduro’s arrest.What could go wrong? As it turns out, pretty much everything.The ringleader of the plot is now jailed in the U.S. on narcotics charges. Authorities in the U.S. and Colombia are asking questions about the role of his muscular American adviser, a former Green Beret. And...…Loading...MarketplaceBetaMIAMI (AP) — The plan was simple, but perilous. Some 300 heavily armed volunteers would sneak into Venezuela from the northern tip of South America. Along the way, they would raid military bases in the socialist country and ignite a popular rebellion that would end in President Nicolás Maduro’s arrest.What could go wrong? As it turns out, pretty much everything.The ringleader of the plot is now jailed in the U.S. on narcotics charges. Authorities in the U.S. and Colombia are asking questions about the role of his muscular American adviser, a former Green Beret. And...WW…
UHP: 5-year-old boy pulled over after trying to drive to California to buy a sports car
Loading...MarketplaceBetaSub-sections:Utah Highway PatrolLoading...OGDEN — What was believed to be an impaired driver on I-15 Monday afternoon turned out to be a child trying to make his way to California to buy a Lamborghini sports car, authorities said.A Utah Highway Patrol trooper who was looking to pull over a speeding vehicle on the freeway happened to notice another vehicle struggling to maintain the I-15 lanes shortly after 12:15 p.m., UHP Lt. Nick Street said. The vehicle was also traveling a little over 30 mph on the freeway."When they found the vehicle, they thought 'Oh yeah, this...…Loading...MarketplaceBetaSub-sections:Utah Highway PatrolLoading...OGDEN — What was believed to be an impaired driver on I-15 Monday afternoon turned out to be a child trying to make his way to California to buy a Lamborghini sports car, authorities said.A Utah Highway Patrol trooper who was looking to pull over a speeding vehicle on the freeway happened to notice another vehicle struggling to maintain the I-15 lanes shortly after 12:15 p.m., UHP Lt. Nick Street said. The vehicle was also traveling a little over 30 mph on the freeway."When they found the vehicle, they thought 'Oh yeah, this...WW…
Former Lehi streets director charged with embezzling $790,000
NewLoading...MarketplaceBetaSub-sections:ShutterstockLEHI — Two men, including the former head of Lehi’s Streets Department, were formally charged Friday with embezzling more than $790,000 from the city.Wade Leigh Allred, 42, of Lehi, and Adam Garth Lake, 42, of Enoch, Iron County, are each charged in 4th District Court with 14 second-degree felonies, including money laundering, engaging in a pattern of unlawful activity, six counts of communications fraud and six counts of theft.Between May 2014 and July 2019, Allred bought more than $790,000 worth of snow removal material from Cedar...… NewLoading...MarketplaceBetaSub-sections:ShutterstockLEHI — Two men, including the former head of Lehi’s Streets Department, were formally charged Friday with embezzling more than $790,000 from the city.Wade Leigh Allred, 42, of Lehi, and Adam Garth Lake, 42, of Enoch, Iron County, are each charged in 4th District Court with 14 second-degree felonies, including money laundering, engaging in a pattern of unlawful activity, six counts of communications fraud and six counts of theft.Between May 2014 and July 2019, Allred bought more than $790,000 worth of snow removal material from Cedar...WW…
Utah couple accused of having sex in front of 3-year-old face criminal charges
NewLoading...MarketplaceBetaSub-sections:Andrey_Popov, ShutterstockSALT LAKE CITY — Two adults who were having sex when the woman’s young daughter walked in on them now face criminal charges after court documents allege that the couple did not stop.A Cottonwood Heights woman, 35, and a Midvale man, 56, were each charged Friday in 3rd District Court with dealing in harmful materials to a minor, a third-degree felony, and lewdness involving a child, a class A misdemeanor.In June 2018, the couple was engaged in sexual intercourse in a living room in front of the woman’s 3-year-old daughter,...… NewLoading...MarketplaceBetaSub-sections:Andrey_Popov, ShutterstockSALT LAKE CITY — Two adults who were having sex when the woman’s young daughter walked in on them now face criminal charges after court documents allege that the couple did not stop.A Cottonwood Heights woman, 35, and a Midvale man, 56, were each charged Friday in 3rd District Court with dealing in harmful materials to a minor, a third-degree felony, and lewdness involving a child, a class A misdemeanor.In June 2018, the couple was engaged in sexual intercourse in a living room in front of the woman’s 3-year-old daughter,...WW…
Feds sue state of Utah, claim top public safety officials misused grant money
NewLoading...MarketplaceBetaSub-sections:Scott G Winterton, KSL, FileSALT LAKE CITY — The federal government has issued a lawsuit against the state of Utah and a number of the state’s top public safety officials, alleging the fraudulent use of millions of dollars of federal grant money.The complaint issued over the weekend in U.S. District Court accuses those named of violating the U.S. False Claims Act by not using the money as required by the terms of the grant.Those named in the complaint are:The filing claims those named, “instead of properly using the grant money they received …...… NewLoading...MarketplaceBetaSub-sections:Scott G Winterton, KSL, FileSALT LAKE CITY — The federal government has issued a lawsuit against the state of Utah and a number of the state’s top public safety officials, alleging the fraudulent use of millions of dollars of federal grant money.The complaint issued over the weekend in U.S. District Court accuses those named of violating the U.S. False Claims Act by not using the money as required by the terms of the grant.Those named in the complaint are:The filing claims those named, “instead of properly using the grant money they received …...WW…

Sunpro Solar First to Install New NeON LG Solar Panel In US
Loading...MarketplaceBetaMANDEVILLE, La., Sept. 11, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Sunpro Solar announced today that they will be the first solar contractor in the U.S. to install the new series of LG NeON 355 watts solar panels. These new modules are more aesthetically appealing and perform with cutting-edge high efficiency to bring more savings to homeowners.“Installers will appreciate the new module’s installation flexibility and higher output in less roof space, while homeowners will know they are investing in cutting-edge renewable energy technology from a brand they know and trust,”...…Loading...MarketplaceBetaMANDEVILLE, La., Sept. 11, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Sunpro Solar announced today that they will be the first solar contractor in the U.S. to install the new series of LG NeON 355 watts solar panels. These new modules are more aesthetically appealing and perform with cutting-edge high efficiency to bring more savings to homeowners.“Installers will appreciate the new module’s installation flexibility and higher output in less roof space, while homeowners will know they are investing in cutting-edge renewable energy technology from a brand they know and trust,”...WW…

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