Ryan Morgan

Larry Cesspooch plays and sings during the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase national monuments rally at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 6, 2017.

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Timeline: The battle over two of Utah’s national monuments

Here’s a look at the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears monument designations, from their creation to the days leading up to the Trump administration’s verdict on the monuments’ status.

By Ryan Morgan, Amy Joi O’Donoghue, and 1 more

A 26-year-old man was arrested for investigation of DUI Saturday morning after police say he crashed through a fence and into a junior high school.

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DUI suspect crashes into Eisenhower Junior High

A 26-year-old man was arrested for investigation of DUI Saturday morning after police say he crashed through a fence and into a junior high school.

By Ryan Morgan

A Salt Lake man has died after losing control of his motorcycle and falling off the roadway Friday night in East Canyon.

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Salt Lake man killed in motorcycle crash in East Canyon

A Salt Lake man has died after losing control of his motorcycle and falling off the roadway Friday night in East Canyon.

By Ryan Morgan

A firetruck with the Salt Lake City International Airport's fire department sprays water on a burning aircraft during an emergency exercise at the airport in Salt Lake City on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017.

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Firefighters prepare for crash landing at Salt Lake City International Airport

When an airplane crashes, the impact of the landing is rarely the fatal part of the accident.

By Ryan Morgan

Students at two Wasatch Front high schools have been referred for medical attention after exposure to bats.

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Students treated for rabies after bat exposure at Utah high schools

Students at two Wasatch Front high schools have been referred for medical attention after exposure to bats.

By Ryan Morgan

People stand outside Jackson Elementary School in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Members of the school's community are seeking recommendations for a new name in order to distance themselves from the school's namesake, President Andrew Jackso

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Salt Lake area school seeks distance from its controversial namesake

As national debate tries to answer the question of how to treat controversial historical figures, one Fairpark school community at times delved into the controversy surrounding its own Jackson Elementary School.

By Ryan Morgan

Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox talks with Ernie Poulson, a World War II veteran who was a prisoner of war in Romania for 13 months, during a luncheon for former POWs at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017.

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Utah POWs recognized for their courage, sacrifice

While many may see their 21st birthday as a symbol of new social freedom, Dale Rigby said he remembers his 21st birthday as the day he was taken into North Korean captivity.

By Ryan Morgan

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Audit of 3rd District primary shows weaknesses in election process

Following a problem-plagued primary in Utah’s 3rd Congressional District, the state auditor’s office Tuesday pointed out errors made during the political process and issued recommendations for avoiding similar mistakes in future elections.

By Ryan Morgan

Students at Bluffdale Elementary School hold a giant check for $2,763.57 as students from Moore Elementary School in Houston look on via a video conference call on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Bluffdale. Students at Bluffdale Elementary raised the money for

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Bluffdale Elementary students raise money for Houston students displaced by Hurricane Harvey

On Friday morning, hundreds of students from Bluffdale Elementary School crowded into their school gymnasium to make a Skype call. On the other end of the call were students from Moore Elementary in Houston.

By Ryan Morgan

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Bail risk assessments raise concerns among lawmakers, bondsmen

Recent challenges to New Jersey’s bail bonds laws have been a key issue for Utah lawmakers as they consider bail reforms to the state court system.

By Ryan Morgan

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Utah emergency managers to help Florida’s long-term hurricane recovery

Three state of Utah employees left Thursday to help Florida in what could be a lengthy recovery process after Hurricane Irma.

By Ryan Morgan

FILE - Sen. Daniel Thatcher talks to the media about the possible locations of Salt Lake County's third homeless resource center during an open house outside of the Senate Building at the Utah State Capitol campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 18,

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Lawmakers to consider fee increases for drivers’ licenses, firearms permits

Utah lawmakers voted Wednesday to move forward with legislation that could potentially raise fees for drivers’ licenses and concealed firearm permits.

By Ryan Morgan

FILE - SB 56 "“ Animal Shelter Amendments sponsor Sen. Peter C. Knudson (R) speaks to the Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Standing Committee at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 201.

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Lawmaker may revive proposal to ban animal euthanasia by gas chamber

After failing earlier this year to pass a proposed ban on the use of carbon monoxide gas chambers at animal shelters, Utah lawmakers are again considering what issues counties may have in changing to less controversial euthanasia methods.

By Ryan Morgan

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Utah lawmakers continue work on three-digit suicide prevention line

State lawmakers are looking at a series of bills in support of Utah’s new mental health crisis line.

By Ryan Morgan

Juvenile justice officials are working to clarify when and where school resource officers are supposed to step in and enforce law.

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Juvenile justice officials offer guidelines for when school officers should act

Juvenile justice officials are working to clarify when and where school resource officers are supposed to step in and enforce law.

By Ryan Morgan

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Corrections officials note improvements to state sex offender treatment

After an April audit found Utah’s Sex Offender Treatment Program to be poorly managed and operating under an outdated model, state Department of Corrections officials say they’re working to make improvements.

By Ryan Morgan

Melissa Hozjan, a medical team leader, explains the treatment for cholera at the “Forced From Home” exhibit at Library Square in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. “Forced From Home” is an interactive tour about the humanitarian aid Doctors Withou

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Humanitarian workers demonstrate struggles, dilemmas faced by refugees

As Heather Baniulis led visitors through a series of refugee scenarios, she asked at almost every turn what people would be willing to give up to get away from danger.

By Ryan Morgan

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Singers, musicians audition to perform national anthem at Jazz home games

Dozens of hopeful singers tested their voices against a panel of judges, including Emmy Award-winning composer Kurt Bestor, as they auditioned for a chance to sing the national anthem at a Jazz game.

By Ryan Morgan

In this Friday Sept. 20, 1996 file photo, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers and technicians lower the 3,420-pound Cassini Spacecraft into the Launch-Vehicle-Adapter at JPL in Pasadena, Calif. On Wednesday night, members of the Salt Lake Astronomi

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Utah astronomy fans praise Saturn satellite on its final day

On Wednesday night, members of the Salt Lake Astronomical Society drank a toast to a nearly 20-year mission to observe Saturn and its moons.

By Ryan Morgan

Being prepared for a natural disaster requires extensive planning, but inaction could have both life-threatening and legal consequences.

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Legal, preparedness experts join for disaster conference

Being prepared for a natural disaster requires extensive planning, but inaction could have both life-threatening and legal consequences.

By McKenzie Romero and Ryan Morgan

Katie Newburn with Volunteers of America and others pack backpacks with items for both male and female homeless people at Volunteers of America Youth Resources Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017.

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We’ve got your backpack: Volunteers prepare supplies for Utah’s homeless

Volunteers of America’s Youth Resource Center teamed up with the Danna Foundation to fill more than 900 backpacks with toothbrushes, chapstick, clean socks, motivational books and more — all donated by Target — to support the homeless.

By Ryan Morgan

Cole Olsen looks to his left as he and other visitors try a 360-degree virtual reality view of what it's like to be on a Special Warfare Combatant-Craft crewmen (SWCC) mission at an interactive “Nimitz” Experience tour at the Utah State Fair Monday, Sept.

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Biskupski kicks off Navy Week in the shoes of a sailor

Mayor Jackie Biskupski kicked off Navy Week in Salt Lake City by stepping into the shoes of a special warfare combatant craft crew member, piloting a high-speed boat and extracting a team of Navy SEALs in a virtual reality simulation.

By Ryan Morgan

Evacuees are moved to another building with more bathrooms while sheltering at Florida International University ahead of Hurricane Irma in Miami, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017.

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Utah agencies, professionals assisting or preparing to help Floridians

As residents, medical professionals and emergency responders waited for Hurricane Irma to make landfall along the west coast of Florida, Ally Okazaki took her position at a local hospital, ready to assist.

By Ryan Morgan

Police are investigating an incident where a man at a park in Logan shot a pit bull that he said was attacking his dog.

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Man shoots pit bull who was attacking his dog, Logan police say

Police are investigating an incident where a man at a park in Logan shot a pit bull that he said was attacking his dog.

By Ryan Morgan

A Box Elder County man died Saturday after his vehicle lost control and went across both lanes of traffic before flipping over.

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Fielding man dies in rollover

A Box Elder County man died Saturday after his vehicle lost control and went across both lanes of traffic before flipping over.

By Ryan Morgan

This July 21, 2012, photo shows Equifax Inc., offices in Atlanta. Credit monitoring company Equifax says a breach exposed social security numbers and other data from about 143 million Americans. The Atlanta-based company said Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, that

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Utahns should proactively protect information, experts say

Utah officials say they are not certain of how many people in the state were affected by Thursday’s announcement of the Equifax hacks.

By Ryan Morgan

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Local artists, craft makers excited to showcase works at Utah State Fair

With a blue first-place ribbon hanging from the musical note-covered front panel of her cabinet, Sarah Provard logged another win in her woodworking career.

By Ryan Morgan

A man died of an apparent gunshot wound Saturday, Unified police say.

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Police: Man dead from apparent gunshot wound in Midvale

A man died of an apparent gunshot wound Saturday, Unified police say.

By Ryan Morgan

Zhondee Nephi was arrested on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, and placed in tribal custody in connection with the death of Sukakee Manyhides on the Uintah-Ouray Reservation.

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One arrested, one being sought in homicide on Uintah-Ouray Reservation

One suspect has been taken into custody and police are looking for another in connection with the death of a woman on the Uintah-Ouray Reservation.

By Ryan Morgan

A helicopter attacks the Tank Hollow Fire in Spanish Fork Canyon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. Officials say 129 fire personnel are fighting the 3,000-acre blaze.

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U.S. Forest Service working to contain fire in Spanish Fork Canyon

U.S. Forest Service officials are overseeing efforts to fight a brush fire in Spanish Fork Canyon.

By Ryan Morgan