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The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources warns Davis County drivers that deer-vehicle collisions peak in October and November as mule deer migrate to lower elevations, and offers safety tips for the fall commute.
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View MoreTropical moisture from Hurricane Polo brought an 80% chance of rain and a marginal flash-flood risk to the Bountiful-Farmington area on Monday, Sept. 28, with conditions expected to clear by Tuesday afternoon.
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View MoreTropical moisture from Hurricane Polo brings a flash flood risk to the Bountiful and Farmington area from Sunday night through Tuesday, with the Weather Prediction Center placing the I-80 corridor under a 15% slight risk and temperatures dropping into the 60s and 70s.
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View MoreA late-season monsoon system has placed the Wasatch Front, including the Bountiful and Farmington area, under a Marginal Level 1 severe weather risk Wednesday, Sept. 16, with strong storms, heavy rain and potential flooding in low-lying areas.
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View MoreSouth Davis Junior High in Bountiful hosts a bilingual "Boo to the Flu" flu shot clinic Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., open to anyone 6 months and older.
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View MoreThe Broad Fire in Weber Canyon reached 50% containment Sunday evening, holding at 134 acres as I-84 lanes gradually reopened over the Labor Day weekend; a motorcyclist died Saturday in a crash caused by fire-related traffic backup.
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View MoreFederal data shows more than half the Great Salt Lake's lakebed is exposed, blowing arsenic-laden dust toward Davis County, while statewide reservoir storage has dropped to 48% of capacity.
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View MoreSteve Matheson, a Bountiful father of four, was killed Saturday, Aug. 29, after being struck by lightning while jet skiing near Fort De Soto Park in Florida. Friends created a GoFundMe to help return his body to Utah.
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View MoreA 36-year-old parolee faces attempted murder and other felony charges after police say he shot a man twice in the abdomen at a North Salt Lake trailer park on Aug. 21, then evaded a multi-agency manhunt for five days before being tasered and booked into the Davis County Jail without bail.
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View MoreThe National Weather Service issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch 619 for Davis County on Sunday, Aug. 23, warning of possible 70 mph wind gusts, hail and flash flooding along the Wasatch Front through 10 p.m.
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View MoreUDOT closed the Emigration Trail between 700 South and 300 North on Aug. 13 for SR-177 West Davis Corridor construction, affecting trail users in Bountiful, Woods Cross and North Salt Lake through at least the end of November.
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View MoreThe Davis County Commission voted 2-1 on Aug. 11 to approve a five-year agreement letting the Sheriff's Office share license plate reader data with the Utah Department of Public Safety, despite resident objections about privacy and a pending state study on the technology.
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View MoreThe Davis County Sheriff's Office is giving residents until Aug. 25 to claim found property, including wallets and currency dating back to 2012, before items are destroyed or transferred to public use under Utah law.
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