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Political Cornflakes: As November nears, Republicans don’t want to highlight immigration. They may not have a choice.

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Republicans in Congress don’t want to highlight immigration as they battle to keep their seats this fall. But they may not have a choice, amid a series of court rulings expected in the coming weeks on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and on separated migrant families — which may further highlight the party’s lack of unity on immigration. “The issue is not going to go away,” one Republican said after a GOP immigration bill failed in the house last week. [Politico]

Happy Monday!

Topping the news: President Donald Trump called Sen. Mike Lee “an outstanding talent,” but wouldn’t say whether he would select him to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. [Trib] [KUTV] [KUER]

-> Drug Safe Utah, a group opposed to a ballot initiative that looks to legalize medical marijuana in the state, filed a motion arguing Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox should be blocked from placing the measure on the ballot because it would harm Utahns. [Trib]

-> Two in every three Utah voters support the medical marijuana initiative, according to a new Salt Lake Tribune-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll. [Trib]

-> An estimated 2,500 people rallied at the Utah State Capitol on Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s treatment of immigrants. [Trib] [Fox13] [ABC4]

Tweets of the weekend: From @BenWinslow : “Anyone tried those new scooters all over downtown SLC on a ride up Capitol Hill yet? Asking for a friend.”

-> From @Ethan_Booker: "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not a True New Yorker. She was never a member of The Warriors. She was never imprisoned with Snake Plissken. She is not a sentient slice of pizza. She does not say ‘I’m walkin here’ upwards of ten times per day.“

-> From @DGComedy: “I’m in Mexico right now and today happens to be their Presidential election. On a Sunday. So everyone can vote. Not just the people who can afford to take the day or a few hours off work. That’s how voting should work.”

Happy Birthday: To state Rep. Stewart Barlow, state Senate Minority Leader Gene Davis and Ori Hoffer, a former Park City Television news director.

In other news: Citing the recent federal court ruling against Trump for blocking people on Twitter who criticize him, a Utah man has filed a lawsuit claiming a number of local government social-media sites have censored him. [Trib]

-> First Step House, an addiction-recovery center in Salt Lake City, launched a new program with Salt Lake County that looks to improve hiring opportunities for people recovering from substance abuse and behavioral health disorders. [Trib]

-> A recently released study from the University of Utah found growing evidence that high altitude is “specifically associated with increased risk of suicide and depression.” [Trib]

-> Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer, who is on a 30-city tour aimed at generating support for Trump’s impeachment, held a town hall in Salt Lake City on Friday. [Trib]

-> Pat Bagley has a new nickname for President Trump’s White House. [Trib]

-> With July 4 around the corner, Frank Pignanelli and LaVarr Webb give their take on the current state of America. [DNews]

Nationally: Growing liberal outrage, fueled by Justice Kennedy’s retirement and controversial federal immigration policies, has Democrats scrambling to figure out their campaign strategies ahead of November’s midterm election. [WaPost]

-> Canada confirmed it has imposed $12.5 billion worth of tariffs on various American exports, including steel, toffee, maple syrup and coffee beans, in retaliation to US steel and aluminum tariffs. [CNN]

-> Despite that and the European Union’s condemnation of Trump’s trade policy — calling it “a tax on the American people” — the president is standing by his recently-imposed tariffs as trade tensions escalate. [WaPost]

Got a tip? A birthday, wedding or anniversary to announce? Send us a note to cornflakes@sltrib.com.

-- Taylor Stevens and Connor Richards

Twitter.com/tstevensmedia and Twitter.com/crichards1995


Jazz bringing Thabo Sefolosha back, pick up his contract for this coming season

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In their first step in free agency, the Jazz retained one of their best defenders.

On Sunday, Utah guaranteed Thabo Sefolosha’s contract for the coming season. The 6-foot-7 combination forward, who averaged 8.2 points per game last season, will be out for another six weeks as he continues to recover from an MCL injury he suffered in January.

But Sefolosha made a difference on and off the floor this season. He played both forward spots, defended well and became a reliable 3-point shooter. In the lockerroom he was a trusted veteran presence, and a leader of a team that featured young talents in Donovan Mitchell and Royce O’Neale.

Sefolosha will make a little over $5 million in the coming season, adding depth to an already deep frontcourt.

On Monday, the Jazz expect a free agency decision from starting power forward Derrick Favors. Utah met with Favors in Atlanta for three hours on Sunday, a talk league sources say went well.

Favors took the night to mull over an offer.

Suspect accused of stabbing 9 kids and adults at Boise birthday party is on probation in Utah

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Two months before going to a birthday party where Boise police say he stabbed nine people, 30-year-old Timmy E. Kinner was sentenced by a Utah judge to serve 18 months on probation.

Kinner on April 19 pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of theft in 5th District Court in St. George. A court administrator on Monday said Kinner was out of compliance with his sentence in one regard — he owed $25 toward restitution.

Saturday, Boise police say, Kinner stabbed six children and three adults at a birthday party. The 3-year-old birthday girl died Monday, The Associated Press reported.

Utah court records do not list an address for Kinner and refer to him as “transient.” A probable cause statement filed by a St. George police officer says Kinner was staying at Switchpoint, a homeless shelter and resource center.

On April 16, a man working at a business in an industrial lot accused someone staying at Switchpoint and fitting Kinner’s description of stealing his wallet.

Deputy Washington County Attorney Mark Barlow said in an email Monday that the victim was working at a machine and wearing headphones. A man came up behind the victim and startled him.

The stranger claimed to be looking for a job, Barlow said. After he walked away, the victim saw him holding a wallet.

“The victim checked his pocket and found his wallet was missing,” Barlow wrote.

The man said the wallet was worth $50 and had $700 inside it. In the probable cause statement, the officer said he gave the description to Switchpoint staff, who said it sounded like Kinner.

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When the officer questioned Kinner, the probable cause statement says, Kinner said he was at the business to ask for a job, but denied taking the wallet. The police statement says the wallet and cash were not found. The officer arrested Kinner and booked him into the Washington County jail on $1,000 bail.

He was charged with Class A misdemeanor theft. Three days after his arrest, Kinner pleaded no contest and was released from jail.

Judge John Walton gave Kinner credit for three days in jail and suspended another 364 days in jail, the docket says. Kinner also was sentenced to 18 months probation, during which he had to abstain from drugs and alcohol and not enter any bars or places where serving alcohol is the primary business. The judge also required Kinner to keep his address updated with the court.

Kinner also is to pay $700 in restitution in $25-a-month installments. The first payment was due June 1.

Ray Wahl, the deputy administrator for Utah State Courts, on Monday said there was no probation officer with whom Kinner had to stay in contact. Court staff typically track whether defendants are making fine or restitution payments and watch for any signs they are out of compliance with their sentence.

“Depending on how serious the compliance issue is, the jail time that was suspended can be implemented,” Wahl said.

In Kinner’s case, he missed the June 1 payment. Wahl said the court’s automated systems generated a letter informing him of the delinquency. Wahl didn’t know where the letter was sent.

Wahl said Walton has the option of issuing a warrant and trying to extradite Kinner from Idaho if the judge believes Kinner is out of compliance with his sentence, though Wahl said that would be unusual for a misdemeanor case.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Seasonal cabins evacuated in fire near Utah reservoir

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A wildfire burning in hot and dry conditions in Utah has forced the evacuations of a handful of seasonal cabins near a popular fishing reservoir.

Jason Curry of the Utah Division of Forest, Fire and State Lands said Monday that the fire is about 10 square miles near Strawberry Reservoir.

Curry says the blaze was started Sunday afternoon. He says officials believe it was human caused but are investigating.

The fire is threatening about seven to 10 cabins that are used as seasonal homes, but are not primary residences.

He says the fire is expected to grow with hot and dry conditions forecast for Monday.

The fire is burning on lands about 80 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.

Thai rescuers locate missing boys and coach alive in cave

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Thai police stand in front of the entrance to a cave complex where 12 boys and their soccer coach went missing, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand, Monday, July 2, 2018. Rescue divers are advancing in the main passageway inside the flooded cave in northern Thailand where the boys and their coach have been missing more than a week. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)A rescuer makes his way down muddy steps past water pump hoses at the entrance to a cave complex where 12 soccer team members and their coach went missing, Monday, July 2, 2018, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand. Rescue divers are advancing in the main passageway inside the flooded cave in northern Thailand where the boys and their coach have been missing more than a week. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)China's rescue team members join in a meeting with U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific Search and Rescue team personnel as they conduct search operation for missing 12 boys and their soccer coach, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand, Monday, July 2, 2018. Rescue divers are advancing in the main passageway inside the flooded cave in northern Thailand where the boys and their coach have been missing more than a week. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)Chinese rescues team members talk near a cave complex where 12 boys and their soccer coach went missing, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand, Monday, July 2, 2018. Rescue divers are advancing in the main passageway inside the flooded cave in northern Thailand where the boys and their coach have been missing more than a week. (AP photo/Sakchai Lalit)Rescuers make their way down at the entrance to a cave complex where 12 boys and their soccer coach went missing, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand, Monday, July 2, 2018. Rescue divers are advancing in the main passageway inside the flooded cave in northern Thailand where the boys and their coach have been missing more than a week. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)Personnels, right, of U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific Search and Rescue team meet with rescue teams from China, Thailand and Australia as they conduct search operation for missing 12 boys and their soccer coach, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand, Monday, July 2, 2018. Rescue divers are advancing in the main passageway inside the flooded cave in northern Thailand where the boys and their coach have been missing more than a week. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)In this handout photo released by Tham Luang Rescue Operation Center, Thai rescue teams walk inside cave complex where 12 boys and their soccer coach went missing, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand, Monday, July 2, 2018. Rescue divers are advancing in the main passageway inside the flooded cave in northern Thailand where the boys and their coach have been missing more than a week. (Tham Luang Rescue Operation Center via AP)In this handout photo released by Tham Luang Rescue Operation Center, Thai rescue teams walk inside cave complex where 12 boys and their soccer coach went missing, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand, Monday, July 2, 2018. Rescue divers are advancing in the main passageway inside the flooded cave in northern Thailand where the boys and their coach have been missing more than a week. (Tham Luang Rescue Operation Center via AP)Rescuers make their way up at the entrance to a cave complex where 12 boys and their soccer coach went missing, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand, Monday, July 2, 2018. Rescue divers are advancing in the main passageway inside the flooded cave in northern Thailand where the boys and their coach have been missing more than a week. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)A military transport helicopter carries a drill machine to be used for the rescue search of missing 12 boys and their soccer coach, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand, Monday, July 2, 2018. Rescue divers are advancing in the main passageway inside the flooded cave in northern Thailand where the boys and their coach have been missing more than a week. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)A military transport helicopter prepares to carry drill machine to be used for the search of missing 12 boys and their soccer coach, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand, Monday, July 2, 2018. Rescue divers are advancing in the main passageway inside the flooded cave in northern Thailand where the boys and their coach have been missing more than a week. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Mae Sai, Thailand • Rescuers located 12 boys and their soccer coach alive deep inside a partially flooded cave in northern Thailand late Monday, more than a week after they went missing, bringing hope in a desperate search that has attracted international help and captivated the nation.

Chiang Rai provincial Gov. Narongsak Osatanakorn said the 13 were in the process of being rescued, but he cautioned that they were not out of peril yet.

“We found them safe. But the operation isn’t over,” he said in comments broadcast nationwide.

Rescue divers had spent much of Monday making preparations for a final push to locate the lost soccer players, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach. They disappeared when flooding trapped them after entering the Tham Luang Nang Non cave on June 23.

Thai navy SEAL divers and rescue workers from other countries made initial progress through the narrow passageway early Monday after passing through a key chamber on Sunday whose high, murky waters had previously blocked their progress.

Narongsak earlier said the passageway the divers made their way through goes upward in some places and downward in others and is extremely narrow, making it difficult for divers with all their gear to fit through.

Divers have been stymied repeatedly by rising water that has filled sections of the cave and forced them to withdraw for safety reasons. When water levels dropped Sunday, the divers went forward with a more methodical approach, deploying a rope line and extra oxygen supplies along the way.

The SEALs’ Facebook page said that since Sunday night, the divers had reached a bend where the kilometer-long (half-mile-long) passage splits in two directions. The divers were aiming for a sandy chamber on higher ground in the cave.

Narongsak explained earlier Monday that fixing rope lines and deploying oxygen tanks along their route will allow the divers to operate.

In addition to the divers, teams have been working to pump out water as well as divert groundwater. Other efforts have focused on finding shafts on the mountainside that might serve as a back door to the blocked-off areas where the missing may be sheltering.

Teams have been combing the mountainside looking for fissure that might lead to such shafts. Several have been found and explorers have been able to descend into some, but so far it is not clear whether they lead to anywhere useful.

Experts in cave rescues from around the world continued to gather at the site. An official Australian group has now followed a U.S. military team, British cave experts, Chinese lifesaving responders and several other volunteer groups from various countries.

“These are challenging conditions and there’s a lot of consideration for safety as well as, the environment outside is contributing to the environment inside,” said U.S. Air Force Capt. Jessica Tait, part of a 30-strong U.S. military team assisting in the search operation, referring to the rain that has been flooding the cave. “So I’d say, yeah, it’s an accurate statement that it’s challenging.”

Kragthorpe: With LeBron now a Laker, the Jazz‘s climb in the West just got tougher

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LeBron James played along initially, but he became tired of the subject of his struggles in Salt Lake City. After a December loss to the Jazz, he delivered a parting shot: When his career ends, nobody will remember those seven straight defeats at Vivint Smart Home Arena.

How about nine, though? Eleven? Thirteen? And that’s not even counting playoff games.

LeBron’s SLC losing streak potentially will keep growing and become more meaningful, now that he’s ticketed to make two annual visits — in most seasons, anyway — with the Los Angeles Lakers. That’s the dismissive view of James’ move from Cleveland to L.A. in free agency, from a Utah perspective.

This is the reality of LeBron’s arrival in the Western Conference: Life in the NBA’s Western Conference just became more difficult for the Jazz. They’re already waiting out the slow aging process of Golden State and Houston, and now they have to be patient until LeBron’s expiration date, whenever that is.

Without knowing the Jazz’s exact makeup in 2018-19, I’m saying their goal should be a top-four finish in the West and home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2001. That would have been much easier with James remaining in the East.

This stuff sure will be fun to watch, though. I’m already picturing a No. 4 vs. No. 5 or No. 3 vs. No. 6 matchup between the Jazz and James in the first round of the playoffs. That’s just delicious.

LeBron won’t instantly make the Lakers better than the Jazz. But he’ll get them close enough to make it interesting. The Lakers finished 35-47 last season, 13 games behind the Jazz. With some roster variables in play this month, the Jazz’s win total for 2018-19 projects to the low 50s. The Lakers certainly could rise to that range.

The atmosphere in Vivint always is vibrant and emotionally charged whenever James or the Lakers come to town, and now they’re packaged together. Having him visit with Miami and Cleveland was one thing; it will be quite another to see him in a Lakers uniform in this market, where there’s already an unhealthy percentage of L.A. fans. Even golfer Tony Finau, who attended high school just down the street from the arena, welcomed LeBron to his favorite team in a PGA Tour video.

It would have been worse for the Jazz if the Lakers also had landed Paul George, who’s staying in Oklahoma City. The Jazz have proven they’re better than the Thunder. But here come the Lakers, with LeBron and the potential to trade for Kawhi Leonard — although they presumably would have to weaken themselves to get him from San Antonio, and their other recent moves are puzzling. Lance Stephenson? JaVale McGee?

In any case, the imbalance between the West and the East is getting ridiculous. The NBA needs to create a 1-through-16 playoff format, as soon as possible. Ten players have made the All-NBA first team at various times in the past four seasons. At the moment, all 10 play in the West: James, Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, Kawhi Leonard, DeAndre Jordan, Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis, Marc Gasol, Stephen Curry and James Harden.

The biggest winner in the NBA’s 2018 free agency? Gordon Hayward. The road to the NBA Finals just became much smoother for everybody in the East, notably Boston.

As for LeBron, this is not another case of him taking the easy path to a championship, as happened when he went to Miami in 2010. It also should be said that he fulfilled everything he promised in his return to Cleveland, delivering a title in 2016.

What’s certain is that James won’t win another Eastern Conference championship. That streak has ended at eight years. If he gets the Finals for a ninth straight season via the West, that will be quite an achievement. The Jazz know that, as well as anyone.

Belgium rallies from two goals down to beat Japan and head to World Cup quarterfinals

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Moscow • Belgium rallied from 2-0 down to beat Japan 3-2 with a goal in the dying seconds on Monday and advance to a World Cup quarterfinal match against Brazil.

Nacer Chadli finished off a length-of-the-field movement late in stoppage time for the clincher on Monday night at the Rostov Arena. It’s the first time since 1970 that a team has rallied to win a knockout game from 2-0 down at a World Cup.

Midfielders Genki Haraguchi and Takashi Inui scored in the 48th and 52nd minutes to give Japan a surprising 2-0 lead.

Jan Vertonghen started the comeback when he scored with a looping header in the 69th and another substitute, Marouane Fellaini, headed home Eden Hazard’s cross from the left in the 74th.

What was expected to be a mis-match ended up to be a classic match.

Belgium was one of only three teams to win all three group games and topped the tournament scoring list with nine goals in the group stage. Japan narrowly scraped through to the knockout stage in the tightest of tiebreakers against Senegal — after both teams finished level in Group G — because it had a better disciplinary record at the tournament.

Japan has now lost in the round of 16 three times and has never reached the World Cup quarterfinals.

Brazil 2, Mexico 0

Samara, Russia • Neymar flaunted his flair and his theatrics with a goal and an assist Monday to lead Brazil into the quarterfinals at the World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Mexico.

The world’s most expensive player put Brazil in the lead after his back-heel released Willian, who then sent the ball into the penalty area. Neymar slid in to tap in the opener in the 51st minute.

Neymar then showed his unselfish side, crossing for Robert Firmino to score in the 88th minute. Neymar has 11 goals and nine assists in his last 19 games for Brazil.

It looked like Neymar’s game — or even his World Cup — could be over with 20 minutes to go. It turned out to be pure histrionics. Writhing in agony after his right ankle was stepped on by Miguel Layun, Neymar managed to get back on his feet. But not before trying a stamp on Layun himself. Both escaped punishment.

The five-time World Cup champions will next face either Japan or Belgium in their seventh straight quarterfinal match, the stage they have reached at every World Cup since 1994.

Not so for the Mexicans, who have lost in the round of 16 seven straight times.

Harvey Weinstein accused of forcible sex act by a 3rd woman

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New York • Harvey Weinstein was charged Monday with a sex crime against a third woman, as New York prosecutors continue building cases against the former Hollywood studio boss whose downfall ushered in the #MeToo movement.

Manhattan’s district attorney announced the charges in an updated indictment, saying Weinstein performed a forcible sex act on the woman in 2006.

A representative for Weinstein, 66, had no immediate comment.

“A Manhattan grand jury has now indicted Harvey Weinstein on some of the most serious sexual offenses that exist under New York’s penal law,” District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said in a statement. “Our investigation continues. If you are a survivor of the predatory abuse with which Mr. Weinstein is charged, there is still time to pursue justice.”

The district attorney’s representatives did not identify the accuser in the updated charges.

Weinstein is scheduled for arraignment on the new charges July 9.

A grand jury previously indicted Weinstein on charges involving two women. One of the alleged victims in the criminal case, who has not been identified publicly, told investigators that Weinstein cornered her in a hotel room and raped her in 2013. The other accuser, former actress Lucia Evans, has gone public with her account of Weinstein forcing her to perform oral sex at his office in 2004.

The Associated Press does not identify alleged victims of sexual assaults unless they come forward publicly.

More than 75 women have accused Weinstein of wrongdoing. Several actresses and models accused him of criminal sexual assaults, including film actress Rose McGowan, who said Weinstein raped her in 1997 in Utah, “Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra, who said he raped her in her New York apartment in 1992, and the Norwegian actress Natassia Malthe, who said he attacked her in a London hotel room in 2008.

New York City police detectives said in early November that they were investigating allegations by another accuser, “Boardwalk Empire” actress Paz de la Huerta, who told police in October that Weinstein raped her twice in 2010.

Weinstein has denied all allegations of nonconsensual sex, with his attorney challenging the credibility of his alleged victims.


Utah man freed from Venezuelan jail honored at freedom gala

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Provo • A Utah man and his wife who were recently freed from a Venezuelan jail after two years were honored at the Provo Freedom Awards Gala.

The Daily Herald reports that Joshua Holt called the award a great honor and urged the attendees at the Saturday event to find happiness in every situation. Holt was joined by his wife, Thamara Caleno, of Venezuela.

The couple was released on May 26 after months of back-channel talks between U.S. politicians and close allies of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Holt traveled to Venezuela in June 2016 to marry Caleno but was instead jailed on weapons charges he and his family said were bogus. His wife was arrested in the same sweep.

Jazz re-sign Derrick Favors to check off their top free agent priority — keeping the power forward in Utah

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Utah’s starting power forward is back.

Derrick Favors and the Jazz have agreed in principle on the terms of a two-year deal, league sources told The Salt Lake Tribune on Monday morning.

Favors will receive $18 million per season under the terms of the new contract, according to sources. The first year is guaranteed. The second is not.

Favors, who was an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career, will travel to Utah from his Atlanta home to officially sign his contract later in the week.

“It feels great. We have some unfinished business to settle. we have good team, and we are going to be good for awhile,” Favors told The Salt Lake Tribune Monday afternoon.

Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey, coach Quin Snyder and assistant Tony Lang traveled to Atlanta to meet with Favors on Sunday, where the Jazz tendered an offer. During the meeting, Favors and the Jazz talked about his potential fit going forward, something Favors had a bit of concern with. However, Favors also knows, sources say, that the Jazz project to be a deep team next season and only Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert are guaranteed heavy minutes.

Favors endeared himself to the Jazz this past season because of an ability to accept a role. He became a lockerroom leader, and turned himself into a fantastic backup center and even started to hit a few 3-pointers down the stretch.

It did take Favors some time for him to acclimate himself to the role the Jazz wanted him to play. Once he did, though, he was able to make himself a valuable piece, instead of the square peg in the round hole he had been at times the previous season.

Favors’ crowning moment came in the first round of the playoffs in a win against the Oklahoma City Thunder. His defense on OKC star Carmelo Anthony proved critical, and he hit several big shots in several games to help the Jazz beat the Thunder in six games.

Favors, sources say, knows he will have a chance to return to the free agency market when he will be 28 and in his prime. He’s lost weight since the end of the season because he wants to be leaner, quicker and more able to guard opponents on the perimeter.

“I love Playing for Quin. He’s a great coach, great front office and ownership build bond with teammates,” Favors told The Tribune. “I wanted to make the deal and get back to work.”

For now, Utah’s longest tenured player remains in the fold.

This story will be updated.

Birthday girl dies after stabbing attack, eight others injured

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Boise, Idaho • A 3-year-old Idaho girl who was stabbed at her own birthday party died Monday, two days after a man invaded the celebration and stabbed nine people, authorities said.

Timmy Kinner is accused of attacking a group of children and the adults who tried to protect them at the party at an apartment complex that is home to many refugee families.

Word of the child’s death came at Kinner’s first court appearance, where a judge told him that he was charged with first-degree murder and other felonies in connection with the Saturday night attack.

Kinner is American, and the victims are members of refugee families from Syria, Iraq and Ethiopia. Boise Police Chief William Bones said the evidence does not suggest the attack was a hate crime.

The suspect had recently stayed at the apartment complex but was asked to leave Friday over bad behavior, Bones said.

The 30-year-old, who is being held without bond, said he wanted to represent himself in court. But the judge ordered that he be appointed a public defender anyway.

Kinner had recently been a guest at the complex but was asked to leave Friday over bad behavior. He returned the next evening and began attacking people, police said.

Federal judge sides with San Juan County, says it’s been ‘pretty vigorous’ in implementing new voter boundaries that benefit Navajo residents

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A federal judge declined Monday to reopen a landmark voting rights case filed by Navajo residents in southeastern Utah, suggesting that San Juan County’s Republican-controlled leadership has led “a pretty vigorous effort” to comply with the redistricting that he ordered last year to reverse the political domination by whites over American Indians there.

It’s a surprising dismissal that for now ends the six-year legal battle that has overtaken politics in this remote and rural corner of the state and left lingering bad blood over the ruling. (The county has an appeal still pending.)

“I have little doubt that after six years of litigation in this case, there’s not a lot of fond feelings and also some level of distrust,” said U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby. “But this process we’ve been engaged in here [with the request to reopen the case] is not helpful in correcting any of that.”

Shelby ordered Monday’s expedited hearing last month after six Navajo plaintiffs asked for a chance to argue that San Juan should be found in contempt of court, alleging that the county had done little in the past six months to implement the redrawn boundaries for voting districts or to update its precinct lists as ordered in December.

As many as 2,000 voters, they said, mostly those living on the Navajo Nation, did not receive or had an incorrect ballot for the June 26 countywide primary, the first under the ruling.

It was the latest hiccup in an already tense process, underscored by race, to vacate all commission and school board seats and conduct a special election this year. The new boundaries give Navajos, who tend to affiliate as Democrats, a significant majority of voters in two of three commission districts and three of five school board districts.

But the order has riled Republicans, who for three decades have been the dominant political party in this desert outpost and for the first time are looking at losing their hold over it. That doesn’t mean, though, that the two current GOP commissioners would do anything to undermine the election, argued Jesse Trentadue, who represented San Juan.

“The county is not resisting implementing the court’s order,” he told Shelby. “We have until November to identify the mistakes we made [in the primary] and fix them.”

The latest filing by the Navajo plaintiffs, Trentadue has argued, didn’t take into account the difficulty of placing residents into new precincts when many who live on the Navajo Nation rely on P.O. boxes — spread into Colorado and Arizona — and don’t have precise street addresses. Still, San Juan County Clerk John David Nielson, he said, has been working diligently with the state elections office to update its registration system with GPS coordinates to make sure voters are sorted into the correct districts.

There were errors, but Trentadue said they weren’t racially targeted and they were resolved as quickly as they were brought up. He believes, too, they affected closer to 80 voters — which Shelby agreed with and which would mean just one percent of the 8,000 registered voters in San Juan.

“The county has convinced me that that it has undertaken energetic and reasonable efforts to enforce the order,” Shelby said. “I’m not aware of a single voter that raised an issue that was not promptly corrected by the county.”

The judge spent several minutes during the proceeding berating the plaintiffs and their attorney, Steven Boos, with a blistering criticism of their request to reopen the case. In their filing, they mischaracterized comments that Commissioner Phil Lyman made, he said. They misrepresented the breadth of the problem, he said. They misused the court’s time and should have communicated directly with the county to resolve the issue, he said. They misled the clerk, who spent days before the primary working on legal responses when he “undoubtably had better things to be doing,” he said.

“I’m deeply concerned about the motion filed by the plaintiffs,” Shelby said. “So do I have a basis to hold anyone in contempt?”

“No, I would not, if I were you,” Boos solemnly responded before the bench. “I apologize if you think we overstated our case.”

Shelby then ordered that before any further motions are filed that the two sides’ lawyers speak to each other directly and document it. “There appears to be some animosity that’s interfering,” he said. “It’s just not helpful.”

Boos suggested that San Juan County was not implementing the new voting districts until he filed the contempt request in mid-June, which would have been too late for the primary. Trentadue called that “nonsense.” Boos promised to report back after looking into whether the School Board District 3 race results were impacted by incorrect balloting. Trentadue doesn’t believes it will turn up anything.

“We’d like to do some discovery to make sure that the county is really doing what they say they’re doing,” Boos said.

He will also continue to represent Navajo and Democrat Willie Grayeyes, who sued after he was booted from the ballot by San Juan County, which accused him of not being a Utah resident, making him unqualified to run for the commission.

On Monday, the courtroom benches were filled with Navajo residents who drove more than 300 miles for the hearing. Some wore T-shirts in support of Bears Ears National Monument, which the county’s leaders strongly opposed. Others sat purposefully on the side where the county’s lawyers were to show their support for San Juan.

The county is 50 percent American Indian and 47 percent white, according to the 2010 U.S. Census data that spurred the Navajo Nation’s original lawsuit over voting rights there. The county has appealed Shelby’s redistricting, which was based on those population numbers, to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court.

Kragthorpe: Derrick Favors gets paid and the Jazz get flexibility in a deal that should work well for both parties

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Derrick Favors can thank Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony for driving home his importance to the Jazz.

Game 2 of the Jazz’s first-round playoff series vs. Oklahoma City in April was the moment when I said I couldn’t picture this team without Favors — all because they won on the road, as the Thunder stars went a combined 0 for 14 from the field in the fourth quarter.

The Jazz’s awarding Favors a two-year, $36 million contract Monday undoubtedly reflected much more evaluation than just his 20-point, 16-rebound game in OKC. But that performance certainly helped.

The Jazz wouldn’t have beaten the Los Angeles Clippers in 2017 or the Thunder in ’18 without Favors’ roles in filling in for Rudy Gobert and complementing him in those series. He deserved this reward. Where it gets interesting is how the Jazz remain determined to do things their own way in an evolving NBA that devalues traditional big men such as Gobert and Favors.

So the detail that makes me endorse the contract is the second year being non-guaranteed, according to The Salt Lake Tribune’s Tony Jones. That gives the Jazz considerable flexibility in the summer of 2019 or even at the trade deadline next February. It also helps explain why the franchise seemingly paid far more than market value to keep Favors, and why earning $18 million for one season made him willing to accept the complete terms.

Nothing the Jazz did this summer would enable them to overtake Golden State or Houston in the coming season. Their moves should be made with the vision of 2020 and beyond, when they have reasonable hopes of competing at that level.

In that sense, Favors’ deal can help the Jazz in multiple ways. They maintain the momentum generated by another playoff series victory and they open up some other possibilities for themselves.

The Jazz are going to need some creativity to thrive in the NBA’s Western Conference in the coming years, especially now that LeBron James is employed by the Los Angeles Lakers. Favors will be part of that solution only if he continues to expand his game and is willing to accept a role that could vary considerably. Some nights, he’ll be a valuable replacement for Gobert; at other times, the matchups may preclude him from playing a lot.

Either way, he’ll be paid well in the 2018-19 season and he’ll also be motivated to perform.

My impression of Favors has improved considerably in his seven-plus years in Utah. I wanted more from him, and sooner, always associating him with the Jazz’s long climb back to the level of winning 50-plus games and advancing in the playoffs. They did so regularly, before trading Deron Williams to the then-New Jersey Nets in 2011 for the package that featured Favors, a 19-year-old rookie.

The background is that having traveled to Texas to cover D-Will’s first two games with the Nets, I was shaped by New Jersey’s view of Favors as a player who never showed the drive to maximize his ability. This story almost seems apocryphal, how Favors’ failure to grab even one rebound in 17 minutes of the Rising Stars Challenge during the All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles — and his excuses afterward — led the Nets to trade him the following week.

In any case, that baggage accompanied him to the Jazz, and it took him a long time to win me over. But he succeeded in doing so. More to the point, he made a convincing argument to Jazz management that he’s part of the fabric of this franchise now.

A year after Gordon Hayward’s departure to Boston, Favors’ re-signing with the Jazz is an endorsement of Utah. Fans should feel relieved, after last July’s episode. Yet this contract feels more like a case of the Jazz’s validating Favors than the other way around.

Favors needs to respond with a big season to justify the Jazz’s belief in him and to make himself even more valuable to them, going forward.

Flames force evacuations near Strawberry Reservoir; campfires blamed for a rash of Utah wildfires

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At least seven major wildfires were burning across Utah Monday, keeping firefighters and pilots busy in the face of hot, windy weather that has primed drought-plagued land covered with timber and sagebrush for ignition.

Areas east of Strawberry Reservoir are under evacuation orders in front of the rapidly spreading Dollar Ridge Fire, which ignited Sunday afternoon on private land southeast of the popular reservoir.

Heading into a holiday week that is expected to draw thousands onto Utah’s public lands, the wildfire threat, along with algal blooms on Utah Lake, has narrowed the options for places to enjoy outdoor recreation. Closures surround the areas burning in Utah’s two most threatening fires: The West Valley Fire north of St. George and the Dollar Ridge Fire, at more than 7,000 and 10,000 acres, respectively, with little containment as of Monday.

Both appear to have been started by careless humans, but their causes remain under investigation. Abandoned campfires have been a major culprit in this year’s busy fire season, which got a jump start in May after the dry winter left a snowpack that disappeared early, according to Jason Curry, spokesman for the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, FFSL.

“Campfires are really dangerous,” Curry said in a phone interview Monday while on the scene of Dollar Ridge. “We have had an extraordinary number of campfires that are just abandoned, that were not adequately put out. It’s people who don’t how to put out a campfire or aren’t making the effort to. Give us a break, put that fire out. Better yet, if you don’t need a campfire, don’t light one.”

Firefighting agencies across the Great Basin are on high alert in response to the extreme conditions, readying teams for rapid deployment.

“The Forest Service is working with its interagency partners to be prepared for potential increases in fire activity by strategically staging smokejumpers, engines, crews and equipment to reduce response times,” said agency spokesman Wade Muelhof. “This week there will be evening patrols to catch any new starts as quickly as possible.”

On Sunday, Dollar Ridge Fire quickly spread onto Ashley National Forest and moved east. Several seasonal homes were in peril Monday. It was burning west of Timber Canyon and south of the Strawberry River, but long-range spotting forced evacuations at Camelot Resort and cabins downriver along Strawberry Gorge.

The Duchesne County Commission has issued an immediate evacuation order for the area south of Currant Creek from the Wasatch County line east to the Lower Red Creek Road, and south to the Strawberry Pinnacles Junction and the Avintaquin Canyon Road to the junction of Horse Ridge Road. The county intends to strictly enforce the order and anyone entering this area could be fined up to $1,000.

Additionally, the sheriff has put Fruitland and Pinion Ridge residents, who live just north of the closure areas, on notice that they may have to clear out.

Aircraft were dropping fire retardant and water, but hot and gusty “red flag” conditions were making it difficult to contain the fire.

“It’s really steep terrain and heavy fuel timber, mainly conifers and little aspen here and there. We know that the fire growth will be really unpredictable and it will give us some problems,” Curry said. “Helicopters and ground crews are working in concert to try to establish containment and protect homes. It’s spreading in all directions but primarily to the east.”

Elsewhere, destinations such as Upper Browse Creek are closed even though there are no active fires nearby. The Dixie National Forest preemptively closed the Oak Grove Campground and nearby roads for the duration of fire season. This area on the southeast flank of the Pine Valley Mountain, above Leeds, has access constraints that would imperil visitors if these lands were to catch fire.

“The Oak Grove Campground and Browse Guard Station are located at the top of the drainages with only one road in and out of these areas. The closure is a proactive approach to safeguard the public during these extremely dry conditions,” said Skeet Houston, the forest’s Pine Valley District fire management officer.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Pine Valley Mountains, the West Valley Fire is burning out of control after an abandoned campfire got loose June 27.

Another place to not go this week is Huntington Canyon, thanks to the Trail Mountain Fire, which is nearing full containment after burning about 18,000 acres. Closed are Horse Canyon Trailhead and Indian Creek, Little Bear, Lower Little Bear, and Riverside campground, although State Route 31 remained open. That fire started June 6 when a storm pushed a prescribed burn out of its containment zone.

Curry expected personnel demobilized from this and other older fires to be redeployed to Dollar Ridge.

On Monday, the Ashley National Forest imposed fire restrictions in the face of “substantial hazardous fire potential.” Forest Service restrictions prohibit campfires and charcoal grilling outside constructed fire pits in designated areas; smoking; operating motorized equipment that isn’t equipped with spark arresters; and cutting metal in vegetated areas.

“There are a lot of ways to start fire,” Curry said. “We are asking people to really stop and think when they are outdoors, recreating, working or even traveling. We know that people didn’t intend to start fires, but through lack of caution and lack of care, we’ve had all these fires that started last week. It’s costly to taxpayers and dangerous to our firefighters.”

Fire restrictions are now in place over much of the state. Fireworks are not allowed on public land and Park City has banned the private use of fireworks in town. Just because a campfire may be legal, which is currently the case in the the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests, officials urge visitors to use good judgment and forgo a campfire if it is windy, especially when the weather is also hot and dry.

Utah’s medical marijuana initiative appears headed for the November ballot after opponents drop their federal lawsuit

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The opponents seeking to block voters from weighing in on a ballot measure legalizing medical marijuana withdrew their lawsuit on Monday, after asking a judge in May for an emergency ruling to stop the initiative.

The withdrawal clears the path for what is perhaps the most contested measure that will be on Utah’s ballot in November, yet which has strong support among voters.

Blake T. Ostler, an attorney for the group Drug Safe Utah, which is led by the Utah Medical Association, said he believed there was an issue with challenging the measure before voters weigh in. The challenge lacked what, in legal terms, is called “ripeness.”

They may sue to overturn the law if voters approve it, contending the measure may be gaining support with voters because they don’t know what’s in it.

“Expecting the voters of the state of Utah to read it and understand it as is required by law is a very tall tale,” Ostler said. “They’re getting media reports about what this does and making decisions about it.”

Ostler also said he filed to withdraw the lawsuit because things are moving quickly at the federal level, where cannabis with more than 0.3 percent of the psychoactive ingredient THC is illegal.

“This is a ramrod of people who stand to make billions of dollars to be able to exploit people the same way tobacco growers and opioid manufacturers did,” Ostler said. “This is not in the medical interest of those who need medical marijuana if there are appropriate uses that can be designated.”

Congress has taken action to allow cannabis and products with no more than 0.3 percent THC, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week approved a cannabis-based drug for treating epilepsy.

The Utah ballot initiative, if passed, would allow residents to get medical marijuana cards to treat conditions like chronic pain, epilepsy, HIV and AIDS, post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions.

The cannabis products that would be bought and sold if the ballot measure passes would not be restricted to less than 0.3 percent THC, meaning they would be federally illegal unless Congress removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act.

Thirty other states have already legalized marijuana despite the federal ban. Oklahoma voters approved a measure to legalize medical marijuana last week. Eight states, including Utah neighbors Nevada and Colorado, have legalized marijuana for use by medical patients and anyone over 21 years old.

Anticipating the marijuana ballot measure, the Utah Legislature passed bills that will legalize marijuana for patients who are expected to die within six months. But proponents have pushed forward, saying cannabis can help a much wider group of patients.

“With this frivolous lawsuit dropped now by Drug Safe Utah, the patients and advocates of cannabis reform in Utah are one step closer today to giving medical patients access to their medicine, without being criminalized, than we were yesterday,” said DJ Schanz, director of the Utah Patients Coalition.

The measure has support from about two-thirds of Utah’s voters, according to a poll released this weekend from The Salt Lake Tribune-Hinckley Institute of Politics. That’s a slight dip from past polls, which showed the initiative had support from three in every four voters.

The drop came after opposition from the LDS Church, the Utah Medical Association and several prominent Republicans in the state, including Gov. Gary Herbert.


Things to know about abortion and the Supreme Court

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Washington • Abortion rights is emerging as a litmus test for the next Supreme Court nominee, with Democrats and at least one moderate Republican declaring they wouldn’t support a nominee who opposes the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that established a woman’s right to abortion.

But there’s less here than meets the eye. Here’s why:

Spin from the Left

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer declared Monday that abortion rights are hanging in the balance. In an op-ed in The New York Times, Schumer said “the next nominee will obfuscate and hide behind the shopworn judicial dodge, ‘I will follow settled law.’”

But law “is only settled until a majority of the Supreme Court decides it is not,” he noted.

What Schumer doesn’t mention is a point evangelical leaders have made in recent days: A ruling overturning Roe v. Wade wouldn’t immediately end abortions, but rather kick the issue to the states.

And while several Republican-led states have passed aggressive regulations and would likely be emboldened by a more conservative court, there’s no guarantee how the future Supreme Court will rule.

Spin from the Right

Trump says he will “probably not” ask potential nominees their thoughts on Roe v. Wade. But he wouldn’t necessarily have to.

Leonard Leo of the Federalist Society is advising Trump on a nomination, and is expected to seek out an “originalist and textualist” much like Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in 2016. That judicial approach typically involves a more literal interpretation of the Constitution, and not reading into the Constitution language that doesn’t explicitly appear. Roe, for instance, relied on a right to privacy, which is not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution.

That tact can go a long way to find a justice who would rule against abortion rights without triggering widespread opposition.

But that too isn’t guarantee that a future justice would side with conservatives. One good example is retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan and voted in favor of abortion rights.

How it could play out

All eyes are on Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, moderate Republicans who support access to abortion services and aren’t up for re-election, making it less likely either will feel pressure to be in lockstep with the polarizing president.

Collins made headlines this weekend when she told CNN she wouldn’t support a nominee who “demonstrated hostility” toward Roe v. Wade.

But it’s unlikely that any candidate would openly declare hostility to a past court ruling. In fact, in 2017, Neil Gorsuch — Trump’s first Supreme Court pick who now sits on the court — said he would have “walked out the door” had Trump asked him to overturn Roe v. Wade because “that’s not what judges do.”

Collins and even several Democrats agreed to back Gorsuch because they said he clearly valued legal precedent and the independence of U.S. courts. It’s likely the next nominee will sidestep the matter in a similar way.

But what if?

It is possible that Trump’s nominee will prove more divisive than Gorsuch. And with the Senate’s 51-49 split, the final vote could still be a nail biter.

If Collins and Murkowski vote “no” and Democrats all vote “no,” the nomination would be blocked.

If Sen. John McCain’s aggressive brain cancer diagnosis keeps him from traveling, it would only take one GOP defection to potentially block the nomination. (McCain isn’t afraid to buck his own party, but he is mostly in line with his party in opposing abortion rights).

If there is a danger of losing Republican votes, the nominee could prevail by courting Democratic senators seeking re-election this year in states Trump carried in 2016, including Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Joe Donnelly of Indiana. All three voted to confirm Gorsuch.

Manchin has already warned the White House against an overtly anti-abortion nominee.

“I’m pro-life but I know how that divides our country immediately and divides everyone, they’re split right down the middle on that,” Manchin told a West Virginia radio station . “If he picks someone who is hardcore on Roe v. Wade or hardcore on repealing health care that’s a bigger lift.”

Utah officials urge fireworks caution amid increased fire danger across the state

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On the first day Utahns can legally set off fireworks, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams and Unified Fire Authority Chief Dan Peterson urged caution — reminding residents to read cautionary labels, always have a bucket of water or a hose nearby and to use fireworks in a clear area away from building and vehicles.

Unified Fire Authority (UFA) is reporting that fire danger this month is significantly increased due to hot, dry, windy conditions.

The counsel comes after a number of incidents in Salt Lake County in 2016, when fire department dispatchers reported nearly 70 fireworks-related calls from the night of Independence Day through to the next morning.

This year, residents can legally set off fireworks from July 2 - July 5 and again July 22-26 — but not in all areas. Salt Lake County has restricted use in a number of places, including in mountainous, brush-covered or areas and within 200 feet of waterways, trails and canyons. A full list of the restrictions can be found on UFA’s website.

Salt Lake City bans fireworks east of 900 East, west of Redwood Road, north of South Temple and in all city parks.

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Commentary: Road Home continues its work to help the homeless

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I grew up in a lower middle-class family, where we didn’t have much, but I had no idea what real poverty and homelessness were until my husband and I became foster parents to our son Kyller.

We had been blessed to foster other children, but none had experienced homelessness until Kyller. I was unprepared for the horrific experiences he and his birth mom shared with us. My eyes were opened, and thus began my journey to influence positive change.

I began volunteering at The Road Home and now serve as vice president on the board of trustees. Through the years I’ve met the most remarkable human beings and seen much good come out of our community as all kinds of wonderful people come together to help others.

I’m deeply saddened to know of the complexity and size of homelessness in Utah, and how it continues to grow. Homelessness is a symptom of many social ills including the crisis-level shortage of affordable housing, recidivism, sexual abuse, domestic violence, substance abuse, lack of medical insurance for serious medical emergencies, low access to mental health services or medications, unacceptance of LGBTQ youth — and more. Yet, citing reasons for homelessness is not the challenge. Creating real solutions that address such complexity and then funding these solutions is.

During their decades of operation, The Road Home has innovated and evolved to compassionately address the growing needs of our homeless friends and demand for shelter. While acknowledging the tenacity, grit and intent of our staff, we must also address the real challenges that come with serving this population of human beings in such intense times of need.

A recent state audit has revealed some security and management issues at The Road Home facilities. The Road Home board and leadership takes full ownership of this audit, and we are adopting new strategies to keep everyone safe.

We’re working on a substantial security plan that will more effectively curtail substance abuse on our properties and help our team and clients feel more secure. For the future we’ve proposed an innovative shelter system that holds our clients accountable for dangerous behaviors, while still providing shelter and services for those who need them most. While the challenges of some of our clients may seem appalling or unacceptable to the public, The Road Home will do everything it can to serve them. We are often the very last option for many, and we take this role very seriously. We exist to help our clients heal and get back on their feet in their own homes. Managing safety and security while serving our clients is something that we commit to improving.

Current discussions in the community have been very productive and have helped The Road Home and other organizations evolve the service delivery model for sheltering people who are homeless, and we look forward to continuing to collaborate to find better solutions for addressing their complex and differing needs.

We are extremely grateful to our many donors and funders, community resource partners, local and state government, and law enforcement for their support, insight and resources. Moving forward, we commit to continue to be worthy of your support, and not only raise the bar for the delivery of services in our facilities, but to continue to be advocates for ending homelessness by first finding ways to create more affordable housing, more treatment beds for people with substance abuse and behavioral health issues and a system to make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring. I am honored to work alongside The Road Home and thankful for the tremendous role they play in serving our state.

Becky Pickle
Becky Pickle

Becky Pickle is vice president of The Road Home Board of Trustees. She is the franchiseowner of Chick-fil-A in South Jordan, Utah.

Park City bans setting off your own fireworks, citing danger of wildfires

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Park City residents and visitors will have to leave Fourth of July fireworks to the professionals.

The mountain town has declared a ban on open flames and fireworks, effective Thursday night, said Mike McComb, who oversees emergency management for Park City.

The ban doesn’t cover the professional shows at Park City Mountain Resort — July 3 in the Canyons section of the resort and July 4 at the main ski runs.

But that could change if conditions worsen, McComb said.

The ban on private fireworks has been put in place five of the past six years, McComb said. Residents used to complain, he said, but “folks are largely accustomed to it now. People are becoming more aware of the impacts of a fire.”

McComb cited this winter’s lower-than-normal snowpack for creating conditions that raise the odds for wildfires. “Normally, the snows compact the grasses,” McComb said. “When the snow melts early, those grasses tend to stand up, and with the heat and the wind, they just dry out more quickly.”

A new law this year gives Utah municipalities more leeway in banning fireworks over fire hazards. The law also cuts back on the number of days fireworks can be discharged over the July 4 and July 24 holidays, from 14 to eight days. Where they are permitted at all, fireworks may be used from July 2 to July 5, and from July 22 to July 25.

In Salt Lake City, fireworks and open flames are banned east of 900 East (including the University of Utah campus, north of South Temple, in City Creek Canyon, west of Redwood Road, and in all city parks and wildland urban interface areas). The ban includes such neighborhoods as Rose Park, Glendale, the Avenues, Federal Heights, Harvard/Yale and Sugar House.

Other fireworks restrictions announced so far for this summer:

Salt Lake County

• All of unincorporated Salt Lake County.

Cottonwood Heights, all city parks, schools and wildland interface lands.

Draper, east of 1300 East Street, south of 13800 South Street, west of Interstate 15, and in the area from 12300 South running north along 1000 East Street to the north city boundary, then following the city boundary west to 700 East Street, then south to the UTA TRAX line, then following the TRAX line to 12300 South Street, to be known as the Mehraban Wetlands area.

Herriman, within 200 feet of any undeveloped property or agricultural field.

Holladay, east of I-215 including the freeway right-of-way, the Cottonwood Area, the County Road area, Spring Creek, Neff’s Creek and Big Cottonwood Creek, Creekside Park and Olympus Hills Park.

• Kearns, in Oquirrh Park, Mountain Man Park, Kearns High School and along railroad lines.

• Magna, all city parks and undeveloped areas.

• Midvale, undeveloped land west of Main Street, and along Jordan River Parkway.

Millcreek, east of Wasatch Boulevard, south of 4500 South and east of Farm Meadow Lane, west of 700 West, along Mill Creek between 1300 East, and Honeycut Road (crossing Highland Drive) and north of Skyline High School.

Murray, along the Jordan River Parkway and Little Cottonwood Creek, in Murray City Park, and at Wheeler Farm.

• Riverton, along Laurel Chase Drive, Time View Drive, Dove Landing Drive, Provo Reservoir Canal, Midas Creek and Rose Creek.

Sandy, in city parks, west of I-15, within 200 feet of waterways, trails, canyons, washes, ravines, vacant lots, or where natural or unmaintained vegetation is present — and also in any mountainous, brush-covered, forest-covered or dry grass areas, or within the wildland urban interface areas.

South Jordan, within 200 feet of the natural vegetation border of the Bingham Creek and Jordan River Parkway open space and trail systems, or within 25 yards of undeveloped wildland.

• Taylorsville, all city parks and undeveloped areas.

West Jordan, west of State Route 111, in all city parks, and within 200 feet of the Jordan River Parkway Trail (east of 1300 West), the Clay Hollow Wash and Bingham Creek.

West Valley City, along Jordan River Parkway, along 6400 West from 4700 South to 5400 South, all properties immediately adjacent to ATK, all city parks and properties, and within 100 feet of any irrigation canal.

The Unified Fire District has an interactive map of restricted areas at unifiedfire.org.

Utah County

Highland, Beacon Hills, Bull River, Chamberry Fields, Country French, Dry Creek Highland, Hidden Oaks, Highland Hills, Highland Hollow, Highland Oaks, Hunter Ridge,Mercer Hollow, Skye Estates,Sterling Pointe, View Point, Westfield Cove subdivisions; Highland Glen Park; Lone Peak High School; Mitchell Hollow Park and drainage areas; Mouth of American Fork Canyon; state-owned property south of Lone Peak High School; Sunset Mountain Properties; Town Center Splash Pad; west side of 10150 North.

Lehi, north of Timpanogos Highway (including Traverse Mountain), along Dry Creek Corridor from 1200 East to Center Street.

Payson, all incorporated areas of Payson City and everything south and east starting on south Main Street north to 1150 south, east to Payson Canyon Road, north to 800 South, east to 600 East, north to 400 South, east to Goosenest Drive and continuing to Gladstan Golf Course; all of the wildland, canyon, foothill areas, and any lands used for agricultural purposes.

Provo, east of Canyon Road (from Foothill Drive north), east of Timpview Drive (between Foothill Drive and 2200 North), east of 900 East (between 2200 North and Birch Lane), east of Birch Lane/1200 East (from 900 East to 700 North), east of Seven Peaks Boulevard (from 700 North to Center Street), east of 900 East (from Center Street to 300 South), east of Slate Canyon Drive (from 300 South to 1400 South), and east of South State Street (south of 1320 South); anywhere on BYU campus.

Saratoga Springs, Apricot Place; Autumn Sky Court; Autumn Sky Drive; Belmont Drive; Beretta Drive; Beth Circle; Blossom Court; Cantaloupe Court; Captains Street; Caracara Street; Casaba Court; Casi Way; Cimarron Avenue; Clydesdale Circle; Colt Dr (South of Wrangler); Crenshaw Court; Deer Canyon; Drive Flagship Drive; Meadow Side Drive Parkside Dr (S of Grandview); Peach Place; Peak Place; Pear Place; Rocky Ridge Court; Sage View Court; Sego Lily Drive; Summit View Drive; Sunrise Drive; Sunrise Peak Circle; Tundra Circle; Valley View Drive; Zenith Circle.

Spanish Fork, all areas south of the Spanish Fork River from the west end of the Spanish Oaks Golf Course, eastwardly to the city limits; anywhere near the mountainside or within 200 feet of any vacant field or lot.

Davis County

Bountiful, east of Davis Boulevard.

Centerville, east of 150 East (north of 1825 North), east of Main Street (from 1825 North to 1400 North), east of 325 East and 400 East (from 1400 North to 200 North), east of 600 East (from 200 North to 100 South), east of 700 East (south of 100 South).

Farmington, in Woodland Park, and east of North Compton (north of 600 North), east of 100 East (between 600 North and State Street), east of 350 East (between State Street and 830 South), and east of 200 East (south of 830 South).

• Fruit Heights, east of Mountain Road, and in Nichols Park.

Kaysville, an area in the northeast part of the city, north of 900 East and west of Fairfield Road.

Layton, east of U.S. 89.

North Salt Lake, east of U.S. 89.

Outside the Wasatch Front

• Any national park.

• State, BLM, U.S. Forest Service and private lands in unincorporated Washington, Iron, Kane, Garfield, Grand and San Juan counties.

• BLM land in Beaver, Carbon and Emery counties, and the Henry Mountains in Wayne County.

• State and private lands in unincorporated Emery and Carbon counties

• Forest Service land in Piute County.

• The Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation.

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