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  • Prosecutors weigh death penalty for man accused of shooting 5-month-old son

    AMERICAN FORK — The American Fork father accused of shooting and killing his infant son returned to court Monday morning. The details of what happened last month still have the city and police department in a state of shock. Prosecutors have charged Josh Petersen with aggravated murder and are now facing a decision on whether they will seek the death penalty. "Certainly this is ...

  • 2 arrested at SLC airport after leaving loaded guns in luggage

    SALT LAKE CITY - Two more guns were discovered at the Salt Lake City International Airport during the past week, including one over the weekend. In each case, passengers apparently forgot they had a loaded firearm in their luggage and were arrested after it was discovered by Transportation Security Administration screeners. The guns mark the 17th and 18th found at the Salt Lake airport this ...

  • Thurl Bailey named ambassador to refugees in Utah

    SALT LAKE CITY - Singer/songwriter, TV studio host, public speaker, ksl.com contributor and former Utah Jazz palyer Thurl Bailey has a new gig: ambassador. In his new role, Bailey will act as a liaison between the state's refugee community and the governor's office. "Thurl has demonstrated exceptional character and passion, both on and off the court," Gov Gary Herbert said ...

  • Two more guns seized at Salt Lake City Airport

    Two more loaded guns were discovered in passenger luggage by TSA screeners at the Salt Lake City International ...

  • 100 Deadliest Days and how you can help keep your teen safe

    SALT LAKE CITY - This month, Utah's new teen cell phone ban law went into effect, banning teen drivers from using their cell phones while driving. Coupled with the existing anti-texting law, this cell phone ban will provide a safer and more distraction-free environment for teen drivers. And it could not have come at a better time. June, July and August are dangerous driving months for ...


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Movie Review

Derailed

Derailed

Part Hitchcockian exercise in ruthless wrong man at the wrong time tension and part pseudo-film noir, Derailed tells the story of a beleaguered suburban father/husband who makes one fatally bad decision and then spends the rest of the movie suffering for it. Because his bad decis ... ...

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  • Ask a cop A bunch of questions answered some seriously

    SALT LAKE CITY - One of the readers of my article had several questions, and since I'm low on ideas - I blame golf - I've decided to answer them. How do they know if people in the HOV lane with tinted windows have a passenger or not? I heard they have special thermal cameras that can identify how many live persons you have in the car. That's why I get a sleeping bag and ...

  • Funeral services announced for Sis. Frances J. Monson

    SALT LAKE CITY &#8212 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Monday the funeral services to be held for Frances J. Monson, the wife of LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson who passed away Friday. Funeral services will be held Thursday at noon in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. The public is invited to the funeral service, according to ...

  • Group Sues EPA To Force Utah To Clean Air Faster

    An environmental group is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, claiming it hasn’t pushed Utah hard enough to clean up air pollution across urban areas of northern Utah. WildEarth Guardians says the EPA let Utah skip a December deadline to impose regulations. Utah regulators say they needed more time to achieve emissions reductions. EPA officials have said Utah was making a ...

  • 7 stories you missed this weekend

    SALT LAKE CITY &#8212 You probably don't spend as much time on the Internet as we do, adn we can't blame you. With that in mind, we've put together a few of the bigger local stories from the weekend that you may have missed. Click the headlines to read the full ...

  • Probe of Logan hospital Taser death delayed

    LOGAN, Utah (AP) -- Weber County prosecutors say they still haven't received the autopsy they need to determine whether charges should be filed in the death of a man who was Tasered at a Logan hospital four months ...

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