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  • Fatal accident ties up traffic on I-215 in Taylorsville

    TAYLORSVILLE — A deadly crash on I-215 at Redwood Road is causing major delays for Monday night commuters. The accident happened around 5:30 p.m. and is blocking the on-ramp ...

  • 30 years in prison for man who killed father after years of abuse

    SALT LAKE CITY - Todd Utzinger said he doesn't take speaking ill of the dead lightly, but felt it was important for the judge to know why his client suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. The defense attorney said Joseph Nance, 30, grew up in a home where he suffered "years of abuse" at the hands of his father, Gregory. But 2nd District Judge John Morris said nothing he ...

  • Utah student awarded Department of State scholarship

    Skyline High School senior Kelsey Paulding is one of 625 students awarded a special scholarship from the U.S. Department of State. The scholarship allows Paulding to study Chinese in China over the ...

  • Liquid mustard agent discovered in WW II munitions at Deseret Chemical Depot

    STOCKTON, Tooele County - Authorities have confirmed that 11 World War II-era cartridges discovered during the environmental cleanup of Deseret Chemical Depot contain liquid blister agent. The 4.2-inch mortar cartridges were rusty and non-explosively configured, according to a statement released by the depot. Technicians with the U.S. Army 20th Support Command Chemical, Biological, ...

  • Salt Lake County considering mutual commitment registry

    The Salt Lake County Council will consider the creation of a mutual commitment registry during its meeting Tuesday. Employers could then use to the registry to extend benefits to partners of unmarried ...


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Independence Day [DVD]

Independence Day [DVD]

"Independence Day" is a movie that piles one astounding image on top of another. Whether that be a 15-mile-wide alien spaceship destroying the White House in the film's most memorable scene of wanton destruction, or a seemingly endless caravan of RVs and pickup trucks cutting through a white expanse of Nevada desert, nothing in this film is small. It is little surprise that it turned out to be su ... ...

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  • Utah Springs Surprise Tax on Massive NSA Data Center

    first reported last year , its purpose is to intercept, analyze and store data passing through both domestic and foreign communications networks — including the e-mails, phone calls and Google search history of U.S. citizens. The NSA will spend around $40 million per year on energy bills for the data center, according to one estimate. But those energy costs may be a bit higher than ...

  • Utah police close probe into Susan Powell disappearance

    WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – A police agency is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspect, citing a lack of leads. West Valley City police are also releasing the case file, with details that have been kept under wraps since Powell vanished in 2009. Police held a news conference Monday afternoon. Police ...

  • Senator wants to offer incentives to attract gunmakers to Utah

    Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper, wants to offer gun manufacturers incentives that could include tax breaks to relocate in ...

  • Police say man hit 6-year-old with baseball bat

    SALT LAKE CITY - A man who police say chased and hit his 6-year-old son with a baseball bat was arrested Saturday. Police were called to 1665 S. Riverside Drive (1140 West) just after 6 p.m. when neighbors reported seeing the man chasing his son with a bat. He was seen "hitting the boy with the bat in the back and punching him in the face," according to a Salt Lake County Jail ...

  • Orem man gets life without parole for stabbing death of girlfriend

    Jennifer Brackenbury, 44, was stabbed more than 40 times and found dead in her Orem home on Oct. 23, 2012. Her live-in boyfriend, Steven Gray, 44, was ordered Monday to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole for her ...

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