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Police investigating deadly fall at Bridal Veil Falls

Bridal Veil Falls . Police received a report of the fall just after 8 p.m., Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon said. The couple who made the call told dispatchers they were sightseeing along a nearby road and saw the man fall. They said they didn't feel comfortable hiking up to the man because he was in an area that appeared to have unsafe terrain, Cannon said. When ...
2 children found dead in West Point home police searching for brother

WEST POINT — Deputies in Davis County are searching for a 15-year-old boy after his two younger brothers were found dead in their home Wednesday ...
Couple adopts pit bull rescued from Idaho dog-fighting ring

SALT LAKE CITY - An Idaho couple has adopted one of the 64 pit bulls involved in a dog fighting operation that were discovered after a triple murder in Idaho. Dispite the dog's rough past, they say it is a great pet. ...
Latinos in Utah call on Hatch to support immigration reform

Laren Ruiz shields her candle from the breeze as she attends a DREAM Team event Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the Mexican Federation of Clubs of Utah in Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake DREAM Team urged Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, to stand by Utah families and support immigration ...
University of Utah graduate Michael Smith crowned The Schwab champion

Knowing the answers to random sports trivia questions helped Utahn Michael Smith become ';The Schwab'; champion on an ESPNU ...

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Storytelling [DVD]

Prior to Storytelling, Todd Solondz had only written and directed two feature films, 1995's Welcome to the Dollhouse and 1998's Happiness, both of which were at the center of critical and cultural controversy owing to Solondz's darkly comic willingness to creatively explore taboo topics. Adolescent sadism, pedophilia, sexual hang-ups--all of these are central to Solondz' visi ... ...

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Utah contestants of The Voice will perform tour in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah contestants who performed on "The Voice" will soon be performing in their home state. A new Utah company that helps developing musicians will go on tour with the local artists in June. The music company, Refinement Records, is based out of Draper and got some popular local artists for their first tour. Ryan Innes and Amy Whitcomb sang as soloists on the current ...
CrossFit karate gyms fundraising for family of mother who died in childbirth

OREM - The family of a Utah County woman who died during childbirth has received a tremendous outpouring of support from Utahns and people around the country. Katrina Lawrence died on May 6 while giving birth to her sixth child, her son Jett Li. Since then her story has touched many people who never knew or met her. Friends and family said her story inspired more than 17,000 on Facebook and ...
Criminal sketch artist retires after 41 years of service

SALT LAKE CITY - A woman who has drawn sketches to help police identify criminals is retiring after 41 years of service. Karen Kido has been involved in every major Salt Lake City police case for over four decades. She is a talented artist who has been able to draw sketches with enough detail to help investigators identify criminals. Kido said that she has really enjoyed her work. ...
New West Davis Corridor to destroy bird habitats says environmental group

SALT LAKE CITY - Environmental groups in the Salt Lake Valley are urging UDOT to examine how a proposed highway could affect wildlife along the Great Salt Lake. The environmentalist volunteers are spending dozens of hours logging and counting specific birds in Davis County's wetlands, and they want to show UDOT how the habitats will be affected by the new highway. Members of the ...
UHP using data to patrol prevent accidents during Memorial Day weekend

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah Highway Patrol officers were originally guided by road experience and instincts in making arrests and patrolling holiday traffic. Now, they are governed by science and data to prevent fatalities during holiday weekends. Utah Highway Patrol troopers - just ahead of the Memorial Day weekend - spoke publicly for the first time about their new approach to road enforcement ...

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U.S. Senate puts paid to gun reform amendments

Of the forty five U.S. senators who voted down Wednesday's gun reform bill, 42 have received funding from arms manufacturers or their agents.

The London newspaper The Guardian revealed the statistic on Thursday citing a study dating back to 1990.

On Capitol Hill, 45% of the Senate was able to derail a proposal that polls say is supported by roughly 90% of Americans.

"Everyone who voted yesterday knows after reading that bill, in their heart of hearts, that the bill would have made America safer," MSNBC's co-host Mika Brzezinski said on Thursday's Morning Joe. "We are the 90%," his co-host Joe Scarborough added. "And 90% will not be ignored."

Forty one Republicans voted against the bill, as did four Democrats.

"All in all this was a pretty shameful day for Washington," President Barack Obamai, in company with victims of gun violence, told a press conference in the Rose Garden Wednesday.

Seven amendments were put up, covering assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and straw purchases. All 7 amendments were defeated.

The senators who opposed the bills were:

1. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)

2. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)

3. Sen. ...