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  • Despite rain 1500 ride in all-womens bike event

    Goldilocks all-women’s bike event in Herriman Saturday morning were faced with a decision because of rainy, cold weather. To ride or not to ride, that was the question. "Sometimes it just has to rain," Goldilocks event organizer Dani Lassiter said. "I’ve been watching the forecast all week, but felt like it was all going to be okay. We have more volunteers than ever ...

  • Utah County father waits for word on son missing in action in Afghanistan

    Jim Towse, father of Cody Towse, talks about his son at his home in Elk Ridge Saturday, May 18, 2013. Cody Towse was standing near an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan when it went off. The military has been unable to locate ...

  • Man who shot telepathically threatening neighbor sentenced

    FARMINGTON - A Centerville man who admitted shooting his neighbor because he believed the man was "telepathically" raping his wife, has been sentenced to prison. Michael L. Selleneit, 55, was sentenced to two consecutive prison terms of one to 15 years for attempted manslaughter and possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, second-degree felonies, in the Oct. 30, 2011, ...

  • Racehorses given second chance on Utah ranches

    WEST VALLEY — For a horse like Orb, the sculpted colt that won the Kentucky Derby and ran in the Preakness Saturday, the future holds plenty of promise. But when a racing or breeding career ends, many horses are cast aside without homes to call their own. Most horses competing on North American racetracks will spend their careers running in lower-level races, far from the public eye. ...

  • Father of missing soldier overwhelmed by community support

    ELK RIDGE — The father of a Utah County soldier is awaiting further news of his son, who was last seen standing near an explosive device that detonated. Cody Towse, Army Private First Class, was reported missing after a powerful improvised explosive device in Afghanistan detonated where he was standing. The military informed the family Tuesday that they had been unable to locate the ...


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Movie Review

Body and Soul [DVD]

Body and Soul [DVD]

One cannot speak of race movies--those films made independently by black filmmakers specifically for black audiences in the pre-World War II era (a time before Hollywood learned to cash in on race and ethnicity)--without mentioning the name of Oscar Micheaux. Micheaux helped pioneer in ... ...

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  • Music people brought together to help man with cerebral palsy

    SALT LAKE CITY — Skyler Beckstead loves music. The 31-year-old with cerebral palsy dances in his wheelchair anytime he hears a beat he likes. When Skyler was just a baby, his father, Steve Beckstead, was working at a radio station in Heber. The radio station sponsored a dance at the community center, and at 6-weeks-old, Skyler was exposed to rock music for the first time. Now, Skyler ...

  • Murdock Canal Trail in Provo Canyon opens to public

    KSL's Children's Television Programming Reports, as well as its FCC public inspection file, are available for viewing during regular office hours at the KSL Broadcast House ...

  • Mia Love announces 2014 congressional candidacy

    SALT LAKE CITY — Saturday, Mia Love tossed her hat into the ring a second time as candidate for the 4th Congressional District. Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love told the Utah Republican Organizing Convention Saturday she would be running for the 4th District seat in Congress in 2014. "We have some unfinished business with Jim Matheson," she said. In the 2012 general ...

  • Hundreds of volunteers tackle service projects in Salt Lake City

    Eric Smith, left, and Scott McLeod work on a yard project with other Young Single Adult volunteers in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Around 1000 YSA volunteers are working on various projects in Salt Lake ...

  • More research needed on lowering blood alcohol limit both sides say

    SALT LAKE CITY - Sen. John Valentine, the legislator behind most of the recent changes to Utah's liquor laws, said Wednesday it's too soon to say whether he will sponsor a bill next session lowering the blood alcohol level for impaired driving. "The recommendation just came out yesterday," the Orem Republican told reporters after an interim legislative meeting that included ...

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