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  • Adventurer John Goddard dies with nearly complete bucket list

    OREM — The man known for being the world's greatest goal achiever died Friday night at the age of 88. John Goddard, adventurer, explorer and motivational speaker, passed away in Southern California after battling cancer. He lived to check ...

  • Fly a flag for Cody Army confirms Utah man died in Afghanistan explosion

    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 ...

  • Patients families experience mummies exhibit at The Leonardo

    SALT LAKE CITY — The largest exhibit of Mummies and artifacts ever assembled is being showcased right here in Salt Lake City. The Leonardo Museum's exhibit, Mummies of the World, features a collection of 150 artifacts including real human and animal mummies. Tuesday more than 10 patients' families from the Ronald McDonald House in Salt Lake got a special experience at the ...

  • Motorcyclist crashes into guardrail dies of injuries

    VERNAL — A 49-year-old motorcyclist was killed when he crashed into a highway guardrail Saturday afternoon. Just after noon, David P. Hellrigel, of Bozeman, Mont., was travelling south about 15 miles out of Vernal on the switchback portion of SR 191 when he failed to negotiate a turn and crashed into the guardrail. According to officials, the bike did not stop for nearly half a mile ...

  • 1200 gather in Salt Lake take part in conference to fight pornography

    Each year the Utah Coalition Against Pornography hosts a conference in downtown Salt Lake. More than 1,200 people attended the 2013 event to help protect families from ...


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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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  • 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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