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  • Marine boot camp lives up to grueling reputation

    SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Marine Corps boot camp is grueling -- physically, mentally and emotionally. The three-month grind breeds a reputation as one of the toughest challenges a human can endure. Salt Lake has the largest geographic recruiting area in the U.S. So, for Marine recruits in Utah or a neighboring state, the journey starts here. But, that path gets much tougher when the recruits ...

  • Mayor vetoes Salt Lake City Councils property tax increase

    SALT LAKE CITY - Mayor Ralph Becker voiced concern for Salt Lake City's poorest residents Wednesday before vetoing the City Council's 2013-14 budget and its accompanying 13.8 percent tax increase. "I feel it is the wrong thing to do for our … taxpayers and our community at large, to impose a cost that disproportionately affects the people who can afford it least," ...

  • Nev. judge refuses to halt civil case against Jeremy Johnson

    SALT LAKE CITY - A judge in the U.S. District Court of Nevada ruled Wednesday against federal prosecutors who sought to delay the civil case against Jeremy Johnson and his fellow defendants connected to the St. George online marketing company iWorks. The decision leaves open the possibility that Utah Attorney General John Swallow could be subpoenaed in the case in the next six weeks, the time ...

  • Changes to Millcreek Canyon will make way for return of trout

    Alex Cabrero has been reporting for KSL TV-5 since 2004. During his time in Salt Lake City, he has covered several high-profile stories, including the St. George floods, the Crandall Canyon mine collapse, and the Trolley Square ...

  • Air pollution linked to higher risk of autism study shows

    Des News reporter covering Utah's land, air and water - from radiation to riparian habitat to Red Air Days. Utility fielder for all other news. ...


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Movie Review

Day of Wrath (Vredens dag) [DVD]

Day of Wrath (Vredens dag) [DVD]

When Day of Wrath (Vredens dag) was released in 1943, its director, Carl Theodor Dreyer, had not produced a feature film in almost 12 years. At the time, Denmark's film industry had been severely weakened by the exodus of many of its best directors due to the ... ...

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  • Panel considers national putative father registry change to adoption records

    Common Core is a state-led effort that established a single set of educational standards in math and language arts for grades K-12. While Christensen's comment was partly in jest, adoption attorney David Hardy showed lawmakers a national map that details the various status of states' putative ...

  • Pro-impeachment demonstrators Corruption has no place in government

    The debate over whether to impeach embattled Utah Attorney General John Swallow spilled over into the Capitol Rotunda Wednesday, with demonstrators trying to give lawmakers a nudge. "The one thing we all agree on is that corruption has no place in Utah's government," said demonstration organizer Isaac Holyoak with Alliance for a Better UTAH. He was flanked by representatives ...

  • Utah Arts Festival begins Thursday

    Michael McKee of Chicago looks out from his tent while setting up for this weekend's Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The festival runs June 20-23 at Library Square in Salt Lake ...

  • Utah Jazz hire Jerry Sloan in a senior basketball adviser role

    Hall of Fame coach will take on a role with his former team's front office, helping out with scouting on the professional and college ranks, among other ...

  • On Location | Bluff Utah Her Hallowed Ground in the Navajo Nation

    When a nonprofit group approached Lorraine Nakai in 2011 and offered to build her a house, she was taken by surprise. Although her community activism had improved living conditions for other Navajos on the reservation, it had never occurred to her to seek anything for herself. ...

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