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  • Refugee woman from the Congo finds friends new life in Utah

    SALT LAKE CITY - A refugee woman from Congo has started a new life in Utah, and shares her story of survival with her new friends and neighbors to offer them hope. Ushuuda Prosperine Mugirwanake, 26, arrived in Utah in February and quickly made friends with her neighbors and others. Mugirwanake was born in the Congo and survived the ethnic wars and political unrest in the region. She was ...

  • Sunday Edition West Valley police John Swallow and Utahs caucus

    SALT LAKE CITY — District Attorney Sim Gill and a defense attorney will join us to explain how they are going to handle all of the West Valley Police Department's dismissed cases. Plus, a steady stream of allegations have drenched Utah Attorney General John Swallow's office. We will discuss if and how he can salvage his political future. And rumblings in the GOP over a possible ...

  • 6 transported to hospital after 3-car accident on SR-73

    SARATOGA SPRINGS - A pickup truck driving in the wrong lane caused a three vehicle accident that sent six people to the hospital Saturday night and closed SR-73 for several hours. Saratoga Springs Police officers responded to a reported accident involving three vehicles at 9:30 p.m. near 1200 W. SR-73. Upon investigation, officers discovered that a pickup truck traveling westbound on SR-73 ...

  • In The Loop 51813. The Smell Of Festival In The Air

    's Bill Frost's material, let's move the hell on with mine and talk about some cool events. But first, here's the latest look at the 337 Memorial Wall: The next couple of weeks are spotty on events -- they usually are, as we're headed into festival season. Speaking of, currently happening downtown in ...

  • Tooele boy injured after falling out of window

    ERDA, Tooele County - A 7-year-old boy suffered serious head trauma after falling out of a winow Saturday. The boy was watching his father mow the grass from the window of his house on Rose Springs Road about 6:30 p.m., when he apparently fell through the screen and into the window well, about a 10- to 12-foot drop, according to the Tooele County Sheriff's Office. The boy was flown by ...


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Flight [Blu-Ray]

Flight [Blu-Ray]

Flight marks the return to live-action drama for director Robert Zemeckis, who has spent the past decade making motion-capture computer-animated films, none of which really worked due to both the limitations of the technology and its tendency to lure filmmakers into bombast and overkill. Th ... ...

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  • Officer-involved shooting reported in Evanston

    EVANSTON, Wyo. - Evanston police and the Uinta County, Wyo., Sheriff's Office were involved in an officer-involved shooting on Saturday. Evanston Police Lt. William Jeffers released very few details, confirming only that there was a shooting, that there was "no longer a threat to the community," and that the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation would be releasing more ...

  • 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 ...

  • UPI Sports Calendar for Sunday May 19

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  • 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 ...

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