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  • Utah soldier declared MIA following explosion presumed dead

    PAYSON - Family members believe a Utah County soldier missing in action in Afghanistan has been killed. The family of Cody Towse said they were notified by a military representative Tuesday that their son was standing near an improvised explosive device when it went off, causing a massive blast. The family has not received confirmation Towse was killed but have been in daily contact with the ...

  • Salt Lake veterans hospital to test next generation of prosthetic limbs

    Project manager Sarina K. Sinclair talks about osseointegration, which means to actually attach a prosthesis directly to the bone, which 10 amputees will be the first to have in the United States and will be performed at the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, Friday, May 17, 2013, in Salt Lake ...

  • Man takes himself off life support nephew charged with 2nd degree murder

    WEST JORDAN - Days after he was shot in the neck, Simon Vasquez was alive and conscious. But the Aug. 5, 2012, shooting had left him paralyzed from the chest down and he made the decision to be taken off of the equipment that was sustaining his life. His girlfriend, Cindy James, was emotional Friday as she recalled Vasquez being found capable of making the decision "to be taken off of ...

  • Utah facing $1.2 billion-dollar water pollution problem

    Walt Baker, director of the Utah Division of Water Quality, said a $450 million investment in technology to upgrade wastewater treatment plants that discharge to rivers would be paid for by an average $3.40 monthly increase to Utah ...

  • Tippy Top of the Rockies Contest

    Posted // 2013-05-17 - The results are in; we're proud to announce that City Weekly garnered a number of coveted prizes-including nine first place awards-in the annual Top of the Rockies competition, sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists Colorado chapter. The regional contest salutes the best in journalism from among four states: Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado. Big ...


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Movie Review

Husbands [DVD]

Husbands [DVD]

Like his previous film Faces (1968), John Cassavetes independently produced Husbands was born out of his conviction that too many middle-class marriages are stale, dispassionate unions held aloft by creature comforts and social conformity, but little else. Faces captured t ... ...

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  • Ag-Gag Law Protest Saturday

    Posted // 2013-05-17 - Activist Amy Meyer recently made news in Utah for being charged with violating Utah’s now infamous "ag-gag" law, that prohibits the filming of farm and agricultural operations, even if doing so documents illegal animal abuse. The charges against Meyer were dropped but local activists have not dropped the issue and are rallying Saturday to protest the ...

  • The Hack Stamp Star Trek Into Darkness

    movie, you know it's time for the hacks to go blandly where they've always gone before: lazy references. Like any familiar franchise entry, Into ...

  • Glad You Asked Weekend To-Dos

    ?! It seems like everyone got to be on the year's biggest album except for me. I could have easily laid down a soulful and moody "aauaaauuhhhhhuuhh" on a song. It's bullshit, man. Anything happening this weekend for those of us who aren't on the new Daft album? - Bon ...

  • Utah GOP could revamp state caucus system at convention

    SANDY — The Utah Republican Party could be on the verge of making a significant change to the way candidates are selected. Utah Republicans will select a new state party leader at their annual organizing convention Saturday. They will also consider revamping the way they nominate party candidates. Republican state conventions typically host hundreds of delegates who are ultra-tuned ...

  • Did Josh Powells brother bury Susan Powells body

    posted on people.com at 4:45 p.m. Friday, Chuck Cox, Susan Powell's father, is said to have told PEOPLE that West Valley City police believe the woman's brother-in-law, Michael Powell, was an accomplice in her murder. Michael ...

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