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  • Hogle Zoo to bring visitors and animals up close and personal

    SALT LAKE CITY - Petting zoos aren't just for bunnies and goats anymore, at least not at Utah's Hogle Zoo. The zoo is making an effort to bridge the gap between some of its bigger residents and human visitors by launching a so-called VIP program later this year. They're starting with the pinnipeds - more commonly known as seals and sea lions. My assignment was to make ...

  • Video Suspect in Utah police officers killing found dead in cell

    A Utah Army veteran was found hanging dead Friday in his jail cell as he awaited trial on charges of killing a police officer and wounding five others during a raid that netted 13 pot ...

  • Man who dressed as woman to rob bank arrested

    John Eugene Walker was taken into custody U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a complaint accusing him of bank robberies in Sandy and Salt Lake City. Walker is believed to be the man who wore a women's-style white blouse, white hat and white sunglasses Wednesday while robbing a Zions Bank in Sandy near 90th South and 700 East. Walker is also accused of robbing a U.S. Bank near 900 East and ...

  • Unsealed warrants detail reasons police zeroed in on Josh Powell

    WEST VALLEY CITY — Warrants used in the West Valley Police Department's search for missing mother Susan Cox Powell detail further incriminating evidence against her husband, Josh Powell. The warrants were unsealed for the first time Thursday after the Deseret News filed a motion in 3rd District Court. They show that police zeroed in on Josh Powell as a person of interest from the ...

  • Parents of shooting victim dedicate memorial push for safer schools

    died in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting . The parents of 6-year-old Emilie Parker came back to Ogden this week where friends and relatives wanted to do something so that the little girl is never forgotten. Emilie's parents, Robbie and Alissa Parker - who are from Ogden - were thrilled to see the memorial. "It was a parkway that we used a lot with Emilie," Alissa Parker ...


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Movie Review

The Ghost Goes Gear [DVD]

The Ghost Goes Gear [DVD]

In the mid-1960s, the Beatles starred in two films directed by Richard Lester, A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Help! (1965), that not only helped solidify the all-encompassing global star power of the Fab Four, but also helped to revolutionize cinema. According to Andrew Sarris, A Hard Day's Night was a "cataclysmic cultural event" that marked the end of an era, and film schola ... ...

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  • Extra troopers hit the road aiming to prevent fatal crashes on holiday weekend

    "the 100 deadliest days" on the road. That's because number of fatal crashes typically rises during the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day. "That's when we'll see about a 35 percent increase in fatalities, over the next 100 days," said John Gleason, spokesman for the Utah Department of Transportation. Out on the interstate, the holiday weekend has ...

  • Student president of University of Utah impeached for low GPA

    The elected student government of the University of Utah has impeached its president after he failed to maintain a minimum grade-point ...

  • Classically trained chef opens diner in Uintah Countys oilfield

    GLEN BENCH ROAD, Uintah County - From a distance, the rectangular structure appears to shimmer in the bright midday sun. Its brightly painted skin sets it apart from the earth tones of the sagebrush and the pump jacks and the storage tanks filled with black wax crude oil that populate northeastern Utah's oilfields. This is no mirage, though. It's the realization of a dream for Davon ...

  • Community rallies around family of West Point boys allegedly killed by brother

    WEST POINT - A West Point community has spent the last few days trying to show support for a family that lost two boys after their older brother allegedly stabbed them to death Wednesday night. Charges have not yet been filed in the case, but the Davis County Sheriff's Office said that the charges may be filed Tuesday. Until an official charge has been made, the community is helping the ...

  • Man arrested after strapping firearm on prostethic leg at SLC airport

    SALT LAKE CITY - A man was arrested Thursday evening after Transportation Security Administration officers located a loaded firearm strapped to his prosthetic leg in the Salt Lake City International airport. The passenger was going through a security checkpoint in the airport when the firearm was detected by an Advanced Imaging Technology unit. TSA officers conducted a routine screening and ...

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