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  • Bear River Massacre remains laid to rest 150 years later

    TREMONTON — More than 150 years after a brutal massacre of Native Americans, two sets of remains from the Bear River Massacre reached their final resting place. On Jan. 29, 1863, about 200 California volunteers led by Col. Patrick Edward Connor attacked the winter camp of the Northwestern Shoshone near what is now Preston, Idaho. The troops killed approximately 250 Native Americans ...

  • Semitrailer tips on I-70 in Emery County

    EMERY COUNTY — A semitrailer carrying motorcycles on I-70 tipped over, blocking two lanes on a bridge. Around 4:25 p.m. Saturday, a semitrailer was travelling westbound on I-70 when a gust of wind caused the driver to lose control. The truck tipped onto its driver's side near milepost 131. The semitrailer was transporting motorcycles in an enclosed trailer, which needed to be ...

  • Weber County man killed in officer-involved shooting

    WASHINGTON TERRACE CITY — A Weber County man is dead following an officer-involved shooting. At 12:49 a.m. Saturday morning, Jeffrey Lynn Foote, 39, called the Weber County Dispatch saying he was going to shoot himself, according to the sheriff's office. Weber County Sheriff's Office deputies responded immediately, arriving at the home of Foote's parents ...

  • Soccer ref remembered by loved ones at match

    SALT LAKE CITY — The soccer referee who was punched and killed last month was remembered at a soccer match Saturday. Family and friends of Ricardo Portillo, 46, held a fundraiser Saturday to remember the man who was killed after a 17-year-old player punched him after he issued a yellow card. Loved ones sold fruit, drinks, and other snacks outside an indoor soccer match hoping to raise a ...

  • Probe looks into strain on endangered Colorado River

    SALT LAKE CITY - A massive probe of the challenges to the Colorado River system enters another phase with a Tuesday meeting in San Diego, where multiple state representatives, the federal government and a 10-tribe Native American partnership look to "what's next" for the struggling river. At issue is a river system already serving 30 million people that is being sapped by ...


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An early teaser poster for Olivers Stones W., a rushed-to-the-theaters portrait of the 43rd President, asked us to get ready, implying that the film was going to be made of contentious, polarizing stuff. Naturally, the mere idea of making a film about George W. Bush while he was still in office and ... ...

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  • Mothers try to find balance between family work

    SALT LAKE CITY - It doesn't matter if your a working mother or a stay-at-home mom. It's a constant struggle to find balance. Two Utah women shared their experiences and what works for them. Tara Carpenter is a stay-at-home mother to her two young children. Just because she doesn't work in a paid position doesn't mean she's not busy. "I'm in the Relief ...

  • Ogden house fire causes $10K in damage

    OGDEN - Fire crews responded to an Ogden house fire that displaced four people early Saturday morning. The Ogden City Fire department received a report of a house fire at 739 24th Street at 1:05 a.m. 14 firefighters responded and found a significant amount of smoke when they arrived at the scene, according to Ogden Deputy Fire Chief Eric Bauman. The four occupants of the duplex were able ...

  • Tesoro to buy Chevron pipeline near Willard Bay for $355M

    SALT LAKE CITY - Tesoro Logistics announced Monday it is buying the Chevron pipeline system that leaked diesel fuel at the north section of Willard Bay State Park, which remains closed more than two months after the spill. Chevron, however, will retain liability and responsibility for cleanup operations for two years at the Willard site as part of the purchase agreement for $355 million. The ...

  • Human skull found during excavation at new UT park

    Police Lt. Dave Caron says an examination by the anthropologist leads to their belief that the skull is very old and possibly that of an American ...

  • Third book in Utah author Shannon Hales Princess Academy series coming in 2015

    Utah author Shannon Hale is writing a third book in the Princess Academy series, she announced on her blog squeetus.com this ...

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