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  • Man accused of killing friend pleads guilty to unrelated sexual assault

    VERNAL - A Fort Duchesne man accused of killing a friend in April has admitted to sexually assaulting a Vernal woman in an unrelated case. Jesse Anthony Saenz, 23, pleaded guilty Tuesday in 8th District Court to aggravated sexual assault, a first-degree felony. In exchange for Saenz's plea, prosecutors asked Judge Clark McClellan to dismiss charges of aggravated kidnapping, object ...

  • 11-year-old boy saves little sister from bear attack

    NEW FORK, Wyo. &#8212 A Kaysville family celebrating Father's Day with a camping trip to Wyoming survived an encounter with a bear thanks to the quick thinking of their 11-year-old son. It was supposed to be a family fun day, camping in New Fork, Wyo., but it quickly turned into a nightmare for the Kelly family. They're just grateful nothing other than some property damaged ...

  • Utah man shot by son-in-law during Catholic Mass upgraded to fair condition

    Police are outside St. James Catholic Church in Ogden, Utah, Sunday June 16, 2013 after a man was shot in the back of the head during mass at the church. The suspect, Charles Richard Jennings Jr., 35, was captured Sunday afternoon in nearby Box Elder County after fleeing in a stolen pickup truck, investigators said. (AP Photo/Standard-Examiner, Benjamin Zack) TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT MBO ...

  • Man charged with attempted murder in Ogden church shooting

    The man accused of shooting his father-in-law inside an Ogden church was charged in 2nd District Court on ...

  • Miss Utah USA gets second chance at question on The Today Show

    Miss Utah USA, Marissa Powell, quickly garnered national attention where attention is never wanted. But on Tuesday morning, Powell was given a second chance to answer the question that caught her off guard in the Miss USA pageant this past ...


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The World is Not Enough

"Somehow, the whole art of intrigue has been lost in a giant fireball," I bemoaned back in 1997 after viewing the Schwarzenegger-ization of James Bond in "Tomorrow Never Dies." Now, two years later, having viewed "The World is Not Enough," the 19th installment of the James Bond series, there was little evidence to suggest that anything has changed. In fact, the series seems to have sunk a lit ... ...

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  • Miss Utah Actually Knows A Lot About The Gender Wage Gap

    Much mockery was made of Miss Utah on Monday after she gave a halting answer to a complicated question about the gender wage gap. On Tuesday, Miss Utah, otherwise known as Melissa Powell, was given a chance to answer the question without being put on the spot in an appearance on the Today ...

  • Miss Utah 2013 Addresses Pageant Gaffe Finally Answers Question

    Marissa Powell, otherwise known as Miss Utah, flubbed on a question about women being the primary earners in 40 percent of American homes, yet still earning less than men.Earning herself a place in pageant history, Powell replied that we need to "create education better" during a botched answer."I think we can relate this back to education and how were are continuing to strive to ...

  • Yesterday Miss Utah Was Taunted Today Shes Celebrated

    Miss Utah Marissa Powell finished third in the Miss USA Pageant, and became an Internet sensation for her flubbed response to a question about the gender wage gap. But she is getting just as much, if not more attention as the actual winner of the pageant, Miss Connecticut Erin Brady. Powell’s response to a question about female breadwinners and income inequality went viral after she gave ...

  • Miss Utah USAs botched answer makes her a star

    Marissa Powell didn't win the title of Miss USA on Sunday, but she did make quite an impression en route to being named third runner-up. Not necessarily a good impression, but certainly one that is unforgettable. When asked what it says about society that women continue to earn less than men, the Salt Laker stumbled and bumbled her way through an answer that went viral on the Internet: ...

  • Utah girl with cancer who met Justin Bieber dies

    COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS &#8212 A young girl with cancer who made headlines after her family successfully campaigned for a meeting with Justin Bieber has died. Millie Flamm died Tuesday morning after three and a half years of chemotherapy, according to a post by family ...

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