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  • State parks host scavenger hunt contest

    SALT LAKE CITY — As if you needed another excuse to spend some time in Utah's state parks, the state is offering prizes to the people who complete the most tasks in a state park scavenger hunt. Starting June 1, contestants can enter the Utah State Parks and Recreation State of Adventure Scavenger Hunt. Throughout the summer, contestant who are in top standing will receive prizes, ...

  • Semi-trailer overturns spills whey over Bluffdale road

    HERRIMAN — A truck carrying whey overturned in an industrial aria of Herriman Wednesday, spilling the milk byproduct, as well as oil and gas, over the road. A unified officer came across the leaking and overturned semi-truck at about 11:00 a.m., according to Unified Police Lt. Justin Hoyal. The officer contacted Unified Fire, who sent a hazardous materials unit to begin containing ...

  • Tributes to Sis. Frances J. Monson from around the Web

    the passing of Sister Frances J. Monson , wife of LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson, people from all around the world have expressed their condolences and offered touching words of tribute and comfort. Here's a look at some of the tributes in her honor from around the Web. From lds.org: Frances J. Monson: A 'gift and a blessing' In what has been widely circulated by a ...

  • Teen on bike collides with school bus

    ROOSEVELT - A teenager riding his bicycle to Union High School hit a school bus Wednesday, according to Roosevelt police. The crash happened about 7:45 a.m. at the intersection ...

  • 2 Utah high schools ranked among the best in the U.S. in financial education

    W!se, a nonprofit organization that focuses on financial literacy and education, has released its list of the best high schools offering personal finance courses, and two Utah schools were ranked among the top ...


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Movie Review

Birth

Birth

With the combination of its foreboding urban interiors, supernatural overtones, and Nicole Kidmans pixie haircut, Birth is being compared to Rosemarys Baby (1968), but the film it more closely resembles is the much less heralded Angel Eyes (1999), a possibly supernatural thriller/ ... ...

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  • Winder not seeking reelection as West Valley mayor

    WEST VALLEY CITY - Mayor Mike Winder announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election this fall. Winder, who has been West Valley's mayor since 2009, said in a prepared statement that his decision, "was a financial one, based on his need to provide for his family with full-time employment." "Public service is always a sacrifice for a family, and in our city’s ...

  • Documents suggest controlling personality of Josh Powell

    SALT LAKE CITY — Recently released documents on the Susan Powell case suggest her husband, Josh Powell, was very controlling at times. West Valley City police on Monday ended their active investigation into Susan Powell's disappearance and ...

  • How accurate are store scanners

    SALT LAKE CITY — Most people don't give store scanners much thought. Shoppers usually assume they're being charged the right price, even for sale items. But sometimes the price listed on the shelf is not the price the scanners charge at check-out. Brett Gurney is in charge of Utah's Weights and Measures division, which checks stores' scanners regularly. "All ...

  • 1 injured in Tooele house fire

    TOOELE — A house fire in Tooele sent one person to the hospital Wednesday morning. The fire started just before 4:30 a.m. at a home on Isgreen Circle. KSL's photographer on the scene said the entire back of the house was destroyed and that one person from inside the home was air-lifted to a hospital. No information was immediately available on that person's condition. ...

  • BYU hosts art about Utah women by Utah women

    "Shelf Preservation," by Utah artist Trent Alvey, is among the works featured in the BYU Museum of Art's new exhibition about gender roles in ...

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