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5A baseball: Riverton claws past Layton 3-0

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:42:47 MDT

5A baseball: Riverton claws past Layton 3-0

by Neil K. Warner Special To The Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 09:42PM MDT

Orem • There was nothing revolutionary about the approach that Riverton pitcher Tanner Draper took against Layton in Tuesday night’s Class 5A state tournament baseball game. He just threw strikes and hoped for the best. Hope rewarded. Riverton got a five-hit shutout from Draper coupled with a defense that showed a lot of love with the glove to help the Silverwolves to a 3-0 win at Utah Valley University. “We knew coming in that Layton doesn’t strike out a whole lot and that they battle with two ...

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National briefs from Tribune news services

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:23:03 MDT

National briefs from Tribune news services

Published May 21, 2013 09:23PM MDT

Court strikes down Arizona’s 20-week abortion ban San Francisco • A federal court in San Francisco Tuesday struck down Arizona’s ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the law violates a string of U.S. Supreme Court rulings starting with Roe v. Wade that guarantees a woman’s right to an abortion before a fetus is able to survive outside the womb. That’s generally considered to be about 24 weeks. Normal pregnancies run about 40 weeks Sever...

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Gay Florida teen charged for underage girlfriend

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:04:03 MDT

Gay Florida teen charged for underage girlfriend

Published May 21, 2013 09:04PM MDT

Miami • An 18-year-old Florida cheerleader is facing felony charges that she had sexual contact with her underage, 14-year-old girlfriend, leading gay rights advocates to say the teen is being unfairly targeted for a common high school romance because she’s gay. The criminal case against Kaitlyn Hunt is unusual because it involves two females, not an older male and a younger female. But advocates say older high schoolers dating their younger counterparts is an innocuous, everyday occurrence that...

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Why are teens fleeing Facebook for Twitter? Too much drama, too many adults

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:56:02 MDT

Why are teens fleeing Facebook for Twitter? Too much drama, too many adults

by Jennifer C. Kerr The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 08:56PM MDT

Washington • Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations. Teens told researchers there were too many adults on Facebook and too much sharing of teenage angst and inane details like what a friend ate for dinner. “The key is th...

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Home brewing boom embraced in all 50 states

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:52:03 MDT

Home brewing boom embraced in all 50 states

by Melissa Maynard Stateline

Published May 21, 2013 08:52PM MDT

Americans have been brewing beer in their homes since colonial times — both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were home brewers. Even so, a recent explosion of interest in the hobby has created tricky questions for state alcohol regulators. As of July 1, home brewing will be legal in all 50 states. But many states still prohibit home brewers from transporting their beer to club meetings or competitions. Some states — including Utah — also limit the amount a home brewer can produce in a year...

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Tortilla.bar serves creative Mexican cuisine in Orem

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:52:03 MDT

Tortilla.bar serves creative Mexican cuisine in Orem

by Stuart Melling Special To The Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 08:52PM MDT

Orem • The name Tortilla.bar should be a hint that this new restaurant is not a run-of-the-mill Mexican eatery. Head chef and owner Sam Oteo brought his atypical take on South of the border dining to Orem in late 2012. The restaurant operates out of modest digs, a small stand alone, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it building. About a third of the petite interior is swallowed up by the open kitchen area. Seating for, at most, 20 patrons is dotted around the buzzing chef area, with a couple extra tables o...

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Search for tornado survivors nearly complete

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:43:03 MDT

Search for tornado survivors nearly complete

by Sean Murphy and Christopher Sherman The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 08:43PM MDT

Moore, Okla. • Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children. Scientists concluded the storm was a rare and extraordinarily powerful type of twister known as an EF5, ranking it at the top of the scale used to measure tornado strength. Those twisters are capable of lifting reinforced bui...

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FBI identifies Benghazi suspects — but no arrests yet

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:42:03 MDT

FBI identifies Benghazi suspects — but no arrests yet

by Kimberly Dozier The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 08:42PM MDT

Washington • The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists, officials say. But there isn’t enough proof to try them in a U.S. civilian court as the Obama administration prefers. The men remain at large while the FBI gathers evidence. But the investigation has been slowed by the reduced U.S. intelligence presence in the regi...

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Sen. Mike Lee rents house from friend who bought his home

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:38:52 MDT

Sen. Mike Lee rents house from friend who bought his home

by Thomas Burr The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 08:38PM MDT

Washington • Sen. Mike Lee sold his home in a short sale two years ago to a friend and then rented a home nearby from the same man, a neighbor, federal contractor and campaign donor. Lee was forced to forfeit his down payment and sell his sprawling million-dollar Alpine home — at a big loss to his mortgage bank, J.P. Morgan Chase — in 2011 after he was elected to the Senate and couldn’t afford the payments. The buyer, property records show, was Ron McMillan, an author and co-founder of VitalSma...

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Power of Oklahoma tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:38:52 MDT

Power of Oklahoma tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

by Seth Borenstein The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 08:38PM MDT

Washington • Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima. On Tuesday, the National Weather Service gave it the top-of-the-scale rating of EF5 for wind speed and breadth, and severity of damage. Wind speeds were estimated at between 200 and 210 mph. The death count is 24 s...

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WVC approves changes to police review board

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:20:03 MDT

WVC approves changes to police review board

by Pamela Manson The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 08:20PM MDT

West Valley City • A board that reviews complaints against police will begin issuing quarterly and annual reports on its operations under changes approved Tuesday by the City Council. In addition, citizens will be able to comment at the beginning of monthly meetings of the West Valley City Professional Standards Review Board (PSRB), the police will no longer have a role in appointing the body’s members and all seven members will be civilians. The police department had been appointing one of the ...

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Salt Lake County set to create ‘mutual commitment registry’

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:14:27 MDT

Salt Lake County set to create ‘mutual commitment registry’

by Mike Gorrell | The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 08:14PM MDT

Salt Lake County is poised to create a “mutual commitment registry” that could help an individual in a nontraditional relationship obtain access to his or her partner’s benefits — including a family pass at county recreation centers. The County Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to give preliminary approval to an ordinance instructing the county clerk to set up a “registry for adult relationships of financial dependence or interdependence.” That registry, said sponsoring Democratic Councilman Arlyn Brad...

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Mormon church gives update on funeral plans for Frances Monson

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:08:18 MDT

Mormon church gives update on funeral plans for Frances Monson

by Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 08:08PM MDT

More details about the upcoming funeral of Frances J. Monson, wife of LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson, were released Tuesday. Officials of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed that Thursday’s services for Mrs. Monson would be televised live. Stations and web sites planning to carry the services included KSL 5, KSL.com, BYU TV, BYU TV Global, BYU TV International, KBYU, the church’s international satellite system and LDS.org. No public viewing will precede the services,...

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Council says no records for mother of Utah woman shot by West Valley City officers

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:08:18 MDT

Council says no records for mother of Utah woman shot by West Valley City officers

by Janelle Stecklein The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 08:08PM MDT

The Salt Lake County district attorney’s office will not have to release records related to the Danielle Willard officer-involved fatal shooting, the Salt Lake County Council decided Tuesday. The council voted 7-1 to deny a request by Melissa Kennedy’s attorney for records pertaining to the November shooting in West Valley City. Jon Williams, who represents Kennedy, Willard’s mother, argued that the denial of the records was “inappropriate” and that his client has already waited 6 ½ months for a...

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4A boys’ soccer: Orem blanks East to earn title berth

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:01:32 MDT

4A boys’ soccer: Orem blanks East to earn title berth

by Christopher Kamrani The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 08:01PM MDT

Woods Cross • The last time Orem played for a title was in 1982. Soccer wasn’t an official high school sanctioned sport in Utah, and Ed Louder was a sophomore in high school. That all changed Tuesday evening. Orem defeated East 1-0 in the first Class 4A boys’ soccer state semifinal at Woods Cross High School to cement its trip to Rio Tinto Stadium on Thursday night. “We’ve been playing well all year,” said Louder, now in charge of the program he once played for. “We’re grateful for the opportuni...

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5A baseball: Bingham snaps Syracuse’s streak

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:01:32 MDT

5A baseball: Bingham snaps Syracuse’s streak

by Neil K. Warner Special To The Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 08:01PM MDT

Orem • Syracuse won the Region 1 title and came into its game against Bingham as the state’s hottest team, having won in nine straight games. But the Titans met up the streak stopper Tuesday afternoon — Bingham pitcher Chase Tavonatti. Tavonatti sent Syracuse into the losers bracket with a six-hitter in Bingham’s 5-2 win in a Class 5A winners bracket semifinal at Utah Valley University. “He’s been really good ever since his first preseason outing,” Bingham coach Joey Sato said about Tavonatti. “...

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Salt Lake Bees: On Kid’s Day, a foul ball is priceless

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:00:41 MDT

Salt Lake Bees: On Kid’s Day, a foul ball is priceless

by Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 08:00PM MDT

On Kids’ Day at Spring Mobile Ballpark, the nearly 11,000 elementary school fans flooding the seats and spilling onto the concourse were seeking a great number of souvenirs. It was easy to tell what had value to the preteen spectators. Hundreds, if not thousands were ambling around with miniature pink baseball bats, or floppy yellow fingers. Bumble, the team’s mascot, couldn’t walk a foot without stepping into a horde of autograph-seeking children. Dippin Dots has never been so popular at the b...

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How tornadoes form, where they form and why they’re so deadly (VIDEO)

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:00:26 MDT

How tornadoes form, where they form and why they’re so deadly (VIDEO)

by Afp

Published May 21, 2013 08:00PM MDT

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Heartwarming video: Oklahoma tornado victim finds dog while being interviewed by TV news crew

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:00:26 MDT

Heartwarming video: Oklahoma tornado victim finds dog while being interviewed by TV news crew

by Julie Westfall Digital First Media

Published May 21, 2013 08:00PM MDT

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5A boys’ soccer: Fabulous OT finish sends Bingham to title game

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:00:26 MDT

5A boys’ soccer: Fabulous OT finish sends Bingham to title game

by Christopher Kamrani The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 08:00PM MDT

Woods Cross • Gabriel Altheman suddenly had three defenders collapse on him while sprinting along the left side of the field, his favorite place to attack directly at backpedaling defenders. But that didn’t scare the Bingham sophomore from completing the sequence of a lifetime. The speedy winger dribbled through traffic, evading each individual defender before eventually coming one-on-one with Copper Hills goalkeeper Keaton Gallegos. Altheman took a touch around Gallegos, got his powerful left f...

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Man facing terror charges to remain in Idaho jail

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:48:02 MDT

Man facing terror charges to remain in Idaho jail

the Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 07:48PM MDT

Boise, Idaho • An Uzbek national facing terrorism-related charges in Idaho will remain jailed pending his trial after waiving his right to a detention hearing. Lawyers for Fazliddin Kurbanov on Tuesday waived a hearing where a U.S. District Court judge was to have considered whether he should stay in Ada County Jail in Boise until his July 2 trial. Kurbanov is a refugee from Uzbekistan in Central Asia who arrived in Boise in 2009. He was arrested Thursday. The 30-year-old truck driver was indic...

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Utah Jazz will pick 14th in NBA Draft

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:46:51 MDT

Utah Jazz will pick 14th in NBA Draft

by Bill Oram The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 07:46PM MDT

Odds were defied at the top of Tuesday’s draft lottery, but not by the Utah Jazz. While the Cleveland Cavaliers climbed two spots to pick No. 1 overall in June’s draft, the Jazz remained slotted at No. 14, the final pick in the lottery. “It certainly gives us clarity,” Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey said. “We had done all of our work up to this point with 14 in mind, and that if we moved up we’re playing with house money there.” With less than a 2 percent chance of moving into the top thre...

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SBA starting new lending program for veterans

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:43:03 MDT

SBA starting new lending program for veterans

by Joyce M. Rosenberg The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 06:43PM MDT

New York • The Small Business Administration says it has lined up pledges from more than 120 banks to increase lending to veterans. The agency said Tuesday it’s starting a program, the SBA Veteran Pledge Initiative, aimed at increasing lending to veteran-owned businesses by 5 percent a year for the next five years. The 20 major banks known as SBA National Lending Partners are making the pledge along with about 100 regional banks across the country. The program is expected to help an additional 2...

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PayPal bringing more mobile pay to brick mortar world

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:36:03 MDT

PayPal bringing more mobile pay to brick mortar world

by Heather Somerville San Jose Mercury News

Published May 21, 2013 06:36PM MDT

San Jose, Calif. • PayPal is doubling down on efforts to bring the mobile payment platform to brick-and-mortar stores and restaurants, offering new pay-from-your-smartphone services that threaten to make the physical wallet obsolete. At an event at PayPal headquarters in San Jose on Tuesday, President David Marcus unveiled mobile features for shopping, eating out and attending sports games without needing to use cash or a credit card. The eBay Inc. subsidiary is pushing for a shift from the deca...

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Bay Area gets 50th Super Bowl

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:32:03 MDT

Bay Area gets 50th Super Bowl

the Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 06:32PM MDT

Boston • The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year. Team owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers’ new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season. San Francisco beat out south Florida, which was stymied in its bid to stage an 11th Super Bowl when the Florida Legislature did not support financing to renovate Sun Life Stadium. Houston, which also beat out M...

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Paul Rolly: Separating church, state and Twitter

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:31:14 MDT

Paul Rolly: Separating church, state and Twitter

by Paul Rolly Tribune Columnist

Published May 21, 2013 06:31PM MDT

Utah state government’s Twitter account, @UtahGov, posted on May 12 a link to a spectacular seven-minute video journey through southwestern Utah’s Snow Canyon, produced by Jeremiah Barber. The scenery, accompanied by soft music, creates an enticing tourism lure to that part of the Beehive State. At the end of the video, right after a shot through an opening in a rock formation revealing a star-filled sky, a Book of Mormon scripture, from Jacob 4:9, appears. It reads: “For behold, by the power o...

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Business news briefs

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:29:02 MDT

Business news briefs

staff And News Services

Published May 21, 2013 06:29PM MDT

Best Buy reports first-quarter loss Best Buy Co. reported a loss of $81 million, or 24 cents per share, for its fiscal first quarter as it sold its stake in Best Buy Europe and worked on a turnaround plan that included cutting costs and closing some stores. Revenue fell nearly 10 percent, to $9.38 billion. Best Buy has been working on a turnaround plan as it faces increased competition from online retailers and discount stores. Home Depot sees rise in 1Q profit Despite a chilly and wet spri...

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JPMorgan shareholders spare Dimon, but seek changes

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:29:02 MDT

JPMorgan shareholders spare Dimon, but seek changes

by Christina Rexrode The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 06:29PM MDT

Tampa, Fla. • Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, easily survived a vote Tuesday that would have called on him to give up his role as chairman of the nation’s largest bank. But shareholders sent a message that the bank needed better oversight, giving only narrow approval to three of the bank’s board members. It was a mixed verdict in a closely watched test of corporate governance at U.S. companies. Dimon emerged in a stronger position after the proposal to split his roles won j...

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Apple a victim, not a tax dodger, CEO says

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:28:03 MDT

Apple a victim, not a tax dodger, CEO says

combined News Services

Published May 21, 2013 06:28PM MDT

Washington • Facing down blistering criticism on Capitol Hill that Apple sidestepped billions of dollars in taxes, CEO Tim Cook carefully defended Apple’s record Tuesday, rejecting any suggestion of misconduct but avoiding clashes with skeptical legislators. “It’s important to tell our story, and I’d like people to hear directly from me,” Cook told a Senate panel during questioning by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Apple, he said, pays “all the taxes we owe — every single dollar.” Rather than taking...

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Kirby: Children’s insults speak the harsh truth

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:21:25 MDT

Kirby: Children’s insults speak the harsh truth

by Robert Kirby Tribune Columnist

Published May 21, 2013 06:21PM MDT

I have to stop taking my grandkids out in public until they’re socially trained. They are far more honest than is good for them — or me. A few days ago, my family was heading to downtown Salt Lake City on TRAX. The car was crowded and seating was limited. At a stop, a rough-looking guy got on and stood next to my daughter and her 6-year-old son. He had a large number of gaps in his dental work. He looked down at my grandson and smiled. Man: “You’re a nice little boy. What’s your name?” Tate: “Y...

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Microsoft: New Xbox One more than a game console

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:21:25 MDT

Microsoft: New Xbox One more than a game console

by Vince Horiuchi The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 06:21PM MDT

Microsoft introduced its next-generation video game system, called Xbox One, during an announcement Tuesday, and true to its promise, the console is designed to be the center of your home entertainment system. “We have an ambitious vision for Xbox One — to become the all-in-one system for every living room,” said Xbox division president Dan Mattrick. The system will be released later this year, although no price was announced. The console will be integrated with cable and satellite television s...

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Teenage bicyclist struck by a truck in North Logan

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:19:02 MDT

Teenage bicyclist struck by a truck in North Logan

by Michael Mcfall The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 06:19PM MDT

A 15-year-old boy was flown to the hospital Tuesday with head injuries after he was hit crossing the street on his bike. The boy, who was not immediately identified, was crossing Highway 91 at 1600 North in North Logan about 3:24 p.m. He’d made it across the southbound lanes and the inside northbound lane, where traffic stopped for him, but a truck in the outside lane struck him, said North Park police Sgt. John Italasano. The man who had been driving said he couldn’t see the teen because of the...

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IRS lied by omission, Hatch said

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:41 MDT

IRS lied by omission, Hatch said

by Matt Canham The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 06:15PM MDT

Washington • Sen. Orrin Hatch slammed top Internal Revenue Service officials Tuesday for failing to tell Congress that the tax agency inappropriately targeted conservative groups when they were directly asked. IRS officials held their ground before the Senate Finance Committee, arguing the actions were a mistake but not politically motivated and while they may not have been forthcoming, they were truthful when responding to letters sent by Hatch, R-Utah, and other senators about accusations tha...

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Utah’s Solera Network accepts buyout from Silicon Valley firm

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:12:02 MDT

Utah’s Solera Network accepts buyout from Silicon Valley firm

by Paul Beebe The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 06:12PM MDT

A Silicon Valley Web security firm will acquire South Jordan’s Solera Networks in a deal that will add jobs in the Salt Lake Valley. Blue Coat Systems of Sunnyvale, Calif., is buying Solera, a fast-growing company that makes security products for computer networks. Terms weren’t disclosed, but the deal is expected to close June 10, Solera CEO Steve Shillingford said Tuesday. Solera sells a software “camera” that records and analyzes attacks by malware and hackers intent on damaging computer netw...

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Study: Salt Lake City has highest rate of gay parents in U.S.

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:01:16 MDT

Study: Salt Lake City has highest rate of gay parents in U.S.

by Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 06:01PM MDT

Salt Lake City has a higher percentage of same-sex couples raising children than any other metro area in the country, according to a new report. Though the city doesn’t have the country’s largest gay and lesbian community, Utah’s capital city and its suburbs boast the highest rate — 26 percent — of same-sex couples sharing parenthood, according to an analysis of census data by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. Resident Weston Clark, whose adopted son is now 3 years old, said he’...

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Senate panel OKs landmark immigration bill with Hatch on board

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:59:27 MDT

Senate panel OKs landmark immigration bill with Hatch on board

by Matt Canham The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 05:59PM MDT

Washington • A Senate panel passed a sweeping immigration reform bill Tuesday evening, which Sen. Orrin Hatch supported after the committee accepted his changes to a visa program for highly skilled workers. The bill offers the largest re-write of the nation’s immigration laws since the 1980s, spending billions of dollars on border security, creating a 13-year path to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants and requiring every employer to check the immigration status of workers. Tuesday’s 13 to 5...

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Josh Powell’s sister recorded conversations with him and father

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:59:01 MDT

Josh Powell’s sister recorded conversations with him and father

by Pamela Manson The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 05:59PM MDT

Within weeks of Susan Powell’s disappearance, West Valley City police got help in their investigation from the missing woman’s sister-in-law, who secretly recorded the focus of their probe. According to documents, Jennifer Graves questioned Josh Powell, her brother, about what he did the night his wife was last seen and asked, “Where did you put her?” She also confronted their father, Steven Powell, that same night — Jan. 18, 2010, six weeks after the disappearance — about him allegedly having ...

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Bagley cartoon: Disaster Mike Lee

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:49:05 MDT

Bagley cartoon: Disaster Mike Lee

the Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 05:49PM MDT

This Pat Bagley editorial cartoon will appear in The Salt Lake Tribune on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at www.facebook.com/notrobertkirby.

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Utah governor: Grand bargain and state taking fed lands ‘complementary’

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:28:55 MDT

Utah governor: Grand bargain and state taking fed lands ‘complementary’

by Thomas Burr The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 05:28PM MDT

Washington • Gov. Gary Herbert backed the idea of a congressional “grand bargain” to solve the decades-old contentious public lands debate in Utah but he still says the federal government should hand over public lands to the state. Herbert said the two viewpoints aren’t contradictory, but are “complementary,” and that the state would still want to preserve some land and open other parts up to oil and gas drilling. “The only difference is that we’re suggesting the title of that property should b...

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Wednesday’s TV/radio programming

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:23:02 MDT

Wednesday’s TV/radio programming

Published May 21, 2013 05:23PM MDT

Television MLB • Cincinnati at N.Y. Mets or L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 11 a.m., MLB Network MLB • Arizona at Colorado, 1 p.m., ROOT • N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 5 p.m., ESPN • Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m., WGN NBA playoffs • Indiana at Miami, 6:30 p.m., TNT NHL playoffs • Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m., NBCSN Radio PCL baseball • Memphis at Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m., 1280 AM, 960 AM, 97.5 FM The Big Show • Hosted by Tribune columnist Gordon Monson, 3-7 p.m., 1280 AM, 960 AM, 97.5 FM

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NFL: The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:23:02 MDT

NFL: The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area

the Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 05:23PM MDT

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New Draper company helps launch singing careers

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:21:03 MDT

New Draper company helps launch singing careers

by David Burger The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 05:21PM MDT

What happens after “The Voice”? Not much — even if you win the NBC-televised singing competition. But three recent contestants with Utah ties have been selected by a Utah recording company to go on a national tour. In advance of the trip, the singers — Midas Whale, Ryan Innes and Amy Whitcomb — will perform Wednesday, May 22, at an open house for Refinement Records, the new artist development company in Draper. The three Utah-based artists advanced relatively far in “The Voice” competition be...

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West Jordan City Council to discuss full-time pay for mayor

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:14:02 MDT

West Jordan City Council to discuss full-time pay for mayor

by Cathy Mckitrick The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 05:14PM MDT

On Wednesday, the West Jordan City Council will discuss changing the mayor’s position from part-time to full-time without changing the city’s current form of government. At present, West Jordan functions under the Council-Manager form of government where the city manager serves as the city’s chief executive and the mayor is a voting member and head of the City Council. To change to a Mayor-Council form of government would require placing the issue on the ballot for a public vote. Melissa Johnso...

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5A boys’ soccer: Lehi squeezes past Brighton on PKs

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:11:12 MDT

5A boys’ soccer: Lehi squeezes past Brighton on PKs

by Christopher Kamrani The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 05:11PM MDT

Woods Cross • Caide Ramos couldn’t look up. He stared down at the turf at Woods Cross High School and saw nothing but a soccer ball staring back at him. It was his moment. The Lehi senior midfielder was a shot away from sending his Pioneers to the Class 5A state title game against Bingham. He never looked up until after his penalty kick ensured his team a spot for the championship. Ramos’ goal turned the field into a bouncing blob of purple as the Pioneer student body invaded and began chanting....

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Police release photos from Tucson shooting rampage

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:10:02 MDT

Police release photos from Tucson shooting rampage

by Jacques Billeaud And Felicia Fonseca The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 05:10PM MDT

Phoenix • Photos taken in the aftermath of the attack that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords show the handgun, high-capacity pistol magazines and knife that Jared Lee Loughner carried with him as he carried out the January 2011 attack. The 600 photos, released Tuesday, also show images of a credit card record showing earplugs Loughner bought, and dozens of vehicles that were in the parking lot of the shopping center where the shooting unfolded. The most graphic im...

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Utah couple sue law enforcement agencies over break-in

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:43:02 MDT

Utah couple sue law enforcement agencies over break-in

by Michael Mcfall The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 04:43PM MDT

They had the wrong house. A week before Christmas, police officers broke into Christopher and Kim Dettle’s home at 278 E. 700 North in Richfield and forced them to the ground at gunpoint, causing them to allegedly suffer injuries. But when the officers asked about their intended target, Christopher Dettle informed them she lived down the street. “Eventually, one of the officers, after apparently verifying the address, exclaimed‘S---, we are at the wrong house,’ ” according to a federal lawsuit t...

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Trib Talk: Is Common Core an upgrade or ‘cookie-cutter’ education?

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:34 MDT

Trib Talk: Is Common Core an upgrade or ‘cookie-cutter’ education?

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Published May 21, 2013 04:40PM MDT

State Board of Education Chairwoman Debra Roberts on Tuesday urged opponents of Common Core educational standards and new computer testing to “let go of this political posturing and recognize what we can do to transform education here in Utah.” “This is great stuff. Let’s work together to meet the needs of our children,” Roberts said during a live video Trib Talk with Dalane England of the Utah Eagle Forum, moderator Jennifer Napier-Pearce of The Salt Lake Tribune and Tribune education reporter...

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Utah duck stamp champ learned to paint in September

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:39:23 MDT

Utah duck stamp champ learned to paint in September

by Matthew Piper The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 04:39PM MDT

Oil painting came as naturally to Sandy’s Zachary Williams as — well, as a duck takes to water. The 18-year-old’s vibrant King Eider outshone 310 other entrants to win the 2013 Utah Junior Duck Stamp Contest in early April, roughly eight months after his introduction to the medium in an Olympus High School AP Studio Art class. “I’ve never painted a bird or even water,” said Williams, who for that matter hadn’t painted much of anything until he began his senior year in September. “I pretty much...

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Celebrate Heritage Days in Spring City

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:59:03 MDT

Celebrate Heritage Days in Spring City

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Published May 21, 2013 03:59PM MDT

Spring City • Tour historic homes, buy art and antiques or join in a live radio show, during Spring City’s annual Heritage Day Celebration. It takes place Saturday, May 25, in Spring City, just off Highway 89 between Mount Pleasant and Ephraim. The day kicks off at 8 a.m. with breakfast in the city park. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., artwork by well-known artists will be on sale in the Old School and at local galleries. Tickets for the home tour which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. are $10 for adults and...

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Salt Lake City plume now on Superfund list

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:57:45 MDT

Salt Lake City plume now on Superfund list

by Judy Fahys The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 03:57PM MDT

A contaminated groundwater plume on Salt Lake City’s east side is among the latest additions to the Superfund cleanup list. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the PCE plume at 700 South and 1600 East is among nine new sites being prioritized for cleanup nationally. “Sites that pose serious risks to human health and the environment and warrant Superfund attention continue to be identified by EPA and our state partners,” said Mathy Stanislaus, assistant administrator for EPA’s Off...

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Veterans push child identity protection in immigration bill

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:02 MDT

Veterans push child identity protection in immigration bill

by Derek P. Jensen The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 03:56PM MDT

Bountiful • Too many Utah children fall victim to identity theft at the hands of undocumented immigrants and the contentious immigration reform bill in Congress does nothing to curb the crime. A group of Utah veterans made that claim Tuesday outside an American Legion hall, insisting tens of thousands of Utah minors have had their Social Security numbers usurped and their futures “ruined.” “True immigration reform must not, in fact it can not, ignore this problem,” said Ron Mortensen, a retired ...

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College baseball: Utah Valley loses in GWC opener

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:02 MDT

College baseball: Utah Valley loses in GWC opener

The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 03:56PM MDT

Utah Valley’s has had its way in the previous Great West Conference baseball tournaments. However, Tuesday, a late rally couldn’t pull the Wolverines out of a four-run deficit in an 8-7 loss to North Dakota in the opening game of the 2013 GWC Tournament. The final GWC Tournament is being hosted by NJIT at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium in Newark, N.J. It was the first time UVU (24-29) had lost in the tournament. Now, UVU must now come all the way through the loser’s bracket to try and win it...

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IRS official Lerner to take 5th at hearing

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:53:02 MDT

IRS official Lerner to take 5th at hearing

by Henry C. Jackson The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 03:53PM MDT

Washington • A key figure in the Internal Revenue Service controversy plans to invoke her constitutional right not to testify at a congressional hearing on Wednesday. Lois Lerner is the director of the IRS division that handles applications for tax exempt status. That division was responsible for giving extra scrutiny to tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax exempt status. In a letter addressed to House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, Lerner’s lawyer says his client has ...

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Fort Jackson commander facing adultery charges

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:33:03 MDT

Fort Jackson commander facing adultery charges

by Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 03:33PM MDT

Washington • The Army says the commanding general of Fort Jackson, S.C., has been suspended in connection with charges of adultery and involvement in a physical altercation. The Army says Brig. Gen. Bryan Roberts reportedly was in an altercation with another woman, not his wife. Roberts was suspended from his job by Gen. Robert W. Cone, commander of Army Training and Doctrine Command, while the investigation continues. Roberts took command of Fort Jackson in April 2012. He has been in the Army f...

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Former Utah school secretary gets probation for lying about sex investigation

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:31:22 MDT

Former Utah school secretary gets probation for lying about sex investigation

by Jessica Miller The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 03:31PM MDT

American Fork • Montreia Barney was found not guilty last month of unlawful sexual conduct with a former Mt. Nebo Junior High School student. But the former school finance secretary was sentenced Tuesday for a related conviction: lying to police during their investigation of the sex allegations. Barney, 50, was sentenced to 12 months probation and 120 hours of community service. Fourth District Judge Thomas Low also ordered the woman to pay a $760 fine. Barney declined to address the court Tues...

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Golf: Hole-in-one

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30:02 MDT

Golf: Hole-in-one

The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 03:30PM MDT

River Oaks • Lee Atkins. No. 12, 147 yards, 7-iron. With Ken Atkins, Dale Wagstaff, Curt Astin.

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Brewers minor leaguer Williams suspended 50 games

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:07:02 MDT

Brewers minor leaguer Williams suspended 50 games

The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 03:07PM MDT

New York • Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Alan Williams has been suspended for 50 games under minor league baseball’s drug program following a second positive test for a drug of abuse. The 23-year-old is 0-2 with a 3.00 ERA this year in three starts and 10 relief appearances for Huntsville of Double-A Southern League. He signed with the Brewers’ organization in May 2011 after he pitched in the independent Frontier League. The suspension announced Tuesday was the 21st this year under the minor...

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Clippers won’t offer Del Negro new deal as coach

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:06:02 MDT

Clippers won’t offer Del Negro new deal as coach

The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 03:06PM MDT

Los Angeles • Vinny Del Negro is out as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers after their first-round playoff exit. The team said Tuesday he won’t be offered a new contract when his current one expires at the end of June. Del Negro had a 128-102 regular-season record in three years with the team. The Clippers made the playoffs the last two seasons, including last year when they advanced to the second round for only the second time since the franchise moved to Los Angeles in 1984. This season, ...

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Women’s softball: UVU lands 7 on all-conference team

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:02:03 MDT

Women’s softball: UVU lands 7 on all-conference team

The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 03:02PM MDT

Utah Valley’s junior first baseman Amanda Robinson was named to the Pacific Coast Softball Conference first team, while six other Wolverine players made all-conference lists. Senior outfielder Kylee Brinkerhoff, senior shortstop Kyrstin Jachim, senior pitcher Tiffany Mills and sophomore catcher Jamie North were named second team performers, while sophomore utility player Kelli Fox and sophomore pitcher Josi Summers made the honorable mention team.

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Box Elder judge censured, ordered to pay back excess salary

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:53:35 MDT

Box Elder judge censured, ordered to pay back excess salary

by Jim Dalrymple Ii The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 02:53PM MDT

The Utah Supreme Court censured a judge Tuesday because he made too much money for three consecutive years. Box Elder County justice court judge Kevin Christensen’s salary exceeded the legal limit of $132,150 from 2009 through 2011, a Utah Supreme Court decision states. Christensen will now have to pay back the extra salary and has been formally censured. Judicial Conduct Commission (JCC) executive director Colin R. Winchester said Tuesday that Christensen will have to pay back $22,172. He has...

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Arrests expected soon in eastern Utah beating that put man in coma

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:50:56 MDT

Arrests expected soon in eastern Utah beating that put man in coma

by Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 02:50PM MDT

Police are confident they are closing in on four suspects sought in a gang-related beating that left an eastern Utah man critically injured and in a coma. Roosevelt police Detective Pete Butcher said Tuesday that his office, the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Northern Ute Tribe were cooperating in the effort to bring the four — two men, a 17-year-old boy and a woman — to justice. “Anytime we obtain arrest warrants and get them out like we did on Monday, we’re mo...

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Wrestling: Penn State’s Matt Brown, Utah Valley honored for high grades

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:02 MDT

Wrestling: Penn State’s Matt Brown, Utah Valley honored for high grades

The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 02:48PM MDT

Matt Brown, a native of West Valley competing at Penn State, had the highest grade-point average among collegiate wrestlers, while Utah Valley was ranked 16th as the National Wrestling Coaches Association announced its annual Division I All-Academic Top 30 Teams and Individual All-Academic Wrestling Team for 2012-13. Brown, who had a 3.97 GPA in Criminology, was also named the NCAA Elite 89 award winner. Utah Valley’s wrestling squad had a team GPA of 3.09. Harvard, led by head coach Jay Weiss,...

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Get a kick out of Bucket List: Cataract Canyon (hold on tight)

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:44 MDT

Get a kick out of Bucket List: Cataract Canyon (hold on tight)

by Brett Prettyman | The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 02:24PM MDT

Canyonlands National Park • The Colorado River in southeastern Utah is a tricky creature. It cradles and coddles rafters for lazy, languishing days before throwing them into a cascading crush of chaos and conceivable catastrophe in Cataract Canyon. It was something explorer John Wesley Powell experienced in a dreadful way 144 years ago and an adventure that people today travel from across the world to experience, albeit in much less-dramatic fashion. Selecting places to visit for The Utah Buck...

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Mormon movie soundtrack a historical journey for Utah composer Paul Cardall

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:44 MDT

Mormon movie soundtrack a historical journey for Utah composer Paul Cardall

Published May 21, 2013 02:24PM MDT

When T.C. Christensen asked Paul Cardall to compose music for “Ephraim’s Rescue,” the filmmaker had no idea how meaningful his request would be for the best-selling Utah composer and pianist. The film chronicles the rescue of the Martin and Willie handcart companies in 1856, one of the iconic moments of Mormon history. Nearly 1,000 handcart pioneers on their way to Utah became stuck east of the Rocky Mountains with little food and blizzard conditions. More than 200 people in the companies died...

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Concert review: Imagine Dragons gives ‘radioactive’ performance

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:44 MDT

Concert review: Imagine Dragons gives ‘radioactive’ performance

by Cimaron Neugebauer Special To The Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 02:24PM MDT

OREM • All the problems of the world became non-existent on Monday night when Imagine Dragons took the stage in front of 8,500 fans in the UCCU Events Center. The hometown crowd made of mostly high school and college students — and a few families — welcomed the band back to Utah County, the site of its humble beginnings. (Shortly after its inception in 2008, Imagine Dragons won Utah Valley University and Brigham Young University’s Battle of the Bands.) On Monday, in between songs, frontman and l...

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Pierce: MLS really needs flex scheduling for TV games

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:16 MDT

Pierce: MLS really needs flex scheduling for TV games

by Scott D. Pierce The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 02:19PM MDT

When the Major League Soccer season began 2½ months ago, it would have surprised many fans that Real Salt Lake would be in second place in the Western Conference in mid-May. It would have stunned just about everyone that Montreal would win its first four games. Soccer is unpredictable. And nowhere is it less predictable than MLS. That fact hasn’t gotten through to the league and its national television partners, however. They make decisions about what games fans will want to watch as much as 10 ...

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Thunder star Kevin Durant makes $1M tornado pledge

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:07:08 MDT

Thunder star Kevin Durant makes $1M tornado pledge

The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 02:07PM MDT

Oklahoma City • Oklahoma City isn’t just a place where Thunder star Kevin Durant lives these days. It’s home. So as he watched the horrifying images Monday as a tornado ripped through suburban Moore, the emotions came bubbling to the surface and so did the need to help. Durant pledged $1 million for tornado relief through his family foundation on Tuesday, eager to help a devastated area begin to rebuild. “As the day went on and I saw the footage and the casualties and the houses being blown ...

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Program urges gardeners to grow an extra row for the food pantry

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:48:02 MDT

Program urges gardeners to grow an extra row for the food pantry

by Cathy Mckitrick The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 01:48PM MDT

As budgets tighten, nutrient-rich fresh fruits and vegetables often get ejected from the grocery cart in favor of cheaper, more filling food choices. With one in seven Utah households grappling with food insecurity, Utahns Against Hunger devised a way for community and backyard gardeners to routinely share the wealth of their harvests. Aptly dubbed Grow A Row, the initiative encourages planting an extra row of produce for donation. Utahns Against Hunger, an advocacy group focused on creating th...

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Wilde declares candidacy for Murray mayor

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:46:47 MDT

Wilde declares candidacy for Murray mayor

by Mike Gorrell The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 01:46PM MDT

A Murray man through and through, Salt Lake County Councilman David Wilde wants to be the next mayor of that city, in place of the retiring Dan Snarr. “My roots run deep in Murray City. My ancestors helped settle this area more than 150 years ago, and I personally have called Murray home from the time I was just 1-year old,” said Wilde, 57, an attorney who has represented the central valley on the County Council since it replaced the commission form of government in 2000. “From my youngest days...

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Dreamers press Senate panel on immigration bill

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:44:02 MDT

Dreamers press Senate panel on immigration bill

by Matt Canham The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 01:44PM MDT

Washington • Itza Hernandez came to the United States as a 4-year-old girl on a vacation with her family. That was 17 years ago. Now she’s a politically engaged woman living in Salt Lake City without legal status, and she’s following every twist and turn of a Senate bill that, if passed, would offer her, her family members and friends an eventual path to citizenship. Through the group United We Dream, Hernandez traveled to Washington, D.C., to observe the Senate Judiciary Committee’s debate on a...

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Women’s softball: BYU’s JC Clayton earns top player honor; 7 others all-conference

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:38:03 MDT

Women’s softball: BYU’s JC Clayton earns top player honor; 7 others all-conference

The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 01:38PM MDT

BYU’s senior shortstop JC Clayton was named the PCSC Player of the Year, while Gordy Bravowas named Freshman of the Year and head coach Gordon Eakin was given his fourth Coach of the Year award. The BYU women’s softball team had a conference-high eight players on the All-PCSC team. In addition to Clayton and Bravo, senior outfielder Alexandra Hudson Shamo, senior utility player Bailie Hicken and junior pitcher-utility Katie Manuma were also named to the all-conference first team. Senior pitc...

Feds continue to investigate Susan Powell’s disappearance, attorney says

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:34:09 MDT

Feds continue to investigate Susan Powell’s disappearance, attorney says

by Brooke Adams The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 01:34PM MDT

Seattle • An attorney for the parents of missing woman Susan Powell said Tuesday there is an ongoing federal investigation in Utah into the case — which involves what Powell’s father-in-law, Steven Powell, may know about her disappearance. The announcement came a day after West Valley City police declared their case was closed, followed by the release of thousands of documents pertaining to the 28-year-old West Valley City woman’s disappearance in 2009. “It is an ongoing federal investigation, s...

Colorado Rapids add extra seats for Chivas USA

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:25:02 MDT

Colorado Rapids add extra seats for Chivas USA

The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 01:25PM MDT

Commerce City, Colo. • The Colorado Rapids are expecting a sellout crowd for Saturday’s match against Chivas USA in Commerce City. The team announced Tuesday that it was adding extra bleacher seating and selling standing room only tickets for the game at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The Rapids resume regular training for the match Wednesday. After they square off against Chivas USA, the Rapids will have a few days of rest before next week’s third-round game of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. ...

Gallery: The week in photos

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:42 MDT

Gallery: The week in photos

the Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 01:18PM MDT

A look back at some of the best photos of the past week, from throughout the world, May 12-19, 2013.

Big 12 delays baseball tournament after tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:15:03 MDT

Big 12 delays baseball tournament after tornado

The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 01:15PM MDT

Oklahoma City • The Big 12 is delaying the start of its baseball tournament in Oklahoma City after this week’s deadly tornado. The league announced Tuesday that the tournament will change from a double-elimination format to pool play and start on Thursday instead of Wednesday. Conference spokesman Bob Burda says Oklahoma City leaders asked the Big 12 not to cancel the tournament and allow it to show “the strong Oklahoma spirit and to the resiliency of the Oklahoma people.” One pool will fe...

The pope and the devil: Did Francis perform an exorcism?

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:02 MDT

The pope and the devil: Did Francis perform an exorcism?

by Nicole Winfield The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 01:02PM MDT

VATICAN CITY • Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has bubbled up ever since Francis laid his hands on the head of a young man in a wheelchair after celebrating Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square. The young man heaved deeply a half-dozen times, shook, then slumped in his wheelchair as Francis prayed over him. The television station of the Italian bishops’ conference reported Monday that it had surveyed exorcists, who agreed there was “no doubt” that Francis either performed an exorcism or a...

50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:01:03 MDT

50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area

The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 01:01PM MDT

Boston • The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year. Team owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers’ new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season. San Francisco beat out South Florida, which was stymied in its bid to stage an 11th Super Bowl when the Florida Legislature did not support financing to renovate Sun Life Stadium. “After losing a Super Bow...

Seattle MF Evans added to US training camp roster

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:02 MDT

Seattle MF Evans added to US training camp roster

The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 12:53PM MDT

Chicago • Seattle Sounders midfielder Brad Evans will join the U.S. men for a training camp ahead of next month’s trio of World Cup qualifiers. Evans was added to the roster Tuesday, bringing the number of players invited to the camp to 30. Evans has made seven appearances with the Americans and was part of the team that lost to Mexico in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup final. Training camp opens Sunday in Cleveland, where the Americans will face Belgium in an exhibition on May 29. The Americans ...

Tornadoes can happen in most of the U.S., not just in the ‘Alley’

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:45:02 MDT

Tornadoes can happen in most of the U.S., not just in the ‘Alley’

by Jeremy Binckes Digital First Media

Published May 21, 2013 12:45PM MDT

Tornado Alley may be home to the most dangerous tornadoes, but it’s not the only place they’re found. <freeform><script data-hide-title=”true” data-hide-byline=”true” data-hide-footnotes=”true” type=”text/javascript” src=”http://cdn.spundge.com/embed/stories/3673/”></script><noscript><h1>Tornadoes can happen in most of the U.S., not just in the 'Alley'</h1><h2>Oklahoma is recovering from a devastating tornado that hit Monday night, but tornadoes ...

Perhaps this patent could double as a dieting aid

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:44:02 MDT

Perhaps this patent could double as a dieting aid

the Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 12:44PM MDT

Food bowl vacuum formed from laminar polymeric plastic resin, patent No. D682,622, invented by Adam Christopher Keys of Orem. Adjustable prosthetic interfaces and related systems and methods, patent No. 8,443,501, invented by Joseph A. Mahon of Salt Lake City. Furniture-supported retractable platform assembly, patent No. 8,443,736, invented by Susan A. Martenson of Eden. Methods, apparatuses and systems for movable partitions, patent No. 8,443,866, invented by E. Carl Goodman of Bountiful, as...

What we know about the Oklahoma tornado and its aftermath

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:41:03 MDT

What we know about the Oklahoma tornado and its aftermath

by Karen Workman Digital First Media

Published May 21, 2013 12:41PM MDT

Here’s what is known about the tornado that touched down Monday near Oklahoma City. <freeform> <script data-hide-title=”true” data-hide-byline=”true” data-hide-footnotes=”true” type=”text/javascript” src=”http://cdn.spundge.com/embed/stories/3665/”></script><noscript><h1>What we know about the Oklahoma tornado and its aftermath</h1><h2>The tornado passes across southern Oklahoma City on Monday, May 20, 2013. (Paul Hellstern/The Oklahoman/AP)How many are ...

Ryan Vogelsong, Santiago Casilla go on Giants’ DL

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:30:02 MDT

Ryan Vogelsong, Santiago Casilla go on Giants’ DL

The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 12:30PM MDT

San Francisco • Right-hander Ryan Vogelsong has been placed on the 15-day disabled list after breaking his pitching hand and the San Francisco Giants are bracing to be without him for two months. Vogelsong was in surgery Tuesday morning at Stanford. X-rays on Monday night revealed the injury, which came on a fifth-inning swing during an 8-0 victory against the Washington Nationals. Vogelsong had a 6-0 lead when he got hurt. He pitched five scoreless innings for his first victory since April ...

NFL, Xbox enhancing interactive television viewing

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:26:02 MDT

NFL, Xbox enhancing interactive television viewing

The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 12:26PM MDT

Imagine Sean Payton holding up a Surface tablet instead of a cardboard playsheet on the sideline. Envision Peyton Manning sitting on the bench and dissecting the last series from a variety of camera angles on his hand-held device instead of looking at still photos. Or sitting at home and pulling up real-time highlights on a Sunday afternoon. It’s coming. The NFL and Microsoft, through its next generation Xbox device, are combining to upgrade interactive TV viewing of pro football games in ...

Jury weighing Jodi Arias’ fate adjourns for day

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:25:19 MDT

Jury weighing Jodi Arias’ fate adjourns for day

by Brian Skoloff The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 12:25PM MDT

Phoenix • Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she “lacked perspective” when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail. Standing confidently but at times her voice breaking, Arias told the same eight men and four women who found her guilty of murdering her one-time boyfriend that she planned to use her time in prison to bring about positive changes, including donating her hair to be made into wig...

Microsoft’s updates to Xbox to be revealed today

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:59:43 MDT

Microsoft’s updates to Xbox to be revealed today

by Vince Horiuchi The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 11:59AM MDT

Tuesday morning, Microsoft will be announcing the follow-up to its Xbox 360 video game console, officially entering the next-gen gaming war with Sony and Nintendo. The announcement will be made at 11 a.m. from Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, Wash. Here’s what’s known about the upcoming console. Name and price • For years, the next-generation Xbox was always unofficially referred to as “Xbox 720” by gamers. More than a year ago, it was revealed that the code name within Microsoft headquarters was...

Apple’s Cook faces Senate questions on taxes

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:59:43 MDT

Apple’s Cook faces Senate questions on taxes

by Marcy Gordon And Peter Svensson The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 11:59AM MDT

WASHINGTON • The Senate dragged massively profitable Apple Inc. into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in U.S. taxes. Cook said the subsidiaries have nothing to do with reducing its U.S. taxes, a message he struggled to convey to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. “We pay all the taxes we owe — every single dollar,” Cook said. “We don’t depend on tax gimmicks.” It was the...

Utah’s SkyWest banks on 40 new jets, $40B deal

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:59:43 MDT

Utah’s SkyWest banks on 40 new jets, $40B deal

by Steven Oberbeck The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 11:59AM MDT

SkyWest Inc., the parent company of St. George-based SkyWest Airlines, has taken a major step to secure its long-term future — agreeing to buy 40 new 76-passenger regional jets for upward of $4 billion. The jets will be flown under the United Express banner as part of a new partnership agreement that will run for the next 12 years, said Chip Childs, SkyWest Airlines’ president and COO. SkyWest flies 183 aircraft for United, which vary in size from the Brasilia 120 that seats 30 passengers to th...

Susan Powell case closed, files are opened

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:57:35 MDT

Susan Powell case closed, files are opened

by Nate Carlisle The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 11:57AM MDT

West Valley City • It’s pretty much over. And Susan Powell is still missing. West Valley City police closed the active investigation into Powell’s disappearance on Monday, although police administrators and the city manager said detectives would investigate any new leads. The city then released thousands of pages of documents related to the case. Those documents expand on the 3½-year investigation into Susan’s husband, Josh Powell, and his family, though they don’t all point the finger at him. ...

Monson: The sisterhood of women’s football

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:49:47 MDT

Monson: The sisterhood of women’s football

by Gordon Monson Tribune Columnist

Published May 21, 2013 11:49AM MDT

On a partly cloudy Saturday afternoon made for football, Utah’s Mixsa Kafi takes a short pass over the middle and explodes up the field, making like Barry Sanders, juking left and right, then firing off straightaway, shedding and burning past tacklers, turning an ordinary play into an extraordinary touchdown. It is one of five TDs the slot/wide receiver scores in a 47-22 crushing of a team called the Nevada Storm. Still gasping on the sideline after accepting congratulations from teammates, the...

Live video chat: Trib Talk on Utah schools and the Common Core

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:41:27 MDT

Live video chat: Trib Talk on Utah schools and the Common Core

by Jennifer Napier-pearce The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 11:41AM MDT

Utah Republicans voted Saturday to withdraw from the Common Core, a set of education standards conservatives believe are “un-American and inferior” and an attempt by Washington to control Utah’s education system. What does this opposition mean for Utah students and teachers? Join a live Trib Talk discussion today at 11 a.m. with State Board of Education Chairwoman Debra Roberts, Dalane England of the Utah Eagle Forum, Tribune education reporter Lisa Schencker and Trib Talk moderator Jennifer Na...

ESPN cutting workforce, ‘smartly managing costs’

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:28:01 MDT

ESPN cutting workforce, ‘smartly managing costs’

The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 11:28AM MDT

New York • ESPN is cutting its workforce, the latest Disney division to reduce staff. “We are implementing changes across the company to enhance our continued growth while smartly managing costs,” the sports media giant said in a statement Tuesday. “While difficult, we are confident that it will make us more competitive, innovative and productive.” The company would not say how many jobs are being eliminated, but they include unfilled positions. ESPN has about 7,000 employees worldwide, with...

Hatch poised to back immigration bill with changes

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:21:12 MDT

Hatch poised to back immigration bill with changes

by Matt Canham The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 11:21AM MDT

Washington • Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is poised to support a massive overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants. He just wants the Democrats to make some concessions first. Hatch outlined his expectations in an impromptu news conference Monday, saying he’d support the bill when the Judiciary Committee votes later this week if Democrats compromise on temporary visas for high-skilled workers. And he’s willing to back the legislation when...

Weber State sends 11 to NCAA track prelims

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:15:02 MDT

Weber State sends 11 to NCAA track prelims

The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 11:15AM MDT

Eleven Weber State athletes, including record-setting Amber Henry, are set to compete beginning Thursday at the 2013 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field West Preliminary Championships this weekend in Austin, Texas. The top 48 athletes in each event in the western United States qualify for the West Preliminary Championships. The top 12 times/marks at both the East and West Preliminary Meets will qualify for the NCAA Championships on June 5-8 in Eugene, Ore. Those competing include I...

Photos of the day - May 21, 2013

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:07:02 MDT

Photos of the day - May 21, 2013

the Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 11:07AM MDT

A collection of some of the best photos of the day, from throughout the world.

Avs mum on report Patrick Roy may be next coach

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:49:02 MDT

Avs mum on report Patrick Roy may be next coach

The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 10:49AM MDT

Denver • Avalanche fans are talking about the possibility of Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy becoming the next coach of the Colorado team. Roy’s younger brother, Stephane Roy, posted a Facebook note late Monday night saying his brother would be the new coach. Stephane Roy later told The Denver Post: “They’re discussing the final details of an arrangement.” The organization remains silent on the report, saying in an email to The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Avs, “won’t comment on any ...

JPMorgan’s Dimon survives shareholder referendum

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:23:02 MDT

JPMorgan’s Dimon survives shareholder referendum

by Christina Rexrode The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 10:23AM MDT

TAMPA, Fla. • Shareholders at JPMorgan Chase will let Jamie Dimon, the chairman and CEO, keep both his jobs. At the bank’s annual meeting, 32 percent of shareholders voted for a measure that would have required the bank to split the roles. Had the measure succeeded, Dimon would have had to relinquish the role of chairman. Shareholder groups lobbying for the split gained momentum from last year’s surprise $6 billion trading loss, which tarnished the reputation of both JPMorgan Chase & Co. and CEO...

Intxausti wins 16th Giro stage, Nibali still leads

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:23:02 MDT

Intxausti wins 16th Giro stage, Nibali still leads

The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 10:23AM MDT

Ivrea, Italy • Benat Intxausti of Spain won the 16th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday, and favorite Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead as the race entered the final week. Intxausti won in 5 hours, 52 minutes, 48 seconds, beating Tanel Kangert and Przemyslaw Niemiec in a final sprint of the hilly 148-mile stage. Nibali maintained his lead of 1 minute, 26 seconds over Cadel Evans and remains on course to win his country’s biggest cycling race for the first time. He finished third a...

Jersey shore readies for 1st post-Superstorm Sandy summer

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:20:44 MDT

Jersey shore readies for 1st post-Superstorm Sandy summer

by Wayne Parry The Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 10:20AM MDT

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. • The boardwalks are back, and so are most of the beaches, even if some are a little thinner this year. The smell of funnel cakes, french fries and pizza will mingle with the salt air, and the screech of seagulls will be heard, but so will the thwack of hammers repairing what can be fixed and the roar of bulldozers and backhoes tearing down what can’t. Welcome to Summer 2013 at the Jersey shore, the first since Superstorm Sandy pummeled the coast and upended hundreds of tho...

Wall Street: Stock indexes flip between gains and losses

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:16:19 MDT

Wall Street: Stock indexes flip between gains and losses

the Associated Press

Published May 21, 2013 10:16AM MDT

NEW YORK • Stock indexes fluctuated in midday trading Tuesday as investors tried to predict the Fed’s next move. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 32 points to 15,366 shortly before 12 Eastern time. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index edged up one point to 1,668. The Nasdaq composite rose three points to 3,499. “There’s no compelling reason for the market to go one way or another today,” said Michael Binger, senior portfolio manager at Gradient Investments in Minneapolis, Minn. “And I think a lo...

Utah company makes eating outdoors more enticing

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:02:27 MDT

Utah company makes eating outdoors more enticing

by Brett Prettyman The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 10:02AM MDT

Hyde Park • Utahns love to eat out — and not just at restaurants. Starting around Memorial Day, which is Monday, May 27, and continuing through Labor Day —or until the snow flies — Utahns will find any excuse to eat outdoors with family and friends. Camp Chef, a Utah-based manufacturer of camping stoves, Dutch ovens, and other outdoor cooking equipment, has two new innovations for the summer of 2013 that will make dining out even more enticing — The Italia Artisan Pizza Oven and a square Dutch...