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5A baseball: Riverton claws past Layton 3-0

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:26:37 MDT

5A baseball: Riverton claws past Layton 3-0

By Neil K. Warner Special to The Tribune

Updated May 22, 2013 01:26AM 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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Arias attorneys will put one witness on: Arias

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:47:33 MDT

Arias attorneys will put one witness on: Arias

By BRIAN SKOLOFF The Associated Press

Updated May 20, 2013 09:47PM MDT

Phoenix • Complaining that Jodi Arias’ sensational murder case has become a modern-day “witch trial,” her lawyers tried to quit in the middle of the death-penalty phase Monday, then said they will call only one witness: Arias. When Arias addresses the jury on Tuesday, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after she was convicted: that she would rather be executed than spend the rest of her life in prison. The courtroom fireworks cam...

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Jodi Arias sentencing trial wraps for day after series of motions

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:55:50 MDT

Jodi Arias sentencing trial wraps for day after series of motions

By BRIAN SKOLOFF The Associated Press

Updated May 20, 2013 02:55PM MDT

PHOENIX • Defense attorneys for Jodi Arias asked the judge to remove them from the case and declare a mistrial Monday, arguing the frenzy surrounding the case has created a modern-day witch hunt. The judge denied both motions, and Arias planned to take the stand Tuesday. Jurors will find out then if she tells them the same thing she told a local reporter: She’d rather be executed than spend her life in prison. Defense attorneys told the judge they would call no witnesses after a key witness refu...

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Arena football: Blaze searching for launching point

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:02:31 MDT

Arena football: Blaze searching for launching point

By Christopher Kamrani The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 12:02AM MDT

The devil is in the details, and now seven weeks into the 2013 season, the Utah Blaze are learning that the hard way. Despite winning two games in a row after a 1-3 start, the Blaze squandered a great start in Arizona last weekend, losing to their rivals and dropping to 3-4. “The pattern is systematic of not taking care of the details, and we’ve been harping on accountability and critiquing what we need to do,” said Utah coach Ron James. After a banner year in 2012 in which they were one minute ...

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Assault on Brown athlete was self-defense says lawyer

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:02:31 MDT

Assault on Brown athlete was self-defense says lawyer

The Associated Press

Updated May 18, 2013 12:02AM MDT

Providence, R.I. • The lawyer for a Connecticut man charged with an assault on a Brown University basketball player that left him hospitalized with severe head injuries has told a judge it was self-defense. Tory Lussier of Vernon, Conn., made his initial appearance in Providence District Court on Friday on a felony assault charge. He was released on $10,000 surety bail. He had no comment outside court. Lussier is accused of assaulting 21-year-old Joseph Sharkey of Norwood, Mass., early Sunda...

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Thousands of Utahns face Defense Department furloughs

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:54:32 MDT

Thousands of Utahns face Defense Department furloughs

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Updated May 16, 2013 10:54PM MDT

The Pentagon’s plan to impose furloughs in response to federal budget cuts is expected to affect more than 13,000 civilian workers at four Utah military installations. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced this week that furloughs of 11 days will start July 8 on as many as 680,000 civilian employees nationwide. For the most part, Utah’s military installations have identified the number of civilian employees who will be forced to furlough. But some agencies say it is not yet clear wheth...

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Teary testimony from victim’s family in Jodi Arias case

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:41:39 MDT

Teary testimony from victim’s family in Jodi Arias case

By BRIAN SKOLOFF The Associated Press

Updated May 16, 2013 06:41PM MDT

Phoenix • Jurors deciding the fate of convicted murderer Jodi Arias became visibly shaken by dramatic statements from the victim’s family members as they described how their lives were ripped apart by the killing. Travis Alexander’s younger brother Steven told the panel he was hospitalized for ulcers, lost sleep and separated from his wife. He paused to choke back tears and regain his composure as he recounted the phone call he got from his sister the day his brother’s body was found. “She told ...

A rosier short-term

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

A rosier short-term

By XXXXXX The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 14, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Good news from the fiscal front: The federal deficit is shrinking faster than expected. During the first half of fiscal 2013, revenues have come in greater than forecast, and spending, less; Goldman Sachs expects the total deficit to equal 4.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), rather than 5.6 percent as the investment bank once believed. Also, Goldman says the deficit will decline to 2.7 percent of GDP by fiscal 2015, as opposed to 2.8 percent, as previously estimated. These numbers refl...

Change of venue denied for Utah man accused of killing teen

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:07:33 MDT

Change of venue denied for Utah man accused of killing teen

By stephen hunt The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 10, 2013 09:07AM MDT

Eric Millerberg — accused in the 2011 death of his children’s 16-year-old babysitter — has been denied a change of venue for his upcoming murder trial. Millerberg’s attorneys wanted the trial moved to Summit or Salt Lake county, arguing that pre-trial publicity about the case will make it impossible for Millerberg to get a fair trial in Weber County. But 2nd District Judge Scott Hadley this week denied the request and said jury selection will begin on July 23 — in his Ogden courtroom. Millerber...