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This year’s Pride Parade to feature even more Mormon marchers

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:46:06 MDT

This year’s Pride Parade to feature even more Mormon marchers

THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

Updated May 24, 2013 05:46PM MDT

The sight of 350 Mormons dressed in their Sunday best marching in Utah’s 2012 Pride Parade was, well, stunning. It made national and even international news, playing against the presumption that members of the Utah-based faith were at odds with their gays members and friends. This year, the group Mormons Building Bridges plans to do it all again at next weekend’s parade — and is expecting even more marchers, perhaps up to 500. “All year long our organization has been listening to and learning fr...

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Beaver Mountain owner epitomized ‘old school’

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:02 MDT

Beaver Mountain owner epitomized ‘old school’

By Mike Gorrell The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 24, 2013 05:38PM MDT

A lot of the reason people love Beaver Mountain ski resort above Logan is that it reflects the laid-back character of longtime co-owner Ted Seeholzer. So as word spread Friday of Seeholzer’s death the day before at age 81, associates mourned the passing of a man known for his sense of humor and good will as much as his role as an important cog in northern Utah’s business community, providing a recreational service enjoyed by multiple generations. “Ted and [his wife] Marge are cornerstone figures...

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Movie review: Tough times on the farm in ‘At Any Price’

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:33:48 MDT

Movie review: Tough times on the farm in ‘At Any Price’

By Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 24, 2013 07:33AM MDT

To call “At Any Price” a “farm drama” is misleading. Yes, it is a drama about farm life, but it has none of the fuzzy morning-in-America nostalgia the phrase might suggest. Director/co-writer Ramin Bahrani has created a modern story of a farm family, which means it has one foot in today’s headlines and the other in a classic father-son conflict. The Whipple family has farmed the same land in Iowa for four generations, as the current head of the family, Henry Whipple (Dennis Quaid), mentions pr...

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Blood found on teen arrested in deaths of 2 adopted brothers

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:38:17 MDT

Blood found on teen arrested in deaths of 2 adopted brothers

By Janelle Stecklein and Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 24, 2013 07:38AM MDT

West Point • A 15-year-old boy arrested after his adopted younger brothers were found stabbed to death in his family’s West Point home had traces of blood on him when he was found later by police. Davis County Sheriff Todd Richardson said during a Thursday afternoon press conference that the blood linked the teen to the crime scene. No weapons were found on the suspect, but two knives believed to be the murder weapons were recovered at the home. Richardson said the teen was cooperating with inv...

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Preliminary hearing set for Utah man accused of killing girl, 6

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:07:15 MDT

Preliminary hearing set for Utah man accused of killing girl, 6

By marissa lang The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 23, 2013 11:07PM MDT

West Jordan » More than a year after the body of 6-year-old Sierra Newbold was found in a West Jordan canal, prosecutors will present evidence in court against the man accused of raping and killing the little girl. Terry Lee Black, 41, was ordered to appear in 3rd District Court for a preliminary hearing on July 29. Prosecutors anticipate at least three full days of testimony from witnesses and experts that will include DNA and crime scene analysis. Black is charged with aggravated murder, chil...

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Military calls U.K. attack victim a model soldier

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:10:49 MDT

Military calls U.K. attack victim a model soldier

The Associated Press

Updated May 23, 2013 08:10PM MDT

London • The soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack in London was a popular 25-year-old ceremonial military drummer and machine gunner, a father and a passionate fan of the Manchester United soccer team, the British military said Thursday. Lee Rigby, of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, who had joined the army in 2006, was posted in Cyprus, Afghanistan and Germany before becoming a recruiter, assisting with duties in the Tower of London. “All he wanted to do from ...

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Wharton: Preserving history at Bingham City Cemetery

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:12:48 MDT

Wharton: Preserving history at Bingham City Cemetery

By Tom Wharton The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 23, 2013 01:12PM MDT

Copperton • God must have inspired the early miners who lived in and around Bingham Canyon to place the cemetery that honors their dead in one of the few peaceful spots left in the Salt Lake Valley. On a crystal clear spring day when a slight wind blew out the pollution and caused the mostly wild grasses at the Bingham City Cemetery on 7800 West and the Old Bingham Highway to sway, the mountains seemed almost surreal. “You can look to the east and see Corner, Little, Big, Mill Creek and Emigra...

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June 1 funeral in Salem for Army medic Towse

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:07:15 MDT

June 1 funeral in Salem for Army medic Towse

By Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 23, 2013 11:07PM MDT

Funeral services have been set for June 1 in Salem for Army medic Cody Towse, who was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan last week. Family spokesman Todd Phillips said Towse, who was posthumously awarded a Bronze Star and promoted from private first class to specialist, would be eulogized beginning 11 a.m. at Salem Hills High School. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at Elk Ridge Cemetery. Towse, 21, initially had been reported missing in action after an explos...

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Browns QB Weeden to help with Oklahoma tornado

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:32:29 MDT

Browns QB Weeden to help with Oklahoma tornado

The Associated Press

Updated May 23, 2013 12:32PM MDT

Berea, Ohio • Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden is heading home to help his cherished Oklahoma heal. Weeden is returning to his home state this weekend to assist in any way he can in the aftermath of the deadly tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., killing 24 people and destroying thousands of homes in the Oklahoma City suburb earlier this week. Weeden has been in contact with Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb and he plans to be there this weekend to help. “I’ll do anything, whether it’s getti...

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Oklahoma tornado took town’s youngest as it swept through

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:39:57 MDT

Oklahoma tornado took town’s youngest as it swept through

By SEAN MURPHY, RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI, DAVID A. LIEB and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN The Associated Press

Updated May 23, 2013 11:39AM MDT

A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week. The first of the funerals, for a 9-year-old girl killed at a Moore elementary school that took a direct hit in Monday’s storm, was scheduled for Thursday morning. A family photo showed the girl, Antonia Candelaria, beaming with a big smile and wearing a white sun hat. Early estimates indicate the tornado caused mor...

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Sports briefs: Krzyzewski returns to Team USA

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:20 MDT

Sports briefs: Krzyzewski returns to Team USA

Updated May 22, 2013 11:35PM MDT

Basketball • Mike Krzyzewski had decided to remain coach of the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team. Krzyzewski will try to lead the Americans to a third straight gold medal, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday. Originally expected to step down, Krzyzewski will hold a news conference to confirm his return Thursday at Duke, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no official announcement has been made. The Hall of Fame coach has led the Americans ...

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Soccer league to hold fund-raiser for Portillo family.

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:40:56 MDT

Soccer league to hold fund-raiser for Portillo family.

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 22, 2013 11:40PM MDT

La Liga Continental de Futbol league president Mario Vasquez is holding a two-day tournament fund-raiser for the family of Ricardo Portillo on Saturday and Sunday. The league is in need of sponsors who can provide refreshments that can be sold to raise funds for the family. For more information, call Freddy Jimenez at 801-793-5361 or Jose Alcara at 801-671-8217. Food and drink donations can be dropped off between 6-9 p.m. at 2480 S. 1000 West. Portillo was officiating a league game April 27 wh...

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Wednesday on TV: A member of the "Modern Family" passes away in the season finale

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:35:03 MDT

Wednesday on TV: A member of the "Modern Family" passes away in the season finale

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 22, 2013 09:35AM MDT

Things get serious on the season finale of Modern Family (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4) when Phil's mother dies. The family travels to Florida for the funeral.Viewers never got to meet Phil's mom, although we've seen his dad multiple times. And Fred Willard returns tonight in that role.This is one of TV's best comedies, and - not surprisingly - there are lots of laughs as well. Claire helps Phil with Gracie's last wish for Frank, and the kids reflect on the gifts grandma left for them. Gloria has to conten...

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Hurry up Willard probe

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Hurry up Willard probe

Updated May 22, 2013 01:01AM MDT

In New York it took the Nassau County Police Department 48 hours to reveal that one of its officers accidentally shot and killed Hofstra University student Andrea Robello during a home invasion hostage situation (“Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by police,” Tribune, May 19). Meanwhile, in West Valley City it has been seven months since two West Valley City police officers killed Danielle Willard and the investigations into what happened still aren’t complete. The DA’s office said its pr...

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Jury weighing Jodi Arias’ fate adjourns for day

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:07:50 MDT

Jury weighing Jodi Arias’ fate adjourns for day

By BRIAN SKOLOFF The Associated Press

Updated May 21, 2013 09:07PM 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...

Utah man gets prison for shooting, killing his father

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:56:35 MDT

Utah man gets prison for shooting, killing his father

By jessica miller The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 21, 2013 06:56AM MDT

Farmington • When Joseph Nance shot and killed his father on March 19, 2011, the act tore their family apart. Nance’s sisters believe their brother acted in self-defense — snapping after suffering years of physical abuse at the hands of their father, 52-year-old Gregory Nance. Other family members, including Gregory Nance’s brother and parents, think the 30-year-old Joseph Nance should have been convicted of murder. “The family is split on what they should see happen,” said prosecutor Brandon P...

Orem football player who collapsed undergoes heart surgery

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:18:08 MDT

Orem football player who collapsed undergoes heart surgery

By Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 20, 2013 08:18PM MDT

An Orem High School football player who collapsed during a practice last week underwent an overnight surgery that lasted into Monday to repair an unspecified heart defect. He is responding well. Alpine School District spokeswoman Rhonda Bromley said Monday that Ben Smith, a 16-year-old sophomore, was brought out of a medically induced coma late Saturday night. “He responded well,” Bromley said, indicating the boy was aware of family and his surroundings. “The doctors spoke very positively about...

‘Righteous Housewives’ offers humor but not much depth

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:26:44 MDT

‘Righteous Housewives’ offers humor but not much depth

By Barbara bannon Special to The Tribune

Updated May 19, 2013 09:26PM MDT

“Welcome to my family. We’re always in each other’s business,” announces matriarch Emma in local playwright Miguel Santana’s “The Righteous and Very Real Housewives of Utah County.” Alligator Press Productions is making its debut with the world premiere of this comic and satirical portrait of the interlocked lives of five women in three generations of the Pratt family from Payson. The play’s title conjures images from a soap opera, and “Righteous Housewives” incorporates many of that genre’s co...

Salt Lake City doctor remains behind bars as Utah murder case proceeds

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:14:28 MDT

Salt Lake City doctor remains behind bars as Utah murder case proceeds

By Marissa Lang The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 20, 2013 11:14PM MDT

The pediatrician accused of murdering his ex-wife at her Salt Lake City home will remain behind bars — for now. John Brickman Wall, 49, declined to argue for the opportunity to make bail Monday after 3rd District Judge Robin Reese said he was unlikely to lower it as he is not the judge assigned to Wall’s case. Wall is being held in the Salt Lake County Jail in lieu of $1.5 million, cash-only bail on first-degree felony charges of murder and aggravated burglary in the alleged 2011 killing of his...

The Susan Powell timeline

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:17:15 MDT

The Susan Powell timeline

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 20, 2013 05:17PM MDT

Noon, Dec. 6, 2009 • Susan Powell, 28, and her two sons attend church services at the Hunter 36th Ward, then walk home with friend Kiirsi Hellewell. Afternoon, Dec. 6 • Neighbor JoVonna Owings drops by the Powells’ home on Sunday afternoon to visit with Susan. The family had pancakes and eggs for dinner. Susan, who was feeling tired, lies down for a nap about 5 p.m. Owings leaves, as does Josh Powell, who said he was taking his two sons sledding. 8:30 p.m., Dec. 6 • A neighbor sees Josh Powe...