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Utah County woman gets chance to fight for custody of grandson

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:28:28 MDT

Utah County woman gets chance to fight for custody of grandson

By Jim Dalrymple II The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 9, 2013 10:28AM MDT

Seana Collins lost a legal battle for her grandson when he was adopted by a family in 2011. But the Utah Supreme Court says the American Fork woman never got a fair shake in court. In a ruling issued Tuesday, the court determined that a juvenile court erred when it allowed foster parents to adopt Collins’ now 5-year-old grandson. The adoption happened in 2011 after concerns surfaced about the boy’s well-being. The decision sends the case back to juvenile court for a hearing during which Collins...

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Teen charged with homicide in death of Utah soccer referee

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:54:01 MDT

Teen charged with homicide in death of Utah soccer referee

By janelle stecklein The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 9, 2013 09:54AM MDT

A 17-year-old boy accused of fatally punching a soccer referee was charged Wednesday in juvenile court with committing a homicide. But Salt Lake County prosecutors are already seeking to move the teen’s case to adult court. The teen — who is not being named by The Salt Lake Tribune because he is a juvenile — allegedly caused the death of Ricardo Portillo with a single punch to the head during an April 27 soccer match at Eisenhower Junior High in Taylorsville. Portillo, 46, of Salt Lake City, d...