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Civics Central: West Valley City considers police review board changes

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:26:02 MDT

Civics Central: West Valley City considers police review board changes

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 20, 2013 05:26PM MDT

Here’s your weekly roundup of what local city councils, school boards and other government entities are tackling during regularly scheduled meetings. Government agencies have until 24 hours before a meeting to post their agendas, so check back as this schedule will be updated. All meetings are open to the public, and citizens are welcome to voice their opinions during designated times. If you do wish to speak at a particular meeting, you may need to sign up in advance. Centerville City Counci...

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Little Caesars opening in Heber on Tuesday

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:42:03 MDT

Little Caesars opening in Heber on Tuesday

THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

Updated May 20, 2013 12:42PM MDT

A new Little Caesars restaurant will celebrate its opening at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday in Heber, at 1100 S. Main St. The community can get a sneak peek during a customer party from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. today . Guests will be able to sample pizza, crazy bread, Italian cheese bread, wings and other items. The new store has a drive-through and is near the Heber Walmart. It will employ 35 team members. Murray-based Sizzling Platter LLC, which owns and operates more than 45 Little Caesars locations in Utah...

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Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs, again

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:25:02 MDT

Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs, again

the associated press

Updated May 14, 2013 02:25PM MDT

New York • The stock market is back in record territory after an upturn in small-company stocks. A survey released Tuesday by the National Federation of Independent Business found that small business owners were slightly more optimistic in April. That helped send the Russell 2000 index of small company stocks up 1.3 percent, more than other market indexes. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 123 points to close at a record 15,215 Tuesday, a gain of 0.8 percent. It was the 18th straight Tuesday...

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For Minnesota gay marriage sponsors, it’s personal

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:51:52 MDT

For Minnesota gay marriage sponsors, it’s personal

By PATRICK CONDON The Associated Press

Updated May 14, 2013 09:51PM MDT

St. Paul, Minn. • As a crowd of thousands roared from the lawn of the state Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill Tuesday that makes gay marriage legal here come Aug. 1. “What a day for Minnesota!” the Democratic governor declared, as American and rainbow flags flapped in a sweltering hot wind. The Minnesota State Patrol estimated about 6,000 people made up the massive crowd, and many headed to downtown St. Paul afterward for a street party celebrating the bill’s passage. Dayton’s...

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Civics Central: Salt Lake County discusses Kennecott slide, several cities adopt budgets

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:05:39 MDT

Civics Central: Salt Lake County discusses Kennecott slide, several cities adopt budgets

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 14, 2013 04:05PM MDT

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Orioles LHP Chen placed on DL with oblique strain

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:59:10 MDT

Orioles LHP Chen placed on DL with oblique strain

The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 04:59PM MDT

Baltimore • Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique strain. Chen left Sunday’s start against Minnesota with a pain in his right side. The move, made Tuesday, is retroactive to May 13. Chen isn’t sure how much time he will miss. Through an interpreter, he said, “The only thing I can do right now is help myself and get better and not do anything to get worse.” Signed as a free agent in January 2012 after starring in Japan, the native ...

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Brown athlete remains critical after assault

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:03:57 MDT

Brown athlete remains critical after assault

The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 05:03PM MDT

Providence, R.I. • A Brown University basketball player remains in critical condition after suffering what police described as severe head injuries in a weekend assault. A spokeswoman for Rhode Island Hospital said Tuesday that 21-year-old Joseph Sharkey of Norwood, Mass., is still critical. Providence police say a man came up to Sharkey early Sunday morning while he was talking to a group of women around Thayer and George streets on the East Side and hit him. Authorities initially said the ...

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Weber County hires consultant to explore tax funding for Powder Mountain development

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:46:57 MDT

Weber County hires consultant to explore tax funding for Powder Mountain development

By Cathy McKitrick The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 10, 2013 09:46PM MDT

Ogden •The Weber County Commission approved a consulting contract Tuesday with Bonneville Research to develop a project area plan and budget that could allow future tax revenues to flow back into the Summit Mountain Holding Group’s Powder Mountain development. The unanimous vote of the three-member commission for the $12,800 contract allows the Salt Lake City-based firm to conduct a financial analysis of the ambitious project that could infuse new life, cash and change into the rural Ogden Vall...

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Job fair for veterans set in Ogden

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:31:57 MDT

Job fair for veterans set in Ogden

THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

Updated May 9, 2013 09:31PM MDT

A job fair for veterans and military spouses is planned Tuesday in Ogden. It is one in a series of Hiring Our Heroes fairs, sponsored across the country by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. A number of Utah groups are also sponsors. Interested job seekers can register for free at hoh.greatjob.net. Walk-in job seekers are allowed, although veterans must provide proof of their service. The fair will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Ogden Marriott Hotel, 247 24th St., Ogden.

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President Assad says Syria able to face Israel

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:27:01 MDT

President Assad says Syria able to face Israel

By BARBARA SURK The Associated Press

Updated May 7, 2013 08:27PM MDT

Beirut • In his first response to Israel’s weekend airstrikes, President Bashar Assad said Tuesday that Syria is capable of facing Israel, but stopped short of threatening retaliation for the strikes near the Syrian capital of Damascus. Assad spoke after a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, who paid an unexpected visit to Damascus. Iran, one of Syria’s closest allies, and Hezbollah, a Lebanese militia allied with both Assad and Tehran, have become increasingly involved in S...

Military sex assault reports up, changes ordered

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:06:41 MDT

Military sex assault reports up, changes ordered

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and DONNA CASSATA The Associated Press

Updated May 7, 2013 10:06PM MDT

Washington • Sexual assaults in the military are a growing epidemic across the services and thousands of victims are still unwilling to come forward despite a slew of new oversight and assistance programs, according to a new Pentagon report. Troubling new numbers estimate that up to 26,000 military members may have been sexually assaulted last year, according to survey results released against a backdrops of scandals including an ongoing investigation into more than 30 Air Force instructors for...

Dow closes above 15,000 for first time ever

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:42:43 MDT

Dow closes above 15,000 for first time ever

The Associated Press

Updated May 8, 2013 08:42AM MDT

New York • Just two months after recovering the last of its losses from the financial crisis, the Dow Jones industrial average charged higher Tuesday, closing above 15,000 for the first time. It was another milestone in the market’s epic ascent of 2013. Good economic reports, strong corporate earnings and fresh support from central banks have eased investors’ concerns about another economic slowdown. Many had been on the lookout for signs that a spring swoon would derail the rally, as happened ...

Business news briefs

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:58:02 MDT

Business news briefs

staff and news services

Updated May 7, 2013 05:58PM MDT

Appeals court kills union poster rule The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday struck down a federal rule that would have required millions of businesses to put up posters informing workers of their right to form a union. The court said the National Labor Relations Board violated employers’ free speech rights in trying to force them to display the posters. Unions had hoped the posters would boost falling membership. U.S. job postings fell in March Employers posted f...

Weather: Plane damaged by lightning during Tuesday storm

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:35:55 MDT

Weather: Plane damaged by lightning during Tuesday storm

By Jennifer Dobner and Michael McFAll The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 8, 2013 08:35AM MDT

A violent thunderstorm that rolled through Salt Lake County Tuesday evening had emergency crews on high alert at the Salt Lake International Airport after an Air National Guard plane on a training mission was hit by lightening, damaging a communications antenna that stretches from nose to tail, guard spokesman Capt. Christopher Foote said. The KC-135, a large plane that provides in-flight refueling for other aircraft, had been in the air only about 10 minutes when it was struck, he said. The cr...