WEST JORDAN » Aaron Nemelka, one of 13 people killed in a Nov. 5 mass shooting at Ft. Hood, was laid to rest Saturday at Utah Veterans Memorial Park.   Full Story

Albuquerque, N.M. » It was supposed to be easy, but it was far from that. The No. 22-ranked BYU Cougars escaped University Stadium with an 24-19 victory over the winless New Mexico Lobos on Saturday afternoon, but only after struggling most of the day to put away the feisty but still   Full Story

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For decades, energy pioneers knew there were huge deposits of natural gas trapped in shale lodged thousands of feet below the Earth's surface. Problem was, the claylike material, cooked hard over eons by intense geologic pressures, is so tight and in layers so thin that conventional drilling   Full Story

Tobacco-product marketers face an uncommon business problem: They have to lure new customers to replace the nearly half-million Americans who are killed by their products each year.   Full Story

The recent decision by the LDS Church to support measures protecting gay and transgender Salt Lake City residents from discrimination reminded me of a guy named Moose.   Full Story

WASHINGTON » An urn containing the ashes of a decorated Korean War veteran has been stolen from a van the soldier's family rented to attend his burial at Arlington National Cemetery.   Full Story