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Valley View Elementary students study exotic animals

rleal — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:44:15 +0000

Man from Washington Terrace experienced the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma

bnielsen — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:19:16 +0000

Shelters saved lives from destructive twister

ahowell — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:51:20 +0000

The National Weather Service tornado emergency warning for the Oklahoma City area Monday afternoon was blunt: “You could be killed if not underground or in a tornado shelter.”

And people in the city of Moore responded as best they could, taking cover in underground shelters or above-ground safe rooms when they could, huddling everywhere from closets to bathtubs to school hallways as a last resort.

Listening to customers yields success in business

pyr8bwoy — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:47:48 +0000

Mr. Garff, I’m impressed. As I drive Utah’s freeways I see scores of billboards featuring employees with large ears, exclaiming that they listen to customers. Good for you and good for us as customers and potential buyers of cars. Your message is spot on and should be noticed by all business leaders as fundamental to a successful enterprise. With this theme in mind, I am pleased to share with you today my view on the importance of reaching out to customers for advice and counsel.

Federal investigation into Susan Powell's disappearance

rjohnson — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:46:41 +0000

Sheet going over area furniture stores

pyr8bwoy — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:46:09 +0000

OGDEN — Two large and reasonably priced furniture providers will close their doors as Knight’s Mattress & Furniture and Crown Elite Bedrooms enter their final weeks in business. Both stores are scheduled to close Tuesday.

Holiday travel increases price of gasoline

pyr8bwoy — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:44:28 +0000

OGDEN — With Memorial Day approaching, gas prices have increased a nickle from last month.

Seniors View Ogden from Above in 1942 Biplane

bzack — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:39:10 +0000

Prep Sports - State Softball Tournament

nshort — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:24:55 +0000

Cache County drops rape charges against teen from party

ahowell — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:52:12 +0000

LOGAN -- Cache County prosecutors have at least temporarily dropped rape and kidnapping charges against a 19-year-old Smithfield man accused of assaulting a teenage girl at a party last summer.

Punt, pass or kick on gay marriage?

dgibson — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:01:07 +0000

Punt, pass or kick? That’s a decision that collectively the U.S. Supreme Court has to wrestle with relative to same-sex marriage. There are indications they may “kick the can” down the road; justices have asked questions about whether or not this is a constitutional issue.

Obama’s scandals are more like Harding’s than Nixon’s

dgibson — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:58:02 +0000

During President Barack Obama’s May 16 news conference, reporter Jeff Mason asked as part of his question: “And, more broadly, how do you feel about comparisons by some of your critics of this week’s scandals to those that happened under the Nixon administration?” The president responded, “I’ll let you guys engage in those comparisons, and you can go ahead and read the history, I think, and draw your own conclusions.”

Teachers credited with saving students' lives as twister hit school

ahowell — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:45:17 +0000

MOORE, Okla. -- The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up.

But before all of the youngsters could get there, the tornado alarm sounded.

Lynx center McCarville is a farm girl first

cmiller — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:00:16 +0000

STEVENS POINT, Wis. — As Janel McCarville sits under the homemade basketball hoop attached to the chicken coop on her farm in central Wisconsin, she mentions the assassination of her Moscow team owner while he was on his way to pick her up for a Beyoncé concert.

McCarville and her father fashioned the backboard from a tree trunk and 2-by-4s, and fastened a rim she bought for $2 at a garage sale. Now hung low on the coop for the benefit of her nieces and nephews, it is the rustic symbol of the self-made basketball player who has roamed the world so someday she will never have to leave home.

“This is what I work for,” she says. “So I can sit here the rest of my life.”

In NBA draft, no consensus No. 1 overall choice has emerged

cmiller — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:56:03 +0000

CHICAGO — Hobbling around on crutches at the Harrison Street Athletic Facility for the NBA draft combine, Alex Len spotted his name on a placard, maneuvered over to a folding chair and gently sat down. Len has gotten used to moving around with the assistance of walking aids in recent weeks, but he admits that the initial transition was a trying ordeal.

“I have blisters on both hands,” Len said, revealing the two dime-sized, prune-colored bruises on his palms.

Jodie Arias changes tune about death

ahowell — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:31:36 +0000

PHOENIX -- Jodi Arias asked jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, arguing she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview after she was convicted of murder that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.

Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke

cmiller — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:18:51 +0000

Golf’s governing bodies approved a rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, a move opposed by two major golf organizations that contend long putters are not hurting the game.

The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and U.S. Golf Association said Rule 14-1b will take effect in 2016.

“We recognize this has been a divisive issue, but after thorough consideration, we remain convinced that this is the right decision for golf,” R&A chief executive Peter Dawson said.

The new rule does not ban the long putters, only the way they commonly are used. Golfers no longer will be able to anchor the club against their bodies to create the effect of a hinge. Masters champion Adam Scott used a long putter he pressed against his chest. British Open champion Ernie Els and U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson used a belly putter, as did Keegan Bradley in the 2011 PGA Championship.

Donors help after girl’s stand shut down at track

cmiller — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:15:27 +0000

INDIANAPOLIS — A 10-year-old girl has raised much more money for a charity than she expected after her lemonade stand was shut down at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Morgen Morris says she had a line of customers during Saturday’s qualifications day when a track employee told her she had to shut down. Morgen was at the speedway as part of Lemonade Day activities teaching children about running a business.

Herbert rails against federal land management

ahowell — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:14:54 +0000

WASHINGTON — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert told a congressional subcommittee on Tuesday his state does a better job than U.S. land managers and has a bigger stake than the bureaucrats in protecting the natural resources and rugged beauty that drives Utah’s outdoor recreation and tourism industry.

Family says Feds investigating Susan Powell disappearance

ahowell — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:10:14 +0000

SEATTLE — The lawyer for the family of a missing Utah woman said Tuesday there’s an ongoing federal investigation into Susan Powell’s disappearance.