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Police shot Utah man in the back as he fled, attorney claims
An autopsy and other evidence indicate Saratoga Springs police used excessive force when they fatally shot Darrien Hunt last month because the 22-year-old man posed no danger to anyone, a lawyer for...
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17-year-old boy arrested in 2012 death of Utah teen
Draper • On the night 15-year-old Anne Kasprzak secretly slipped out of her home, her boyfriend told the girl's mother he did not know where she was.Three days after Kasprzak's battered body was found...
View ArticleGun was pressed to victim’s head, medical examiner says
Days after he shot 16-year-old Kenyatta Winston and left the boy's body to rot in a shallow ditch, according to a police interview played in court Wednesday, Frank Reyos told a friend about it.He said...
View ArticleProsecutors lay out case in teen’s murder
Kenyatta Winston was 16 years old when he was shot in the back of the head and left to rot in a shallow grave.That he was murdered has never been a question. On Tuesday, prosecutors pointed to Frank...
View ArticleUSU students, faculty protest terrorist threats against critic of video games
Logan • Utah State University students protested the cancellation of a feminist video game critic's speech Wednesday.But they don't blame video blogger Anita Sarkeesian for bowing out.Instead, they...
View ArticleJulie Jason: A state must make full disclosure on bond offerings
Most municipal-bond investors are individuals, who tend to hold bonds until maturity. These are "retail" investors who directly or indirectly hold more than 75 percent of the $3.7 trillion...
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Prosecutors drop homicide charge against Utah mother
A Provo woman charged with child abuse homicide — for failing to protect her 3-month-old son from abuse allegedly inflicted by her live-in boyfriend — has pleaded guilty to lesser child endangerment...
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Utah legislators may rewrite state law on gay marriage
Gay marriage won't be coming before the U.S. Supreme Court, but justices' decision Monday to let stand lower-court rulings upholding same-sex marriage could become a big issue in the Utah...
View ArticleUtah likely to debate new amendment after gay-marriage ban falls
While the U.S. Supreme Court now is allowing gay marriage in Utah, a legislator wants to ensure that churches, clergy, elected officials and others who oppose such weddings on religious grounds are not...
View ArticleLiving history: Ute crew had the right stuff to fight wildfires
On June 21, 1963, lightning strikes sparked series of wildfires in Dinosaur National Monument. One fast-spreading blaze already consumed acres of wilderness land when the National Park Service called...
View ArticleJulie Jason: Insider-trading case has a story line much like a good movie
In an interesting case that reads like a movie script, the Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged a managing clerk at a major top-of-the-line New York law firm for violating...
View ArticleDespite voter-registration snafu Mitt Romney not shunning GOP
Mitt Romney voter registration by The Salt Lake TribuneWashington • Mitt Romney, whose name keeps popping up as a possible three-time presidential candidate, would be wise to read legally binding...
View ArticleNational park closures gave Utah parks a lift
Utah's state parks may still be experiencing a windfall from the closure of the national parks one year ago.When the federal government closed down Oct. 1, 2013, shuttering everything from Zion...
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Obama to expand ocean preserve to 6 times the size
United Nations • President Barack Obama is carving out a wide swath of the Pacific Ocean for an expanded marine preserve, putting the waters off-limits to drilling and most fishing in a bid to protect...
View ArticleJulie Jason: Smart beta opens new opportunities for investing
What do you know about smart beta?I've recently been in Chicago attending the Morningstar ETF conference. Morningstar, as many investors know, is an independent provider of market and investment...
View ArticleOrrin Hatch, Jason Chaffetz weigh in on Holder resignation
Eric Holder, the nation's first black attorney general and an unflinching champion of civil rights in enforcing the nation's laws, is resigning after leading the Justice Department for six years under...
View ArticleLiving history: Women played a big role in Utah’s Socialist party
When the Socialist party of America was founded in 1901, it built a strong following among trade unionists, reformers, populist farmers, and immigrant communities. At its high point over the next 20...
View ArticleJulie Jason: Can 401(k) withdrawal occur without penalty when leaving a company?
Marilyn, age 55, has been downsized. She wants to know: Can she take money out of her 401(k) when she leaves her job? And can she take money out of her IRA?Marilyn's 401(k) plan allows her to take her...
View ArticleOrdain Women will take its message local to Mormon congregations
Leaders in the Ordain Women movement have announced a new tactic — rather than making a big public statement by marching to Salt Lake City's Temple Square, they are going local.In October 2013 and...
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