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Saturday | ABC 4

Burn Camp donates new bunk beds

Imagine having to sleep in an old, rusty bunk bed once used by prisoners. That's what kids at Camp Tracy have been sleeping on for years.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Salt Lake Tribune

Comment sought on green waste recycling plan

Curbside green-waste recycling is scheduled to begin next year on a subscription basis in Salt Lake Valley communities served by the Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District .

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Related Topix: Midvale, UT, Cottonwood Heights, UT, Herriman, UT, Murray, UT, West Jordan, UT

Salt Lake Tribune

DA investigates ex-Midvale employee's ties to consulting firm

Midvale's plan to install energy-efficient streetlights throughout the city has temporarily slowed due to a flawed bid process that has spurred a criminal investigation.

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Related Topix: Midvale, UT, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Salt Lake Tribune

Photos: Dogs dress up for Salt Lake Super Adoption Why is that pit...

The Salt Lake Tribune) Sunkist, dressed as a lamb, will be available for adoption along with every breed, color, age and size of roughly 800-1,000 dogs, cats, puppies and kittens at this weekend's Best Friends Animal Society super pet adoption.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Salt Lake Tribune

Young Utah BMX racer is on a fast track to success

Sophia Foresta set an ambitious goal for herself last year: The 13-year-old South Jordan resident aimed to be the best BMX rider in her age group in the country.

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Related Topix: South Jordan, UT, Riverton, UT

Salt Lake Tribune

Salt Lake, Davis prosecutors also investigating Swallow

Embattled Utah Attorney General John Swallow is facing another criminal probe, this one from two county attorneys who have been collaborating for months with federal investigators.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Prison, Davis County, UT, Utah State Prison, State Prisons

Salt Lake Tribune

Salt Lake City SWAT ends standoff with tear gas

A west Salt Lake City standoff between SWAT officers and an alleged burglar who claimed to be armed was ended early Thursday morning when police used tear gas to subdue the suspect.

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Related Topix: Salt Lake City, UT

KSL-TV

Route to school across 114th South worries parents

Some parents in a Salt Lake County neighborhood are happy about a new school opening near them but concerned about students getting there safely.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Sandy, UT, Draper, UT

KSL-TV

Man ignited house in attempt to kill wife, charges state

A man arrested after a house fire last week was charged Wednesday with attempted murder after police say he lit the blaze to kill his wife.

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Related Topix: Fire

Wed May 15, 2013

Deseret News

High school recruiting: Jackson Barton, Osa Masina bring recruiters to Brighton in droves

Brighton's Jackson Barton stands with his parents Paul and Mikki between basketball games at the school in Salt Lake County Friday, Feb.

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, Utah, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

USA Today

Mitt Romney building house in Utah Mitt Romney building house in Utah ...

Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney is reportedly building a new house in Utah, which would be one of the three houses where he plans to split his time.

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, Utah, US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney, Holladay, UT, Salt Lake City, UT

USA Today

Mitt Romney building house in Utah

Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney is reportedly building a new house in Utah, which would be one of the three houses where he plans to split his time.

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, Utah, US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney, Holladay, UT, Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Tribune

Paul Rolly: FreedomWorks, from hero to boogeyman?

Just three years ago, the deep-pocketed political action committee FreedomWorks was claiming king-of-the-hill status with intraparty victories over Republican incumbents it deemed untrue to conservative principles.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Mike Lee, Orrin Hatch, Wasatch County, UT, Riverton, UT

Salt Lake Tribune

Restaurant empire gone, Kwon awaits prison

Gene Kwon and his Latitude Restaurant Group, which over the last six years has grown from one restaurant, Mikado Downtown, to eight with more on the way.

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival

Salt Lake Tribune

Utah board wants Herbert to reconsider Snake Valley water rejection

Tribune file photo) Dave Baker, a third-generation Snake Valley rancher, looks at the Stateline Spring which is a critical source of water for farmers and ranchers near the towns of Baker, Nev., and Utah's Garrison and EskDale.

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Related Topix: Utah Government, Utah, US Governors, Gary Herbert, Nevada Government, Nevada, Millard County, UT

Tue May 14, 2013

Salt Lake Tribune

Salt Lake County's new HR director passes oral exam

The questioning was nothing like Chuck Hagel endured earlier this year when he was grilled by U.S. senators during his confirmation hearing to become secretary of defense.

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Salt Lake Tribune

Salt Lake County Library joins Big Library Read for global library book club

Salt Lake County Library will be one of 35,000 libraries worldwide participating in a two-week "Big Library Read" program, allowing thousands of patrons to read to a free downloadable book.

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Related Topix: Libraries

Salt Lake Tribune

Fate of Magna Mormon church arson teens turned over to D.A.

Three teenage boys who allegedly confessed to setting a fire at a Mormon chapel in Magna have been released to their parents pending possible charges of arson.

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Related Topix: Magna, UT, Fire

Mon May 13, 2013

Deseret News

Former councilwoman to run for West Valley City mayor

Margaret Peterson kicked off her campaign Monday with a promise to restore public trust, specifically calling for a complete review of the city's police department following months of scandal.

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Related Topix: West Valley City, UT

Salt Lake Tribune

Alta mayor, councilman vow to seek re-election despite legal challenge

It's not wildflower season yet in Little Cottonwood Canyon, but it's still the season of wild politics in Alta.

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Related Topix: Alta, UT, Sundance Film Festival, Salt Lake City, UT, Cottonwood Heights, UT