Facelift nearer for Ogden LDS Temple

sshipman — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:57:01 +0000

OGDEN -- Mayor Matthew Godfrey is expected to approve final site plans today for an overhaul of the LDS Church's Ogden Temple.

Korean shop worker holds brotherly memories of two slain youths

tmartinez — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:49:01 +0000

LAYTON -- Chris Englan remembers one of the last conversations he had with James Warhola.

ATK to add 800 jobs at new Davis composites facility

tmartinez — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:49:01 +0000

CLEARFIELD -- With taxpayers' help, Alliant Techsystems plans to open a new Davis County facility to produce aircraft composite structures and eventually add 800 jobs.

Layton mother charged in deaths of two children; police say ligature marks on youths' necks, defensive wounds on mom, kids

tmartinez — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:47:01 +0000

LAYTON -- Yun Hui Englan could not sleep after learning a friend is accused of killing her two children.

Utah State opens Equine Education Center

admin — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:38:01 +0000

WELLSVILLE -- Utah State University has opened its new indoor arena, stables and classrooms at its Equine Education Center in Wellsville.

Fire heavily damages vacant home on 12th Street in Ogden

admin — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:36:02 +0000

OGDEN -- Fire heavily damaged an apparently abandoned house Thursday afternoon at 885 12th St.

Davis Arts Council 'in the black'

admin — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:36:02 +0000

LAYTON -- Despite having to cancel The Grass Roots concert because of a power outage caused by weather, and the challenge of a tight economy, the Davis Arts Council experienced the trifecta this summer, capturing its third consecutive summer concert season "in the black."

Hill Air Force Base opens F-22 Raptor maintenance facility

admin — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:34:01 +0000

HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- The F-22 Raptor now has its very own spot in the Hill Air Force Base garage.

What, besides Harry?

mprice — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:52:01 +0000

Looking for something to do between now and Thanksgiving -- cinematically speaking?

Well, I've combed through the 50-plus releases due out between now and then, and the obvious one everyone asks about is ...

Surf music is up at Peach Days

mprice — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:33:02 +0000

While there isn't much beach to speak of in the mile-high city of Denver, there is a band there named Kahuna Beach Party that celebrates the music of the Beach Boys. The musicians are bringing a little surf, sand and harmony to Brigham City's Peach Days on Saturday evening.

OUR VIEW: All's well with liquor laws

dgibson — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:34:01 +0000

Readers may recall that when reformation of Utah's hyper-restrictive alcohol-beverage laws were debated last year, opponents, including State Senate President Michael Waddoups, R-Taylorsville, warned residents that measures such as eliminating a bogus $5 "membership" fee would lead to big increases in alcohol consumption.

Well, the law eliminating "private clubs" passed, and guess what -- there's been no sharp increase in alcohol consumption and no increase in DUIs; even Sen. Waddoups acknowledges that.

Iran to free female American for holiday clemency

mprice — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:06:01 +0000

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said Thursday it will free Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans jailed for more than 13 months, as an act of clemency to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Safety concerns for Fla. officials over Quran burn

mprice — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:39:01 +0000

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- As Florida officials worried about public safety surrounding a small church's plan to burn the Quran, President Barack Obama added his voice to the chorus of opposition to the church's intention to burn copies of Islam's holiest text to mark the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

169 homes destroyed in Colorado wildfire

mprice — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:39:02 +0000

BOULDER, Colo. -- Authorities say that a wildfire burning in the foothills near Boulder has destroyed at least 169 houses.

Sheriff's Cmdr. Rick Brough said Thursday that the latest damage toll is based on a survey of 80 percent of the nearly 10 square miles that were burned.

Layton mother arrested in deaths of two children

jmmiller — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:07:00 +0000

LAYTON — A Layton mother was arrested early Thursday on suspicion of aggravated homicide after her two children were found dead in the family’s home.

Wildfire worst in Colo. history / Blaze destroys nearly 150 homes; 4 people missing

tmartinez — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:55:01 +0000

BOULDER, Colo. -- Firefighters encountered a tangle of rattlesnakes, poison ivy, downed power lines and combustible propane tanks Wednesday as authorities looked for four people missing in a wildfire that has destroyed a reported 135 homes.

Volunteers join in United Way's Day of Caring

hburton — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:35:01 +0000

OGDEN -- Mary Gomez looked at the paint being applied to her home Wednesday morning and pronounced herself satisfied.

Emergency crews practice with mock earthquake victims

hburton — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:31:01 +0000

BOUNTIFUL -- Doctors at Lakeview Hospital declared Andres Bojorques "dead" shortly after he arrived at the triage center, which was set up following a mock 6.5 earthquake that hit the Wasatch Front on Wednesday morning.

'Learning for Life' has students fired up

mprice — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:08:03 +0000

SOUTH OGDEN -- Jessie Karren and her team crouched behind the metal door, waiting for the signal to enter.

A fire on the other side of the door had gotten out of control and the firefighters had to decide whether it was safe to enter. Was the door hot? Was smoke coming out the bottom? Was gas involved? Were people inside? Opening the door could affect all of these situations.

Planting the seeds to share with others

mprice — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:26:02 +0000

LAYTON -- A local church program has put teeth into the concept of waste not, want not.

Every Saturday morning during the harvest season members of the County Hallow Ward and the East Layton Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bring food from their gardens and orchards and share with neighbors or anyone in need through a program known as Share the Harvest.