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3 hrs ago | Salt Lake Tribune

Accidental flash fire destroyed half a Salt Lake City home

Salt Lake City fire investigators determined that an accidental flash fire destroyed the second floor of a house Friday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, Salt Lake City, UT

8 hrs ago | RedOrbit

Suicide Risk Elevated For Soldiers With Repeat Brain Injuries

Military service personnel who suffer at least two mild traumatic brain injuries are far more likely to commit suicide or have suicidal thoughts than those who have one or fewer such injuries, according to research published online Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry .

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Related Topix: Media, Television, FOX News Network, Psychology, Science

Fri May 17, 2013

Salt Lake Tribune

University of Utah geologist inspires name of new mineral

"This is a bit of a pleasant surprise," said Nash, a geology and geophysics professor at the University of Utah.

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Related Topix: Geology, Science

Salt Lake Tribune

Son wants to keep father behind bars as Utah murder case proceeds

To keep John Brickman Wall in jail as he awaits trial for the alleged murder of his ex-wife, the couple's 19-year-old son will testify in court Monday that his father is a violent, vindictive man who poses a threat to himself and his four children.

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Tribune

Univ. of Utah Ethnic Studies: Don't leave us in the basement

Faculty of the Ethnic Studies Program at the University of Utah say a move to a tucked-away underground floor threatens the health of their nascent major.

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ABC 4

Frances Monson, Wife of President Thomas S. Monson, dies

Salt Lake City, Utah - Frances B. Monson, wife of Thomas S. Monson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints passed away at 6:35 a.m. this morning in a Salt Lake City hospital surrounded by family.

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Related Topix: Salt Lake City, UT, Sundance Film Festival, Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism), Meditative, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Stars and Stripes

Navy commander relieved of duty due to 'inappropriate' emails

A Navy commander has been relieved of duty for sending "inappropriate" emails and text messages to female enlisted sailors, Navy officials said Thursday.

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Examiner.com

Activists come together to address climate change impacts and climate justice

Using " The Island President " as a rallying point, 11 of Salt Lake City's leading activists came together on May 15, 2013 at the Broadway Centre Cinemas to explore the diverse faces of climate justice.

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Tribune

TV: Sigh. There's yet another Utahn on "The Bachel...

Among the 25 guys competing for airtime ... er, uh, competing for the heart of bachelorette Desiree Hartsock is Salt Laker Brooks Forester.

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Related Topix: South Salt Lake, UT

Thu May 16, 2013

KSL-TV

Parents share story of young son who died from rare brain tumor

Last fall, Alex Terry was a bright, lively, 6-year-old living in Sandy. In November, he developed a cold, sore throat and laryngitis.

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Related Topix: Otolaryngology

Examiner.com

Mormon Cocktail Hour at Pago, Finca and Wild Grape Bistro

From May 16-26, 2013, three Salt Lake City restaurants will feature food and drink specials-creatively named Mormon Cocktail Hour-inspired by the works of playwright and author Miguel Santana.

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, Salt Lake City, UT, Utah County, UT, Theater, Arts

KSL-TV

Documentary remembers community of early South Temple

In Salt Lake City, a walk down South Temple is a stroll through the city's main artery.

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, Salt Lake City, UT, Kearns, UT

Salt Lake Tribune

U. scientist: Kennecott landslide is one for the record books

The slide that took down a corner of Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Mine just might land in the record books.

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Related Topix: Landslide, Bingham Canyon, UT, Mining, Kennecott Utah Copper, Utah County, UT

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: Salt Lake County, UT, Sundance Film Festival, Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

The Wasatch Wave

2013 Dairy Ambassadors selected

Emily North was crowned the 2013 Wasatch County Dairy Ambassador on May 9, in the Wasatch County Dairy Scholarship Competition.

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Related Topix: Wasatch County, UT, Southern Utah University

Science Daily

Repeat brain injury raises soldiers' suicide risk

A survey of 161 military personnel who were stationed in Iraq and evaluated for a possible traumatic brain injury -- also known as TBI -- showed that the risk for suicidal thoughts or behaviors increased not only in the short term, as measured during the past 12 months, but during the individual's lifetime.

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Related Topix: Psychology, Science, Depression, Health

EurekAlert!

Pelvic organ prolapse surgery less effective than expected

Research conducted by the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, an initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health, has revealed that the long-term success rates of a surgery to treat pelvic organ prolapse are lower than expected.

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Daily Mail

'The Book of Mormon made me want to know more': Student reveals why...

Change of heart: Liza Morong, 21, has revealed that she was motivated to convert to Mormonism after watching The Book of Mormon A student from Boston, Massachusetts, has opened up about her decision to convert to Mormonism after seeing Broadway musical The Book of Mormon.

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Related Topix: Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism), Theater, The Book of Mormon, Boston, MA, Arts, Sundance Film Festival

Deseret News

Utes basketball: Proposals being considered for Huntsman Center improvements

A curtain system, one similar to one installed at the University of Arizona's McKale Center, is among the items being considered at the University of Utah's Huntsman Center.

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Related Topix: University of Arizona, Salt Lake City, UT

Tue May 14, 2013

KSL-TV

Children's Dance Theatre celebrates construction of new studio with special dance

The Virginia Tanner Creative Dance Program for Children has been a Utah arts organization for 75 years now.

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