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Rescuers retrieve puppies abandoned in Utah mountains

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — Search and rescue workers and wildlife officers in northern Utah have rescued three Great Pyrenees puppies abandoned in frigid temperatures in the mountains, authorities said. Sno... Read More...

Utah siblings honor family tradition playing mariachi music

SPRINGVILLE, Utah (AP) — Two Utah siblings have continued their family's tradition of playing mariachi music by performing the energetic, Mexican music at events throughout the state. Sam Castillo and Karlys... Read More...

Utah high school program seeking to help teen moms

OGDEN, UT. (AP) — In a large carpeted room at a high school in northern Utah, several babies are learning how to roll onto their stomachs and walk. The babies are the first to enroll in a revamped child care... Read More...

Utah firefighters get purple manicures aiding girl in crash

CLEARFIELD, UT. (AP) — Two Utah firefighters responding to a car crash left the scene with purple manicures after calming a young girl upset over the collision. North Davis Fire District Chief Allen Hadl... Read More...

Bicyclist completes solo ride of entire Pony Express Trail

RENO, NV. (AP) — Jan Bennett endured food poisoning, hail and near misses with tornado weather on her solo bicycle ride across the entire 2,220-mile Pony Express Trail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, ... Read More...

Utah Shooting Survivor Named Homecoming Queen by Classmates

LOGAN, UT. (AP) — A Utah high school student who survived a gunshot wound to the head has been named homecoming queen by her classmates. The Herald Journal reported Monday that Deserae Turner was named the q... Read More...

Senior Citizens Raising Money for Charity with Bake Sales

CLEARFIELD, UT. (AP) — Residents at a Utah senior citizens' community have raised more than $22,000 for charity through bake sales. The Standard Examiner reports that a group gathers nearly every week to bak... Read More...

Music and Memory Brings Familiar Back to Dementia Patients

RAPID CITY, SD. | By TANYA MANUS, Rapid City Journal (AP) — Monty Stensland recalls his first date with his wife, Betty. She taught him a song, "The Bear Went Over the Mountain." After 68 years of marriage and ... Read More...

Man Organizes Hunting Event for Wheelchair Users

PROVO, UT. (AP) — A Utah man who has been in a wheelchair for more than three decades has created a pheasant hunt for people like him who need help getting into the outdoors. Clint Robinson broke his neck af... Read More...

Former Homeless Couple Gets Apartment, Adjusts to New Life

SALT LAKE CITY, UT. | By TAYLOR STEVENS, The Salt Lake Tribune (AP) — During the first few weeks Ron and Katherine Barrett spent in their new apartment on 300 East in downtown Salt Lake City, they slept with a ... Read More...