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Nathan Sloop attends the final day of his preliminary hearing in the death of Ethan Stacy at Second District Court Friday, April 19, 2013 in Farmington, Utah. (NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

Witness: Ethan Stacy had burns that 'would cause tremendous pain'

Last updated Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 4:42pm

FARMINGTON — Nathanael Sloop’s attorneys plan to challenge Shelby’s Law, which allows prosecutors to go after the death penalty when a child dies from either neglect or abuse.

“Shelby’s Law allows for the death penalty for an unintentional killing,” said Richard Mauro, defense attorney for Sloop.

Mauro and Scott Williams spoke with the media after the preliminary hearing held Friday for Sloop in 2nd District Court.

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Savanna Snyder talks about her project on early childhood development during the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America conference in Layton on Thursday. (NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

Utah students sit in hot seat at FCCLA competition

April Hale Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 11:50pm

LAYTON — Hundreds of students from across the state of Utah gathered at the Davis Conference Center on Thursday to share the knowledge they have gained in the subjects of family and consumer sciences.

The Utah Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America held its annual conference, where middle school and high school students competed in 28 subject areas ranging from culinary arts and nutrition to interior design and childhood education.

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LEFT: Students in Mrs. Monique Ailor’s South Weber Elementary class sit under their desks during an earthquake drill in South Weber on Wednesday. (REYNALDO LEAL/Standard-Examiner)

What do you do in an earthquake? Great ShakeOut provides answers

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 6:12am

SOUTH WEBER — Though she was merely 2 years old at the time, Nicole Sargent remembers being in an earthquake.

“Our family was in Chile visiting one of my dad’s friends, and I remember it happened while we were sleeping,” said the South Weber Elementary School fifth-grader. “The next morning, my mom said we couldn’t go outside until they said it was safe.”

On Wednesday, Nicole and her classmates practiced the drop, cover and hold earthquake drill with the rest of the state, as part of The Great Utah ShakeOut.

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Costume contest participants dance wearing retro looks from the 1980s during a closing day party at Snowbasin Ski Resort on Sunday.

Top of Utah ski resorts report good season

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 5:55am

Snow resorts are closed despite the new fresh snow arriving this week.

Meanwhile, orchards in the Weber, Box Elder and Davis counties are safe from freezing just for a few more days.

“We had a great season,” said Gregg Greer, general manager of Powder Mountain.

Even though the snowfall was a little short of an average year, more people came out to ski the slopes this season, Greer said.

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Daniel Turner climbs to the top of a boulder during the Ogden Climbing Festival on Saturday, April 13, 2013. (REYNALDO LEAL/Standard-Examiner)

Hundreds gather for Ogden Climbing Festival

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 7:44am

OGDEN — Layla Tanner eased nimble fingers into barely visible cracks and crevices in a multi-ton boulder. The Ogden resident lifted her full weight with her fingertips, then raised her left foot to feel for a subtle foot-hold in the stone.

After a few false starts, she lifted her body atop The Tooth, as the giant rock in the Ogden Boulder Field is known. Standing victorious, Layla surveyed all of the Ogden metro area below, and the western horizon far beyond.

“Climbing makes me feel powerful,” said Layla, only 15. “It’s not like any other sport. Anyone can play soccer. Rock climbing is solving problems on your own, without help from any teammates. Making it to the top makes me feel strong.”

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