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American Fork using barriers to stop panhandling

Last updated Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 11:44am

AMERICAN FORK — American Fork can’t ban panhandling outright, but it’s trying to make it as uncomfortable as possible for people to ask for money at a busy intersection.

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Utah woman accused of assaulting ex-partner's grandmother

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 1:38pm

AMERICAN FORK -- A Utah woman is accused of assaulting her ex-partner's grandmother after losing custody of her children.

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American Fork Police Sgt. Gregg Ludlow informs the media of the arrest of Joshua Petersen in the suspected murder of his son Ryker during a press conference outside of the American Fork Police Department in American Fork on April 5, 2013. Reports say the shooting was the result of an attempt at murder-suicide. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Kim Raff )

No bail for Utah father accused of shooting dead infant son

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 8, 2013 - 1:51pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A young father is being ordered held without bail in the shooting of his 5-month-old son with a rifle.

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American Fork man arrested for shooting infant son to death

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, April 6, 2013 - 7:03pm

AMERICAN FORK -- An American Fork man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his infant son in what police call a murder-suicide attempt.

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Utah toddler shot dead in possible attempted murder-suicide

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, April 5, 2013 - 5:25pm

AMERICAN FORK -- A 5-month-old American Fork boy is dead after taking a gunshot to the head.

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This photo provided by the Utah County Sheriff's Office shows Chad Istook. Istook, the son of a former longtime Oklahoma congressman has been jailed in Utah on suspicion of shoplifting. American Fork police say Chad Istook grabbed a pack of cigarettes late Saturday at a Fresh Market grocery store. Authorities say Istook has theft convictions in Oklahoma and Texas. He is being held at Utah County jail on two theft charges, one for a previous shoplifting incident at the Fresh Market last spring. Ernest Istook was a Republican congressman from Oklahoma for 14 years until 2006. (AP Photo/Utah County Sheriff's Office)

Son of former Okla. congressman arrested in Utah

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 4:48pm

AMERICAN FORK — The 37-year-old son of a former longtime Oklahoma congressman has been jailed in Utah on suspicion of shoplifting.

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Jury finds man guilty in 2009 slaying of ex-BYU professor

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, January 19, 2013 - 5:19pm

AMERICAN FORK -- A 25-year-old man has been convicted of aggravated murder and other charges in the 2009 slaying of a retired Brigham Young University professor during a home-invasion robbery.

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American Fork won't enforce panhandling law

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 4:45pm

AMERICAN FORK — The city of American Fork has agreed not to enforce an anti-panhandling law, after a homeless man who had been cited multiple times for holding a sign on public sidewalks filed a federal lawsuit claiming the rule selectively barred free speech.

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Elaine Goddard Gibbs

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - 8:52pm

Elaine Goddard Gibbs, born October 24, 1924, died Friday, September 28, 2012, in Mesa, Ariz. Visitation was held October 5 at Bunker’s Garden Chapel in Mesa, Ariz. She will be buried in the American Fork City Cemetery. As per her request, there will be no formal funeral. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Lawsuit filed over American Fork sewer plant’s ’humanure’ piles

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 2:19pm

AMERICAN FORK — Several Utah County cities and businesses are raising a stink over compost piles made from human waste at a sewage treatment plant, saying it’s no way to treat the neighbors.

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American Fork worker pulled from collapsed trench

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, August 12, 2012 - 7:51am

AMERICAN FORK — A Utah man suffered a broken leg and other injuries when a sewer line trench collapsed, burying him above the waist.

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Death at burning American Fork home was suicide

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 11:41am

AMERICAN FORK -- Police say a 65-year-old American Fork man found in the backyard of his burning home died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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Nelda Marie Kidd MacPherson

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, May 11, 2012 - 12:04am

Nelda Marie Kidd MacPherson died Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in Cedar Hills. A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Cedar Hills Stake Center, 3950 W. Cedar Hills Drive, Cedar Hills. A viewing will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Warenski Funeral Home, 1776 N. 900 East, American Fork, and from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Saturday before the service at the church. Interment will be at 3 p.m. in the Avon Cemetery. Post condolences at www.kiddhistories.com.

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