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Utah pipeline worker killed in accident

Last updated Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 5:52pm

BRIDGELAND — A worker at the construction site of a natural gas pipeline in northeast Utah has died after he was accidently crushed by a steel pipe.

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Utah mom charged for helping daughter text nude pics

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Last updated Thursday, December 13, 2012 - 6:34pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Authorities say a Utah mom has plead guilty for taking nude pictures of her 13-year-old daughter so that she could text them to an older man.

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LaMarr LaRose

Obituaries Obituaries

Last updated Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 11:18pm

LaMarr LaRose died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2012. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the Fort Duchesne Gym. A wake will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at the gym. Burial will be in the Reed Cemetery in Farm Creek under direction of the Hullinger Mortuary. Post condolences at www.hullingermortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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76-year-old Duchesne man charged in wife’s death is incompetent

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, July 16, 2012 - 8:46am

DUCHESNE — A judge says a 76-year-old Duchesne man isn’t competent to stand trial in his wife’s stabbing death, but may be after time in a Utah mental hospital.

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Charges dismissed against Mormon bishop

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Last updated Friday, May 11, 2012 - 6:18am

DUCHESNE -- A Utah judge dismissed all charges against a Mormon bishop accused of failing to report a teenage girl's disclosure that she had been sexually abused.

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Lawyer says booking mug shot of LDS bishop would be cruel

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 1:13pm

DUSCHESNE -- The defense attorney for an eastern Utah Mormon bishop accused of failing to report a teen girl's disclosure of sex abuse says it would be unconstitutional to release his mug shot.

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Trial for LDS bishop in witness tampering, abuse case

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Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 6:12pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A judge has ordered a Mormon bishop to stand trial on charges of witness tampering and failing to report a teen girl's complaint of sexual abuse.

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Judge considering trial for LDS bishop

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, December 23, 2011 - 10:03am

DUCHESNE -- A Utah judge is considering whether a 43-year-old Mormon bishop should stand trial on charges of witness tampering and failure to report a 16-year-old girl's complaint of sex abuse.

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John H. Murdock

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 4:19pm

John H. Murdock, 91, died on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. The funeral will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011 at the Kaysville LDS Tabernacle, 198 West Center, Kaysville. Friends may visit from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011 from at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Road, and 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Tabernacle prior to services. Post condolences at www.lindquistmortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner’s e-edition.

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Man arrested for DUI after 6-year-old girl struck

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Last updated Friday, September 30, 2011 - 1:31pm

DUCHESNE -- A 44-year-old man is in jail after officials say he hit and critically injured a 6-year-old girl in Duchesne while driving under the influence.

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26-year-old Roosevelt man dies in rollover crash

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Last updated Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 11:51am

DUCHESNE -- A 26-year-old man from Roosevelt is dead after being thrown from his truck in a rollover accident outside of Duchesne City.

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Mormon bishop charged with failing to report abuse

Jennifer Dobner The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 4:08pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A Duchesne County Mormon church leader is facing criminal charges for allegedly failing to report an allegation of child sexual abuse brought to him by a teenage congregant seeking help.

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Duchesne man charged in wife's slaying

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Last updated Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 6:11pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A Duchesne County man is facing a murder charge after allegedly stabbing his wife to death and then attempting suicide.

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Girl dies, father injured in road collapse crash

Josh Loftin The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, July 15, 2011 - 8:18am

Authorities said the crash that killed Justine Barneck and injured her father, Michael Barneck, late Wednesday night happened when the road collapsed in front of them, leaving a patch of asphalt on the edge of the hole that the vehicle hit, causing the fatal accident.

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Duchesne receives money for oil cleanup

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Last updated Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 8:52am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Duchesne County has received about $428,000 from the federal government for cleanup of an illegal oil dump into the Strawberry River.

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