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Heavy fog causes 9-car crash, closes highway in Provo Canyon

Last updated Saturday, January 26, 2013 - 7:42pm

HEBER CITY -- A nine-car crash in heavy fog in Wasatch County sent one person to the hospital and forced the closure of part of State Route 189 for several hours in Provo Canyon on Saturday.

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Ogden's Zachary Blair, who plays for Brigham Young University, at the USGA Amateur Public Links Championship tournament at Soldier Hollow golf course in Midway Wednesday July 11, 2012. (Erin Hooley/Standard-Examiner)

BYU and Ogden golfer Zachary Blair

Erin Hooley, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 1:23pm

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12-year-old boy killed in ATV rollover near Strawberry Reservoir

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, June 8, 2012 - 3:58pm

HEBER CITY -- A 12-year-old Saratoga Springs boy is dead and another 12-year-old injured after an ATV accident near Strawberry Reservoir.

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Utah High School Rodeo Finals, June 7, 2012

Nick Short, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Thursday, June 7, 2012 - 5:35pm

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Athletes in the Utah High School Rodeo Finals play in the mud before a game of mud volleyball Thursday, June 7, 2012 in Heber, Utah. The athletes played the matches between their morning and evening contests. (NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

Rodeo athletes play mud volleyball, June 7, 2012

Nick Short, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Thursday, June 7, 2012 - 5:03pm

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Forest Service may cut fees, but no changes yet in Top of Utah areas

Standard-Examiner staff McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 6:26pm

OGDEN — A court decision in Arizona means the U.S. Forest Service may reduce or eliminate recreation fees in some of its forests, but there are no changes yet in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache, which covers most of the Top of Utah.

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See kokanee salmon at Strawberry

Contributed Division of Wildlife Resources

Last updated Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 3:56pm

WASATCH COUNTY -- Bright red kokanee salmon have started to swim up some of the tributaries to Strawberry Reservoir. The salmon make this journey as part of their annual spawning run.

You can see hundreds of these salmon -- and possibly other wildlife, too -- at the annual Strawberry Valley Wildlife Festival.

The festival will be held Sept. 24 at the U.S. Forest Service visitor center at Strawberry Reservoir. The visitor center is along U.S. Highway 40, about 20 miles southeast of Heber City.

The festival is free. It runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Friends of Strawberry Valley host the festival every September amid the valley's beauty and changing fall colors.

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Deanna Young Harmon

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 5:04pm

Deanna Young Harmon died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 of ovarian cancer. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday, July 23, 2011, at the Layton VaeView Ward, 1715 W. 1600 N.orth Friends may visit family 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, July 22, at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Road. Interment, Heber City, Utah. Condolences may be shared at www.lindquistmortuary.com.

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Utah State Amateur Championship, July 8, 2011

Nick Short, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Friday, July 8, 2011 - 10:08pm

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Utah High School Rodeo

Erin Hooley, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 4:31pm

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Ex-Wasatch County jailer charged with sex assault

The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 11:51am

SALT LAKE CITY -- A federal grand jury has indicted a former Utah corrections officer on three felony charges related to the alleged sexual assault of a female inmate.

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Jack Warren Brailsford

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Last updated Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 9:45pm

Jack Warren Brailsford died on December 11, 2010 at home in West Valley City, Utah. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 No. Fairfield Road. Friends may visit family on Wednesday from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. at the mortuary. Interment, Kaysville City Cemetery. Condolences may be shared at: www.lindquistmortuary.com

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