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We support state Sen. Todd Weiler’s proposal that would allow judges to consider removing a parent’s custody rights to his or her child if that parent is a suspect in the murder of a spouse. The proposal puts an emphasis on protecting children during a situation in which one parent is suspected of the murder of another. The children are innocents in such a dire situation, and vulnerable.

SYRACUSE — Behind Syracuse Elementary School sits a quiet, quarter-acre plot full of various plants, benches for sitting next to shady trees, garden boxes overflowing with strawberries and trails leading through the gardens.

KAYSVILLE — Brandon Kelly is aware the following story could have turned out very differently if not for the quick thinking of his young sons and a few other strokes of luck.

As it ended up, though, his family is safe after a bear encounter while spending Father’s Day camping near Camp New Fork in Wyoming.

Lagoon officials should not tamper with the amusement park’s Terroride and remove a portion of the ride that depicts two women mannequins that are bound. It’s an amusement park “spook alley,” for heaven’s sake, and basically a G-rated spooky attraction. It’s an homage to the horror movies of yesteryear; the “classics” that starred Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., and Vincent Price.

An Ogden therapist and Weber State University adjunct professor, Jeff Tesch, went to the media and called for Lagoon to modify the ride, saying that years ago a client of his said the ride “triggered feelings.” After he had a client who was raped, Tesch decided to speak publicly about his concerns.

YouTube user Mark Bridgman boarded a plane in China's Guangzhou Airport when he captured today's viral video.

Looking out the window before his flight took off, Bridgman saw a worker literally throwing freight items so recklessly that more of them wound up on the ground than on the conveyor belt.The worker even takes time out of throwing the boxes to answer his phone a couple of times.

OGDEN — The freedom and opportunity of the summer season may signify the perfect time to relax for Utahns, but a group of adults and children have chosen to remember the sacrifices of soldiers in Afghanistan as they begin their summer activities.

Myers Mortuary hosted an event Monday in which the Operation Adopt a Ghost charity and a group of local residents packed up items in boxes to be sent to Afghanistan for soldiers. The items included snacks, books, movies and games, along with a Hawaiian shirt in keeping with the “Beach Party in a Box” theme chosen by Myers and Adopt a Ghost.

Look inside your handbag. What do you see?

During a walk through the Newgate Mall recently, several women who checked inside their handbags reported the following items: wallet, keys, phone, chewed-up gum, wrappers, receipts, a piece of candy out of its wrapper, toothpicks, bobby pins, ponytail holders, granola bar, lip gloss, mascara, a toy, fruit rollups, sunglasses, an orange, pens, Chapstick, lotion, stamps, tampons, medication, comb, flashlight, nail file, a chewed-up straw, and yes, even a shoe.

Those were the items that could be seen. But what about the unseen items?