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Toni Collette Fratto, 19, looks to her attorney after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the death of 16-year-old Micaela Costanzo Friday in Elko, Nev. Fratto, one of two West Wendover High School students accused of killing Fratto and burying her in the desert has pleaded guilty in a Nevada court to a reduced charge in a plea deal that spares her the death penalty.
Woman pleads guilty to Wendover girl’s murder
One of two people accused of killing a West Wendover teenage girl last March has pled guilty. Toni Fratto, 19, pled guilty to second-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon Friday in Elko Co...
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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert gives his State of the State address Wednesday at the State Capitol. The govornor used the occasion to praise Utah’s policies while criticizing the federal government. <br>- photography / Maegan Burr
Governor Herbert stresses Utah’s economic strength
He also tells federal government to get out of the way of state’s surging recovery
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Tooele County Relief Services coordinator Karen Kuipers shows a copy of the annual homeless census form Monday afternoon. According to the 2011 homeless count, the number of unsheltered homeless people in the county is on the rise. <br>- photography / Maegan Burr
Annual homeless count will give snapshot of growing problem
Tooele County Relief Services will be out counting homeless people on Wednesday night in a bid to quantify a problem experts say is growing. The annual point-in-time count is part of a statewide ...
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Manager of Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility and vice president of URS Gary McCloskey talks about the final steps taken as incinerated mustard gas canisters begin the cool-down process on a TV screen feed at Deseret Chemical Depot Wednesday. <br>- photography / Maegan Burr
Deseret Chemical Depot finally destroys last chemical weapons
Mission complete, the facility will begin to prepare for remediation and final shutdown
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Miss Utah Danica Olsen competes during the 2012 Miss America Pageant Saturday Jan. 14 at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Olsen won the Lifestyle and Fitness competition last week, but was not a top 15 finalist in the pageant.
Olsen embraced experience at Miss America pageant
As one of 53 contestants vying for the crown of Miss America, Danica Olsen knew the odds were steep. On Saturday evening, as the crown was awarded to 23-year-old Laura Kaeppeler, the reigning Miss...
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Grantsville City Attorney Joel Linares talks about his career Tuesday afternoon at city hall. Linares replaced Ron Elton as the city attorney. <br>- photography / Maegan Burr
Linares takes legal reins in G-ville
New city attorney working to become familiar with municipality‘s issues past and present
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Commuters logging more miles
by Rachel Madison
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Experts say economic recovery, lower gas prices are increasing total vehicle miles traveled
Sheriff shone on multiple fronts in 2011
by Tim Gillie
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From pushing prison forward to managing west desert searches, Park showed uncommon leadership
A Lawman Like No Other
by Lisa Christensen
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Good humor, wealth of local experience underlie top cop’s maverick style
Police arrest double murder case suspects
by Lisa Christensen
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Duo who allegedly shot a women in West Wendover may be tied to home invasion killing in Mount Pleasant
Top Story of 2011: Cities settle decade-long lawsuit feud
by Tim Gillie
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Tooele and Grantsville finally find solution that pleases both sides, stops rising legal bills
Dakota plans return to school with generous readers’ gift
by Lisa Christensen
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Kay Negrette and Dakota Madill can have a merrier Christmas than they expected, and Dakota’s wish to go back to school will come true, thanks to the generosity of Transcript-Bulletin readers. Negr...
THS band hopes to shine at Holiday Bowl
by Tim Gillie
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If you tune in to the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl on Wednesday night, don’t miss the halftime show, which will include the Tooele High School marching band. Sixty members of the THS marchin...
Single-mom struggles with Walmart job, caring for Dakota
by Lisa Christensen
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Negrette: ‘It’s what I gotta do. It’s my job. I’m his mother.’
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Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control (Reuters)
Reuters - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be sitting on a couch touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague: gun control.
Sat Feb 04 11:19:03 UTC 2012
Indianapolis officials urge Super Bowl crowds to play it safe (Reuters)
Reuters - Indianapolis authorities called on Super Bowl celebrants to play it safe on Saturday night at festivities near the city's football stadium, after at least 10 people were injured the previous evening.
Sat Feb 04 16:41:18 UTC 2012
Parents urge more tests as twitches spread at New York school (Reuters)
Reuters - State health officials have added three more names to a growing list of students in this working-class town who are experiencing mysterious tics and twitching, while authorities on Saturday sought to assure parents the community's high school is safe.
Sat Feb 04 15:52:05 UTC 2012