Several Woods Cross houses were damaged today after a massive explosion at the Silver Eagle oil refinery in Woods Cross. No one was reported injured. Another explosion at this same refinery injured four workers in January, one very seriously. The refinery has had numerous safety violations in recent years, which company officials have repeatedly characterized as normal for the industry.

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With Shurtleff out, the power vacuum in the coming senate racing is whirling tornado-likes as politicos speculate on new challengers entering the fray and the prospects for remaining challengers to beat three term incumbent Bob Bennett.

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Anyone who’s seen the previews at the movie theaters lately has probably witnessed what looks like an emerging movie genre. Between zombies, Terminators and end-of-the-world catastrophe flicks, it really seems like the movie-going public has gone crazy for apocalypse porn.

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Next week's cover story, currently titled Insult to Injury, explores the social isolation and tragedy that often befalls those who suffer head trauma.

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A new group has formed to oppose the Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker's preferred location for a police administration building and emergency preparedness center that would be built with a $125 million bond if voters approve it Nov. 4. The Citizens For Better Leadership And Planning, however, does not officially oppose the bond and is gearing up for a fight over the location regardless of whether the public approves the new debt.

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