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Reid calls polygamous communities a form of 'organized crime'
Congress seemed to step back into the 1880s Thursday as polygamist women in pioneer dresses listened in a packed hearing as the Senate's top leader urged stepped-up law enforcement against criminal syndicates he says lead polygamous groups.
11:10 a.m. |103 comments
Report says Crandall Canyon collapses were result of 'inadequate design'
Mine collapses that killed nine men a year ago were the result of an "inadequate mine design" at the Crandall Canyon Mine, according to a report released today.
2:56 p.m. |8 comments
Pioneer Day parade attracts thousands
When clowns, pooper-scoopers and drum majors take over the streets of downtown Salt Lake City, it must be time for the Days of '47 Pioneer Day parade.
1:42 p.m. |6 comments| Video
Deseret News Marathon: Chirlee outruns injury, field to win race
Top marathon runners know the trip down Big Mountain and Emigration Canyon is a brutal one. The steep grade and elevation drop can blow up a pair of calves and force even the best runners in the world to abandon the race in agony.
11:19 a.m. |8 comments

Keith Johnson, Deseret News

Safer playgrounds
Aaron Lund pushes daughter Kenley, 3, on the swings at Fitts Park, a large neighborhood park in South Salt Lake.