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Three football-playing brothers: Stick together despite WSU, USU rivalry

This time next fall, three Higgins brothers from the island of Hawaii will have one game in the Top of Utah circled on their calendar: Weber State at Utah State.

(ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner) Lakota Herman, of Orem, tries on full pilot’s gear Thursday during the Make-a-Wish Foundation “Pilot-for-a-Day” program at Hill Air Force Base. Several children with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities, as well as their families, got to try on pilot gear, test a flight simulator and watch an air show.

Real fighters / Program gives sick, disabled kids a chance to play pilot at HAFB

HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- Austin Jones spent Thursday living the life of an F-16 Fighter pilot, and for a moment, he and his family were at peace.

Brenda Gordon from Pack ’n Pounce Animal Rescue delivers some cats to be spayed and neutered at Heartsong Spay and Neuter in Clearfield on Thursday. The animals will be adopted out.

Pack 'n Pounce thrift store established to help animals in need

OGDEN -- When Brenda Gordon was less than a year old, her dog saved her from drowning in a drainage ditch.

Utes pick off Pitt in OT

SALT LAKE CITY -- After being unable to hold an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter, Utah's defense redeemed itself in overtime.

Skylee Kehr, 8, eats her solar-baked s'more at Parkside Elementary after a class project building solar ovens.

Parkside Elementary students eating up solar science project

CLINTON -- It was just nine days into the new school year and students were already doing a hands-on science project in Laura Harris's third-grade class at Parkside Elementary School.

(Courtesy illustration) This rendering shows what the new Harmons will look like.

Davis County getting its first Harmons in Farmington's Station Park

FARMINGTON -- The Harmons grocery chain began construction Thursday on a 69,000-square-foot store, formalizing one component of a Station Park development that could add up to 1 million square feet of retail space for area consumers.

(JUD BURKETT/The Spectrum)  Scott Curley’s family members and his pastor, Sondra Colton (third from right), attend Curley’s extradition hearing Thursday in 6th District Court in Kanab.

Suspect in Utah deputy killing waives extradition

SALT LAKE CITY -- A man accused of killing a Utah sheriff's deputy has agreed to be extradited to Arizona to a face a first-degree murder charge.

The Soulistics perform Saturday at Wolf Creek ski hill in Eden.

Soulistics bring on the brass

Under various names, and various incarnations, The Soulistics have been spreading their smoky sound around Utah for years now.

Weber State University musical theater students are stepping into roles in “Saturday’s Voyeur.”  The Salt Lake Acting Company has extended the popular spoof, which also includes cast members Jesse Pepe and Shannon Musgrave, also affiliated with WSU, who have been performing in the show all summer.

Top of Utah actors step into 'Voyeur' spotlight

So the Salt Lake Acting Company wanted to extend its annual Utah spoof, "Saturday's Voyeur," for one more week, to take advantage of the show's popularity.

Truth & Salvage Co. perform Tuesday at The State Room in Salt Lake City.

Head south and rock with Truth & Salvage

In the world of music, it's sometimes difficult to get the ball rolling downhill toward the big time.

But Truth & Salvage Co., a Los Angeles-based band that sprang from the fertile Southern rock soil of Ashville, N.C., has gotten the ball of fame downright tumbling -- thanks to a little help from Chris Robinson, the singer/mastermind behind The Black Crowes.

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Boats are seen spraying water on an oil and gas platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, of the coast of Louisiana., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. All 13 crew members were rescued.

Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in protective "Gumby suits."

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Clouds from the advancing rainbands of Hurricane Earl shroud the sun over the pier in Surf City, N.C. on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.

Earl threatens East Coast with 125 mph winds

BUXTON, N.C. -- The last ferries pulled away from North Carolina's vulnerable barrier islands Thursday as Hurricane Earl spun closer with winds near 125 mph, putting the East Coast all the way to Canada on alert for what could be a blustery Labor Day weekend.

(NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner) Hope herds sheep as Shauna Gourley gives commands Tuesday in Huntsville. Gourley and her border collie are participating in the Soldier Hollow Classic Sheepdog Championship.

A Working Dog's Life / Huntsville dog panting to drive sheep in annual competition

HUNTSVILLE -- Hope flies through a field, tongue flying out the side of her mouth. Her focus is one thing: Get the sheep.

(RICK BOWMER/The Associated Press) Attorney Kelly Clark makes remarks during a news conference Wednesday in Portland, Ore. Six men who alleged they were sexually abused by an Oregon Boy Scouts leader in the 1980s have settled their lawsuits against the group’s national organization for undisclosed amounts, the plaintiffs’ attorney said Wednesday.

Boy Scouts, accusers settle sex abuse lawsuits

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Six men who were sexually abused three decades ago by a leader of their Boy Scouts troop have settled lawsuits against the national organization dedicated to building character among youngsters.

(ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner) Becky Beckstead reads to her class at the new Maria Montessori Academy in North Ogden on Friday.

North Ogden charter school celebrates opening, birthday of Maria Montessori

NORTH OGDEN -- The Maria Montessori Academy held a double celebration this week: the opening of the new elementary school and a celebration of Montessori's birthday.

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