Victim in SLC motel stabbing stable By Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Feb 22, 2011 10:22AM MDT A 42-year-old man was reported Tuesday to be stable and expected to recover after having been stabbed in the stomach by his girlfriend’s brother at a downtown Salt Lake City motel.Salt Lake police Detective Dennis McGowan said alcohol was believed to have been a factor in the stabbing, which occurred about 4:30 a.m. Sunday at the Super 8 Motel, 616 S. 200 West.Both the victim and his
12-year-old in custody after stabbing stepfather By Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Feb 22, 2011 10:14AM MDT A 12-year-old Salt Lake City boy was being held in a juvenile detention facility Tuesday, awaiting possible charges in the stabbing of his stepfather.Salt Lake City police Detective Dennis McGowan said the boy’s immediate future would be determined by a juvenile justice court judge this week. Meanwhile, the boy’s stepfather — stabbed as he allegedly tried to break up a
Trib’s become trivial Updated Feb 22, 2011 01:01AM MDT As a professor of political science at the University of Utah for 30 years, I have assigned The Salt Lake Tribune to students in my American national government course. I have done so in the expectation that it was a convenient mechanism for exposing students to topics of interest in government and politics at the local, state, national and international levels. I also hoped that my students would continue using the newspaper to keep
U. Hospital offers high-tech motor-skills therapy By patty henetz The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Feb 21, 2011 11:03PM MDT To the uninitiated, the machine Amber Blakesley is working looks a bit like a vertical, electronic version of Whack-a-Mole.Blakesley, a therapy patient at the University of Utah clinic in Sugar House, presses buttons as fast as she can when little red lights flash on the Dynavision D2. Her occupational therapist, Marc Rosello, tracks her performance.The U. is the first
An eating disorder awareness group at the University of Utah called SPEAK is hosting a campaign this week called "Love Your Body" to help women learn to be comfortable with who they are ...
U. football player arrested on suspicion of DUI, suspended from team By Roxana orellana The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Feb 21, 2011 12:47PM MDT A University of Utah football player was arrested Sunday on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.Timote Nai Fotu, 22, was stopped by a Utah Highway Patrol Sunday about 2 a.m. on 1000 West and State Road 201 for driving the wrong way, said UHP Lt. Steve Winward. Fotu was booked into Salt Lake County jail on suspicion of DUI, open container
13-year-old stabs stepfather in back By Roxana Orellana The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Feb 21, 2011 12:18PM MDT A man was taken to Intermountain Medical Center after his stepson stabbed him in the back with a 4-inch knife.Salt Lake City police Sgt. Shawn Josephson said a 13-year-old boy and his brother were fighting over food near 800 West and 500 South about 9:25 a.m. when the boy’s stepfather tried to separate the two.The 13-year-old grabbed the knife and stabbed him, police said. The man
stabbed at downtown SLC motel By Aaron Falk The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Feb 21, 2011 12:18PM MDT A 20-year-old man stabbed another man during a fight at a downtown Salt Lake City motel early Monday, police say.The man was staying at the Super 8 Motel, 616 S. 200 West, when he got into a fight with a 32-year-old man about 4:30 a.m., said Salt Lake City police Sgt. Shawn Josephson.The 20-year-old stabbed the other man with a knife, police said. The 32-year-old was taken to a hospital in critical
shot during fight outside SLC bar Updated Feb 20, 2011 12:10AM MDT A 26-year-old man was shot during a fight outside Green Street bar early Saturday morning, police said.Two groups of men were arguing in the parking lot, 602 E. 500 South, when the fight became physical about 1:20 a.m., said Salt Lake City police Lt. Brian Purvis. One man pulled out a gun and fired, hitting the 26-year-old in the knee.He was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive. Police were searching for the