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Update: Oklahoma City bomber executed
REX W. HUPPKE Associated Press Writer on Monday, June 11
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) -- The government Timothy McVeigh so despised executed him by chemical injection Monday, taking his life in exchange for the 168 lives lost when he blew up the Oklahoma City federal building six years ago.
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Update: Victims' families react to execution
KELLY KURT Associated Press Writer on Monday, June 11
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Survivors and family members took solace in the death of Timothy McVeigh on Monday, six years after he bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, killing 168 people. Janice Smith, whose 46-year-old brother, Lanny Scroggins, died in the bombing,
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New Reader Mail is answered
QuinSwallow on Monday, June 11
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How are comments approved? Can we put wedding announcements online? And where did the name "HarkTheHerald.com" come from?
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Opening of Krishna temple nears
JAY PATRICK The Daily Herald on Monday, June 11
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SPANISH FORK -- A divine vision has materialized on a hilltop overlooking the South County countryside. On June 23, the Hare Krishna Temple on the south side of town will open with a festival featuring music, dancing, food and speakers, including Sen.
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Redistricting committee says issue not partisan
DONALD W. MEYERS The Daily Herald on Monday, June 11
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PROVO -- Right now, the question in redrawing Utah's congressional, legislative and state school board boundaries isn't who's a Republican or Democrat. It's making sure cities aren't subdivided and districts are assembled in a logical manner, said Senate Majority
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Victim's mother speaks out after years of silence
JUDITH GRAHAM Chicago Tribune on Monday, June 11
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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kathryn Ridley was 24 years old on April 19, 1995, when she went downtown to catch a ride to a Job Corps training center. She had one daughter who was born after she was raped, another as the result of an ill-fated affair, a history of drug abuse and,
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McVeigh convinced he is the 'victor'
SHARON COHEN Associated Press Writer on Monday, June 11
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Timothy McVeigh counted down his final hours Sunday in a stark isolation cell, described as confronting death in good spirits and confident he is the "victor" in his twisted one-man war against the government.
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Family recovering from scare
CALEB WARNOCK The Daily Herald on Monday, June 11
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UTAH COUNTY -- Three members of a Birdseye LDS Church branch who were seriously injured when a tree toppled without warning were recovering Sunday from a weekend campout that nearly turned fatal. Seven members of the group, including two sisters, were knocked to the
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Demonstrators gather at site of execution
The Associated Press on Monday, June 11
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) -- About 75 death penalty opponents marched Sunday to the federal prison where Timothy McVeigh will be executed, while a mere handful favoring the death penalty gathered at a city park.
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Sparks apt to fly in county: Communities at forest edges make area virtual tinde
JAY PATRICK The Daily Herald on Sunday, June 10
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PROVO -- Utah County is on the burner. With huge expanses of forest bumping up against population centers, area communities are at high risk for being torched by wildfires. "Fire is a natural cleansing process, but as soon as you put a house in there, that is no
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