Van Garderen wins individual trial at Tour of Utah
TOOELE, Utah - Tejay Van Garderen won the individual time trial in the Tour of Utah on Friday night, racing through the 9.7-mile Miller Motorsports Park course in 17 minutes, 33.64 seconds.
Rural Utah pollution case heads to Washington...
Rural Utah pollution case heads to Washington court By JUDY FAHYS The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jul 11, 2011 12:24AM MDT A few "Wasatch Fringe" communities insist they don't belong on the nation's pollution-problem list. So, Box Elder and Tooele counties, along with ATK Launch Systems Inc., are pressing a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for adding these relatively ...
UVU student from Tooele crowned Miss Utah
A Utah Valley University student from Tooele has been crowned Miss Utah 2011.
Police: Man had drugs, guns, ammo, other weapons
A Tooele man was arrested in Utah County on Tuesday, allegedlyin possession of drugs, a gun and hundreds of rounds ofammunition.
Tooele man arrested in possession of drugs, gun...
A Tooele man was arrested in Utah County Tuesday, allegedly inpossession of drugs, a gun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.According to a police affidavit, a Utah County Sheriff's deputystoppe
Two die on Utah roads in separate Saturday morning...
TOOELE - Two people died on Utah's roads Saturday morning after two separate accidents near Grantsville and Spanish...
Utah: Davy Jones race report
Tooele, Utah - September 12th, 2010 - Davy Jones successfully completed his first Daytona Prototype race of the year on Saturday at the Utah 250, final round of the 2010 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season.
Utah: Autohaus Motorsports qualifying report
TOOELE, Utah, September 10, 2010 - Under beautiful blue skies set against the breathtaking backdrop of Utah's mountains, Johnny O'Connell maneuvered the No. 46 Autohaus Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro GT.R around the 15 turn outer course at Miller Motorsports Park to claim a fourth place qualifying spot in tomorrow's season finale of the GRAND-AM Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 ...
Utah: Bob Stallings Racing qualifying report
TOOELE, Utah (September 10, 2010) -- GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing and Jon Fogarty qualified second today for Saturday's season-ending GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Utah 250, lapping the 3.048-mile Miller Motorsports Park circuit with a time of 1.43.433 (106.086 mph).
Utah: AIM Motorsports qualifying report
Tooele, Utah (September 10, 2010) -- AIM Autosport's Pacific Mobile/Biosign car has qualified fourth and will start tomorrow's Utah 250 from the outside of the second row.
Utah: Davy Jones qualifying report
Tooele, Utah - September 10th, 2010 - Davy Jones and the Dyson Racing/Godstone Ranch Motorsports crew completed their first official day of competition in the #16 Texas Heart Institute/Roush-Yates Ford powered Lola as they prepare to make their 2010 debut at the Utah 250, final round of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series.
Utah: Bob Stallings Racing preview
TOOELE, Utah (September 8, 2010) -- GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, and drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty, will look to lock down top-three finishes in a pair of GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype Championships this weekend at Miller Motorsports Park, September 10-11, where the Utah 250 will bring the 2010 racing season to a close.
Man charged with shooting brother following heated...
TOOELE - Four people have been charged in connection with the shooting of a man in front of the Tooele City Library...
High school football: Lack of depth and size may...
Depth became an issue at Tooele last season and it showed in how things played out for the outmanned Buffaloes.
Pagenaud defends his title
Tooele • Simon Pagenaud pumped his fist as he came down the final straightaway of Miller Motorsports Park. The Frenchman hadn't yet seen the checkered flag waving, but he knew it was his.There was little suspense and not many surprises Sunday in the Utah Grand Prix of the American Le Mans Series. Class leaders built up insurmountable advantages and dominated for the latter portion of the race.At a post-race news conference, Pagenaud said he was "very surprised at the win." However, there was...
CEO makes adjustments in business and on race...
Tooele • Racing a sports car and running a multinational corporation require some of the same skills. A driver and CEO need a steady hand yet must have the flexibility to adapt to changing conditions. Such talents have helped Juan Gonzalez, of Dallas, to build Mission Foods and its subsidiaries into the world's largest tortilla maker. They have also helped lead his Car Amigo USA racing team to the top of its class in the GTC Class of American Le Mans Series Racing. The Larry H. Miller...
Utah Grand Prix zips into Tooele
Finally, Utah may be buying into European-style racing - at least that what local racing officials hope. The American Le Mans Series returns for its fifth running at Miller Motorsports Park this weekend. The Utah Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon will feature 35 cars made by big-time brands - Porsche, Corvette and Ferrari among them - driving up to 200 miles per hour one of the curviest courses on the tour.MMP general manager John Larson said the event has gradually seen a rise in attendance...
State OKs Tooele line, residents upset
Despite a setback at the hands of the state, Tooele area residents are vowing to continue their year-long battle against Rocky Mountain Power and its plan to build a high-voltage transmission line through the largely rural county.In a 36-page decision handed down late last month, the state's Utility Facility Review Board ordered a reluctant Tooele County to allow the construction of a 31-mile segment of the roughly 100-mile power line. The board said the line is needed so Rocky Mountain Power...
Relentless racer overcomes paralysis as well as...
Tooele • The big winner in Sunday's Super Lite race at Miller Motorsports Park smiled from atop the podium, but he still was shorter than his competitors. Ricky James was seated in his wheelchair."People see him drive out there and think he's an able-bodied person," says Rick James, Ricky's 52-year-old father. "Then when they see him get out of the truck and get into a wheelchair, I've seen some jaws drop."Ricky, 21, is paralyzed from the sternum down, but he is a professional racer in the...
Pro 4 Unlimited race: Huseman holds off LeDuc to...
TOOELE - There was not a single lap where Rick Huseman could feel at ease in his second Pro 4 Unlimited truck race of...
Fans see flames, thrills in off-road racing debut
Tooele • Michael Johnson didn't win a race Saturday, but as he drove past the crowd, he heard a roar of approval.The 40-year-old Pro 4 driver in the Lucas Oil Off Road Series had driven five of his 14 laps with his hood folded up over his windshield, unable to see ahead of him on the straight sections of the track. Johnson had only a small side window to see on turns, and he drove the rest by counting."My crew was telling me, 'Come in, come in,' but I said we'd lose a lap if I went into the...
Brush fire burning in Tooele
A brush fire burning in Tooele County about five miles south of Dell Wednesday afternoon has increased in size to 350 acres but is running out of fuel, authorities said.
Wasatch Back: Runner finds solace, motivation in...
At some point during every run, Tooele resident Tracy Mullendore thinks about his wife, Carolyn. In some cases, the memories conjured up by her battle with breast cancer, which she lost in 2007, are too poignant for him to continue.
Chemical weapons
The Army has destroyed 89 percent of the chemical warfare agents formerly stored at the Deseret Chemical Depot near Tooele. But hundreds of thousands of old mortar rounds and other garbage fill dumps on the base, some of them conventional weapons, some of them chemical.
Tooele man sentenced for shooting wife in the face
Tooele » The physical scars are obvious. The feeding tube taped to her cheek and winding up her nostril, the missing teeth on her upper left jaw.

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