5 stories you may have missed this weekend

5 stories you may have missed this weekend

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SALT LAKE CITY — Here are five local stories you may have missed this weekend. As always, click on the headline to read the full story.

Flames rip through abandoned Midvale Middle School

Smoke and flames billowed from the abandoned Midvale Middle School Saturday evening.

Crews responded to a fire at the old school, 7852 S. Pioneer Street, about 7:30 p.m. A Unified Fire Authority spokesman said firefighters entered the burning school after hearing reports that two people were possibly seen inside the building.

But firefighters reported they did not find anyone inside.

Utah mailman's plea for books gets worldwide response

A postal carrier has delivered more than the mail to a Sandy boy, collecting shelves full of books for the child to read as his story has unexpectedly spread around the world.

Ron Lynch was delivering the mail when he spotted 12-year-old Mathew Flores fishing advertisements and newsletters out of a junk mail bin. The boy told the mail carrier that he was looking for something to read.

Reading, he says, is interesting. "Plus, it gets you smarter," he says.

Does secret meeting mean feds are plotting new Utah national monument?

Several top federal officials from Washington quietly attended a "Gathering of the Tribes" put on last weekend by Native Americans in southeastern Utah, their presence made known only to a chosen few who were "sworn to secrecy."

It's the clearest signal yet that the Obama administration may be considering the creation of a huge national monument surrounding a place called the Bears Ears.

Administration officials joined Native American tribes who were meeting at the Bears Ears to show solidarity and support for protection of a 1.9 million acre region. It's studded with tens of thousands of archaeological jewels spread across a landscape of stunning red-rock scenery.

Speed Week cancellation concerns Utah-based racing teams

Some people believe weekends are meant for racing. Mike Nish is one of those guys.

Nish grew up watching his dad race and now watches his son do the same. Nish is a racer, too, and was getting ready for Speed Week next month until he found out it was cancelled for the second year in a row.

"I'm disappointed for sure and I'm not the only one," Nish said. "There are people who came here from all over the world."

Bumper crop of wildflowers brings big crowds to Albion Basin

Utah is known for having the "Greatest Snow on Earth." With a wide range of world-class ski resorts, the wintertime pastime brings millions of dollars to the state. Although ski season may be long gone, there's something else the mountains have to offer.

Up Little Cottonwood Canyon, the snow is long melted, and the ski lifts are silent. But high above Alta, something is in the air: one of the worst kept secrets in Utah.

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