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eOAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 15: Quincea–era Joseline Garcia, of Oakley, poses during a photo session with photographer Javier Urbina at the Mormon Temple garden in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, June 15, 2019. Quincea–era is a Latin American Catholic tradition celebrated for girls on or near their 15th birthday. Many quincea–eras come to have their photo session at the Mormon Temple garden, which has welcome them for years. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Quinceañearas flock to Oakland Temple for photos

By /June 21, 2019 /Local News

OAKLAND, California (AP) — On any springtime Saturday, a steady stream of Catholic quinceañeras can be seen promenading along the blooming rose bushes and gushing fountains of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints temple in Oakland. It’s a favorite among the 15-year-olds, who travel from all parts of […]

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Archie Archuleta, Hispanic activist in Utah, is dead.

Archie Archuleta, Hispanic activist in Utah, is dead.

By /January 26, 2019 /Local News

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials reacted Saturday with expressions of respect and sadness to the death Friday night of Robert “Archie” Archuleta, a leader of the state’s Hispanic community and prominent civil rights activist. He was 88. Archuleta was former president of the Utah Coalition of La Raza, […]

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