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Utah teen still alive on American Idol' 04/11/2008 04:17:35 PM GMT
Posted: 10:18 AM- MURRAY - A Utah teen from Murray is among the seven finalists on "American Idol."
David Archuleta, 17, remains a favorite among "Idol" viewers. Michael Johns, a native of Australia, was eliminated Thursday night.

SLCC volleyball: Bruins hire new coach 04/11/2008 04:03:10 PM GMT
Susan Dulaney, formerly the head women's volleyball coach at Western Wyoming College, has been hired in the same position at Salt Lake Community College.

GOP convention ousts incumbent Box Elder commissioner 04/11/2008 03:32:58 PM GMT
Posted: 9:33 AM- BRIGHAM CITY - Incumbent Box Elder County Commissioner Clark Davis was ousted by his party at Thursday night's Republican convention.

Immigrant detainees say property gone at Utah company-run center 04/11/2008 03:06:51 PM GMT
Posted: 9:07 AM- RAYMONDVILLE, Texas -- Officials are investigating claims that the property of detainees at one of the nation's largest immigration detention centers is disappearing.

American Airlines cancels all Friday flights from Salt Lake City 04/11/2008 03:01:32 PM GMT
Posted: 9:02 AM- Flight plans for Utahns have changed again.
American Airlines has canceled another 570 flights on Friday, including all seven out of Salt Lake City.

Military children experience mock deployment at HAFB 04/11/2008 02:59:51 PM GMT
Posted: 9:00 AM- HILL AIR FORCE BASE - A group of elementary school students got to step into the boots of soldiers and experience a mock deployment.

Frontier Airlines Files for Bankruptcy Protection 04/11/2008 01:47:03 PM GMT
Posted: 7:47 AM- DENVER -- Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc., the U.S. discount carrier that serves 70 destinations from Denver, filed for bankruptcy, becoming the fourth U.S. airline to seek court protection in less than a month.

Stocks open lower after General Electric posts disappointing 1st-quarter results 04/11/2008 01:44:52 PM GMT
Posted: 7:45 AM- NEW YORK - Stocks are lower in the first minutes of trading Friday as a disappointing first-quarter report from General Electric Co. is raising concern about the health of corporate profits.

Cops probe fatal shooting in Mount Pleasant 04/11/2008 01:06:56 PM GMT
Updated: 7:05 AM- Police in Sanpete County are investigating a shooting that killed a 39-year-old man.

Utah forecast: Cool and sunny 04/11/2008 12:43:01 PM GMT
Posted: 6:44 AM- The KUTV Fresh Air Forecast for today:
A cool air mass will remain across much of the state today along with lots of sunshine. Slow warming will commence across the state Saturday.

Man accused of passing phony money for bail 04/11/2008 12:35:30 PM GMT
Posted: 6:36 AM- MELVILLE, N.Y. - Police say it was no surprise a bogus $50 bill got a Long Island man arrested: He was trying to use it to pay his bail on a traffic charge.

Health Department employee may have violated gift ban 04/11/2008 08:25:19 AM GMT
Posted: 1:27 PM- Lobbyist disclosure reports show a state health department employee accepted $840 in Utah Jazz tickets from a lobbyist, violating an executive order that bans taking gifts.

Prep baseball: Prep baseball: Viewmont routs Layton again 04/11/2008 07:54:13 AM GMT
After its 22-1 drubbing of Layton on Tuesday, it would've been understandable if Viewmont were a little tired for the rematch Thursday. Much to the chagrin to the Lancers, though, the Vikings had plenty of gas in the tank and scored another rout, winning 11-2.

Mavs' last-second shot topples Jazz 04/11/2008 03:03:11 AM GMT
Posted: 9:00 PM- There was no letdown after victories over new Orleans and San Antonio, but there was no victory for the Jazz Thursday night against Dallas.

Lawmakers raked in $110K in lobbyist gifts so far in 2008 04/11/2008 03:39:21 PM GMT
The head of Utah's emergency services program apparently violated a state policy prohibiting executive branch officials from taking lobbyist gifts when he accepted tickets to two Utah Jazz games from a health care lobbyist.

Week-long raid at FLDS ranch leaves Texas authorities with few answers 04/11/2008 03:27:10 PM GMT
Dozens of adult male members of the FLDS polygamous sect ringed the wall around their temple last weekend, knelt in prayer and sobbed as a SWAT team battered down its door.

Off endangered list, gray wolves now subject to Utah management plan 04/11/2008 12:30:59 PM GMT
Utah wildlife managers have decided after all to activate the state's wolf management plan now that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has taken gray wolves off the endangered species list in certain Western regions.

Utah County GOP in turmoil over delegates e-mail revelations 04/11/2008 12:28:10 PM GMT
Some Utah County Republicans are crying foul over certain candidates having access to delegate e-mail addresses while others do not. The state Republican Party enacted a new policy this year to withhold those addresses from lists that are published a few days after the March 25

Metro Gang Unit veteran accused of running gambling operation 04/11/2008 12:26:53 PM GMT
A 14-year veteran of the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of running a gambling operation that hosted card games seven days a week and occasionally raked in as much as $100,000 per night.

State employee, 3 others accused of I.D. theft in credit card, checks fraud 04/11/2008 12:25:11 PM GMT
Authorities said Thursday that a Utah Department of Workforce Services employee stole the identities of what could be dozens of clients - those who could least afford the credit cards taken out in their names and the debts that followed.

Utah doctors opposed to abortion blast ACOG guidelines 04/11/2008 12:23:35 PM GMT
Utah's anti-abortion doctors are protesting new guidelines they say could limit their ability to refuse to provide services like abortion, contraception and sterilization.

Polygamous crackdown echoes 1953 Short Creek arrests 04/11/2008 12:21:16 PM GMT
SAN ANGELO, Texas - For seven days, fundamentalist Mormons from Canada to Mexico have been riveted by events unfolding in west Texas. Each new story, each photograph, evokes emotions ranging from horror to sorrow.

Polygamous sect's faithful defend accused abuser of teen bride 04/11/2008 12:14:34 PM GMT
Dale Evans Barlow, the man who remains at the heart of the FLDS ranch raid in Texas, was defended by the polygamous community as a victim of religious intolerance when he was convicted of a similar crime last year.

Intermountain eyes Layton hospital 04/11/2008 08:26:51 AM GMT
LAYTON - Davis County's population growth and apparent fondness for McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden has Intermountain Healthcare planning a new hospital in Layton.

Delays throw doubt on integrity of air system 04/11/2008 05:41:13 AM GMT
WASHINGTON - It's not just angry passengers who are suffering. The grounding of thousands of flights is disrupting cargo, mail and other crucial business for financially strapped airlines, and that means painful new strains on a U.

Robert Schubach, former head of Standard Optical, dies at 90 04/11/2008 05:40:26 AM GMT
Robert M. Schubach, whose family founded the well-known eye care company Standard Optical in Salt Lake City, died Sunday at age 90. Schubach was born Nov.

Consumer News 04/11/2008 05:36:25 AM GMT
Digital TV switch Stores fined for not labeling analog TVs Federal regulators on Thursday fined Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Business Glance 04/11/2008 05:36:25 AM GMT
Interest rates European bank holds line; English bank cuts key rate The Bank of England lowered its key interest rate by a quarter of a point on Thursday, while the European Central Bank held steady and signaled no plans to start cutting

Delta strikes tentative pilots deal that will let Northwest merger proceed 04/11/2008 05:36:25 AM GMT
Delta Air Lines Inc. and its pilots agreed in principle on a contract that would clear the way for a merger with Northwest Airlines Corp. to create the world's largest carrier, people familiar with the talks said Thursday.

Microsoft's try for Yahoo could help Google 04/11/2008 05:34:21 AM GMT
SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp.'s attempt to take over Yahoo Inc. has become so tortured it may help Internet search and advertising leader Google Inc.

Frugal folks tighten belts 04/11/2008 05:34:12 AM GMT
NEW YORK - With little money left after buying food and fuel, American shoppers handed most retailers their most dismal March in 13 years. As retailers reported sales results on Thursday, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Company's earnings slide in 2nd quarter 04/11/2008 05:34:09 AM GMT
FranklinCovey Co., the West Valley City-based company known for time management products and consulting services, said sales for the second quarter that ended March 1 totaled $75.

New worries: Trade deficit up again 04/11/2008 05:34:02 AM GMT
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly increased for a second straight month in February, raising concerns that the economy's one standout performer could be starting to flag.

Business Digest 04/11/2008 05:33:59 AM GMT
SCO Group Reorganized tech company plans to exit bankruptcy The SCO Group is planning a coming out of bankruptcy party.

Smuggled smokes may be on the way 04/11/2008 05:33:51 AM GMT
NEW YORK - The big cigarette tax increases that many states are instituting to balance their out-of-whack budgets are raising fears that the trend will make black-market smokes more profitable and lead to more cigarette smuggling.

Obama gets two nods from Utah 04/11/2008 07:21:04 AM GMT
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama picked up two more superdelegates from Utah on Thursday. State party chairman Wayne Holland endorsed the Illinois senator and promised that Utah's yet-unnamed superdelegate will also be an Obama backer.

Weber County GOP hopefuls to face off 04/11/2008 07:20:58 AM GMT
Rep. Glenn Donnelson, R-North Ogden, is passionate about cracking down on illegal immigration, so much so that some consider him a one-issue legislator.

GOP told foe that Rep. Mike Morley's $3M 'loan' is off-limits 04/10/2008 04:11:27 PM GMT
State Rep. Mike Morley is facing lawsuits in Utah and New York, seeking to recoup $3 million "loaned" to him by a hedge fund that allegedly defrauded millions of dollars from investors.

Mine safety hearings postponed 04/10/2008 06:22:13 AM GMT
WASHINGTON - A Senate panel has postponed two hearings set for today to look at the aftermath of the Crandall Canyon disaster. A day after the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies said that mine co-owner Robert Murray would not

SEC is after Utah lawmaker 04/10/2008 03:58:27 AM GMT
Posted: 9:53 PM- State Rep. Mike Morley is facing lawsuits in Utah and New York, seeking to recoup $3 million "loaned" to him by a hedge fund that allegedly defrauded millions of dollars from investors.

Jeffs visited by 2 from Texas ranch 04/11/2008 07:21:13 AM GMT
In the past two weeks, jailed FLDS leader Warren S. Jeffs has been visited by two people from the sect's Texas compound. On March 30, he was visited by Merlin Jeffs, according to jail logs provided by Mohave (Ariz.

Texas: Custody issues complex 04/11/2008 07:21:10 AM GMT
Parents are attempting to claim some of the children who are in state custody after being removed from a polygamous sect's Texas ranch. Hopeful parents are showing up at San Angelo facilities where the 416 children are staying and at the town's Child Protective Services office.

Anti-polygamy activist blames Utah-Arizona inaction for Texas raid 04/11/2008 02:51:03 AM GMT
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Flora Jessop wishes she was wrong. She wishes authorities hadn't found dozens of young girls at a polygamous sect's ranch in west Texas who were already mothers or pregnant.

FLDS men wept and prayed as investigators moved to search Texas temple 04/10/2008 11:07:14 PM GMT
Updated: 4:04 PM- ELDORADO, Texas - Dozens of FLDS men knelt in prayer and sobbed as authorities broke through the door of their temple last weekend, and one man who tried to bar the way was arrested, a Texas Ranger said today.

FLDS followers: Barlow's marriage to Arizona 16-year-old was 'natural and proper' 04/10/2008 07:18:11 PM GMT
Posted: 12:59 PM- Dale Evans Barlow, the man who remains at the heart of the FLDS ranch raid in Texas, was defended by the polygamous community as a victim of religious intolerance when he was convicted of a similar crime last year.

FLDS Raid: Barlow remains free 04/10/2008 05:06:51 PM GMT
One week after Texas police raided a polygamous sect's ranch seeking Dale Barlow, accused of beating and impregnating a 16-year-old girl, Barlow remains free in Arizona.

Polygamous sect's temple secret haven for sex with underage brides? 04/10/2008 04:58:45 PM GMT
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Adult FLDS men were having sex with underage brides inside the massive limestone temple at the polygamous sect's Texas ranch, a confidential informant told authorities.

Children's removal was not 'hostile,' as feared 04/10/2008 06:22:29 AM GMT
Children taken from a Texas polygamous community "in some ways . . . still are pretty healthy" despite their removal, said a child psychiatrist advising Texas officials.

Bees: Magical season in the making 04/11/2008 04:06:22 PM GMT
Salt Lake has the PCL's best team earned-run average and league's second-best batting average. The Bees have begun 2008 in the zone.

Utah Jazz: Nowitzki's three beats the buzzer, thwarts Jazz rally 04/11/2008 03:58:38 PM GMT
DALLAS - If they were going to suffer this kind of loss, caught flat-footed by the Dallas Mavericks in the final seconds and punched in the gut by a Dirk Nowitzki three-pointer, the Jazz would rather it happen now than in the playoffs.

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