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PCL: Bees win fourth straight 04/17/2008 03:05:10 AM GMT
Posted: 9:06 PM- Shane Loux threw seven shutout innings and Sean Rodriguez hits a home run in the seventh as Salt Lake won its fourth straight, 1-0 against visiting Las Vegas on Wednesday night at Franklin Covey Field.

Provo disputes report criticizing fiber-optic network 04/17/2008 03:03:41 AM GMT
Posted: 9:00 PM- A libertarian-leaning California think tank has renewed its declaration that iProvo is a financial failure, and it's time for the city to consider selling it to a private telecommunications provider.

Soldiers return from Iraq, but some comrades volunteer for an extended stay 04/17/2008 02:58:20 AM GMT
Posted: 8:59 PM- Mandy Hoffman knew this day would be difficult.
After nearly a year's time - most of it spent on the bomb-laden roads of northern Iraq - the 116th Convoy Security Company was coming home.

Judge slows SunCrest sale in effort to lure more offers 04/17/2008 02:57:04 AM GMT
Posted: 8:58 PM- SunCrest LLC will have to wait longer than expected to get rid of its property atop Traverse Ridge.
Attorneys had hoped to hold an auction and sell the land - it encompasses about 3,500 acres and is now under Chapter 11 bankruptcy - by June 2.

Figure in hair salon slaying admits she was at the scene of the crime 04/17/2008 02:56:39 AM GMT
Posted: 8:57 PM- A woman who testified in court last December apparently lied when she said her former boyfriend called her an hour after the fatal shooting of Salt Lake City hairdresser Faviola Hernandez during a botched robbery.

Nevada man charged in ricin case 04/17/2008 02:54:53 AM GMT
Posted: 8:54 PM- Traces of ricin and a drawing of an injection device were found in a West Jordan storage unit rented by a man who was charged today with possessing the deadly biological toxin, court documents state.

Prep soccer: Copper Hills tops Hunter 04/17/2008 01:46:23 AM GMT
Posted: 7:47 PM- WEST VALLEY CITY - The celebration was short-lived.
Copper Hills didn't have much time to enjoy its goal that was scored about three minutes into the game against Hunter. The goal was nullified after one of the referees called off-sides.

Golf: Sorenstam, Nicklaus to play event at Thanksgiving Point 04/16/2008 10:51:53 PM GMT
Posted: 11:02 AM- Annika Sorenstam will make her second appearance and Jack Nicklaus also will return after a one-year absence, competing in the Sorenson Champions Challenge at Thanksgiving Point.

Woman and small children escape WVC house fire without injury 04/16/2008 10:02:22 PM GMT
Posted: 4:03 PM- A woman and four small children escaped safely from an apartment fire in West Valley City on Wednesday afternoon.

Texas court braces for more than 400 FLDS raid-related custody cases 04/16/2008 09:36:56 PM GMT
Posted: 2:27 PM- San Angelo, Tex. - Officials here are preparing for a massive court hearing tomorrow expected to determine the fate of more than 400 polygamous children.

Number of Utah homeless expected to grow by 16 percent 04/16/2008 08:46:10 PM GMT
Posted: 2:47 PM- The number of homeless Utahns is on the rise as rents climb upward and more families struggle to pay their bills, new data show.

Original Crue due in Utah this summer 04/16/2008 08:41:31 PM GMT
Posted: 2:42 PM- The four original members of Motley Crue announced Tuesday they will be bringing their summer concert tour, "Crue Fest '08," to USANA Amphitheatre on July 29.

Ricin probe: Arrest made after ingredients for deadly poison found in storage 04/16/2008 08:32:54 PM GMT
Updated: 2:32 PM- Traces of ricin and materials to produce it were found in West Jordan storage units rented by a man who was arrested today for possessing the deadly toxin, investigators said.

Colorado officials unconcerned about polygamist sect member's ranch 04/16/2008 08:26:42 PM GMT
Posted: 2:03 PM- GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- A Delta County undersheriff says he did not see anything suspicious when he visited a ranch owned by a member of a polygamous sect.

Suit filed by family of ex-cop who killed self in jail 04/16/2008 08:17:02 PM GMT
Posted: 2:18 PM- The family of a former Lehi police officer has filed suit accusing Salt Lake County Metro Jail personnel of negligence by ignoring numerous warnings that the ex-lawman was suicidal.

House speaker defends bundled education bill 04/17/2008 03:04:38 AM GMT
Posted: 8:57 PM- Usually lawmakers close the doors for candid, emotional debates.
Today, it was just the opposite

Library bombing suspect's lawyer seeks dismissal of one of charges 04/16/2008 07:45:30 PM GMT
Posted: 1:46 PM- A lawyer for a man accused of setting off a bomb at the downtown Salt Lake City library asked a federal judge today to drop one of the charges.

Two Murray schools evacuated after bomb threat 04/16/2008 07:28:15 PM GMT
Posted: 1:28 PM- MURRAY - Two schools in Murray were evacuated Wednesday after a bomb threat.
Students at Murray High

Mickelsen is new UEA chief 04/16/2008 07:22:58 PM GMT
Posted: 1:23 PM- The largest teacher's union in Utah has a new executive director.
Mark Mickelsen, who is now director of communications and public relations for the Utah Education Association (UEA), will become the UEA's new executive director.

Wasatch Front homebuilding takes a nose-dive; lowest pace since 1990 04/16/2008 04:29:41 PM GMT
Posted: 10:11 AM- Builders along the Wasatch Front took out permits for the construction of only 289 homes in March, the lowest level since at least 1990, a new report shows.

March consumer prices up despite big drop in clothing costs 04/16/2008 03:59:17 PM GMT
Posted: 10:00 AM- WASHINGTON - Consumer prices pushed higher last month as increases in energy, food and airline tickets overwhelmed the biggest drop in clothing prices in nearly a decade.

Wall Street surges higher after upbeat earnings reports 04/16/2008 03:58:11 PM GMT
Posted: 9:59 AM- NEW YORK - Wall Street rallied Wednesday after better-than-expected quarterly results from JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Number of foreclosure filings jump in Utah 04/16/2008 05:30:01 AM GMT
Utah foreclosure filings jumped more than 93 percent in March from a year earlier, substantially higher than the U.S. average increase of 57 percent, a new report shows.

Tradewinds 04/16/2008 05:30:00 AM GMT
Stella Narajowski has been appointed the marketing assistant at United Way of Salt Lake. The organization also has named Bill Crim as vice president of community impact and public policy, Agnes Chiao as community impact manager of strengthening children and families, Mary Anne Davies as community

Airline mergers might pick up speed 04/16/2008 05:29:59 AM GMT
A combined Delta and Northwest would have the size and reach that almost guarantees some competitors will respond in kind. United Airlines, Continental Airlines and American Airlines have already had preliminary discussions about possible combinations of their own, and some in

Delta, Northwest officials begin merger road show 04/16/2008 05:29:58 AM GMT
Delta and Northwest airline officials roamed the East Coast on Tuesday, trying to convince Wall Street-types, employees, politicians and reporters that creating the world's biggest airline and basing it in Atlanta is a good idea.

Northrop shares fall after ship delay 04/16/2008 05:26:57 AM GMT
SAN DIEGO - Northrop Grumman Corp., which has operations in Utah, said Tuesday it would take a charge of at least $320 million because wiring problems will delay delivery of a ship it built for the U.

Earnings snapshot 04/16/2008 05:26:55 AM GMT
Intel Corp. The chip maker's first-quarter profit matched Wall Street's subdued expectations, a sign the company's core microprocessor business remained healthy amid fears of a broader slowdown in technology spending.

Native American Chamber of Commerce: 'We've got to be part of the business world' 04/16/2008 05:26:37 AM GMT
WEST JORDAN - When Sandy McCabe started her catering business out of her house two years ago, she wasn't interested in shaking hands with strangers at West Jordan Chamber of Commerce events.

Utah unemployment rise no need to panic 04/16/2008 05:26:35 AM GMT
Utah's unemployment rate rose to 3.3 percent in March, the highest level in more than two years, a new report shows. The share of unemployed Utahns, however, remains significantly lower than the national average of 5.

Business Glance 04/16/2008 05:26:33 AM GMT
Hollywood Screen Actors Guild begins talks with producers The Screen Actors Guild and Hollywood producers started talks Tuesday on a new contract that the wary entertainment industry hopes can be achieved without a strike.

Oil futures top $114 as gas, diesel prices jump 04/16/2008 05:26:30 AM GMT
NEW YORK - Energy traders rewrote the record books again Tuesday, pushing oil futures past $114 a barrel as gasoline and diesel prices struck new highs of their own at the pump.

Antitrust experts expect DOJ to approve Delta-Northwest deal 04/15/2008 08:24:30 PM GMT
Posted: 2:25 PM- WASHINGTON - Lawmakers railing against the proposed combination of Northwest and Delta say the deal will decrease competition and lead to higher airfares.

Congressional races: Matheson, Cannon foes tapping their own funds 04/16/2008 03:48:00 PM GMT
Posted: 9:49 AM- Two congressional challengers are relying heavily on their own money as they attempt to unseat Reps. Jim Matheson and Chris Cannon.

Senate hopeful denied list of GOP delegates 04/16/2008 07:04:40 AM GMT
Jacqueline deGaston, a Republican candidate who aims to oust two-term incumbent Sen. Curtis Bramble, R-Provo, recently was denied a comprehensive county delegate list from the Utah County Republican Party.

Group cites taxpayers' burden from divorce 04/16/2008 07:04:38 AM GMT
Utah taxpayers are paying $276 million annually due to high rates of divorce and unwed childbearing, a new national report found. The Sutherland Institute touted the findings while also announcing the creation of the conservative policy group's new Center for Family and

Sutherland Institute points out economic costs of divorce, urges more laws promoting marriage 04/16/2008 12:46:12 AM GMT
Posted: 6:46 PM- Utah taxpayers are paying $276 million annually due to high rates of divorce and unwed childbearing, a new national report found.

Delegate pick may violate the rules 04/15/2008 06:55:19 AM GMT
Among all the other complaints about insider dealing in the Utah County candidate nomination system this year, add one about state Republican Chairman Stan Lockhart's daughter being elected as a delegate in a neighborhood caucus where she didn't live at the time.

In red Davis County, election will feel like a formality 04/15/2008 06:55:17 AM GMT
WOODS CROSS - OK, Davis County, welcome your next commissioner. West Point Mayor John Petroff is not officially your commissioner yet.

Polygamous mystery: Does allegedly abused teen bride 'Sarah' exist? 04/16/2008 04:19:42 PM GMT
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Where is the girl? Thirteen days have passed since Texas authorities entered a polygamous sect's ranch in Eldorado and removed every child living there, but they still do not know if they have the 16-year-old whose calls for help moved them to act.

Key players involved in the Texas FLDS case 04/16/2008 04:10:55 PM GMT
' A 16-year-old girl, according to officials, told a family violence shelter in multiple calls on March 29 and 30 that her polygamous husband was physically and sexually abusing her at the YFZ Ranch, once breaking her ribs.

Texas youth ranch opens its doors to boys from polygamous sect 04/16/2008 12:16:17 PM GMT
Posted: 7:32 PM- AMARILLO, Texas - The way of life at Cal Farley's Boys Ranch is to expect the unexpected. The challenges in giving approximately 250 boys a shirttail to hang on to, as Farley once said, are many and varied.

Texas defends taking children from polygamous compound 04/16/2008 01:54:51 AM GMT
Posted: 7:53 PM- SAN ANGELO, Texas -Texas lawmakers joined with state child and health advocates today to defend the removal of 416 children from a polygamous sect's ranch and the separation, a day earlier, of older children from their mothers.

Texas officials defend polygamous moms' separation from kids 04/15/2008 09:47:25 PM GMT
Posted: 2:35 PM- SAN ANGELO, Texas - Marleigh Meisner, spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, this afternoon defended the state's decision Monday to separate mothers from older children from the YFZ Ranch who are in state custody.

Mainstream Mormons feel torn over polygamous ranch raid 04/15/2008 05:45:42 PM GMT
Some Mormons, especially those with polygamist ancestors, feel conflicted as they watch Texas authorities separate FLDS families on the basis of alleged abuse.

Polygamous mothers decry loss of children; Texas says it was necessary 04/15/2008 05:35:00 PM GMT
ELDORADO, Texas - Concealing their anger but not their tears, more than two dozen women of a polygamous sect told reporters they were surrounded by troopers and forced to leave their children in state custody Monday.

FLDS challenge: What to do with sect's 416 children? 04/15/2008 03:11:32 PM GMT
SAN ANGELO, Texas - As the 416 children removed from an FLDS ranch began coping with the loss of many mothers who had accompanied them, officials continued to debate whether being in state custody is harming them and how to hold fair hearings on their future.

FLDS supporters: 'You are in our hearts' 04/15/2008 06:55:25 AM GMT
In tearful speeches, Utah backers of plural marriage spoke out Monday at a rally in support of the children and their mothers who have been moved out of their homes on a polygamous sect's ranch in Texas.

Salt Lake City Marathon: Youthful exuberance carries these runners 04/16/2008 07:53:03 PM GMT
The letters that read "Mizuno" on the bottom of his running shoes haven't even started to fade. It's hard to believe the miles those shoes - the yellow ones with the black and silver lining - have logged since they were purchased in September.

Jazz Wednesday update: Focus is winning season finale 04/16/2008 06:50:55 PM GMT
Posted: 12:51 PM- SAN ANTONIO - Never in all his years as an NBA coach has Jerry Sloan gone into the final day of the regular season not knowing his team's playoff fate.

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