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Iron County relishes its lack of water so far this spring 04/29/2008 01:09:50 PM GMT
Posted: 7:11 AM- PAROWAN -- It's not often arid southern Utah is happy about a lack of rain. But Iron County officials are just that, and relieved, too.

Utah forecast: Warming and windy 04/29/2008 12:59:44 PM GMT
Posted: 6:31 AM- The KUTV Fresh Air Forecast for today calls for wind -- and warm temperatures statewide.
The mercury will flutter into the upper-70s in northern Utah, while in the southwestern portion of the state the thermometer should top 90 degrees.

SW Idaho crews battle season's first wildfire 04/29/2008 12:27:59 PM GMT
Posted: 6:29 AM- BOISE, Idaho - Fire crews in southwest Idaho are off to an early start in the 2008 wildfire season.
Crews from the Bureau of Land Management on Sunday battled a 30-acre grass and brush fire four miles south of the Swan Falls dam.

Homes facing foreclosure more than doubled in 1Q from 2007 04/29/2008 12:26:19 PM GMT
Posted: 6:27 AM- LOS ANGELES - The number of U.S. homes heading toward foreclosure more than doubled in the first quarter

Newlyweds jailed after brawl at Pittsburgh-area hotel 04/29/2008 12:24:08 PM GMT
Posted: 6:25 AM- PITTSBURGH - A newlywed couple spent the night in separate jail cells - she in her wedding gown - after police said they brawled with each other, then members of another wedding party, at a suburban Pittsburgh hotel.

Specially groomed eyebrows a headache at Oregon high school 04/29/2008 12:23:08 PM GMT
Posted: 6:24 AM- PORTLAND, Ore. - A Portland high school is raising eyebrows with its brow grooming policy: shave 'em or go home.

WVC cops looking for robbers of two 7-Elevens 04/29/2008 12:04:39 PM GMT
Posted: 6:05 AM- WEST VALLEY CITY -- Two overnight convenience store robberies may be related.
West Valley City police

Sandy to review pay bonuses 04/29/2008 08:27:52 AM GMT
Posted: 9:07 PM- For years, Sandy's top administrators could bank on taking home thousands of dollars in annual after-tax bonuses.

More evidence of economic slump: Utah hotel occupancy dips 04/29/2008 05:45:59 AM GMT
Posted: 11:03 AM- As further evidence of a weakening economy, hotel occupancy rates statewide dropped almost 7 percent in March, compared with the same month a year earlier.

New library director likes Salt Lake's zest for books 04/29/2008 03:19:07 AM GMT
Posted: 9:09 PM- Elizabeth Elder gets the typical questions when she looks for a house in Salt Lake City.
Where are you from? What do you do?

Monkey see? Yes he do. 04/29/2008 03:17:08 AM GMT
Posted: 9:11 PM- MURRAY - No one was certain how much Eli could see, but for all practical purposes the 10-year-old Hogle Zoo howler monkey was blind.

Program helps military families stay connected 04/29/2008 03:11:24 AM GMT
Posted: 9:12 PM- Spending a year patrolling the demilitarized zone in South Korea in 1990 taught Kraig Thorne the importance of keeping in touch with family.

S.L. County councilman wants to tighten nepotism rules 04/29/2008 03:10:39 AM GMT
Posted: 9:11 PM- A Salt Lake County councilman wants to sharpen government's pruning shears to keep the county's employment ranks from resembling a family tree.

Italy's waste is called too hot for Utah 04/29/2008 03:09:19 AM GMT
Posted: 9:10 PM- Radioactive waste that Italy wants buried in Utah might be too hot to handle here.
Critics looking

Senate leaders backing Buttars 04/29/2008 03:07:59 AM GMT
Posted: 9:09 PM- Sen. Chris Buttars is getting some help from Senate leaders in his effort to keep his seat, but his Republican challengers say it's wrong for senators to get involved in the intraparty fight.

FLDS secrets: 31 of polygamist sect's teen girls have babies, are pregnant - or both 04/29/2008 01:14:47 PM GMT
A Texas child welfare spokesman said Monday that more than half the teenage girls taken from a polygamous sect's ranch are pregnant or mothers - a new tally that includes women whose ages were previously disputed.

Bonusgate: Sandy Council calls for review of mayor, exec payments 04/29/2008 12:37:08 PM GMT
For years, Sandy's top administrators could bank on taking home thousands of dollars in annual after-tax bonuses. Maybe not anymore.

Report: Health insurance premiums outpacing pay raises 04/29/2008 12:14:46 PM GMT
You don't need to tell the Gittins family that the health insurance system needs fixing. The Hyde Park household saw its health insurance premiums jump from $50 a month to $700 in seven years.

Did Valentine let embattled Buttars keep post to save himself? 04/29/2008 12:13:31 PM GMT
Sen. Chris Buttars has kept his seat on the Senate committee reviewing judicial nominees because of Senate President John Valentine's interest in keeping his leadership spot, a Utah Bar Association official said Monday.

Monkey see: Hogle Zoo patient gets fresh eyes 04/29/2008 08:57:20 AM GMT
MURRAY - No one was certain how much Eli could see, but for all practical purposes the 10-year-old Hogle Zoo howler monkey was blind. On Monday morning, a team of doctors set to work removing the cataracts from Eli's eyes, replacing his natural lenses with acrylic ones designed

A hot, busy day for Cache Valley firefighters 04/29/2008 08:02:35 AM GMT
LOGAN - Three large blazes kept Cache Valley firefighters on their toes Monday. A community clean-up event Saturday brought hundreds of old junk cars to Valley Metals, Inc.

10 states, Utah included, fail on child abuse laws 04/29/2008 07:11:00 AM GMT
NEW YORK - Many states often fail to release adequate information about fatal and near-fatal child abuse cases, placing confidentiality above disclosure to a degree that thwarts needed reforms, two child advocacy groups say in a new report.

Escort service owner gets new trial date 04/29/2008 07:10:55 AM GMT
An escort service owner accused of running a prostitution ring in Cottonwood Heights has a new trial date of July 10. An April 23 trial for 31-year-old Steven Santiago Maese was postponed when defense attorney Ed Brass withdrew, claiming he might be called to testify in connection with new witness

Pair accused of using baseball bat in robbery 04/29/2008 07:10:53 AM GMT
Two men are accused of assaulting a man with a baseball bat and taking his credit cards. The victim was in a woman's Salt Lake City apartment Wednesday when the two men kicked in the front door, police wrote in charges filed Monday.

Utah's two biggest papers see circulation drop 04/29/2008 05:42:55 AM GMT
The daily circulation at Utah's two biggest newspapers fell in the latest reporting period, a decline in line with most papers nationwide that have lost print readers to the Internet and other media.

Earnings snapshots 04/29/2008 05:39:37 AM GMT
Verizon Communications First-quarter earnings for the the country's second-largest telecommunications company rose 9.

Business Glance 04/29/2008 05:39:36 AM GMT
Ford Motor Co. Kerkorian makes new bid to influence auto industry Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, making another attempt to shape the U.

Coal costs surge boosts power rates, more hikes coming 04/29/2008 05:38:09 AM GMT
NEW YORK - Consumers struggling with high gas prices, rising food costs and falling home values have something new to worry about - sharply rising electricity rates because of a surge in coal prices.

Business Digest 04/29/2008 05:38:01 AM GMT
Helping the disabled Self-employment pilot program wins national award The Utah Statewide Independent Living Council will receive a Champion of Compassion Award from the White House Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives on Thursday.

Antibody test technology IDs much faster than DNA 04/29/2008 05:37:58 AM GMT
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Federal researchers say they've developed a human identification test that's faster and possibly cheaper than DNA testing. It would be a handy new weapon in the arsenal for detectives, forensic experts and the military, though no one expects it to replace DNA

Geothermal utopia gaining steam in Utah 04/29/2008 05:37:46 AM GMT
CEDAR CITY - Gary L. Benson envisions a steam-powered utopia. Benson is a consultant for the development group NovaTech, which aims to build a self-sufficient community in Provo's Ironton, a former industrial area, by tapping steam to provide electricity and heat for homes and

Forever stamps sales jump as cost rise nears 04/29/2008 05:37:44 AM GMT
With a postal rate increase just two weeks away, Americans are buying 30 million Forever stamps a day. The cost of sending a first-class letter will rise a penny to 42 cents on May 12, but the Forever stamps - selling for 41 cents - will remain valid for full postage after the

DNA lab consolidates divisions in Utah 04/29/2008 05:37:42 AM GMT
Sorenson Genomics is consolidating DNA testing operations at its expanded Salt Lake City laboratory by moving its Identigene subsidiary from Houston to Utah, the company said Monday.

Size of rate hike request decried 04/29/2008 05:37:41 AM GMT
The state consumer group charged with watching out for the interests of residential utility customers is calling for Rocky Mountain Power to get a far smaller rate increase than it is requesting.

Harmons expands on services 04/29/2008 05:37:39 AM GMT
DRAPER - Utah-based Harmons is again pushing the edges of the grocery-business concept with the opening of its Bangerter Crossing store today. The $16 million store boasts the chain's first culinary education center.

Sorenson Genomics moves DNA operation from Houston to SLC 04/28/2008 11:06:33 PM GMT
Posted: 8:56 AM- Sorenson Genomics has moved its Identigene DNA testing division from Houston to the company's Salt Lake City genetics laboratory.

Delta raises domestic fares around $10 to $40 per roundtrip 04/28/2008 09:14:08 PM GMT
Posted: 3:15 PM- ATLANTA -- Travelers aren't just feeling the pinch at the gas pump, but also in the air as carriers continue to hike fares to deal with high jet fuel prices.

Senate leader goes off on Utah, polygamy 04/28/2008 10:57:34 PM GMT
Posted: 3:38 PM- WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday slammed Utah and Arizona officials for "turning a blind eye" to polygamy and added that he is "embarrassed" for the two states whose politicians are afraid to take action on child abuse and other crimes in those communities.

Activist Robles defeats incumbent SL Dem Fife 04/28/2008 06:50:02 PM GMT
Posted: 12:01 PM- Community activist Luz Robles defeated state Sen. Fred Fife in his bid for re-election in west Salt Lake City.

Utah County GOP tosses incumbent lawmaker Tilton 04/28/2008 06:49:42 PM GMT
Posted: 11:50 AM- OREM - At Saturday's Utah County Republican convention, delegates denied one incumbent lawmaker another term.

S.L. County Democrats back activist Robles in a blowout 04/28/2008 04:21:44 PM GMT
Community activist Luz Robles defeated state Sen. Fred Fife in his bid for re-election in west Salt Lake City.
Robles captured 74 percent of the delegate vote at Saturday's Salt Lake County Democratic

Colorado woman waives hearing in another prank-call case 04/29/2008 07:10:11 AM GMT
A Colorado woman being investigated for placing possible prank phone calls that helped trigger a massive raid on an FLDS ranch in Texas waived her right on Monday to a first appearance later this week in an unrelated case.

Colorado woman passes on hearing in prank call case 04/29/2008 12:18:02 AM GMT
Posted: 6:19 PM- A Colorado woman being investigated for placing possible prank phone calls that helped trigger a massive raid on an FLDS ranch in Texas waived her right on Monday to a first appearance later this week in an unrelated case.

On the lam with Warren Jeffs 04/28/2008 09:36:12 PM GMT

Story originally published April 29, 2007
For seven months, Wendell Musser served in Warren S. Jeffs' inner circle, working as a courier and family caretaker for wives of the fugitive polygamous sect leader. Musser's clandestine "mission" had a story line drawn from a spy novel. There were midnight rides to secret locations; shifting hideouts; disposable phones; high-tech tracking equipment; a fleet of expensive vehicles; disguises.

Judge to rule on which of polygamous sect's documents can be evidence 04/28/2008 08:12:08 PM GMT
Posted: 2:13 PM- SAN ANGELO, Texas - A Dallas appellate judge will begin a private review today of computer hard drives

LDS church to build two new temples in Arizona 04/28/2008 11:04:53 PM GMT
Posted: 9:12 AM- MESA, Ariz. - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced plans to build two new temples in Arizona.

Texas: 31 of 53 teen girls from FLDS ranch have been pregnant 04/28/2008 07:58:19 PM GMT
Posted: 1:59 PM- SAN ANTONIO -- Texas child welfare officials say that more than half the teenage girls swept into state custody from a polygamist sect's ranch have been pregnant.

Sports in brief 04/29/2008 08:02:36 AM GMT
Basketball First black D-I coach dies Will Robinson, the first black basketball coach at a Division I school and a Detroit Pistons scout who discovered Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman, died Monday.

Utah briefs 04/29/2008 08:02:36 AM GMT
Basketball Mountain Crest center commits Kamille Lisonbee, a 6-foot-7 center from Mountain Crest High, has signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Marshall, a member of Conference USA.

It's over: Bees' win streak ends at 13 04/29/2008 08:02:36 AM GMT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Redbirds snapped Salt Lake's 13-game win streak Monday night at AutoZone Park with a 4-1 victory. Colby Rasmus led off the bottom of the first inning with an estimated 440-foot blast and Memphis never trailed.

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