News 2008-05-13 Andanh.com

Utah's aging public health lab finally due replacement 05/13/2008 08:02:26 PM GMT
Posted: 2:03 PM- Utah's ailing public health laboratory will finally be retired next year when the new 81,000-square-foot Unified State Lab opens its doors.

Utah Blaze: Germaine increases his crew 05/13/2008 08:01:02 PM GMT
Posted: 2:01 PM- Utah Blaze quarterback Joe Germaine missed practice on Tuesday, but it is nothing to be alarmed about as the club prepares to take its two-game winning streak into San Jose on Saturday for a showdown with the division-leading SaberCats.

Stocks mixed after retail sales report, oil spikes 05/13/2008 07:56:40 PM GMT
Updated: 1:57 PM- NEW YORK -- Wall Street traded mixed Tuesday after a report on retail sales and comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave investors little incentive to extend the previous session's big advance. Record oil and gas prices also dampened buying.

Former Snow football players get jail terms 05/13/2008 07:51:56 PM GMT
Posted: 1:53 PM- Three former Snow College football players have each been sentenced to a year in jail for break-ins at two Ephraim businesses, one of which was set ablaze.

Softball: Two Cougars earns MWC honors 05/13/2008 07:50:48 PM GMT
Posted: 1:52 PM- BYU freshmen Kristin Delahoussaye and Paige Affleck were both named Mountain West Conference softball player and co-pitchers of the week, respectively. Affleck earned the honor along side San Diego's Christina Ross.

College Track: SUU sprinter captures league honors 05/13/2008 07:50:06 PM GMT
Posted: 1:51 PM- After claiming two individual titles at the Utah Twilight Meet last weekend, Southern Utah's DeWayne Lewis

Bees: Salt Lake pitching takes rare pounding 05/13/2008 07:45:55 PM GMT
Posted: 1:47 PM- The Salt Lake Bees' five-game winning streak - and its season overall - has followed the tried-and-true formula of matching quality pitching with solid defense.

S. Salt Lake cops find 4 dead in apparent murder-suicide 05/13/2008 07:39:34 PM GMT
Updated: 12:38 PM- SOUTH SALT LAKE - Police say a mother and two children found dead Monday night in a South Salt Lake City home were the apparent victims of a murder-suicide.

Rescuers dig through collapsed schools, homes as China quake toll tops 12,000 05/13/2008 07:08:27 PM GMT
Updated: 9:21 AM- DUJIANGYAN, China - The toll of the dead and missing soared as rescue workers dug through flattened schools and homes on Tuesday in a desperate attempt to find survivors of China's worst earthquake in three decades.

Ask the Expert: Why don't Jazz force Odom to go right? 05/13/2008 06:35:54 PM GMT
Question: Can you please tell me why the Utah defense does not force Lamar Odom to use his right hand?
-Rob Ondish
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Utah women's basketball: Former player named an assistant 05/13/2008 06:03:27 PM GMT
Posted: 12:05 PM- Former Utah women's basketball player Lana Sitterud accepted a position today as an assistant coach with the Utes, as her main focus will be on recruiting.

Prep wrestling: Chamberlain earns top wrestling honor 05/13/2008 06:01:23 PM GMT
Posted: 12:02 PM- Springville High's Jason Chamberlain has been named the national winner of the 2008 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award presented by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, beating out 49 state winners and five regional winners.

AAA Utah says in-state gas prices jumped 36 cents in a month 05/13/2008 05:51:06 PM GMT
Posted: 11:52 AM- AAA Utah says the average price for a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Utah is $3.62 a gallon, up 36 cents when compared with last month.

Utah job growth leveling off, but stays ahead of U.S. rate 05/13/2008 05:34:47 PM GMT
Posted: 11:36 AM- Utah's job growth in the year that ended in April slipped to 2 percent, down only slightly from 2.1 percent in March but continuing a pattern of decline.

USANA chief offers buyout of Utah vitamin maker 05/13/2008 05:32:17 PM GMT
Utah-based Usana Health Sciences has received an offer from Gull Holdings, which is controlled by Usana chairman and CEO Myron Wentz, to acquire all the company's shares and take it private.

Mercury in birds rises when they eat shrimp 05/13/2008 08:51:25 PM GMT
A new study says elevated mercury levels might be harming brine shrimp in the Great Salt Lake and the birds that eat them. The U.S. Geological Survey says it's still unclear how much lasting damage the mercury is causing.

Contest inspires dieters to lose big in W. Jordan 05/13/2008 08:49:37 PM GMT
Carrie Sanders had had her fill of fat-trimming fads. She had tried South Beach, Atkins, even the cabbage-soup diet. She wanted to shed pounds but without dropping serious dough for a professional program.

New executive director has ties to Utah State, area art scene 05/13/2008 08:41:45 PM GMT
Heather Ferrell is a connector, the sort of person fully comfortable at the hub of things. But that is only one of the characteristics that made her the obvious choice for executive director of the Salt Lake Art Center.

S.L. County blitzes Magna to clean up town 05/13/2008 08:35:06 PM GMT
MAGNA - An old sausage shop sizzles, a refurbished theater reels in crowds and a year-old art store beckons with a streetfront oil display. But blocks away from Magna's rebounding Main Street, the picture isn't as pretty for this west-side township.

Out of the fire and into the chiller 05/13/2008 06:46:40 PM GMT
Wendy Wagner can't get enough Olympic snow. After retiring from elite competition in 2006, the two-time Olympic cross-country ski racer from Park City began studying snow as a graduate student in the University of Utah's meteorology department.

Jordan River users like facilities, but criticize lack of maps, safety, cleanliness 05/13/2008 06:44:46 PM GMT
When Coral Coffey moved to Salt Lake City from Merced, Calif., in 1963 and began looking for a place to live, she wanted to be near a river. The only river in the valley was the sometimes-maligned Jordan.

Provo attorney assures city it wasn't required to advertise iProvo sale 05/13/2008 05:29:37 PM GMT
Posted: 11:31 AM- PROVO - The city was not legally required to advertise that it was entertaining offers to sell its iProvo fiber-optic network.

Second FLDS mother gives birth while in Texas custody 05/13/2008 05:26:34 PM GMT
An FLDS woman whose age is disputed by Texas officials gave birth in Austin around noon today to a son - and hours later her attorney won a ruling preventing authorities from moving her immediately to San Antonio.

WVC cops say they shot man after he fired on them from house 05/13/2008 05:03:08 PM GMT
Updated: 11:02 AM- WEST VALLEY CITY-- A call about a domestic dispute turned into a shoot out with police on Monday night.

Dixie filmmakers headed to Cannes 05/13/2008 04:49:01 PM GMT
Two Dixie State College filmmakers are heading to where only the crme de la crme of the movie world gets to go: the Cannes Film Festival. "We've had more success than we could have ever imagined," said Bobby Bowden, the Dixie sophomore who directed "Through the Lens," a

Archuleta's pop barred from son's 'Idol' rehearsals 05/13/2008 04:47:17 PM GMT
David Archuleta's vocal coach confirmed Monday that the "American Idol" singer's father, who has been accused of being "the stage dad from hell," has been prohibited from working with his son on the show.

Ahhhhh-chew! Welcome to spring allergy season, Utah 05/13/2008 04:46:16 PM GMT
When spring blooms in Utah, Jennifer Gardner sneezes as soon as she steps outside. From flowering cottonwood trees to new grass poking through the ground, Mother Nature's antidote to winter typically leaves Gardner sniffling, itching and wiping watery eyes in an annual battle

Alpine cops recover stolen guns -- more than two decades after theft 05/13/2008 03:51:38 PM GMT
Posted: 9:53 AM- ALPINE -- Police here say they have recovered two loaded firearms reported stolen from two different states over 20 years ago.

Man critical after Spanish Fork Canyon rollover 05/13/2008 03:48:57 PM GMT
Posted: 9:50 AM- A 21-year-old man was flown to the hospital on Tuesday morning after his truck rolled in Spanish Fork Canyon.

Another Murray mine closes due to 'physical calamities' 05/13/2008 04:53:49 PM GMT
Posted: 9:56 AM- American Coal lays off 187 workers at southern Illinois mine
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Scenic Byways are tourism orphan 05/13/2008 04:52:09 PM GMT
In the competitive world of tourism marketing, advertising dollars are spent quickly, leaving limited resources for grass-roots organizations to promote their attractions.

Retail sales dip for second time in 2 months 05/13/2008 02:36:28 PM GMT
Posted: 8:35 AM- WASHINGTON - Consumers, battling soaring gasoline prices and a slumping economy, cut back further on their spending in April.

Inflation may make new nuclear plants too expensive to build 05/13/2008 05:46:49 AM GMT
A new generation of nuclear power plants is on the drawing boards in the U.S., but the projected cost is causing some sticker shock: $5 billion to $12 billion a plant, double to quadruple earlier rough estimates.

Stocks rise as Wall Street's outlook brightens a little 05/13/2008 05:46:48 AM GMT
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with investor moods brightened by a report that Hewlett-Packard Co. is closing in on a deal to buy Electronic Data Systems Corp.

Retailers thriving amid 'recession' 05/13/2008 05:46:48 AM GMT
What recession? Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Hasbro Inc. and Ford Motor Co., which rely on Americans' disposable income, have surged more than 15 percent in New York Stock Exchange trading since mid-January, even as billionaire Warren Buffett said the U.

Business Glance 05/13/2008 05:46:48 AM GMT
Microsoft Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has new boss The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said Monday that Microsoft Corp.

Kennecott backs Nature Conservancy's climate change research 05/13/2008 05:46:48 AM GMT
Kennecott Utah Copper and Kennecott Land Co. have donated $210,000 to help The Nature Conservancy establish a Canyonlands Research Center as part of its Dugout Ranch Climate Change Initiative.

Mortgage industry up and down 05/13/2008 05:46:48 AM GMT
Broad damage in the mortgage industry was in full view Monday as a number of companies posted dismal first-quarter earnings, but there were also some hope that the worst of the housing crisis is over.

Will Marriott take a chance on Baghdad? 05/13/2008 05:46:48 AM GMT
WASHINGTON - A Marriott International official said the company was evaluating whether to open a hotel in the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, responding to a request from U.

Consumer briefs 05/13/2008 05:46:48 AM GMT
iPhone stocks thin; new model nears Apple Inc. said Monday its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are "sold out" of the iPhone, a sign supplies are being winnowed ahead of the launch of the device's next generation featuring faster Internet surfing speeds.

Herbert miffed by overzealous aide's Facebook posting 05/13/2008 02:39:05 PM GMT
Overzealous claims from a top aide to Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert that the lieutenant governor intended to run against incumbent Sen. Bob Bennett in 2010 sent Herbert scrambling Monday to try to squelch the rumor.

White House denies receiving letter from FLDS member 05/13/2008 07:23:18 AM GMT
WASHINGTON -- The White House has not received a letter from those seeking help in the aftermath of the polygamous sect raid in Texas despite comments by an FLDS member that he gave one to "presidential staffers" at Bush's Crawford ranch.

Candidate for lieutenant governor has worked to persuade Latinas to seek office 05/13/2008 06:29:36 AM GMT
For more than three decades, Josie Valdez has fought for the rights of ethnic minorities and women in Utah. She plans to take that fight to the state Capitol after filing Monday to run on the Democratic ticket for lieutenant governor.

Lt. Gov. insists he's not mounting challenge of Bennett 05/13/2008 03:19:25 AM GMT
Posted: 8:19 PM- Overzealous claims from a top aide to Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert that the lieutenant governor intended to run against incumbent Sen. Bob Bennett in 2010 sent Herbert scrambling today to try to squelch the rumor.

Lt. Gov. candidate has a long history of activism 05/13/2008 03:16:18 AM GMT
Posted: 9:17 PM- For more than three decades, Josie Valdez has fought for the rights of ethnic minorities and women in Utah. She plans to take that fight to the state Capitol after filing today to run on the Democratic ticket as lieutenant governor.

Republicans: Chaffetz nearly upsets Cannon 05/11/2008 06:22:56 AM GMT
OREM - Rep. Chris Cannon barely escaped with his political life on Saturday. Jason Chaffetz, a former chief of staff to Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.

Democrats: Latina gets nod as No. 2 05/11/2008 06:22:55 AM GMT
Utah Democrats chose the "good jobs, good education, good health" candidate Bob Springmeyer as their candidate to run against Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.

Caregivers blast Texas' treatment of polygamous sect's women, children 05/13/2008 03:17:24 PM GMT
Children living in crowded quarters that led to upper respiratory illnesses. Youngsters plagued with diarrhea from unhealthy foods they usually did not eat.

FLDS member protests Texas raid in letter to President Bush 05/11/2008 06:36:37 PM GMT
Posted: 12:38 PM- SALT LAKE CITY - A member of an embattled polygamous church likened a raid by Texas authorities to an act of terrorism in a letter to President Bush

Child protection law and the FLDS: There's a better way 05/10/2008 03:11:34 AM GMT
Protective cases involve two questions: Is the child at risk of parental abuse or neglect? Must the child be removed from her parents' care to protect her?

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