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Prep 4A softball state tournament: Tooele 7, Murray 0 05/22/2008 04:07:02 AM GMT
Posted: 10:05 PM- TAYLORSVILLE -- Marissa Mendenhall produced a two RBIs in the first inning, as Tooele picked up the 7-0 win over Murray and advanced to the Class 4A state championship game.

Forced meds in store for Elizabeth Smart suspect 05/22/2008 03:59:12 AM GMT
Posted: 9:57 PM- Utah officials are expected to begin the forced medication of a woman suspected in the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping after the Supreme Court declined to review the matter.

Prep 5A softball state tournament: Taylorsville 10, Riverton 0 05/22/2008 03:27:24 AM GMT
Posted: 9:25 PM- TAYLORSVILLE -- Senior Heather Gardner smacked a grand slam and a double to lead the Taylorsville Warriors to a 10-0 win over Riverton in the semifinals of the 5A state softball tournament on Wednesday night.

David Cook the new 'Idol' 05/22/2008 02:52:07 AM GMT
Posted: 8:02 PM- The 97 million-plus votes have been tallied: David Cook is the new "American Idol."
Murray's

Apa Sherpa summits Mount Everest again 05/22/2008 02:11:23 AM GMT
Posted: 8:05 PM- Apa Sherpa has made it to the top of the planet once again.
The 48-year-old Nepali, who has lived in Utah since 2006, summited Mount Everest for the 18th time tonight (Thursday morning in Nepal).

Russo piecing together police force for Cottonwood Heights 05/22/2008 02:07:56 AM GMT
Posted: 8:00 PM- COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS - The force soon will be with him.
By week's end, Police Chief Robby Russo plans to extend job offers to five prospective sergeants.

Minnesota professor goes missing in Canyonlands 05/22/2008 02:07:55 AM GMT
Posted: 7:57 PM- A Minnesota professor tramped into the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park last week to go backpacking and disappeared.

Police chief who shot himself in gun training class won't lose job 05/22/2008 02:07:52 AM GMT
Posted: 8:04 PM- Riverdale Police Chief Dave Hansen will likely keep his job despite violating safety policies when he shot himself with his service gun, officials said after releasing an internal police report.

Provo could bench parade's seating-saving tradition 05/22/2008 02:07:50 AM GMT
Posted: 7:59 PM- PROVO - If city officials have their way, the 3-year-old tradition of allowing people to stake claims on Independence Day parade seats a day or more in advance will come to an end.

Salt Lake City man killed in truck accident 05/22/2008 02:07:46 AM GMT
Posted: 8:04 PM- A 61-year-old Salt Lake City man working in an oil field in Uintah County was killed Tuesday when he was struck by a water truck.

Beetle may hold key to superfast computers 05/22/2008 02:07:45 AM GMT
Posted: 8:01 PM- The ultrafast computers of the future will process data using light rather than electricity, but science has yet to synthesize the "photonic crystal" necessary to manipulate visible light for this purpose.

Endangered species will have to 'cling to life' until Bush administration exits, says lawmaker 05/22/2008 02:07:43 AM GMT
Posted: 7:58 PM- WASHINGTON - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall has some advice for the nation's endangered species: try to survive for another eight months.

Teen girl in detention after stabbing 05/22/2008 02:07:42 AM GMT
Posted: 8:04 PM- A 13-year-old girl who stabbed another teenage girl in the abdomen Tuesday afternoon was booked into juvenile detention on suspicion of aggravated assault, police said.

Lawmaker assails judge's ruling on roads in national monument 05/22/2008 02:07:39 AM GMT
Posted: 8:02 PM- State Rep. Mike Noel says a federal judge's ruling demanding that Kane County take down signs in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is potentially devastating to Utah and the state will appeal the ruling.

Cold front slows runoff, ushers in wet weekend 05/22/2008 02:07:37 AM GMT
Posted: 7:58 PM- Unseasonably cool temperatures today dramatically slowed snowpack runoff in Summit County, keeping the upper Provo River in its banks despite a flood warning issued by the National Weather Service.

FLDS hearings: Texas' case weakens as moms turn out adults 05/22/2008 03:37:04 AM GMT
SAN ANGELO, Texas - An underpinning of the state's case for taking hundreds of FLDS children into custody continued to weaken Tuesday as officials acknowledged four more women whose ages were disputed are adults - including one who is 27.

Heber City mixed-used project to spawn 'traffic jam from hell,' critic says 05/22/2008 02:07:36 AM GMT
Posted: 8:01 PM- Even bucolic Heber City has traffic problems.
The question: Will a new mixed-use development planned for the south end of town make it worse?

Drilling fever grips Beehive State 05/21/2008 06:04:23 PM GMT
Soaring energy prices have inflicted Utah's oil and gas industry with an acute case of black gold and natural gas fever. New oil and natural gas wells in record numbers are springing up throughout the state as energy exploration companies seek to cash in on the bonanza of high

Cell phone users may get break on fees 05/21/2008 01:41:22 PM GMT
Posted: 7:43 AM- WASHINGTON -- The government is quietly negotiating to help cell phone customers avoid expensive fees when they cancel contracts with wireless companies, The Associated Press has learned.

Patents 05/21/2008 05:48:21 AM GMT
Adjustable mobility assistance device, patent No. 7,373,679, invented by F. Troy Miller of Logan, assigned to Standers Inc. of Logan. Bitless bridle, patent No.

Business Glance 05/21/2008 05:42:00 AM GMT
Chip maker Micron shares drop as it plans to boost production Shares of Micron Technology Inc.

Memorial travelers will stay closer to home 05/21/2008 05:41:58 AM GMT
More than 355,000 Utahns are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home on Memorial Day weekend, a slight 0.1 percent decrease from last year, travel services agency AAA reported.

Study raises concerns over nanotubes 05/21/2008 05:41:57 AM GMT
Strong, versatile little ''nanotubes'' made out of carbon are considered future stars in nanotechnology research in medicine and industry. Now a study finds that longer threads of the stuff mimic the toxic qualities of asbestos, renewing questions about how carbon nanotubes can be used safely.

Inflation worries spook markets 05/21/2008 05:41:57 AM GMT
WASHINGTON - After a couple of months of calm, nervousness returned to financial markets Tuesday. Stocks slumped after the government reported that a key indicator of inflation jumped sharply in April, and the Federal Reserve's second-in-charge signaled that inflation remains a threat, making

Australia's ex-Premier endorses open trade 05/21/2008 05:41:47 AM GMT
A former Australian prime minister and a senior Bush administration trade official on Tuesday pressed their cases for open-trade policies at a time of sudden global food shortages and criticism that free trade has led to job losses in the United States.

Bad, good news for housing 05/21/2008 05:41:45 AM GMT
Nearly one-third fewer homes sold in Salt Lake County in April compared with the same month last year, while median prices managed a 2 percent increase to $235,000, a new report shows.

Business Digest 05/21/2008 05:41:43 AM GMT
Hotel industry April occupancy rates up; Salt Lake County at 71.1% Hotel occupancy rates rebounded upward in April, with Salt Lake Valley lodging establishments faring even better than their counterparts statewide.

Mortgage giants to back up loan rescue 05/21/2008 05:41:42 AM GMT
WASHINGTON - Profits from government-sponsored mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, instead of taxpayers, would back up a home loan rescue for up to 500,000 strapped borrowers under a plan approved by a key Senate committee Tuesday to pull the nation out of a housing crisis.

Ad expert to firms: In age of Web, live up to claims 05/21/2008 05:41:41 AM GMT
Advertising, marketing and branding used to work like a one-way street - with the arrow pointing from the company straight to the consumer. Now, however, with the rise of Web sites and blogs, the advertising industry and its clients are in a back-and-forth relationship with the consumer.

Micron falls on speculation it may buy Inotera stake 05/20/2008 11:15:24 PM GMT
Posted: 1:09 PM- Micron Technology Inc., which has operations in Utah, fell the most in more than three months in New

Council caps check-cashing stores in parts of SL County 05/20/2008 09:02:16 PM GMT
Posted: 2:53 PM- Payday lenders no longer will receive a welcome mat when moving their businesses into unincorporated Salt Lake County.

High gas prices expected to curb Memorial Day travel 05/20/2008 07:24:00 PM GMT
Posted: 1:21 PM- More than 355,000 Utahns are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home on Memorial Day weekend, a slight 0.1 percent decrease from last year, travel services agency AAA reported.

President will meet with LDS leaders next week 05/21/2008 06:59:05 PM GMT
Posted: 12:37 PM- President Bush is expected to meet with LDS Church leaders next week, the first meeting since the new general authorities were sustained in February.

Some lawmakers question Matheson's bill to ban foreign nuke waste 05/21/2008 02:37:02 PM GMT
Posted: 9:44 AM- WASHINGTON -- Legislation that would prohibit Italian radioactive waste from ending up in Utah's west

Legislative leaders select legal counsel 05/21/2008 07:39:09 AM GMT
Legislative leaders unanimously approved the hiring of John Fellows to be the body's top legal counsel Tuesday, replacing M. Gay Taylor, who held the job for more than two decades.

Campaign finance reports can be altered without a trace 05/20/2008 06:33:34 AM GMT
The state's 8-year-old electronic campaign finance reporting system is getting an overhaul, but for now, candidates can change or delete entries to their online documents without explanation or a visible trail.

Texas tries to look for more children on FLDS ranch 05/22/2008 01:36:39 AM GMT
Updated: 7:35 PM- ELDORADO, Tex. - Texas child welfare officials returned to a polygamous sect's ranch twice today because they had "new information" that children were there but were not allowed on the property.
Two Child Protective Service workers, accompanied by a Schleicher County Sheriff's deputy, first asked to be let on the YFZ Ranch shortly before noon today.

Exiled fathers to judge: Let us have the kids 05/21/2008 12:06:55 PM GMT
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Arthur L. Barlow has never stepped foot on the YFZ Ranch and he left the polygamous sect that resides there years ago. That's true of Frank Johnson, too.

Parents object to ban on books, Jeffs' pics 05/21/2008 07:39:11 AM GMT
FLDS parents again objected Tuesday to Texas Child Protective Services' ban on religious literature or photographs of polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs.

Retired church leader dedicated life, work to LDS 05/20/2008 06:33:32 AM GMT
Elder J. Thomas Fyans, an emeritus LDS general authority and former ZCMI executive, died Sunday at his home after celebrating his 90th birthday with family members on Saturday.

BYU: Baseball season ends with 1-0 loss to SDSU 05/21/2008 09:40:47 PM GMT
Posted: 2:50 PM- BYU's baseball season came to an end Wednesday with a 1-0 loss to San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference tournament in Fort Worth, Texas.

Blaze: Germaine misses practice for newborn's surgery 05/21/2008 08:16:10 PM GMT
Posted: 2:14 PM- Utah Blaze quarterback Joe Germaine missed today's practice at Eccles Fieldhouse because he is home in Arizona attending to his newborn son, coach Danny White said.

Prep baseball: Riverton continues rolling in playoffs 05/21/2008 06:34:03 PM GMT
OREM - All Riverton has done, over the course of the season, is win baseball games. And the Silverwolves have done it all in different ways.

Prep golf: State's best seniors battle for prestige 05/21/2008 06:32:43 PM GMT
SANDY - The top high school senior golfers in the state got together Tuesday at Hidden Valley Country Club to see who is the best of the best, regardless of classification.

MLB notes: It's the end of the line for Piazza 05/21/2008 06:31:01 PM GMT
Mike Piazza is retiring from baseball following a 16-season career in which he became one of the top-hitting catchers in history. ''After discussing my options with my wife, family and agent, I felt it was time to start a new chapter in my life,'' he said in a statement released

MLB: Tuesday's games 05/21/2008 06:30:09 PM GMT
Atlanta 6, New York 1 Atlanta 6, New York 2 Milwaukee 7, Pittsburgh 2 Florida 3, Arizona 2 Philadelphia 1, Washington 0 Houston 4, Chicago 2 San Francisco 6, Colorado

NBA: Boston not fazed by no rest 05/21/2008 06:28:20 PM GMT
BOSTON - Not even a week of rest could prepare the Detroit Pistons for the hottest home team in the NBA. Kevin Garnett had 26 points and nine rebounds and Paul Pierce scored 22 points Tuesday night to give Boston an 88-79 victory over the Pistons in Game 1 of the Eastern

Prep softball: Riverton rallies for victory 05/21/2008 06:26:55 PM GMT
TAYLORSVILLE - The best way to get the Riverton softball players angry is to score early. Too bad Fremont had to learn it the hard way.

Baseball: Utah beats Cougars 05/21/2008 06:21:35 PM GMT
FORT WORTH, Texas - University of Utah pitcher Brian Budrow threw a complete game as the Utes defeated BYU 9-3 in the first round of the Mountain West Conference baseball tournament.

Prep playoffs: Despite rain, games will go on 05/21/2008 06:20:53 PM GMT
Posted: 12:19 PM- As of noon, today's Class 5A/4A state tournaments at Valley Softball Complex in Taylorsville are scheduled to proceed - despite the current wet conditions.

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