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Amid cuts in programs, inmates attain diplomas 05/23/2008 03:38:25 AM GMT
Posted: 9:28 PM- More than 60 Utah State Prison inmates became Salt Lake Community College graduates Thursday at a ceremony where students talked about the value of education and second chances.

Lawmakers hope for customer-centric Web site 05/23/2008 03:31:15 AM GMT
Posted: 9:29 PM- Call it Travelocity.com for health insurance plans.
At least, that's what the state's Health System

Performance pay no easy assignment 05/23/2008 03:28:42 AM GMT
Posted: 9:27 PM- Lawmakers' plan to spend $20 million next school year on performance pay for educators might have some problems, several superintendents said Thursday.

Rocky's Youth City faces scrutiny 05/23/2008 03:28:12 AM GMT
Posted: 9:26 PM- Youth City, an after-school program that former Mayor Rocky Anderson lauds as the hallmark of his legacy, is under the microscope by the new administration - a potential threat that has hordes of Salt Lake City parents and their kids on edge.

Two charged in Oxycontin robbery 05/23/2008 03:27:42 AM GMT
Posted: 9:26 PM- Two alleged Oxycontin bandits were charged in 3rd District Court on Thursday with first-degree felony aggravated robbery.

Appeals court rules Texas acted improperly in seizing FLDS children 05/23/2008 01:33:50 AM GMT
Updated: 7:33 PM-SAN ANGELO, Texas - A state appellate court has ruled that child welfare officials had no right to seize more than 400 children living at a polygamist sect's ranch.
The Third Court of Appeals in Austin ruled Thursday that the grounds for removing the children were "legally and factually insufficient" under Texas law.

After 64 years, WWII vet returns to Cedar City high school for diploma 05/23/2008 01:07:16 AM GMT
Posted: 7:02 PM- CEDAR CITY - It was a long way and a long time from D-Day to graduation day for Ray Stapley.
Try one ocean, nearly two continents and 64 years.

Number of underage mothers claimed by Texas continues to dwindle 05/22/2008 11:28:45 PM GMT
Updated: 5:26 PM- SAN ANGELO, Texas - Tina Louise Steed had just one question for a judge who declared her an adult Thursday morning. "I'm wondering how come they wouldn't believe my ID in the first place?" she asked Judge Jay Weatherby.

5A softball: Bingham makes history, wins title 05/22/2008 11:14:32 PM GMT
Posted: 5:13 PM- TAYLORSVILLE - The Bingham Miners made a little history Thursday at the expense of Taylorsville in the Class 5A softball tournament.

Guv turns thumbs down on gas tax holiday 05/22/2008 09:47:10 PM GMT
Posted: 3:41 PM- Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. said Utah's gas prices are outrageous, but suspending the state's gas tax is a bad idea and there is little the state can do to ease consumers' pain.

Utahn nominated for elections role 05/22/2008 09:35:49 PM GMT
Posted: 3:29 PM- WASHINGTON - President Bush said Thursday he intends to nominate Utahn Matthew Petersen, a top aide to Sen.

Eagle Mountain paving way for novel bike park 05/22/2008 09:26:52 PM GMT
The terms sound a bit strange: teeter-totter, pump track, table-top jump line. But whatever they are, Eagle Mountain will have them.

Review: Indiana Jones' return falls maddingly short 05/22/2008 09:24:38 PM GMT
Nostalgia went a long way during my viewing of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," as my brain was telling me to enjoy this because it's the first time in 19 years I've seen Harrison Ford's fedora-wearing hero.

Springville high schooler's science project might hold key to computing leap 05/22/2008 09:15:25 PM GMT
Posted: 6:41 AM- 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.

5A softball: Bingham forces extra game 05/22/2008 09:03:12 PM GMT
Posted: 3:01 PM- TAYLORSVILLE - Bingham's Chalese Fankhauser homered in the top of the seventh inning to give the Miners a 3-2 win over Taylorsville in the first game of the Class 5A softball championship.

Lawmakers begin brainstorming on immigration problems 05/23/2008 03:30:22 AM GMT
Posted: 9:28 PM- Some lawmakers professed shock Thursday about immigration laws they learned of during the inaugural gathering of the Utah legislative Immigration Interim Committee.

Man who kills self after robbery attempt is identified 05/22/2008 10:39:17 PM GMT
A man who shot himself in the head with a rifle Wednesday afternoon after he attempted to rob a Salt Lake City business has died from his injuries.

Utah No. 2 in home price increases 05/22/2008 08:02:19 PM GMT
Updated: 2:01 PM- Utah is No. 2 among states in home-price appreciation with a 5.6 percent increase, relinquishing the top spot to Wyoming, which posted a 6.3 percent gain, according to a report released today.

Utah innovators honored 05/22/2008 05:50:12 PM GMT
Utah innovation award winners:
Biotechnology/Pharamceuticals: Allocure, Cell therapy for acute renal failure
Chemicals/Materials Science: Ceramatec Inc., NaSICON membrane

Advocacy group wants to forestall foreclosures 05/22/2008 04:55:36 PM GMT
Utahns in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure have a new resource designed to help them hang on to their properties. The national advocacy organization, ACORN, recently received $7.

A charge for one checked bag: Fliers ask, 'Are you kidding?' 05/22/2008 03:38:32 PM GMT
For some time now, cash-strapped airlines have been doing away with once-complimentary perks such as earphones, meals and extra legroom in exit rows. Now the largest U.S. carrier is testing the limits of passengers' willingness to pay for extras, announcing plans to start charging $15 for what many fliers consider a downright necessity - a single checked bag.

Kennecott doubles reserve estimate 05/22/2008 02:28:52 PM GMT
Posted: 8:27 AM- Kennecott Utah Copper Corp. has nearly doubled the estimate of its copper-ore reserves at Utah's Bingham Canyon mine.

Downtown's champion gets new role 05/22/2008 08:44:11 AM GMT
Bob Farrington left his revitalized San Antonio 16 years ago to try to create a similar energy in the heart of too-often-staid Salt Lake City.

Fed rate cuts likely at end; stocks plunge 05/22/2008 05:47:36 AM GMT
The Federal Reserve's aggressive rate-cutting campaign may be at an end. In the minutes of the Fed's previous meeting, released Wednesday, central bankers sent the strongest signals yet that they planned to hold interest rates steady, barring ''a significant weakening'' in the

Recall Alert 05/22/2008 05:47:36 AM GMT
The following products and vehicles were recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Product: Cuddly Cousins Plush Insect toys (product number 903995) sold at Dollar Tree, Dollar Bill$, Dollar Express,

Big Oil defends profits 05/22/2008 05:45:56 AM GMT
WASHINGTON - On a day oil prices leaped to unheard-of highs, senators lined up Big Oil's biggest executives and pummeled them with complaints that they are pretending to be ''hapless victims'' while raking in record profits.

Business Glance 05/22/2008 05:45:54 AM GMT
Media Time Warner to split off cable TV business Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday it would formally split off its cable TV business, giving the media conglomerate a $9.

Good Housekeeping reports: Putting health-test kits to the test 05/22/2008 05:45:52 AM GMT
Taking health tests from a kit at home is certainly convenient. Today, there are home kits for dozens of conditions. But what about their payoffs? Good Housekeeping has a detailed guide to three types of popular home tests - what's helpful about them, what's questionable and

Utah-developed drug gets E.U. marketer 05/22/2008 05:45:50 AM GMT
Utah's Myriad Genetics Inc. will announce today it has signed on one of Europe's leading pharmaceutical companies to market and distribute its Alzheimer's drug candidate in the European Union, Russia and Turkey.

Washington County OKs immigrant labor rule 05/22/2008 05:45:47 AM GMT
Contractors who do business with Washington County in Utah must ensure that employees are eligible to work in the United States. There was applause this week when commissioners in St.

Business Digest 05/22/2008 05:45:44 AM GMT
Alexander's Print shop owner honored as small business champion Jeff Alexander, owner of Alexander's Print Advantage in Lindon, has been named Solveras/NFIB small business champion of the year by the Utah chapter of the National Federation of

Lawsuit demands that Holyfield repay loan 05/22/2008 05:45:43 AM GMT
The receiver for a Draper business-consulting company has filed suit accusing heavyweight boxer Evander Holyfield of failing to repay a $550,000 loan.

Bush to meet with LDS leaders 05/22/2008 07:05:48 AM GMT
President Bush is expected to meet with LDS Church leaders next week, the first meeting since the new general authorities were sustained in February. The meeting between Bush and the leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is scheduled for May 29, said Rob

Lawmakers leave it to staff to probe constitutionality of I.B. program 05/22/2008 07:05:39 AM GMT
Lawmakers might further investigate the International Baccalaureate (I.B.) program depending on what legislative staff say about its constitutionality in Utah, lawmakers decided Wednesday.

Go-slow approach best way to handle merit system redo 05/22/2008 07:05:33 AM GMT
Legislators told Utah's human resource managers Wednesday not to rush through a sweeping change to the state's civil service system, designed to protect workers from politicians' whims.

Lawyer urges project to go to referendum 05/22/2008 07:05:32 AM GMT
A developer's legal battle to block a public vote on its plans for a pricey ski-and-golf resort in Beaver County took a circuitous and "desperate" detour through the state Legislature, charges an attorney for resort opponents.

Lawyer: FLDS girl isn't pregnant 05/22/2008 10:25:24 AM GMT
SAN ANGELO, Texas - A lawyer for a 14-year-old FLDS girl argues her client - listed by the state of Texas as an underage mother - is not pregnant and does not have children.

FLDS shun Texas officials twice at ranch 05/22/2008 10:25:24 AM GMT
ELDORADO, Texas - Texas child welfare officials returned to a polygamous sect's ranch twice Wednesday because they had "new information" that children were there but were not allowed on the property.

4A softball: Tooele wins another title 05/22/2008 08:59:17 PM GMT
Posted: 2:57 PM- TAYLORSVILLE - Marissa Mendenhall had the game-winning RBI as Tooele rallied from a 2-1 deficit to take a 4-3 win over Murray in the Class 4A championship game.

Prep baseball: Skyline pitcher finds a new start 05/22/2008 08:37:32 PM GMT
Skyline pitcher Deyshawn Chapman appreciates his head coach, but they don't always see eye-to-eye. Last month, in his first varsity start, Chapman led his team to victory over rival Alta.

Prep softball: Pitcher big key to Northridge's turnaround 05/22/2008 08:37:32 PM GMT
Pitcher Chelsea Olson's right arm is stronger than oak. Well maybe not literally, but it must be something to that extent considering the 5-foot-7 senior has either started or made an appearance from the circle in all of Northridge's 21 games this season.

Prep boys soccer: Quiet intensity propels Sandoval 05/22/2008 08:37:31 PM GMT
Nothing about Adam Sandoval's appearance gives a hint of what he's really all about. Quiet and shy, the lanky junior hides his normally downward gaze behind a curtain of shaggy hair, making the most of his withdrawn demeanor to deflect questions and remain as far from the spotlight as possible.

Bruins teams make a name nationally 05/22/2008 08:37:31 PM GMT
If you weren't following the Salt Lake Community College women's softball team, you missed out. The Bruins finished the season 43-10 and were one of the top teams in the nation.

Prep baseball: Silverwolves dominating at a Snell's pace 05/22/2008 08:37:31 PM GMT
You'd never know it by watching him pitch, but Ian Snell's elbow was, more or less, put through a meat grinder about a year and a half ago. The Riverton pitcher tore a ligament in his throwing elbow so severely that doctors harvested a tendon from another part of his body and

Prep boys soccer: Deserved recognition 05/22/2008 08:37:30 PM GMT
Troy Thomas took Region 3 soccer by storm. Although he wasn't perfect, the second-year Hunter coach was good enough for a sometimes-beleaguered school.

Prep softball: Some on-the-job training 05/22/2008 08:37:30 PM GMT
At every level and in every sport, players make mistakes. Brighton catcher Shelby Everett has made her fair share - after all, she is one of four freshmen starting for the Bengals this season.

Prep softball: Brighton freshman learning from mistakes 05/22/2008 08:37:29 PM GMT
At every level and in every sport, players make mistakes. Brighton catcher Shelby Everett has made her fair share - after all, she is one of four freshmen starting for the Bengals this season.

Prep baseball: Pitcher beats the odds 05/22/2008 08:37:29 PM GMT
You'd never know it by watching him pitch, but Ian Snell's elbow was, more or less, put through a meat grinder about a year and a half ago. The Riverton pitcher tore a ligament in his throwing elbow so severely that doctors harvested a tendon from another part of his body and

Photo: Incoming 05/22/2008 08:35:31 PM GMT
HIGHLAND'S CHAS FOOTE serves to Woods Cross's Jared Nielsen in the 4A tennis tournament.

Photo: Northern stars 05/22/2008 08:35:25 PM GMT
Davis County schools were well represented at the state meet last week with a team title and a state record

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