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FLDS mother is reunited with kids - for now 05/28/2008 07:21:20 AM GMT
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Another mother is with her children - at least temporarily - while attorneys wait to hear how the Texas Supreme Court handles a decision that could send about 450 FLDS children home.

Film studio at State Fairpark? 05/28/2008 07:19:47 AM GMT
Posted: 6:13 AM- An independent gaggle of Utah filmmakers is fishing for $50 million to erect 12 sound stages for a state-of-the-art studio - with dreams of adding $500 million worth of shops, condos and eateries - at the Utah State Fairpark.

iProvo sale criticized at council meeting 05/28/2008 04:42:32 AM GMT
Posted: 10:41 PM- PROVO - Mayor Lewis Billings defended the city's use of a vaguely worded request for proposals [RFP] in seeking to sell the iProvo fiber-optic network as a way to preserve the system's value.

Sandy finds money for Real Salt Lake obligations 05/28/2008 04:01:13 AM GMT
Posted: 9:59 PM- SANDY - Real Salt Lake likely will get its full $10 million property-tax kickback from Sandy - even without Salt Lake County's help.

Jordan school board members argue over spending for buildings 05/28/2008 04:00:24 AM GMT
Posted: 9:59 PM- Jordan School District board members disagree on whether they should be spending funds on building projects in the midst of the district's split.

Man gets 4 years in prison for perjury in Kiplyn Davis case 05/28/2008 03:01:59 AM GMT
Posted: 8:58 PM- David Rucker Leifson's lies to a federal grand jury investigating what happened to a Spanish Fork teenager who disappeared in 1995 have landed him in prison for the next four years.

Mother sues defendant cleared in 1986 murder 05/28/2008 02:56:54 AM GMT
Posted: 8:55 PM- The mother of a slain 14-year-old is suing the man who was acquitted of the murder.
A jury in August found Dan L.

American Fork students on asteroid watch 05/28/2008 02:49:13 AM GMT
Posted: 8:47 PM- AMERICAN FORK - The students of American Fork High School get up pretty early to discover an asteroid.

Lawsuit attacks dirty-air rules 05/28/2008 02:48:42 AM GMT
Posted: 8:47 PM- New limits on summertime ozone don't go far enough to protect health and the environment, says a coalition that has filed suit over the Bush administration's ozone regulations.

Pump pain likely to hit transit riders 05/28/2008 02:48:13 AM GMT
Posted: 8:46 PM- Utah's biggest transit agency will decide Wednesday whether to shift its growing fuel bills onto thousands of riders, a move that many transit agencies are having to consider as diesel drives toward $5 a gallon.

British lord reveals EnergySolutions' pitch for more foreign waste 05/28/2008 02:46:52 AM GMT
Posted: 8:45 PM- A day after the head of EnergySolutions Inc. pledged to Congress he would fill no more than 5 percent

Bush to make fourth visit to Utah 05/28/2008 02:46:13 AM GMT
Posted: 8:44 PM- President Bush arrives Wednesday for his fourth visit to the state headlining a pair of fundraisers where he will attempt to tap Mitt Romney's formidable Utah money machine to support Sen. John McCain's presidential bid.

Salt Lake City couple missing in Grand Canyon 05/28/2008 12:10:04 AM GMT
Posted: 5:48 PM- A Salt Lake City couple vacationing at Grand Canyon National Park are missing after apparently trying to backpack a difficult 45-mile trail loop in a remote western area of the park.

Trails coordinator a priority for Becker 05/28/2008 12:03:42 AM GMT
Posted: 6:02 PM- Mayor Ralph Becker is making a push for his proposed coordinator to handle bike- and trail-ways - a new position he considers key if the capital is going to lengthen its lattice of trails and routes.

Fisherman discovers body believed to be that of a Utah pilot missing after Florida car crash 05/27/2008 11:23:26 PM GMT
Posted: 5:22 PM- Police in Pensacola, Florida have found a body they believe is 2nd Lt. John Alley, an Air Force pilot with Utah connections who had been missing for several days.

Becker presses case for SLC bike, trail coordinator 05/28/2008 06:35:15 AM GMT
Mayor Ralph Becker is making a push for his proposed coordinator to handle bike- and trail-ways - a new position he considers key if the capital is going to lengthen its network of trails and routes.

Body believed to be missing Utah pilot found in Florida 05/28/2008 06:35:11 AM GMT
Police in Pensacola, Fla., have found what they believe is the body of 2nd Lt. John Alley, an Air Force pilot with Utah connections who had been missing for several days.

Fire damages two-story office building 05/28/2008 06:35:10 AM GMT
A fire raged in a South Salt Lake office building Tuesday night, causing at least $50,000. The blaze began about 8:45 p.m. at South Main Plaza, 2480 S.

Sandy woman arrested after nude rampage 05/28/2008 06:35:08 AM GMT
A woman was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault Tuesday morning after she allegedly attacked the two passengers of the car she slammed into - all while naked.

Kittens are tossed from truck 05/28/2008 06:35:07 AM GMT
Washington County sheriff's deputies are investigating a report that a man threw kittens out of his truck Saturday, then ran over one of them. Witnesses told police the man pulled over on Washington Dam Road close to Washington city limits and began tossing the kittens out the

Crash after chase halts I-215 traffic 05/28/2008 06:35:06 AM GMT
A robbery at a cell phone store Tuesday led to a high-speed police chase and a crash that brought traffic to a halt on Interstate 215. About 2 p.m., a man held up a Cricket Mobile store, 2495 S.

SLC couple missing on Grand Canyon trek 05/28/2008 06:35:05 AM GMT
A Salt Lake City couple vacationing at Grand Canyon National Park are missing after apparently trying to backpack a difficult 45-mile trail loop in a remote western area of the park.

Car burglars arrested after high-speed freeway chase 05/28/2008 06:35:04 AM GMT
Orem police arrested an 18-year-old Salt Lake City man and a 16-year-old boy over the weekend for auto burglary after a high-speed chase that began in Orem and ended in Salt Lake City.

Bush to stump in for McCain in Utah 05/28/2008 06:35:03 AM GMT
President Bush arrives today for his fourth visit to the state headlining a pair of fundraisers where he will attempt to tap Mitt Romney's formidable Utah money machine to support Sen.

Public safety news from Tribune and wire reports 05/28/2008 06:35:02 AM GMT
Shooting suspect deemed competent A judge on Tuesday ruled a Cedar City man charged with attempting to kill a police officer is competent to stand trial in September.

Bush to honor Utah volunteer 05/28/2008 06:34:49 AM GMT
President Bush will present the President's Volunteer Service Award to Rick Pehrson today when he arrives in Salt Lake City. Pehrson, 24, has volunteered more than 900 hours with AmeriCorps Youth Services Corps, serving as a team leader at the Utah Commission on Volunteers.

Suit attacks dirty-air rules 05/28/2008 06:34:48 AM GMT
New limits on summertime ozone don't go far enough to protect health and the environment, says a coalition that has filed suit over the Bush administration's ozone regulations.

Jordan OKs land funds, amid debate 05/28/2008 06:34:47 AM GMT
Jordan School District board members disagree on whether they should be spending funds on building projects in the midst of the district's split. The board voted 4-3 to purchase approximately 12 acres of land for the construction of an elementary school in the Herriman area.

Prime home-buying season gets no reprieve 05/28/2008 05:33:55 AM GMT
America's home-buying season, when for-sale signs sprout like dandelions, is shaping up to be even worse than expected this year, with prices falling, sales slowing and few signs of a turnaround emerging.

'Hard goods' only at these Sears retailers 05/28/2008 05:32:41 AM GMT
More Sears stores are on their way to the Wasatch Front's suburbs - and beyond. But the stores won't fit the 100,000-square-foot (and larger) full-sized format of Sears stores that dot the Wasatch Front.

Questar to push another rate hike 05/28/2008 05:32:40 AM GMT
Disappointed with a ruling by state utility regulators in March that forced it to rein in the scope of its proposed rate increase, Questar Gas is preparing to launch another effort to bump up the amount it is allowed to charge its customers to deliver natural gas to their homes.

Suit's dismissal may kill pedicabs 05/28/2008 05:32:39 AM GMT
A court ruling Tuesday could mean the end for an enterprise touted as one solution to Salt Lake Valley smog. The owners of Wasatch Pedicabs, whose bicycle taxis were billed as a way to help ease carbon emissions by reducing environmentally unfriendly commutes, saw their

Agreement may end fraud case 05/28/2008 05:32:38 AM GMT
A plea agreement is being negotiated that on Thursday could end a 2005 fraud and racketeering case brought by the Utah attorney general's office against a Holladay businessman.

D.C. group may save KCPW 05/28/2008 05:32:37 AM GMT
A congressionally chartered financial institution will lend Wasatch Public Media more than $2 million in cash to buy KCPW-FM and keep the public radio station from being sold to a rival bidder.

U.S. farmers see income levels grow to levels not seen in years 05/28/2008 05:32:35 AM GMT
Chris Hausman knows how to pinch pennies. But the central Illinois corn and soybean grower couldn't help splurging recently, trading in his 1994 tractor for one 10 years newer.

Business Digest 05/28/2008 05:32:34 AM GMT
2010 in SLC Wind energy conference is blowing into town The American Wind Energy Association will stage its 2010 annual conference in Salt Lake City.

Utah business in brief 05/28/2008 05:32:29 AM GMT
Rep. Chris Cannon will host a meeting from 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Sevier County Commission Chambers in Richfield to talk about how Congress can help influence the efficient production of oil, natural gas, coal and geothermal energy in Sevier and surrounding counties.

$20 buys land for convention center 05/28/2008 05:32:27 AM GMT
PROVO - It cost only 20 bucks, but Utah County now has the land it needs to build a convention center. It just needs a plan for building it. The purchase agreement for Provo's city-owned parcel requires the county to start building the 20,000-square-foot center by December

Business Glance 05/28/2008 05:32:26 AM GMT
Oil Crude futures trade lower, rise in gasoline cost slows Oil prices dropped below $129 a barrel Tuesday, falling sharply on a growing sense that soaring gas and oil prices have cut demand for fuel during the normally busy summer

Copies of weekly paper disappear from boxes 05/28/2008 05:32:25 AM GMT
Hundreds of copies of the Salt Lake City Weekly newspaper have come up missing after an unflattering cover story involving Taylorsville police officers was published in the paper last week.

Simplot family to keep Idaho firm unchanged after founder's death 05/28/2008 05:32:24 AM GMT
BOISE, Idaho - After the death of its founder, the J.R. Simplot Co. will continue as a family owned agricultural company with no anticipated changes, said Scott Simplot.

KCPW in a do-or-die bind 05/28/2008 12:29:42 AM GMT
A local nonprofit group is facing an ironclad deadline in 15 days to prove it has cash to buy KCPW-FM and keep the National Public Radio-affiliated station from being sold to a rival buyer, possibly a Christian broadcast network.

FLDS custody case: Torn-up families antsy 05/27/2008 06:18:46 AM GMT
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Hearing her three children cry out for her, even listening to them squabble, are the sweetest sounds in the world to this mother. Seven weeks after being forced apart, Lori Jessop has her family together again - husband, Joseph S.

Sports in brief 05/28/2008 07:16:47 AM GMT
Golf Woods plans on playing in Open Tiger Woods entered the room with a slight limp and unwavering determination to play the U.

French Open: Matches delayed as storms persist 05/28/2008 07:12:33 AM GMT
PARIS - A photo of Maria Sharapova graced the cover of the French Open's official daily program Tuesday, which might be considered false advertising. That's because the No.

Bees: Slumping Salt Lake falls again 05/28/2008 07:12:32 AM GMT
Take away three leadoff home runs, and Salt Lake Bees starter Nick Adenhart pitched a solid game Tuesday night. But the Bees' slumping offense couldn't overcome the three miscues - given up to Juan Castro, Joe Koshansky and Jayson Nix of Colorado Springs - as Salt Lake lost 5-3

NBA: Spurs on the ropes 05/28/2008 07:12:24 AM GMT
SAN ANTONIO - Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are one win away from returning to the NBA Finals. Bryant had 28 points and 10 rebounds and the Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 93-91 on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.

RSL: More hard times on road for RSL 05/28/2008 07:12:22 AM GMT
Rookie Steven Lenhart scored in the 27th minute of his professional debut to help the Columbus Crew beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 in a qualifying game for the U.

NHL: Hockey buffs rare in Utah 05/28/2008 07:12:21 AM GMT
Twenty minutes before the opening faceoff, hockey fans amassed at The Puck bar and grill to watch the Stanley Cup finals. All two of them.

NBA: Vets know time is now 05/28/2008 07:12:20 AM GMT
WALTHAM, Mass. - Doc Rivers wants his players to start listening to Pistons forward Antonio McDyess. It wouldn't hurt if they started guarding him, too.

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