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ROLLY: Races for state treasurer have a history of lawsuits 06/03/2008 11:42:45 PM GMT
Posted: 5:07 PM- What is it with the state treasurer's race?
The formal complaint deputy state treasurer Richard

Superdelegate Matheson stays on fence 06/03/2008 10:39:14 PM GMT
Posted: 4:37 PM- WASHINGTON -- After tonight, every state and territory will have had its say. The Associated Press and most political pundits have called the Democratic race for Sen.

The mtn. set for Aug. 27 debut on DirecTV 06/03/2008 10:32:15 PM GMT
Posted: 4:31 PM- The long wait is almost over, DirecTV customers.
The satellite television company finally will begin broadcasting The Mtn.

AP tally: Obama clinches Democratic nomination 06/03/2008 09:18:19 PM GMT
Posted: 3:30 PM- WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, becoming the first black candidate to lead a major party into a campaign for the White House. Vanquished rival Hillary Rodham Clinton swiftly signaled an interest in joining the ticket as his running mate.

Father charged with first-degree murder in death of 3-month-old 06/03/2008 08:39:27 PM GMT
Posted: 2:38 PM- David Grant Swapp has been charged with first-degree felony murder for allegedly suffocating his 3-month-old son in Ogden on Friday.

Prosecutors dismiss murder, kidnap charges in S. Salt Lake case 06/03/2008 08:24:15 PM GMT
Posted: 2:23 PM- Daniel Paul Blankenship has always insisted he had nothing to do with a shooting rampage that left one man dead and two women seriously injured last year at a South Salt Lake home.

FLDS update: Polygamous sect's DNA testing results arriving in Texas 06/03/2008 08:12:07 PM GMT
Posted: 2:01 PM- SAN ANGELO, Texas - Stacks of reports that describe how genetic tests have matched children and parents from a polygamous sect continue to arrive at the Tom Green County Courthouse.

Guilty pleas by man who abandoned puppies to their deaths 06/03/2008 07:43:53 PM GMT
Posted: 1:42 PM- A Weber County man who abandoned 14 puppies - all but one of which died - in a trash bin behind a Riverdale store in December has admitted to animal cruelty charges.

Huntsman appoints new members to State Board of Regents 06/03/2008 07:16:34 PM GMT
Posted: 1:15 PM- Gov. Jon Huntsman has appointed two new members to the State Board of Regents, which oversees the state's system of higher education.

Spell-check run amok changes names in yearbook 06/03/2008 07:10:43 PM GMT
Posted: 6:36 AM- MIDDLETOWN, Pa' A computer spell-checker run amok christened several Pennsylvania high school students with new and in some cases unflattering last names'

CDC looks at salmonella cases in Utah, eight other states, with possible tie to tomatoes 06/03/2008 07:09:08 PM GMT
Posted: 12:10 PM- An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning first linked to uncooked tomatoes has now been reported in Utah and eight other states, U.S health officials said today.

Gay, lesbian groups urge more people to join registry 06/03/2008 07:04:36 PM GMT
Updated: 1:04 PM- After coming under attack from conservative lawmakers who worried a domestic partner registry could lead to legalized gay marriages, only 19 couples have signed up for the city's revised ''mutual commitment" registry since it launched April 17.

Strangers offer help to partially paralyzed cat 06/03/2008 06:53:37 PM GMT
Posted: 11:10 AM- OGDEN - Strangers from near and far are offering their help to Patches, the Ogden cat who needs an expensive operation.

Wandering cougar captured in West Jordan 06/03/2008 06:43:07 PM GMT
Posted: 11:35 AM- Police in West Jordan have tranquilized a cougar that was on the loose Tuesday morning in West Jordan.

Freestyle skiers to make Utah World Cup stop 06/03/2008 06:42:49 PM GMT
Posted: 10:02 AM- The world's best freestyle skiers will compete in Utah again next winter when the World Cup circuit stops at Deer Valley Resort and the Park City Mountain Resort.

Tree-like monument planned for Corroon's Million Trees campaign 06/03/2008 06:12:30 PM GMT
This tree won't count toward Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon's goal of a million plantings. But it will sum up his vision of enlarging the valley's urban forest.

SLC Council may cut parking to boost walkability 06/03/2008 06:07:24 PM GMT
Posted: 6:13 AM- Salt Lake City leaders are weighing a bold move to boost walkability by cutting the required number of parking stalls in such neighborhood business districts as 9th and 9th and 15th and 15th.

Toll-road plan has some cities steamed 06/03/2008 06:01:52 PM GMT
Posted: 9:31 PM- The idea of tolling the Mountain View Corridor was dead, at least that's what Riverton Councilman Brad Markus thought.

Utah forecast: Warm breezy day, then chance of showers 06/03/2008 05:46:57 PM GMT
Posted: 6:01 AM- The KUTV Fresh Air Forecast for today:
Big changes are on the way as a storm moves in from the West.

Polygamous sect's parents get kids back, vow to shun under-age marriages 06/03/2008 03:50:23 PM GMT
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Richard and Susan Barlow had seven different options to juggle as they mapped out how to retrieve eight children housed all over Texas.

Bernanke signals more rate cuts unlikely 06/03/2008 06:38:49 PM GMT
Posted: 8:00 AM- WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled Tuesday that further interest rate cuts are unlikely because of concerns about inflation.

Wall Street opens higher after Bernanke speech 06/03/2008 06:35:13 PM GMT
Posted: 7:59 AM- NEW YORK - Wall Street opened modestly higher Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reiterated expectations the economy will improve later this year.

Inaugural flight of Delta's nonstop Utah-France route 'smooth' 06/03/2008 12:28:46 PM GMT
The fruits of Delta Air Lines' first daily trans-Atlantic route between Utah and Europe emerged shortly after the inaugural flight from Paris touched down at Salt Lake City International Airport on Monday afternoon.

Business Glance 06/03/2008 05:53:10 AM GMT
Incurs $891M charge FedEx to drop Kinko's name from its stores FedEx said Monday it plans to stop using the Kinko's name on its copy and office service stores and book an $891 million charge for the quarter that

Wachovia CEO forced out, WaMu chief given rebuke 06/03/2008 05:53:10 AM GMT
As the nation's financial system still contends with the aftermath of prolonged credit problems, Wachovia Corp. CEO Ken Thompson was forced out Monday, and Washington Mutual Corp.

Tradewinds 06/03/2008 05:53:10 AM GMT
S. Reed Grant has been promoted to private client adviser for Wells Fargo's Wealth Management Group in Utah. Grant was previously a senior private banker for Wells Fargo and a senior relationship manager for Wells Fargo's Business Banking group.

Utah business in brief 06/03/2008 05:53:10 AM GMT
Lifetree Clinical Research, a pharmaceutical and biotechnology company based in Salt Lake City, will expand its services to include bioanalytical testing.

'Oh, noooo!' Mr. Bill is back, thanks to MasterCard execs 06/03/2008 05:53:10 AM GMT
MasterCard executives have found a new poster boy for the angst-ridden economy, Mr. Bill. The small clay figure that appeared in ''Saturday Night Live'' short films three decades ago - being dismembered, pulverized and humiliated to his falsetto cries of ''Oh, nooooo!

Rocky Mountain Power: Your bill may go up - but not by so much 06/03/2008 05:28:13 AM GMT
Rocky Mountain Power has again slashed the size of its requested rate increase. The company, the Utah operating arm of Oregon-based PacifiCorp, told the Public Service Commission on Monday it has reduced the size of its requested increase to $74.

Public will get to sound off on club fees 06/03/2008 05:28:12 AM GMT
Liquor-control commissioners have scheduled two hearings for this month to gather public comment about whether to abolish private club fees - a move that would mark the most comprehensive change to the clubs since lawmakers legalized them in 1969.

Martin Guitar marks 175th anniversary 06/03/2008 05:28:10 AM GMT
NAZARETH, Pa. - C.F. Martin IV sure knows how to build guitars. Just don't ask him to play one in public. ''I'm an abysmal guitar player,'' confesses Martin, sixth-generation CEO of the eponymous guitar maker C.

Senate votes to begin global warming debate 06/03/2008 05:28:08 AM GMT
WASHINGTON - The Senate began what is expected to be a weeklong, contentious debate Monday over legislation to combat global warming by mandatory reductions in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

New director named for Utah's Securities division 06/03/2008 05:28:04 AM GMT
The Utah Division of Securities, racked by accusations of mismanagement that drove its former director from office, is getting a new chief. Keith Woodwell, a former associate general counsel to the Utah Legislature who has been working with the U.

Usana to borrow $215M to go private 06/03/2008 05:28:01 AM GMT
The majority owners of Usana Health Sciences are borrowing up to $215 million from a specialty finance company to buy out other stockholders and take private the Utah-based manufacturer and seller of nutritional supplements and personal-care products.

Texas judge orders return of polygamous sect's kids to parents 06/03/2008 08:26:19 AM GMT
SAN ANGELO, Texas -- A Texas judge today signed an order that said hundreds of children seized during a raid on a polygamous sect's ranch must immediately be released to their families.

Overseer of FLDS trust wants to see documents taken from YFZ Ranch 06/03/2008 07:09:16 AM GMT
SAN ANGELO, Texas - The fiduciary overseeing a polygamous sect's trust wants access to documents seized from the Yearning for Zion Ranch - and to see documents related to its 2003 purchase.

FLDS worry grand jury could come after them 06/03/2008 07:09:14 AM GMT
ELDORADO, Texas - Hours after signing an order releasing FLDS children from state custody, 51st District Judge Barbara Walther arrived at the Schleicher County Courthouse in Eldorado to swear in a grand jury that may be considering indictments related to the polygamous sect.

Utahn overseeing FLDS trust wants YFZ Ranch documents 06/03/2008 04:46:41 AM GMT
Posted: 10:46 PM- SAN ANGELO, Texas -- The fiduciary overseeing a polygamous sect's trust wants access to documents seized from the YFZ Ranch -- and to see documents related to its 2003 purchase.

Texas grand jury may be hearing evidence against polygamous sect 06/03/2008 04:44:43 AM GMT
Posted: 10:44 PM- ELDORADO, Texas - Hours after signing an order releasing FLDS children from state custody, 51st District Judge Barbara Walther arrived at the Schleicher County Courthouse in Eldorado to swear in a grand jury that may be considering indictments related to the polygamous sect.

Free at last: Courts end broad-brush injustice against FLDS children 06/03/2008 12:10:48 AM GMT
Two months after Texas officials raided a ranch and removed 468 children from their homes, a court, at the direction of the Texas Supreme Court, has ended this injustice, ordering that the children be reunited with their parents.

Mormon church dedicates new temple in Brazil 06/02/2008 03:58:44 PM GMT
Posted: 9:57 AM- CURITIBA, Brazil -- Mormon church President Thomas S. Monson has dedicated a new temple in Curitiba, Brazil,

Prep softball: Bingham's Jackson is repeat winner 06/03/2008 08:30:33 PM GMT
It was never planned this way. If they had a choice, the Bingham Miners wouldn't have wanted a loss to open up the Class 5A state tournament - which, history indicated at the time, puts the team out of championship contention almost immediately.

Prep softball: 4 aces tops in their class 06/03/2008 07:05:48 PM GMT
CLASS 5A Tori Almond BINGHAM SOPHOMORE Season stats: 18-2 record, 174 strikeouts, 0.

MLS Soccer: RSL's Findley is Player of Week 06/03/2008 06:40:42 PM GMT
Posted: 9:42 AM- Real Salt Lake's Robbie Findley has been named the Major League Soccer player of the week, after he scored and assisted on the game-winning goal in RSL's 3-1 victory over San Jose at home last weekend.

Olympic hoops: Even more Jazzmen to face off 06/03/2008 06:21:15 PM GMT
Posted: 12:20 PM- Well, how about that?
Not only will the Jazz's Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams play against teammate Andrei Kirilenko in a pre-Olympic exhibition game as members of the U.S.

Prep softball: About the teams 06/03/2008 01:34:24 PM GMT
All-state teams for soccer, baseball and softball were selected by coaches' voting. Coaches were given ballots with first-team and second-team spots to fill.

Prep softball: Armed, dangerous 06/03/2008 01:33:01 PM GMT
What if you stared at your hands, and in them were two opposite things: heartbreak and happiness. And all you needed to do was hurl a big yellow ball and hope the person who's about to receive it doesn't destroy your ultimate dream as a high school softball player.

NBA notes 06/03/2008 07:47:03 AM GMT
Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers says Tony Allen might not be back from an injury to guard Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant when the NBA Finals begin Thursday night.

Sports in brief 06/03/2008 07:47:02 AM GMT
NFL Broncos release Travis Henry The Denver Broncos released running back Travis Henry on Monday, saying his commitment to the team was in question.

Bees: Bees rough up host Rainiers for 10-5 victory 06/03/2008 07:47:02 AM GMT
The Salt Lake Bees totaled 16 hits in a 10-5 win over the host Tacoma Rainiers on Monday. Kendry Morales went 3-for-4 and scored twice for the Bees (38-18), and three Salt Lake batters had two RBIs each: Bradley Coon, Adam Pavkovich and Timothy Duff.

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