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Districts roll out teacher pay experiment 06/24/2008 06:31:36 AM GMT
If any teacher would benefit from performance pay, it likely would be Brian LeStarge. The Churchill Junior High School science teacher is beloved by students, known for his hands-on approach and won a Huntsman Award for Excellence in Education this year.

Utah primary election lineup 06/24/2008 06:31:35 AM GMT
The following is an unofficial list of candidates running for office in today's Utah primary election. (i) denotes incumbent. U.S.

Hogle Zoo looks to lock in approval of ballot initiative 06/24/2008 06:31:33 AM GMT
Hogle Zoo wants to take a bite at the ballot box this year to feed an $85 million makeover of its east-side park. Question is: Will the Salt Lake County Council - which muzzled the zoo's request 5-4 along party lines last year - let the zoo have a nibble this November?

Sisters protest high gas prices 06/24/2008 06:31:32 AM GMT
When a daily dose of Hannah Montana became impossible, the Vance sisters knew it was time to take to the streets. Sadie, 9, and her sister Pyper, 7, marched around downtown Salt Lake City chanting, "Lower the gas prices," while carrying homemade signs.

Families pool resources, save on food bills 06/24/2008 06:31:31 AM GMT
Although her family's low income qualifies it for food stamps, Laura Nava can afford to feed her children and have a little left over for new shoes or scrapbooking - even as grocery prices sprint upward.

Crash 'a wake-up call?' 06/24/2008 06:31:26 AM GMT
Tire marks, a piece of a rearview mirror and a broken speedometer remained on Cristylyn Garcia's lawn Monday morning, reminders of a motorcycle crash residents say may have been prevented if their Herriman neighborhood had more stop signs.

Workers find human skull in attic of Tooele home 06/24/2008 04:50:21 AM GMT
Posted: 10:49 PM- A roofing crew found a human skull Monday in the attic of a Tooele home.
Some hair and tissue remained

Veteran Lehi police captain wounded, suspect killed in shootout 06/24/2008 04:49:18 AM GMT
Updated: 2:24 AM- LEHI - Police Capt. Harold Terry has so much experience making traffic stops, he has trained officers in how to pull over strangers and determine if they are dangerous.
But even that experience couldn't keep him out of harm's way Monday morning. Terry stopped a driver who, police say, drew a pistol and shot him twice in the head.

Ex-boyfriend charged in woman's beating 06/24/2008 03:27:01 AM GMT
Posted: 9:25 PM- A Salt Lake County woman was rescued by a neighbor after her ex-boyfriend beat her over the head with a steel pipe and a piece of fired clay, investigators say.

Explosion halts rush hour traffic 06/24/2008 03:27:00 AM GMT
Posted: 9:25 PM- Traffic shut down during rush hour in Salt Lake City after an underground explosion shot a manhole cover into the air at 400 South and 200 East.

A day after motorcycle crash injured three, neighborhood says it warned city about speeders 06/24/2008 03:25:51 AM GMT
Posted: 9:24 PM- Tire marks, a piece of a rear-view mirror and a broken speedometer still remained on Cristylyn Garcia's lawn Monday morning, reminders of a crash residents say may have been prevented if their Herriman neighborhood had more stop signs.

Hogle Zoo seeks $85 million for makeover 06/24/2008 03:24:40 AM GMT
Posted: 9:23 PM- Hogle Zoo wants to take a bite at the ballot box this year to feed an $85 million makeover of its east-side park.

Tracy Aviary hopes voters will back the birds 06/24/2008 03:24:22 AM GMT
Posted: 9:23 PM- Tracy Aviary also will try to spread its financial wings this year - hopefully to rise above the decades-old exhibits and insufficient funds that cost the facility its national accreditation two years ago.

State to see some teacher-pay plans before local boards do 06/24/2008 03:23:24 AM GMT
Posted: 9:22 PM- The public might not get a chance to look at some school districts' performance pay plans before they're given to state officials.

Teacher-pay experiment begins 06/24/2008 03:22:40 AM GMT
Posted: 9:21 PM- If any teacher would benefit from performance pay, it likely would be Brian LeStarge.
The Churchill

Zions to own SunCrest; challenges looming ahead 06/24/2008 05:23:03 AM GMT
Draper's SunCrest community soon will belong to Zions Bank, pending a judge's approval. Zions outbid two other companies elbowing for the high-profile, 3,600-acre community with about 1,000 homes atop Draper's Traverse Ridge.

Utah forecast: Another hot one 06/24/2008 04:46:59 AM GMT
Get ready for another hot one across the state today with highs in the 90s along the Wasatch Front and over 100 in southern Utah. Thunderstorm activity

Bryce Canyon to host stargazers 06/23/2008 11:43:16 PM GMT
Posted: 5:36 PM- Stargazers can look through high-end telescopes, learn how to identify constellations and even build their

Tribune shows well in journalism contest 06/23/2008 11:39:34 PM GMT
Posted: 5:33 PM- The Salt Lake Tribune took top honors in the 2008 Utah Headliners Chapter, Society of Professional Journalists contest, including best newspaper of its size.

Man who grabbed woman and child released after plea 06/23/2008 11:09:29 PM GMT
Posted: 5:04 PM- A Las Vegas man who was charged with aggravated kidnapping for grabbing a woman and her 4-month-old son at a Salt Lake City Greyhound station in March has been released from jail after pleading guilty to misdemeanors.

Court appearance set for Layton artist charged with child sexual exploitation 06/23/2008 11:02:16 PM GMT
Posted: 3:22 PM- A Layton glass artist has been charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for allegedly making videos on his computer of male and female children performing sex acts.

Tribune accorded honors in annual contest 06/24/2008 05:26:33 AM GMT
The Salt Lake Tribune took top honors in the 2008 Utah Headliners chapter, Society of Professional Journalists contest, including best newspaper of its size.

Facing suit, Usana group reiterates offer 06/24/2008 05:23:07 AM GMT
In what appears to be a take-it-or-leave-it proposition, a group of majority stockholders of Usana Health Sciences Inc. reiterated Monday its offer to buy up all minority shares for $26 a share, the same price that was rejected as too low just one business day earlier.

Business Glance 06/24/2008 05:23:01 AM GMT
Carrier cutbacks United Airlines to cut some 950 pilot jobs this summer United Airlines says it will eliminate about 950 pilot jobs beginning this summer in addition to an already announced plan to cut 1,600 salaried positions and reduce its

Safer cigarette fails its test run 06/24/2008 05:22:59 AM GMT
The nation's largest cigarette maker, Altria Group Inc.'s Philip Morris USA, has failed in yet another attempt to sell Americans on a potentially safer cigarette, pulling the plug on Marlboro Ultra Smooth, a version of Marlboro that used a high-technology filter.

China agrees to record iron ore price hike 06/24/2008 05:22:59 AM GMT
Rio Tinto Group, which in Utah owns the Kennecott companies and is the world's second-biggest iron-ore exporter, said China has agreed to a record price increase as mining companies struggle to keep pace with surging world demand for iron ore.

Panel: Speculators big players in oil futures 06/24/2008 05:22:59 AM GMT
Speculators became the largest players in oil futures markets, nearly doubling their share in the past eight years as prices rose to records, in a ''radical shift'' for the market, according to a congressional committee.

High-end developments getting a big taste of the mortgage crisis 06/24/2008 05:22:56 AM GMT
With the developer forced into bankruptcy, Hugh Smith worries about the $1 million he and a partner sank into bare lots at Promontory, a half-built, sprawling residence club in Park City that is saturated with second homes for the wealthy.

Operators are cited in death of worker 06/24/2008 05:22:54 AM GMT
Operators of the Bear Canyon mine in Emery County have been issued four citations for safety violations in a surface accident that killed a coal truck driver last December.

Falling revenue prompts layoffs at MediaOne 06/24/2008 05:22:49 AM GMT
MediaOne of Utah, which handles advertising, printing and circulation for Utah's two biggest newspapers, is laying off employees to cope with falling revenue.

Homegrown group wants Utahns to buy from neighbors 06/24/2008 05:22:47 AM GMT
One Utah group is banking on skyrocketing gasoline and food prices - along with customer loyalty built during a two-year campaign - to encourage consumers to buy local.

Huntsman Corp. shoots back 06/24/2008 05:22:46 AM GMT
Huntsman Corp. is opening its own front in the battle over the decision by Apollo Management to renege on its $10.6 billion offer to buy the Utah-based chemicals conglomerate.

Business Digest 06/24/2008 05:22:45 AM GMT
Joining forces Keller Williams is merging with Action Realty The Keller Williams South Valley residential real estate brokerage in Riverton is merging with the Action Realty Network, a one-office real estate brokerage in Midvale.

Soured on the economy? Candy offers a sweet break 06/24/2008 05:22:44 AM GMT
CHICAGO - Like a lot of people, Nate Towne is cutting back on spending. He's carpooling to work and only shops at grocery stores that take coupons or offer discount ''rewards'' cards.

Utah business in brief 06/24/2008 05:22:43 AM GMT
Sky-View Technologies, a St. George company providing digital TV, high-speed Internet, data services and voice over Internet protocol to customers in five southern Utah five counties, has retained Lindon-based Alianza Inc.

USANA shareholders group reaffirms offer to buy company 06/23/2008 03:35:40 PM GMT
Posted: 9:34 AM- A group of shareholders of Usana Health Sciences has reaffirmed its offer to buy out the remaining shareholders of the health care products company even though the company rejected the $26-a-share bid as too low.

Polygamous sect leader's daughter wants to ditch her attorney 06/23/2008 12:14:45 PM GMT
An FLDS teenager is taking a dispute with her attorney public, claiming the attorney is making her life "harder" and asking the lawyer to "please leave me alone.

Jeffs' daughter wants to drop attorney 06/23/2008 03:11:40 AM GMT
Posted: 9:10 PM- An FLDS teenager is taking a dispute with her attorney public, claiming the attorney is making her life "harder" and asking the lawyer to "please leave me alone."

Texas judge bars contact from FLDS spokesman 06/21/2008 06:31:28 AM GMT
A Texas judge has temporarily barred an FLDS spokesman accused of intimidation from contacting a daughter of polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs. Attorney Natalie Malonis, joined by guardian ad litem Connie Gauwain, filed a motion Friday asking for a restraining order against

LDS Church backs proposed California 'one man-one woman' marriage amendment 06/23/2008 09:53:45 PM GMT
Posted: 3:49 PM- On the 39th anniversary of New York City's Stonewall Riots, which arguably launched the gay rights movement, the LDS Church is asking California Mormons to support a proposed constitutional amendment that would recognize only marriages between a man and a woman.

Feud between families leads to stabbing in Clearfield 06/22/2008 07:40:34 AM GMT
Posted: 8:32 PM- A feud between families led to the stabbing of a Clearfield man on Friday, police said.
A 40-year-old

Church honored for green efforts 06/21/2008 05:58:10 AM GMT
On pleasant days beginning in 2012, the glass panels covering the retail section of downtown Salt Lake City's City Creek Center will retract, exposing a once enclosed complex to open air.

Senator apologizes for linking polygamy, gay marriage 06/21/2008 01:27:51 AM GMT
PORTLAND, Ore. - Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., issued a strong apology Tuesday for his remarks last week that some interpreted as a defense of polygamy, and others saw as equating polygamy with same-sex marriage.

NBA: Fringe prospects trying to hang on 06/23/2008 07:36:51 PM GMT
Draft previews and reviews each day leading up to Thursday's NBA draft. Sasha Kaun toiled in obscurity for most of his collegiate career, suiting up for the national champion Kansas Jayhawks but playing behind Darrell Arthur, a projected lottery pick.

Jazz: Williams, Boozer named to U.S. Olympic team 06/23/2008 07:35:27 PM GMT
Posted: 12:01 PM- The Jazz's Carlos Boozer said weeks ago that he believed both he and teammate Deron Williams would make the U.S. Olympic Team for the 2008 Beijing Games in China.

Jazz at Olympics: Boozer, Williams chosen for U.S. hoops squad 06/23/2008 04:54:58 PM GMT
Posted: 9:23 AM- The Jazz's Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams were both officially announced Monday morning as members of the U.S. Olympic team that will attempt to recapture gold in Beijing in August.

Utah Jazz: Best player will trump roster flexibility 06/23/2008 07:29:38 AM GMT
With the Jazz working out French center Alexis Ajinca and Congolese forward Serge Ibaka on Sunday, the possibility exists that the team will use its first-round draft pick on a player who could stay overseas this season while the Jazz retain his rights.

Utah Jazz: Hibbert, Jazz both get last look at each other 06/23/2008 07:29:36 AM GMT
As hard a time as Roy Hibbert had trying to get a read on what Jerry Sloan thought of his workout Sunday, the Jazz might have an even tougher time trying to figure out if the Georgetown center will fall to them in Thursday's draft.

Utah Jazz: Late first-round picks can be gems or busts 06/22/2008 05:28:28 PM GMT
Taken with the 28th pick in the 2001 NBA Draft, Tony Parker has played on three championship teams with the San Antonio Spurs and twice been selected an All-Star.

Utah Jazz: Aggies' Carroll making the rounds 06/22/2008 07:15:07 AM GMT
With the NBA Draft less than a week away, Utah State guard Jaycee Carroll wishes he could tell people what they want to hear. But Carroll believes there's just as good a chance his name will be called as there is that he will go undrafted.

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