News 2008-06-28 Andanh.com

Utah Jazz: Jazz first-round pick chooses NBA goal over Greek offer Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:34:46 MDT
Posted: 10:33 PM- Even before he took his first class at Ohio State, Kosta Koufos already completed his major in international relations. All it took, in fact, was one offer the 7-footer received out of high school to play basketball in Greece.

Track and field: Two Utahns advance at U.S. trials Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:32:09 MDT
Posted: 10:31 PM- Tooele's Jennifer Grossarth advanced to the semifinals of the 400-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field on Friday night, finishing third in her quarterfinal heat at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Police searching for missing Taylorsville man Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:06:59 MDT
Posted: 10:06 PM- Taylorsville police are looking for an 80-year-old blind man with diabetes who went missing from a condo complex Friday morning.

Sandy ponders a move on up Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:28:36 MDT
Posted: 9:27 PM- SANDY - Lively, walkable streets, trolley cars, an urban forest and a new skyscraper-studded skyline someday could transform this southern Salt Lake Valley suburb.

Vintage roadside diner offers taste of nostalgia Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:27:40 MDT
Posted: 9:26 PM- OAKLEY - Besides enjoying a classic cheeseburger with fries, meatloaf like mom's and a root beer float from the soda fountain, customers of the new Road Island Diner also can savor a slice of Americana.

As refugess pour into state, some wonder if Utah should slow the flow Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:27:11 MDT
Posted: 9:26 PM- Over the next few months, hundreds of refugees from across the world will arrive in Utah and know they are finally home.

Nation looking to Utah to store radioactive waste Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:26:19 MDT
Posted: 9:25 PM- The nation's nuclear industry has a problem. And it sees a partial fix in Utah, at the mile-square patch of Tooele County that is operated as a radioactive waste landfill by EnergySolutions Inc.

Six decades later, Purple Heart coming for Utah vet Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:25:39 MDT
Posted: 9:24 PM- At the time, he just wanted to go home. And so Clinton Sagers didn't push the matter when - after

Crews gaining on Bear Creek fire Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:25:06 MDT
Posted: 9:23 PM- CEDAR CITY - Fire crews made good progress today containing a fire that has charred 1,300 in the Dixie National Forest north of Boulder.

Man crushed by tractor in Magna Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:22:30 MDT
Posted: 9:20 PM- A 48-year-old man was crushed to death Friday night when the tractor he was operating flipped and pinned him underneath.

Orem man pleads not guilty to child abuse homicide Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:31:12 MDT
Posted: 7:39 PM- AMERICAN FORK - An Orem man charged with child abuse homicide pleaded not guilty Friday and will stand trial in December.

Teen recounts her rape story Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:38:20 MDT
Posted: 7:37 PM- Police say a Syracuse High School girl who claimed she was raped in an LDS church parking lot in May lied.

Credit Union robbed in South Salt Lake Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:36:59 MDT
Posted: 7:36 PM- A lone gunman got away with an undisclosed amount of money after robbing a Transwest Credit Union in South Salt Lake today.

Woman dies in rollover in Emery County Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:02:00 MDT
Posted: 7:01 PM- A woman who died in a rollover accident Friday afternoon may have fallen asleep while driving, police said.

BYU football: Mountain View RB gives word to Cougars Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:43:29 MDT
Posted: 6:42 PM- PROVO - Anthony Heimuli, a 5-foot-11, 225-pound running back and linebacker from Orem's Mountain View High has orally committed to play football for BYU, his high school coach said Friday afternoon.

Figure in missing girl case sentenced to prison Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:41:46 MDT
Posted: 6:39 PM- Years after teenager Kiplyn Davis was last seen, one of her Spanish Fork High School classmates was sentenced to a prison term for lying to investigators who were trying to find out what happened to the girl.

Genola councilman, son settle fraud lawsuit Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:16:12 MDT
Posted: 6:14 PM- Genola Town Councilman Bryan Draper and his son, Dale Draper, settled a lawsuit this week charging them with fraudulently hiding assets.

Shots fired during apparent road-rage incident Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:36:36 MDT
Posted: 4:00 PM- South Salt Lake police are searching for two men after a gun was fired during an apparent road rage incident Friday morning.

Wall Street trims losses in late trading Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:30:12 MDT
Updated: 1:30 PM- NEW YORK - Wall Street pared its losses late Friday as the approaching end of the quarter had investors picking up stocks to close out their portfolios - the practice widely known as window dressing.

Big things are in store for Bear Lake Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:00:48 MDT
A grandiose plan is starting to take shape to turn the Idaho hillsides overlooking Bear Lake into a multibillion-dollar resort with ranches, condos, hotels, golf, skiing and sailing.

After-tax incomes and spending show big gains Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:31:19 MDT
Posted: 8:30 AM- WASHINGTON - The millions of economic stimulus payments gave a massive jolt to household finanances in May, sending after-tax incomes up by the largest amount in 33 years.

Stocks plunge to lowest level in nearly two years Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:30:32 MDT
Updated: 2:04 PM- NEW YORK - Stocks plunged Thursday as Wall Street contended with a barrage of bad news to their lowest level in nearly two years.

Delta pilot leaders approve merger contract Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:35:51 MDT
Delta Air Lines Inc. pilot leaders have approved a tentative contract agreement with the third-largest U.S. carrier and their peers at merger partner Northwest Airlines Corp.

Anheuser-Busch pulls alcoholic energy drinks Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:35:51 MDT
On Thursday, California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced an agreement with Anheuser-Busch Inc. that requires the company to discontinue production of all alcoholic energy drinks, including its two current brands - Tilt and Bud Extra.

Tradewinds Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:35:51 MDT
Red Ledges, a nearly 2,000-acre private golf and four-season recreational community in Heber Valley, has added two new vice presidents. Jennifer Hurst has been named vice president of marketing; she previously worked as marketing director for Kennecott Land.

New president takes over insurer's reins Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:35:37 MDT
Ray Pickup has been named president of Workers Compensation Fund (WCF), the insurer of workplace injuries, succeeding Lane Summerhays who retired to serve an LDS Church mission.

Business Glance Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:35:35 MDT
Anheuser-Busch Budweiser brewer rejects InBev's $46B takeover bid Anheuser-Busch's board unanimously rejected a Belgian-Brazilian brewer's takeover bid, saying the $46 billion offer undervalues the Budweiser maker.

Sony CEO paints rosy picture of company's future Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:35:33 MDT
TOKYO - Chief Executive Howard Stringer said Sony Corp. will win back its electronic leadership by improving its Internet-linked gadgets, wiping out losses in video games and TVs and pushing services and software, not just hardware.

Lucky Utahn picked for prescription help Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:35:32 MDT
Salt Lake City resident Mindy Hall on Thursday became the 5 millionth person helped by the Partnership for Prescription Assistance, a program offered by the nation's pharmaceutical research companies.

Existing home sales take May uptick Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:35:30 MDT
WASHINGTON - Sales of existing homes rose slightly in May, only the second increase in the past 10 months. Prices, however, kept plunging and analysts said the large number of unsold homes indicated the prolonged slump in housing was far from over.

Market takes a nose dive Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:35:29 MDT
NEW YORK - A barrage of bad news including yet another record high for oil drove stocks sharply lower Thursday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 360 points to their lowest level in almost two years.

Earnings snapshot Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:35:28 MDT
Micron Technology Inc. The largest U.S. producer of memory chips posted a wider third-quarter loss after prices plunged for semiconductors used to store pictures and music in portable devices.

Business Digest Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:35:27 MDT
Serving liquor Licenses issued to new private club and restaurants The Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission has approved a private liquor club license for the Deerhunter Pub & Grill, located at 200 N.

LDS P.R. push: We're not the same as FLDS Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:25:46 MDT
Mormon leaders said Thursday they are stepping up efforts to make the public aware of the differences between the Salt Lake City-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), which has recently garnered

Chief of Texas agency behind FLDS ranch raid steps down Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:26:37 MDT
Posted: 1:25 PM- AUSTIN, Texas - The head of the Texas agency behind the seizure of more than 400 children from a polygamist group announced Friday that he is retiring.

Attorney for Jeffs' daughter refuses to talk Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:42:41 MDT
ELDORADO, Texas - An attorney for the 16-year-old daughter of FLDS leader Warren S. Jeffs said Thursday that she refused to testify before a grand jury investigating the polygamous sect.

LDS Church stressing its differences from FLDS polygamous sect Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:08:17 MDT
Posted: 10:50 AM- Mormon leaders today said they are stepping up efforts to make the public aware of the differences between their church and the polygamous FLDS sect.

Texas grand jury to reconvene next month in prove of FLDS criminal allegations Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:32:45 MDT
Updated: 6:31 AM- ELDORADO, Texas - A Texas grand jury is to resume hearing testimony on alleged criminal activity within the FLDS polygamous sect late next month.

FLDS hearing before grand jury a 'slow grind' Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:59:42 MDT
ELDORADO, Texas - Seven FLDS women made brief appearances Wednesday before a Texas grand jury that ended the day without issuing any indictments. But the panel's work is not over: The jury will meet again on July 22 as a criminal investigation into the polygamous sect continues.

Lawyer for polygamous prophet's daughter says Texas judge biased Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:33:41 MDT
Updated: 10:21 PM- SAN ANGELO, Texas - When it finally ended, there were mostly expressions of weariness from those at the center of a nearly five-hour hearing here, as attorneys skirmished over a judge's alleged bias, an attorney's conduct and the ability of a polygamous sect leader's daughter to make her own decisions. "What do I say?" Teresa Jeffs, 16, asked her mother as she left Courtroom C at the Tom Green County Courthouse. And then to a cluster of reporters: "I'm sick of everything."

Polygamous sect leader's daughter wants to ditch her attorney Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:14:45 MDT
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 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:11:40 MDT
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 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:31:28 MDT
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

FLDS spokesman ordered to stay away from Warren Jeffs' daughter Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:21:19 MDT
Posted: 7:20 PM- A Texas judge has temporarily barred an FLDS spokesman accused of intimidation from contacting a daughter of polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs.

Texas grand jury to convene in polygamous sect case; indictments could follow Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:23:11 MDT
A grand jury will meet next week in Eldorado, Texas, to hear testimony that could lead to indictments of members of a polygamous sect. A Schleicher County clerk confirmed the grand jury has been called in but would not say why or when it would meet.

Utah birth records sought in probe of FLDS couples' ages Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:15:02 MDT
Utah birth certificates may be playing a significant role in an investigation into possible sexual abuse at a polygamous sect's Texas ranch, The Salt Lake Tribune has learned.

Fix 'slanderous' claims, FLDS says Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:37:13 MDT
A Salt Lake City attorney has asked three Utah officials to "immediately correct" misstatements about FLDS members in profiles provided to Texas authorities.

Raid on FLDS could cost Texas $14 million or more Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:46:38 MDT
Posted: 2:45 PM- FORT WORTH, Texas - The cost of the April raid on a polygamist compound in West Texas is expected to top $14 million, about one-third of it in lawyers' fees, according to a published analysis of state records.

Overcoming the Mormon question Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:20:46 MDT
Mitt Romney may have been the most famous Mormon running for president, and the one who garnered the most national support, but he was hardly the most unusual or interesting.

LDS Church backs proposed California 'one man-one woman' marriage amendment Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:41:44 MDT
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.

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