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Warped Tour: Heat can't stop music fans Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:46:41 MDT
Fifty-nine bands. Ten stages. Ninety degrees. More than 13,000 teenagers from all over Utah - and beyond - converged at the conspicuously unshaded Utah State Fairpark on Saturday for the 14th annual incarnation of the Vans Warped Tour.

Wannabe chicken owners tour coops Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:10:12 MDT
Chicken dreamers roamed the streets of Salt Lake City on Saturday imagining a day when they, too, would have an industrious chicken living in their backyard.

UVU's prestige may leave some out, critics say Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:09:58 MDT
Robert Cousins hopes the transition of Utah Valley State College to a regional university on Tuesday will validate what he and his colleagues already know: Despite the "college" label, UVSC faculty are university quality.

Why did Cannon get fired? Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:09:56 MDT
In the aftermath of Rep. Chris Cannon's primary defeat, many pundits, activists and news stories have declared that Cannon's moderate immigration stance cost him a seventh term in Congress.

Disney's World: Why visit every Disney park in the world? Why not? Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:21:21 MDT
Visiting every Disney theme park in the world may seem like an odd life goal for a child-free 30-something, but a wise person once said "for those who understand, no explanation is necessary; for those who don't, none will do."

Cult expert: Texas shouldn't have released FLDS kids Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:20:21 MDT
PHILADELPHIA - By sending the children in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints back home, Texas has opened up the doors to groups who want religious protection for abusing children, a leading church/state scholar said Saturday.

Fire hits three Salt Lake City businesses causing $500,000 damage Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:21:59 MDT
Fireworks lit up Salt Lake City a few days early on Saturday when a four-alarm fire engulfed three businesses on the city's west side, leaving an estimated $500,000 in damage in its wake.

Experts urge caution after recent drowning deaths in Utah Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:18:32 MDT
Eric Baal, 37, worked as a carpenter and had helped to build many of the cabins on Cedar Mountain. On May 29, he took a break from work near Hurricane to go for a swim at Sand Hollow Reservoir, his sister Lousia Rozycki said.

Utah teen wins America's Junior Miss competition Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:33:30 MDT
Posted: 9:32 PM- A Utah teen Saturday won America's Junior Miss scholarship competition, beating out contestants from each of 49 other states.

Delta cuts flights from Yuma, Ariz. to Salt Lake City Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:48:20 MDT
Posted: 3:47 PM- YUMA, Ariz. - The airport director in Yuma says Delta Air Lines Inc. is suspending its twice-daily service to Salt Lake City.

Suspected Subway robbers caught Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:32:49 MDT
Posted: 3:31 PM- Salt Lake City Police arrested a 43-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman suspected of robbing a Subway sandwich shop in West Valley City on Thursday.

Robbery suspect caught with infant, toddler Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:40:56 MDT
Posted: 12:24 PM- A Tooele County Sheriffs Deputy caught a suspected robber with two baby girls near the Utah-Nevada state line this week, police said'

BYU Football: Bingham star commits to Cougars Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:40:21 MDT
Posted: 12:38 PM- Bingham High linebacker and tight end Remington Peck - one of the state's top multi-sport athletes - has orally committed to play football for BYU.

'Person of interest' sought in S. Jordan beating Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:58:09 MDT
Posted: 11:57 AM- South Jordan police have released the name of a "person of interest" in the robbery and beating of two young men this week.

Missing Taylorsville man found safe Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:18:45 MDT
Posted: 10:56 AM- A missing Taylorsville man has been found. Gary C. Brimhall, 80, apparently left the Meadow Brook Condos and walked through the Jordan River parkway area, said Taylorsville Sgt. Rod Lowry.

At the drive-in Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:31:20 MDT
ERDA - Cars and trucks lined up to the west side of the Oquirrh Mountains on a Saturday night in Erda and old time rock 'n' roll blared from radios as they waited for dusk and the start of a double bill at the Motor Vu drive-in.

Living History: When the Donner party enters Utah, the wheels begin to come off Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:12:45 MDT
The Mormon pioneer company that entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847 wasn't the first party of dusty, wagon-bound immigrants to stumble out of Emigration Canyon.

Big changes for Herriman: $1 billion town center project set to transform growing suburb Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:27:45 MDT
HERRIMAN - In the center of this city, the word "historic" is written in fine print beneath the numbers on many street signs. Farm equipment is scattered across wide-open properties; sheep and horses roam fenced fields.

Living History: 'Old Mrs. Murphy' blazed trail and tragedy with Donner party Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:23:36 MDT
Editor's Note:: This column is the second in Pat Bagley's two-part story of Levinah Murphy and the Donner Party. The first ran on June 1, and can be accessed online at www.

Woman dead and baby critical after accident Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:10:19 MDT
A woman died and her baby was in critical condition after their car hit a dump truck Friday in Vernal. About 3:30 p.m., Shayna White, 22, of Duchesne, was driving a Chevy Tahoe north on U.

Holdup suspect nabbed with two baby girls Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:10:18 MDT
A Tooele County sheriff's deputy caught a suspected robber with two baby girls near the Utah-Nevada state line this week. The man allegedly robbed a Chevron Top Stop in Lake Point at gunpoint about 8:30 p.

Woman dies after being thrown from motorcycle Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:10:17 MDT
A Saratoga Springs woman died Saturday after the motorcycle she was riding on with her husband rolled on State Road 6 near Lynndyl. Vicki B.

Train sparks fire; three businesses go up in flames Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:10:15 MDT
Fireworks lit up Salt Lake City a few days early on Saturday when a four-alarm fire engulfed three businesses on the city's west side, leaving an estimated $500,000 in damage.

Pickup crash near Vernal kills passenger Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:10:14 MDT
A 22-year-old Arizona man died Saturday in a traffic accident 7 miles west of Vernal. Daniel D. Johnson of Colorado City, Ariz., died after the driver of the pickup truck he was riding in eastbound on U.

Wildfire north of Boulder is 60 percent contained Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:10:13 MDT
A fire that has charred 1,430 acres in the Dixie National Forest north of Boulder is 60 percent contained, officials said late Saturday. National Forest spokesman Kenton Call said the Bear Creek Fire, which started Thursday, is believed to have been human-caused and is under

Arrests made in robbery of WVC Subway Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:10:10 MDT
Salt Lake City police arrested a 43-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman suspected of robbing a Subway sandwich shop in West Valley City on Thursday. They got away with an undisclosed amount of cash after robbing the store at 3197 S.

Off the Agenda: Government officials get doused with water - some by choice Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:10:08 MDT
Who knew Salt Lake County's love affair with the environment would have come to this? A four-floor rain forest inside the county's government complex. Truth is, the county never meant for it to happen.

Lottery Numbers Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:10:06 MDT
The winning numbers drawn Saturday night in Idaho's Powerball lottery, worth about $85.0 million, are 14, 26, 32, 34, 44 POWERBALL: 6 The winning numbers in Idaho's Wild Card lottery, worth about $380,000, are 5, 6, 12, 14, 16 WILD

Network honors S. Jordan firm CEO Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:42:37 MDT
Amy Rees Anderson is an entrepreneurial hurricane. Since 2004, when Anderson took the reins of MediConnect, an online medical record retrieval service, the company has experienced more than 850 percent growth and been ranked in Inc.

Small Talk: Give your business a midyear checkup Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:15:57 MDT
The end of June and beginning of July is an important time for savvy small business owners, who'll be assessing their companies' finances and thinking about strategies for the second half of 2008.

Economic growth in India, China slowing Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:15:57 MDT
As 2008 approaches its midpoint, two of the world's worst-performing stock markets were not long ago investors' biggest darlings - China and India. Both countries came into the year with stocks trading at expensive levels, leaving them vulnerable to a reversal in investor

.com, .net, .org to be joined by new domains Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:15:57 MDT
PARIS - Say goodbye to the limited world of .com, .net and .org. Get ready for a nearly infinite variety of new Web addresses in which companies or whoever will soon be able to pay extra for endings in words such as .

On the job: Prepare for new, bizarre trend in interviews Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:15:56 MDT
Just about everyone has figured out by now that when they go in for an interview, they are likely to be asked by the hiring manager to talk about their strengths and weaknesses.

Dems, GOP differ on offshore drilling Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:15:55 MDT
HOUSTON - The two political parties have settled on markedly different strategies for improving domestic oil supplies to help lower gasoline prices. Republicans want to end the 27-year ban on offshore drilling along much of the nation's coastline, while Democrats want to force

The Savings Game: Annuity could help your income, heirs Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:15:54 MDT
Do you want to spend the most you can in retirement? Or would you rather pass something on to your kids? Maybe you can do both. One way, according to the actuarial firm Milliman Inc.

Web sites enrich cell phone services Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:15:54 MDT
During her camping and hiking trips, Karin Meier found it easy to snap lots of photos with her cell phone. Getting those images out of the phone and sharing them with her friends was a little more cumbersome.

Who's to blame? Maybe your pension Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:13:46 MDT
WASHINGTON - All those speculators getting the blame for driving up the price of oil these days - just who are they? For part of the answer, look in the mirror.

Farmers' jackpot goes bust; options few Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:13:44 MDT
DES MOINES, Iowa - This year's corn crop was Bill Talsma's lottery ticket - a potentially record-setting haul worth millions. Then came the flood.

Hate your job? Don't burn those bridges just yet Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:13:42 MDT
Sam Glenn followed some wise counsel when he found himself in a bad job situation - his mother told him, first, don't quit. And, second, have a frank chat with his boss at the small computer communications firm where he worked.

Diesel power backfires Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:13:41 MDT
Blake Jensen has been an auto dealer for nearly 10 years, and over that time he has developed an affinity for diesel trucks. "They have better power, they are more reliable and they get better gas mileage" than their unleaded counterparts, he said.

Within a hair of going bear Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:42:59 MDT
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fell Friday for a second day, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed to the brink of a bear market, only 0.1 percent from a 20 percent drop since its record high in October 2007.

'Tiger's in good hands' of innovative Utah doc Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:42:59 MDT
The Utah surgeon who operated on the damaged left knee of Tiger Woods is known for advancing a novel procedure that may help restore the top-ranked golfer's swing.

Delta adding fee for frequent fliers Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:42:59 MDT
Delta Air Lines Inc. will add fuel surcharges of as much as $50 for frequent-flier tickets and US Airways Group Inc. will pare curbside baggage check-in, widening an industrywide hunt for new revenue and savings as costs soar.

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.

LDS Quest for the White House: Overcoming the Mormon question Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:03:25 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.

Utah Jazz: Williams could get $90 million deal Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:58:40 MDT
A little past 10 p.m. Monday, Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor can pick up the phone and set in motion the process through which Deron Williams can sign a long-term contract extension to stay in Utah.

Jazz: Boozer says opting out would be 'business decision' Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:58:17 MDT
LAS VEGAS - Deron Williams admitted he's "a little bit" worried that Jazz teammate Carlos Boozer will opt out of his contract after next season, but acknowledged that doing so would be a smart move.

Utah Jazz: Jazz make qualifying offer, Miles restricted again Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:46:31 MDT
C.J. Miles will spend a second consecutive summer as a restricted free agent after the Jazz tendered him a one-year, $1.2 million qualifying offer on Saturday.

Utah Jazz: Top draft pick Koufos spurned big offers from Greece for NBA Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:18:45 MDT
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.

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