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Ogden man dies after being electrocuted while working on a hospital air conditioner Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:05:00 MDT
Posted: 5:04 PM- An Ogden air conditioner technician died Tuesday after he was electrocuted while working at an Idaho hospital.

Ask The Expert: How about Boozer for Josh Smith in sign-and-trade? Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:43:46 MDT
Question: I know that Josh Smith may be on the market as a restricted free agent, but Atlanta wouldn't give him up unless they got something in return. Would it make any sense to trade Carlos Boozer for Smith via sign-and-trade?

Two busted for ax attack Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:43:22 MDT
Posted: 4:42 PM-Two men were booked into Salt Lake County Jail on Tuesday on suspicion of aggravated assault after they allegedly attacked a man with a knife and a four-edged medieval battle ax.

Worker hospitalized after lumberyard fire Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:25:12 MDT
Posted: 12:07 PM- A 21-year-old man was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation treatment after a lumberyard went up in flames on Wednesday morning.

Cedar City fire spreads to apartments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:23:24 MDT
Posted: 3:19 PM- CEDAR CITY -- A fire that apparently began in a storage shed spread to an adjacent Cedar City four-plex Wednesday forcing residents to flee and causing heavy smoke and water damage.

A 44-pound cat needs a new home -- and a diet Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:06:14 MDT
Posted: 11:59 AM- BLACKWOOD, N.J. -- Talk about New Jersey's fat cats.
A 44-pound feline was found waddling around Saturday without a collar in Voorhees, and officials at the Camden County Animal Shelter hope she gets a nice - hopefully, diet-friendly - home.

Cannon dismisses Rove contempt vote as 'theater' Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:02:13 MDT
Posted: 2:58 PM- WASHINGTON -- The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to cite former White House adviser Karl Rove with contempt of Congress for refusing to testify about his involvement in the prosecution of an Alabama Democrat and the firing of several U.S.

Man tries to escape traffic jam, rolls his Jeep Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:50:49 MDT
Posted: 2:49 PM- A 37-year-old driver who relied on Google to find a new way to Bountiful in the midst of Tuesday night's heavy traffic congestion ended up rolling his vehicle on a dirt road.

Under legislative pressure, UTA adds new board members Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:20:55 MDT
Posted: 2:03 PM- The Utah Transit Authority has expanded its board to reflect the Legislature's directive that the bus and train agency include state representation.

Stocks finish higher in choppy session Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:10:13 MDT
Updated: 2:10 PM- NEW YORK -- Wall Street has ended a choppy session sharply higher after investors' optimism about the job market helped them brush off a jump in oil prices.

Matt Brown, Baseball, USA Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:07:20 MDT
Matt Brown is considered one of the brightest prospects in the Anaheim Angels minor-league system, and he has been proving it all season with the Salt Lake Bees.

Kevin Jepsen, Baseball, USA Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:06:16 MDT
Even after he'd been told, Kevin Jepsen could not believe he was going to the Beijing Olympics. After all, the hard-throwing right-handed relief

Huntsman adjusted profit drops on energy costs, ingredients Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:01:03 MDT
Posted: 1:59 PM- Bloomberg News reports that the Huntsman Corp., the Salt Lake City-based chemical maker fighting to

Utah man electrocuted at Idaho hospital Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:48:28 MDT
Posted: 9:48 AM- IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Idaho Falls fire officials say a worker from Utah tending to an air conditioning unit on the roof of Mountain View Hospital was electrocuted.

Utah's alcohol panel backs drafting bill to eliminate private clubs Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:37:23 MDT
Updated: 12:59 PM- Utah liquor-control commissioner Kathryn Balmforth repeatedly finds herself as the only "no" vote in loosening state alcohol laws -- and on Wednesday the ballot again was 4-to-1 to abolish membership fees before patrons can buy a drink.

FLDS suspect released on bail Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:29:40 MDT
A physician from a polygamous sect was released from the Schleicher County Jail on Tuesday after posting bail, but four other men have not yet been released.

Pine Valley pot bust yields 7,500 plants worth $9 million Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:26:15 MDT
Updated: 10:48 AM- Southern Utah law enforcement agencies raided a Pine Valley grove Tuesday and found more than 7,500 marijuana plants valued at more than $9 million.

Utah forecast: Hot, everywhere Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:16:43 MDT
Posted: 6:11 AM- The KUTV Fresh Air Forecast for today:
We are going to have a lot of sunshine in the days to come along with hotter temperatures.

200 firefighters attack City Creek Canyon-area blaze Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:42:38 MDT
Updated: 12:41 AM- About 200 firefighters were dispatched Wednesday morning to combat a wildland fire in City Creek Canyon.

Study: Warm weather hurts fish, economies Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:11:27 MDT
BILLINGS, Mont. - A new report says rivers and streams across the West are getting hotter and drier, making it increasingly difficult for trout to feed and spawn.

Feds cracking down on wells tapping Colorado River Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:09:30 MDT
PHOENIX - Federal officials have proposed new rules targeting well owners who are illegally pumping water from wells along the lower Colorado River, a source of water for millions of people in the West.

Senator backs grazing groups being eligible for hunting tags Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:53:51 MDT
BICKNELL - Ranchers losing grazing rights on public lands should become eligible for hunting tags that they can sell on the open market, a state senator said Tuesday.

Delta doubles the price for second checked bag Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:52:46 MDT
Delta Air Lines is doubling the fee it charges to check a passenger's second bag as it struggles to cope with profit-sapping fuel prices. The fee will jump to $50 from $25 one-way.

Americans dare to hope Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:51:14 MDT
Amid the challenges of higher gasoline and food prices, and a slumping housing market, Americans nationally and in Utah appear to be looking for a bit of hope.

Maryland probes complaints about Provo-based home alarm company Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:48:11 MDT
Posted: 9:47 AM- HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Maryland attorney general's office says it is investigating complaints of aggressive sales tactics for home alarm systems in the Hagerstown area.

Bush signs housing bill to provide mortgage relief Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:16:22 MDT
Posted: 9:15 AM- WASHINGTON - President Bush on Wednesday signed a massive housing bill intended to provide mortgage relief for 400,000 struggling homeowners and stabilize financial markets.

Mervyns says it's bankrupt Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:35:22 MDT
Department store chain Mervyns LLC filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, the latest in a series of merchants stumbling in the harsh retail environment and another blow to the nation's struggling malls.

Production worries send Questar shares spiraling to $52.73 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:25:51 MDT
Despite reporting strong second quarter results, shares of Salt Lake City-based Questar Corp. declined 8.3 percent on Tuesday over concerns about production setbacks on some of the company's properties.

Business Glance Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:25:00 MDT
Coal mining Teck Cominco buys Fording Canadian A global consolidation of the coal industry is shifting into overdrive.

Doubt clouds Whole Food, Wild Oats merger Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:25:00 MDT
The marriage between Whole Foods Market and Wild Oats Market was thrown into doubt again on Tuesday, at least temporarily, by a federal appeals court, which ruled that a lower court judge had inadequately considered the impact on customers.

Utah Patents Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:18:27 MDT
Method for removing stains from textiles, patent No. 7,404,224, invented by Edward E. Durrant of Paradise. Dynamically controllable trolley brake, patent No.

Feulner quit, KPCW confirms Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:18:17 MDT
The board of Park City public radio station KPCW-FM on Tuesday confirmed that founder Blair Feulner has quit, a face-saving move that allows the controversial icon to maintain he wasn't pushed out.

Business Digest Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:18:12 MDT
Headwaters Shares of Utah firm jump 22% as clean coal sales rise Shares of Headwaters Inc., a South Jordan-based alternative fuels company, jumped as much as 22 percent after third-quarter profit beat analysts' estimates on revenue from

Arizona judge may remand charges against polygamous leader Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:40:29 MDT
Posted: 1:38 PM- KINGMAN, Ariz. - An Arizona judge has scheduled an Aug. 22 hearing to decide whether four remaining charges against polygamist leader Warren Jeffs will be sent back to a grand jury for reconsideration.

Five FLDS men turn themselves in to Texas authorities Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:09:02 MDT
Posted: 10:05 PM- AUSTIN, Texas - Five men from a West Texas polygamous sect wanted on charges ranging from sexual assault of a child to bigamy turned themselves in Monday, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced.

Utah Jazz: Point guard Knight happy with trade Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:38:43 MDT
Back from vacation, Brevin Knight said Monday that he was happy with last week's trade that brought him to the Jazz from the Los Angeles Clippers. "I'm happy to be coming to a winning team with very good players and a Hall of Fame coach," Knight wrote in an e-mail.

Live Blog: Talk prep football Thursday at 11 a.m. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:34:52 MDT
Talk with prep sports writers Maggie Thach, Tony Jones and Chhun Sun Thursday at 11 a.m.

Ute football: Notre Dame finalized; USU nixed Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:17:03 MDT
The University of Utah has finalized its date with Notre Dame for the 2010 football season. But the game with the Irish comes at the expense of its long-running series with Utah State.

Ute basketball: Utes get another pledge from class of 2009 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:38:34 MDT
High-scoring combo guard Marshall Henderson has agreed to join coach Jim Boylen and the Utah Utes, his father said Monday, giving Boylen the second member of his 2009 men's basketball recruiting class.

SUU softball: Strand named as head softball coach Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:02:35 MDT
Posted: 2:01 PM- Southern Utah University named Julie Strand as its new head softball coach, according to a news release Wednesday.

Bees: Broken bats test nerves Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:20:47 MDT
Salt Lake outfielder Chris Walker didn't expect his bat to become a potential lethal missile, but there it was Monday night, the top half slicing through the air, windmilling toward the seats behind the Bees' dugout along the third base line.

Talk about good hitting ... Bees win Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:38:38 MDT
Hitting philosophies are as varied as the players who wear baseball uniforms. Prior to Salt Lake's 4-2 win against New Orleans (52-58) on Monday night at Franklin Covey Field, Dee Brown and Adam Pavkovich of the Bees (64-45) spent a few minutes following pre-game batting practice talking about the

Utah Blaze: WR Whittaker signs a three-year deal Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:24:30 MDT
Posted: 5:22 PM- The Utah Blaze took the first offseason step toward securing that their record-setting offense stays together on Tuesday, re-signing all-league receiver Huey Whittaker to a three-year contract.

Paul Rolly: Good ol' boys rule in the state's outback Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:05:19 MDT
As we have seen in Daggett County and other smaller communities in Utah's outback, when it comes to the good-old-boy network, you never know what you're going to get when the locals go about determining who gets to be on an election ballot.

Monson: It's a shame to set aside Utah-USU game in '10 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:12:49 MDT
The collateral damage that comes with Utah's direct hit in playing at Notre Dame in 2010 - which is terrific news for the Utes - is the bumping of Utah State off the schedule in 2010 and 2011.

Iffy project: Conservation better answer than Bear River dam Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:12:12 MDT
The success of a long-range plan to build a shallow reservoir to collect Bear River water near the Idaho border and pipe it to water taps in the Salt Lake Valley depends on a long list of "ifs.

Bumpy road: As drivers conserve gasoline, highway funds tank Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:12:11 MDT
Burned by high gasoline prices, Americans are cutting back their driving. In several ways, that's a good thing - less air pollution, less consumption of oil, fewer traffic deaths.

Marvelous Magna?: Committee needs to keep its priorities straight Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:13:28 MDT
It's not the Magna Chamber of Commerce, a cheerleading squad or a public relations firm. But it acts like it. And its mandate has nothing to do with promoting economic development, maintaining property values or enhancing the image of the old mining town at the base of the

No panacea: Nine Mile Canyon worth protecting Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:13:27 MDT
There might be some welcome news for people trying to protect the ancient rock art adorning the walls of Nine Mile Canyon in Carbon County. But it's news about a possible short-term solution to a long-term threat from energy development and shouldn't be seen as more than that.

A swift kick Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:12:13 MDT
Has Amelia Marie English walked around Salt Lake City lately? Her prescription of caring guidance to channel graffiti-creating "lost teens" isn't working very well ("Caring guidance," Forum, July 25).

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