Thursday 29th July, 2010
Utah veteran gets tuition benefit after 4-year struggle
SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah veteran can finally cash his tuition checks after a four-year battle to get the benefits he earned. Sam Gilligan was ready to give up on his war of red tape with the U.S. D...
Judge in Smart case takes change of venue request under advisement
SALT LAKE CITY -- Lawyers for Elizabeth Smart's accused kidnapper, Brian David Mitchell, want his trial moved out of Utah. A hearing on the change of venue request wrapped up Thursday afternoon in fed...
Groups rally in opposition of 'list' and AZ immigration law
Arizona asked an appeals court Thursday to lift a judge's order blocking most of the state's immigration law as the city of Phoenix filled with protesters, including about 50 who were arrested for con...
Taylorsville hit-and-run suspect identified
KSL NewsradioTAYLORSVILLE -- Taylorsville police have identified a suspect in last week's fatal hit-and-run. Gloria Campos-Campos, 31, has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving death and ...
Utah to help with national health information technology program
KSL NewsradioBeacon Community. The 15 communities around the country will work to bring doctors, hospitals, federal programs and patients together to design new ways of improving quality and efficiency to health c...
Business losing money because of Chevron oil spill
KSL NewsradioSALT LAKE CITY -- Dozens of financial claims have been filed against Chevron as the company continues cleaning up the oil spill that rolled down Red Butte Creek almost seven weeks ago. All the claims ...
Owner of building supply company calls devastating fire `nothing'
KSL NewsradioCENTERVILLE -- Earlier this week, a massive fire broke out at a Centerville building supply company, destroying the store. The fire caused millions of dollars of damage, but the owner says his company...
Salt Lake County Animal Services pets of the week
Deseret NewsRemy is a 3-year-old Shih Tzu mix. He is a very friendly guy and loves to cuddle. He also loves to play fetch and is housebroken. Maya is a 3-year-old domestic short-haired cat. She is an affectionat...
Attorneys push to move trial for man accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart out of Utah
Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — Do Utahns have overwhelming prejudicial feelings against Brian David Mitchell, accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting Elizabeth Smart, and could an impartial jury of Utah...
121 groups ask feds to denounce, discard 'Utah list'
Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY--More than 100 civil rights groups and leaders nationwide are demanding that federal immigration officials throw away the "Utah list," and vow publicly never to use anything like it for...
Utah Utes football: Sarkisian thinks Utes great fit for Pac-10, but warns of challenges
Deseret NewsPASADENA, Calif. — Washington's Steve Sarkisian knows a thing or two about the Utah Utes. As BYU's starting quarterback from 1995-96, he split a pair of games with them. As a coach, he's taken n...
Federal prosecutor named interim U.S. attorney for Utah
Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — Prosecutor Carlie Christensen has been appointed to a 120-day term as U.S. attorney for Utah. Christensen, who has been the acting U.S. attorney since Brett Tolman's resignatio...
Randy Travis plays a musical rodeo with the Utah Symphony
Salt Lake TribuneIf 22 No. 1 country hits, six No. 1 albums, five Grammys and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame don’t persuade you to see Randy Travis with the Utah Symphony, maybe Carrie Underwood’s endorsemen...
Hill Air Force Base first in line for Air Force's new F-35 fighter
Fox 13HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah - Hill Air Force Base has been named a "preferred alternative" to receive the Air Force's first two operational squadrons of the new, advanced Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning...
Is ‘The List’ frightening pregnant women away from care?
Salt Lake Tribune(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Family Physician Amy Nguyen with the Copperview Health Center in Midvale remains busy with prenatal patients even though the number of new prenatal patien...
Suspect charged in fatal Taylorsville hit-and-run
Salt Lake TribuneThe driver who struck and killed a Taylorsville girl with a van likely knew she hit the 1-year-old when she left the scene and since may have fled to California.
1989 murder suspect booked into S.L. jail
Salt Lake TribuneJose Ortiz-Garcia is charged in the death of Lela Rockwell. The 62-year-old’s body was found by a passerby in a planter box on Nov. 10, 1989, near 380 West and North Temple, police and prosecutors s...
Appeals court overturns chiropractor’s sex abuse convictions
Salt Lake TribuneThe Utah Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned an American Fork chiropractor’s sex crime convictions, saying allegations by several women should have been heard separately.
SLC police searching for bank robbery suspect
Salt Lake TribuneSalt Lake City police Sgt. Robin Snyder said the man presented a note to the teller about 11:30 a.m. indicating he had a gun. Shortly after, he left the bank and got into a taxicab. He was dropped off...
Worker shocked by high-voltage line
KSL NewsradioTOOELE COUNTY -- A work-related accident sent a Tooele man to the hospital. The 38-year-old man was working at the U.S. Magnesium plant west of Tooele Thursday morning when he was shocked by a high...
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