Saturday 28th January, 2012
2 Utah teens arrested in school bombing plot
Roy, Utah -- An 18-year-old was charged with possession of a weapon of mass destruction Friday after he and another teenager planned to bomb a Utah high school, authorities said. Dallin Morgan and ...
Utah adoption bill aims to give unwed fathers more protections
A state lawmaker has introduced a bill aimed at preventing an unmarried woman from coming to Utah to give birth and pursue adoption without informing the biological father of her plan, a problem ...
Man died on bus, but Utah family wasn't notified for nearly a month
VERNAL — It was supposed to be a quick, two-day trip. Mark Mussack and his 9-year-old son had driven a rental truck from Tempe, Ariz., to Vernal on Dec. 30. The boy was headed home to ...
Utah Jazz fall in Big D while big names sit
Deseret NewsDallas Mavericks' Lamar Odom, top, reaches over Utah Jazz's Paul Millsap (24) while competing for a rebound on Friday as Mavericks' Vince Carter, below, looks ...
Proposed changes to Utah liquor laws drawing many voices
Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — Poised to make changes to Utah's liquor laws, state lawmakers have more than the usual voices to steer their decisions. Democrats have brought business people into the ...
BYU, Utah Utes gymnastics: Utes pull off a series of career bests to roll Cougars
Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — Best after best after best was the night's theme as Utah rolled by BYU 197.55-194.45 in the Huntsman Center before 15,310 fans. The rivalry brings out the best in the ...
Nonprofit holds fundraiser to help people leaving polygamous groups
Salt Lake TribuneFor help with GED classes and paying for gas, he turned to Holding out Help, a Salt Lake City-based nonprofit for people leaving polygamous groups. The nonprofit provides mentoring, housing and some ...
Rob Bishop could be next tea party target in Utah
Salt Lake Tribune(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Congressman Rob Bishop, pictured here addressing the Utah Legislature in 2011, may be the next target in the tea party's broad offensive against the Utah ...
Can St. George afford a Lake Powell pipeline?
Salt Lake Tribune(Brandon Loomis | The Salt Lake Tribune) Washington County Water Conservancy District General Manager Ron Thompson's St. George office includes a tank full of endangered fish from the Virgin ...
Teen struck by police car
Salt Lake TribunePolice said that shortly after 9 p.m. the 13-year-old girl was walking with some friends on the north side off 4500 South when she crossed the street to meet her dad, who was parked on the south ...
Utah governor Gary Herbert has designated Jan. 27 as a Day of Remembrance for Downwinders
Salt Lake Tribune(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A candlelight vigil was held at the Episcopal Church Center on Friday marking the Day of Remembrance for Downwinders in Salt Lake City. The event marked more ...
Utah Legislature computer system glitches brings howls
Salt Lake TribuneThe Utah Legislature enjoyed a smooth, quiet first week --except for one thing that has lobbyists, reporters, activists, the public and even lawmakers themselves ...
Salt Lake County Councilman Horiuchi suffers stroke
Salt Lake TribuneHoriuchi first took office as Salt Lake County commissioner in 1991 and served through 1998. When the council changed from a three-member commission to a nine-member council with a county mayor in ...
Utah high court reverses ruling in adoption case of unwed Colorado dad
Salt Lake TribuneRob Manzanares, shown here with his son, is awaiting a Utah Supreme Court decision on his bid for custody of a daughter born to a former girlfried and placed for adoption in Utah. Courtesy Rob ...
Affidavit: Teens in Roy bomb plot wanted ‘revenge on the world’
Salt Lake TribuneA Roy High School student accused of planning to bomb the school was so "fascinated" with the April 1999 shootings at Columbine High School that police say he traveled to Colorado to ...
Fire displaces two families
Salt Lake TribuneWest Valley City fire crews responded to a duplex on the corner of Crystal Avenue and Redwood Road on a report of a fire shortly after 9 p.m. Battalion Chief Bob Fitzgerald said a man, who uses an ...
Reptile sanctuary gets warm welcome in Delta
Salt Lake Tribune(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) Heather Schumacher holds Fattie, a savannah monitor, at Jim Dix's Reptile Rescue Service in Delta ...
Gov. Gary Herbert urges Utahns to join the fight for cleaner air
Salt Lake TribuneGov. Gary Herbert next week will ask Utahns and businesses to voluntarily reduce emissions as part of a clean-air initiative touted during his State of the State ...
Winder’s candidacy sparks GOP dispute
Salt Lake TribuneSeven weeks before announcing his candidacy Tuesday for Salt Lake County mayor, Mike Winder received a letter from county Republican Party ...
Woman pleads guilty in slaying of West Wendover teen
Salt Lake TribuneStuart Johnson | Pool Toni Fratto, flanked by attorneys John Springgate, left, and David Lockie, tears up after reading her confession in 4th District Judicial Court in Elko, Nev. Fratto changed ...
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