Tuesday 9th March, 2010
New high-tech handrest for doctors, artists causes less fatigue
Salt Lake City News.NetEngineers at the University of Utah have come up with a new computer-controlled, motorized handrest that will help doctors, artists and others control scalpels, brushes and tools more accurately over a wider area with less fatigue.
University helping families buck negative trend
KSL NewsradioSALT LAKE CITY -- A new program is helping Utah families get back something that is slipping away. Time together is decreasing and putting families at risk. To Stay Safe, the University of Utah is tea...
Weber State holds off Portland State 69-60
KSL NewsradioOGDEN, Utah (AP) -- Damian Lillard had 23 points, Franklin Session added 13 points and eight rebounds and top-seeded Weber State held off Portland State 69-60 on Tuesday night in the Big Sky Confer...
Utah Legislature: Education takes a small hit in final budget
Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — Republican legislative leaders and GOP Gov. Gary Herbert settled their final budget issues Tuesday, and public education will take a small reduction next fiscal year. House Rep...
Utah Legislature: Education takes a small hit in final budget
Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — Republican legislative leaders and GOP Gov. Gary Herbert settled their final budget issues Tuesday, and public education will take a small reduction next fiscal year. House Rep...
Details emerge in South Salt Lake slaying
Salt Lake TribuneJason Davis and Chad Nester Jr. had a plan to rob Steven Villiard when they barged into the 64-year-old's South Salt Lake home last month. But what started out as a home invasion led to first-degree f...
Utah football : QB recruit Tyler Shreve now has a problem hitting coaches, cutting class
ExaminerUtah-football-coach-Kyle-Whittingham-did-the-right-thing-by-turning-down-Tennessee-job Utah football recruit Tyler Shreve has a big problem on his big, meaty paws now that he attacked his high school ...
Boy recovering after fall from apartment building
Salt Lake TribuneRaylon Harr's two-story fall and subsequent skull fracture didn't lessen his love of flying dinosaurs. Shortly after the 3-year-old underwent emergency brain surgery on Thursday, he was paging throu...
Roosevelt officer cleared in fatal shooting
Salt Lake TribuneA Roosevelt police officer has been cleared in the fatal shooting of a burglary suspect who drove his car toward the officer. Officer T. J. Bird tried to pull over Magna resident Gary Wheeler after ...
SLC looks to reshape wild center of Sugar House
Salt Lake TribuneIf Salt Lake City sees its vision through, the new heart of Sugar House won't be the dreary dirt lot, or sugar mill monument -- it will be a community garden and public courtyard surrounded by shops a...
Details emerge in South Salt Lake slaying
Salt Lake TribuneJason Davis and Chad Nester Jr. had a plan to rob Steven Villiard when they barged into the 64-year-old's South Salt Lake home last month. But what started out as a home invasion led to first-degree f...
Guv inks bill to thin bevy of tests
Salt Lake TribuneUtah students likely will take fewer types of tests in years to come. The governor has signed one bill, SB16, that eliminates the requirement for Utah third-, fifth- and eighth-graders to take the I...
Police say couldn't verify Joshua Powell was at strip club
Salt Lake TribuneWest Valley City police confirmed Tuesday that they investigated a number of tips concerning the whereabouts of Joshua Powell in the hours after his wife went missing in December, including a tip he w...
Government To Issue Warning On Baby Slings
Connect 2 UtahThe Consumer Product Safety Commission expects to release a warning this week, about infant carriers, generally known as slings. The slings, which are made by a variety of manufacturers and sold at a ...
UVU Disagrees With Student That Holsters Gun In Open View
Connect 2 UtahUniversity student was stopped by police on Friday after another student saw he had a gun. The business major carries a gun all the time because he has a concealed weapons permit. There isn't an...
Legislature Taps Rainy Day Fund To Spare Education
Connect 2 UtahLawmakers say they've decided not to cut more than 200 million dollars from public education programs. But saving jobs in one area means losing them in other areas. "Our total budget will be ...
Utah Food Bank sees 450-plus percent increase in hungry children
KSL NewsradioSALT LAKE CITY -- New numbers from the Utah Food Bank show just how many kids are at risk for going without food. In fact, officials say the demand is unlike anything they've seen before. KSL News ...
Williams, Jazz win offensive battle in Chicago
KSL NewsradioCHICAGO -- As the Jazz handed Chicago their fifth straight loss in a 132-108 win Tuesday night at the United Center, Deron Williams took control on offense and posted 28 points and 17 assists, keeping...
Police looking for suspect in Holladay bank robbery
KSL Newsradionear 4600 South and Highland Drive at around 4:30 p.m. A teller noticed the man wearing a cap and sunglasses, so she told him to remove them, which he did. However, the man also pulled out a not...
Utah Legislature: Senate approves eminent domain bills
Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — Utah senators put the state on the path to a showdown with federal land agencies, as they approved legislation Tuesday that would use eminent domain to seize federal land. Supp...
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