Monday 8th February, 2010
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff accused of misusing PAC
Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — An ethics initiative sponsor says Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has violated the state's election laws and is requesting that the lieutenant governor's office investigate...
Utah Legislature: Lawmaker wants to rate senators
Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — Should Republicans and Democrats in the Utah Legislature give a formal opinion on who should be a U.S. senator from the Beehive State, or how the current two senators are doing ...
Utah Utes gymnastics: Annie DiLuzio studies up to find her happy place
Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — Senior Ute gymnast Annie DiLuzio studies the videos of herself competing, and, like any athlete, she's always finding things she wants to fix. But when one of the main things h...
Utah Legislature: Testing teachers — Educators could soon receive pay based on student test scores
Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — Whether teachers should earn their paychecks based on student test scores, popularity or their college degree and years of experience is drawing heated debate between lawmakers ...
Convicted shooter gets another trial in Salt Lake club case
Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — Deon Lomas Clopten, who was convicted of murdering a man outside a Salt Lake nightspot, but whose conviction was overturned, will get a new trial. Lomax, 34, was charged with m...
Salt Lake man taken in after reports of swerving in Utah County
Deseret NewsOREM — A Salt Lake man was jailed Friday after witnesses on I-15 reported seeing him climb out of his window and sit on the door while speeding and swerving down the freeway. A Utah Highway Pat...
Utah Legislature: Lawmaker wants to rate senators
Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — Should Republicans and Democrats in the Utah Legislature give a formal opinion on who should be a U.S. senator from the Beehive State, or how the current two senators are doing ...
On eve of Vancouver Olympics, the pariah of the Salt Lake games moves on
Deseret NewsSo it all turned out wonderfully for Dave Johnson. The pariah of the Salt Lake Winter Olympics, the man who was villainized by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, the man who, along with partner Tom ...
Nudity at Diamond Fork Canyon, locals, police split on issues
Fox 13UTAH COUNTY - Utah County Sheriffs says there is no shortage of criminal activity in and around the hot springs in Diamond Fork Canyon in Utah County. Others insist it is a peaceful environment to en...
Police say man tortured dog
Salt Lake TribunePolice say a Logan man held a Jack Russell terrier by the tail and shot the dog repeatedly in the testicles with an air soft gun. The man, 22, was arrested Friday in connection to the alleged Dec. 2...
Astrophysicist shares early findings of mission hunting for Earth-like planets
Salt Lake TribuneSince the time of the ancient Greeks, humans have wondered if we're alone in the universe. Technology has finally evolved enough to reach out into the cosmos for an answer to that question. Jason St...
Utah Jazz: L.A.'s Chris Kaman, not Carlos Boozer, late All-Star addition
Deseret NewsLOS ANGELES — With word out that a replacement would be needed for injured Portland shooting guard Brandon Roy at Sunday's NBA All-Star Game in Texas, Jazz point guard Deron Williams — an ...
Utahn's `Caveman Diet' catching on worldwide
KSL NewsradioST. GEORGE -- A Utah man is gaining international attention for preaching an unusual lifestyle. He believes we'd all be healthier if we lived more like our ancestors did in the Stone Age, and he says ...
Legislature readies to take on state employee benefits
KSL Newsradiotook a stand at the Utah State Capitol . They want to preserve future retirement benefits. But this week, Utah lawmakers will get serious about reforming the system. The way things are, they say, i...
Baby in critical condition after older sister died from poisoning
Fox 13LAYTON - After her 4-year-old sister died over the weekend, a 15-month-old baby girl was hospitalized in critical condition Monday night from a poisoning, suspected to come from rodent poison. Earlie...
Depleted uranium: Both sides sound off
Salt Lake TribuneThe state's plans for stricter depleted uranium controls has sparked a war of words, with EnergySolutions Inc. calling the proposal a violation of state law and the company's critics saying Utah shoul...
Lawmakers discuss early high school graduation
Salt Lake TribuneSen. Chris Buttars isn't talking about dropping 12th grade any more. Now, he's talking about making 12th grade optional for those students who finish their required credits early -- and some lawmake...
SLC looks to recast transit hub neighborhood
Salt Lake TribuneSalt Lake City has its eyes on a sweeping face lift for the blocks just east of the FrontRunner transit hub in an effort to transform the moribund "Depot District" into a thriving city gateway. The ...
What you need to know about phosphine
Salt Lake TribuneWhat is phosphine? Phosphine is a colorless gas with a fishy or garlicky odor released when aluminum phosphide pellets, which are used as a pesticide, come into contact with moisture. Who can use ...
24 Salt Lake Valley schools in areas of dangerous air pollution
KSL NewsradioSALT LAKE CITY -- A new study finds that two dozen schools in the Salt Lake Valley are located in places with potentially dangerous amounts of air pollution. It also reveals that poor families bear a ...
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