By Robert Gehrke Gov. Gary Herbert's public lands director says Utah should come up with its own scientific studies on sage grouse habitat that could be used to "refute" federal wildlife agencies should they seek to protect the bird under the …
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By Lee Davidson For the first time ever, most US babies last year were racial or ethnic minorities. In Utah, only about a quarter were — although that percentage is escalating. New estimates released Thursday by the US Census Bureau said 50.4 percent …
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By kirsten stewart The blame for Utah's Medicaid data breach rests squarely with the state Department of Technology Services, not the Department of Health, said the state's interim Chief Information Officer. Mark VanOrden, who had not been on the job …
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One young girl's dream of becoming a ballerina comes true in Utah Regional Ballet's "Once Upon a Time: Swan Lake," being performed at the SCERA Center for the Arts tonight through Saturday. The ballet is part of Utah Regional Ballet's Children's …
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OGDEN, Utah — Authorities are investigating a hazing incident at a Utah high school in which a student with a peanut allergy was smeared with peanut butter. Ogden School District spokeswoman Donna Corby says nine cheerleaders at Ogden High School have …
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By dawn house Lawmakers are trying to tame the perfect storm they created when they failed to free up enough restaurant liquor licenses to meet demand, while also deciding to allow permit holders to sell existing licenses on the open market, …
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Species » Kathleen Clarke casts doubt on work of Fish and Wildlife Service that could lead to Endangered Species listing. By Robert Gehrke Gov. Gary Herbert's public lands director says Utah should come up with its own scientific studies on sage grouse …
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by Bob Bernick So, who is the most popular GOP politician in the state – at least among the anointed rank-and-file Republicans? That honor would go to the darling of TV, radio and newspapers: US Rep. Jason Chaffetz. Just take a look at the voting for …
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TACOMA, Wash. — A jury handling the voyeurism case against a missing Utah woman's father-in-law will restart deliberations Wednesday, a day after struggling to reach a verdict and asking a question about the key evidence gathered in the case.
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SALT LAKE CITY – Utah's chief technology officer has resigned following the theft of hundreds of thousands of online medical records from state computers by unknown hackers. Gov. Gary Herbert on Tuesday announced a "comprehensive" response to the …
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OREM, Utah — Utah Valley University's 32-game winning streak, tied for the fourth-longest in NCAA Division I history, was stopped in an 11-10 loss to Utah on Tuesday night. The Wolverines (39-12) trailed by four runs entering the bottom of the ninth, …
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By Robert Gehrke Utah stands alone — so far, at least — in its bid to take public lands from the federal government, after Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed similar legislation and other states have yet to join the fight. "Obviously, it's disappointing …
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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's chief technology officer has resigned in the wake of the theft of hundreds of thousands of online medical records by unknown computer hackers. Gov. Gary Herbert on Tuesday announced a “comprehensive” response to the massive …
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By Amy Joi O'Donoghue FLAMING GORGE — Efforts to tap water out from the Green River before it impounds Flaming Gorge Dam have earned the Colorado River's largest tributary the dubious designation as the nation's second most "endangered" river. See all stories on this topic »

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There has been too much bad news coming from Utah public schools in recent years, mostly due to inadequate funding and legislators who continually want to insert themselves into the profession of teaching — where they don't belong.
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SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah judge has dealt a blow to a bid by Gary Coleman's ex-wife to gain control of the late child TV star's estate. The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/J68ZK3) Judge James Taylor ruled Monday that Coleman and Shannon Price …
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PORTER | A Utah company is poised to bring the waters of life back to the shuttered Splash Down Dunes. The former water park, which town officials call an eyesore, was shuttered at the end of the 2009 season after the town of Porter had cited it for a …
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By ben Fulton It took Jeff Key just six weeks to write his one-man play "The Eyes of Babylon," culled from his journals while serving as a US Marine in the Iraq War. Harder, though, was the eight-year process to get his 90-minute work to audiences on a …
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In many ways Tuesday's game could be viewed as the biggest of the season for UVU. Not only would a win give the Wolverines a 9-0 record against Utah, Southern Utah and BYU this season, it would extend their winning streak to 33 games.
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By kirsten stewart The state of Utah is hiring a public relations firm to handle "crisis communications" in the wake of a health data breach that put the personal information of 780000 people at risk. The contract will be short-lived and will cost …
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By PAUL FOY Scientists and engineers from 37 countries gathered Monday at a Salt Lake City conference to discuss how to extend the life of nuclear power plants worldwide. The need to keep reactors operating safely was underscored by the tsunami that …
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SALT LAKE CITY — Dan Child struck out 11 and Nate Esposito walked with the bases loaded in the 10th inning to send the 23rd-ranked Oregon State baseball team to a 5-4 win over Utah Sunday at Spring Mobile Ballpark. Esposito, who was a defensive …
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By Kevin Gemmell | ESPN.com 1. High hopes: Quarterback Jordan Wynn is healthy — hopefully for more than just a few weeks at a time. After a fantastic true freshman year, Wynn's career has been hijacked by multiple injuries that have limited his time.
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The Utah Board of Regents is anxious to see the results of a study on compensation for Utah's college and university presidents — a study initially said to be completed this month. In the fall, Higher Education Commissioner Bill Sederburg told Regents …
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By Aaron Falk Park City • A little boy escapes his mother's grasp and she chases him, past bottles of fine Italian reds, through the wine vault until she catches him by the collar and pulls him back to her. A moment later, a young girl sprints past and …
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By John Hollenhorst SALT LAKE CITY — Throughout the Southwest, states who have faced years of drought are addressing the possibility of a water crisis, and they are focusing their efforts on averting such a crisis. Though reservoirs in the Southwest, … See all stories on this topic »

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by Derek Miller, Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor Energy development will assuredly be a top campaign issue in national and state elections this year. The connection between energy to economic development and national security (in addition to $4 …
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By Mike Sorensen, Deseret News Utah Jazz point guard Blake Ahearn (2) talks with media as Utah Jazz players clean out their lockers after being swept in the first round of the NBA playoffs in Salt Lake City Tuesday, May 8, 2012. See all stories on this topic »

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By Eric D. Williams Tacoma News Tribune ASSOCIATED PRESS Seattle's Robert Turbin, right, rushes against Shane Horton, left, during minicamp at Seahawks' headquarters in Renton. RENTON — They changed locations, numbers and uniforms, but linebacker …
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Manti defeats St Joseph's 3-2 in the 2012 Utah State 2A Soccer Championship game at RIo TInto Stadium in Sandy, Utah.
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AP Daily Herald | Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2012 12:02 am | Loading… CEDAR CITY — Nine beavers were given a new home in a southern Utah stream last week that biologists hope will improve the surrounding habitat and regulate sometimes severe runoff.
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By Eric D. Williams Tacoma News Tribune ASSOCIATED PRESS Rookie linebacker Bobby Wagner, right, knocks the ball away from Sean McGrath. Wagner's viewed as a possible replacement for David Hawthorne at middle linebacker.
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Jo Jo Sharrar hit a two-run single with two out in the 11th inning to lift the University of Utah baseball team to a 4-3 win over Oregon State on Saturday at Spring Mobile Ballpark. Oregon State broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the 11th inning with a …
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By Brian T. Smith For the first time since 2007, the upward-looking Jazz will enter the NBA offseason in a position of overall strength. Rather than watching key players depart through free agency or knowing its hands were tied by Andrei Kirilenko's …
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By Aaron Falk A Utah attorney who spent hundreds of thousands of dollars that a client won in a personal-injury lawsuit has been sentenced to 60 days in jail. Steven B. Smith, 51, was sentenced Friday in 3rd District Court after pleading guilty earlier …
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ST. GEORGE – The annual Rulan D. Woodbury Jubilee Classic Charity Golf Tournament and Evening Classic kicks off May 16-18 with a goal to advance life-saving services at Dixie Regional Medical Center. As a project of the Foundation of Dixie Regional, …
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AP CEDAR CITY, Utah — Utah biologists are relocating beavers from private lands to improve wildlife habitat, regulate stream flows and protect the rodent. The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/K2lrVm ) nine beavers are being released into a …
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By Ray Hacke Correspondent With first place in the Arena Football League's West Division on the line, the SaberCats seized control in the third quarter Friday night at HP Pavilion. A quick-strike touchdown that followed a recovered onside kick and a …
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By john e. swallow Over the past two weeks, the Utah Attorney General's Office has, on behalf of the State of Utah and respective counties, filed 21 lawsuits seeking quiet title to thousands of Utah roads. Unfortunately, there appears to be public …
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PLEASANT GROVE — A full-time job that starts when children are infants and lasts a lifetime — it's the most common job description in the world. The Daily Herald spoke with a few of the thousands of mothers in the valley on how their perspectives on …
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Music » 13-year-old Aubree Oliverson is among young musicians from 38 schools who will play side-by-side with professionals. By Celia R. Baker Winning the chance to play an entire concerto on the Abravanel Hall stage with a full orchestra behind you is …
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Utah fought back from a nine-run deficit but fell one run short and lost to Oregon State 11-10 in college baseball action Friday at Spring Mobile Ballpark. The Utes (12-34, 6-19 Pac-12) trailed 9-0 in the fourth inning and 11-4 in the sixth.
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MOSCOW, Idaho – Utah State's track and field team won five event championships on Thursday, day three of the four day 2012 Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by the University of Idaho at the Dan O'Brien Track & Field Complex in Moscow, Idaho. See all stories on this topic »

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By Cimaron Neugebauer A West Jordan bail bondsman will need his own bondsman after being charged with theft, according to prosecutors. The 64-year-old bail bondsman was charged in 3rd District Court on Thursday with theft by deception, a second-degree …
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By Celia R. Baker Winning the chance to play an entire concerto on the Abravanel Hall stage with a full orchestra behind you is a big deal for any young musician. That's true even for 13-year-old Aubree Oliverson, who already soloed with a single …
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By Kyle Goon For the second time this season, the Blaze will be looking to unseat No. 1 San Jose. Last time, all went well because Utah eked out a last-minute 60-59 victory at home. But this week, the Blaze will go into the SaberCats' den, …
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Music » Orchestra is set to bring to life the delicate, joyful work that grew out of the legendary composer's hearing loss. By Celia R. Baker In 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven spent the summer of his 28th year in the village of Heiligenstadt, Germany.
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By Dan harrie Fourteen scientists are quietly working on a Utah earthquake forecasting project that will provide the most specific estimates ever of when and where major temblors are expected along the Wasatch Front. "I don't want to say [these …
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By Lesley Mitchell Utah offered $36 million in incentives Thursday to four companies that are expected to create more than 1133 jobs over the next 20 years. Most of the incentive money, nearly $32.3 million, was promised to Orem-based software maker …
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It's now up to a Utah judge to decide whether Gary Coleman's ex-wife or an ex-girlfriend is entitled to the late child TV star's estate. Judge James Taylor heard closing arguments Tuesday in Provo but didn't specify when he'll issue a ruling.
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SALT LAKE CITY — Tim DeChristopher just wanted to make a statement, an act of civil disobedience aimed at disrupting the sale of oil and gas leases on public lands near Utah's national parks. He's now serving two years in a federal prison in …
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By Robert Gehrke In February, after being together for 11 years, Steve Verno and Ben Brown traveled from their Sandy home to wed in New York City, a lifetime commitment that Verno said was important to the couple. "To be able to experience a marriage …
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By Brian T. Smith The Jazz met coach Tyrone Corbin's expectations during the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season, but didn't exceed them. General Manager Kevin O'Connor was pleased with Utah's overall performance, but walked away from a first-round …
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By Kim Murphy SEATTLE — A mother of two young girls who once lived adjacent to Steven Powell in Puyallup, Wash., testified Wednesday that the images of naked young girls found in his home — playing in the bathtub, going to the toilet — were her …
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(CNN) – While Richard Mourdock knocked out the Senate's most senior Republican in Tuesday's Indiana primary, a GOP candidate in Utah is hoping to do the same to the second longest-serving Senate Republican: Orrin Hatch. Dan Liljenquist, the former …
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By brooke adams The president of the Utah Adoption Council resigned his post Tuesday — and launched his own competing organization — amid claims the group ignores unethical practices of some adoption agencies and has failed to treat birth fathers …
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By Brad Rock, Deseret News Utah Jazz forwardcenter Derrick Favors (15) leaves the arena after Utah Jazz players clean out their lockers after being swept in the first round of the NBA playoffs in Salt Lake City Tuesday, May 8, 2012. See all stories on this topic »

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IRON COUNTY, Utah — Several southern Utah towns are in a fight on two fronts. They are trying to contend with a growing prairie dog population that has caused millions of dollars of damage while fighting with federal agencies protecting the animal's … See all stories on this topic »

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By brandon loomis Utah officials in the midst of filing lawsuits to win thousands of disputed roads over federal lands said Tuesday that their quest is about protecting families, not paving wilderness. State and county officials are using an old …
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At just 20 years old, forward has potential to become a cornerstone of the Jazz for years to come. By Brian T. Smith When Derrick Favors first joined the Jazz, his voice was whisper-soft and his future was as uncertain as Utah's. The No.
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By david montero Kairi Shepherd was an orphan living in India when a Utah woman adopted her in 1982 — a seemingly good turn of luck for the 3-month-old that included her obtaining legal permanent resident status in the United States.
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By Steve Luhm If Al Jefferson was Utah's general manager, he wouldn't trade Al Jefferson — or any of the team's other big men. One day after San Antonio eliminated the Jazz from the playoffs, Jefferson said, "I'm here to do my job.
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By Patty Henetz At his first hearing following his bankruptcy filing, Salt Lake County developer and political deal-maker Terry Diehl said he filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 30 because he was about to lose his homes in Utah and Coronado, …
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By JIM SECKLER/The Daily News KINGMAN — A couple of months after joining a lawsuit against the federal government for its decision to withdraw uranium mining in Northern Arizona, the Mohave County supervisors joined forces with four Utah counties in …
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Controversy » Sen. Mike Lee unveils a bill that would make designations harder to pull off. By Matt Canham Washington • Interior Secretary Ken Salazar dedicated two new conservation areas in southern Utah on Monday, the same day Sen.
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By Kelly Dwyer By Kelly Dwyer | Ball Don't Lie – 1 hour 49 minutes ago The Utah Jazz couldn't even take a game in the team's opening round series with the San Antonio Spurs. It took a furious rally in the fourth quarter of Game 4 for the Jazz to even … See all stories on this topic »

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SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Gay rights activists in Utah are calling for action to halt bullying in the conservative state after the suicide of a small-town gay Mormon teenager who friends and activists said was tormented at school because of his sexual …
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* Anadarko to drill 3700 wells in Utah field * Interior issued review in favor of project last month * Anadarko has agreement with groups to protect environment By Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) – Anadarko Petroleum Corp's plan to develop a …
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PROVO, Utah — Gary Coleman's ex-wife wants a judge to award her the child TV star's estate. Shannon Price testified Monday in 4th District Court that even though the two divorced in 2008, they kept living together and presented themselves to the …
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