Ski resorts offering special deals to lure locals to the slopes amid stagnant travel marketSALT LAKE CITY — A struggling economy is turning out to be good news for skiers and snowboarders who live close enough to mountains that they can hit the slopes every weekend. Herbert says Utah still ’smarting’ from losing fourth House seat to North Carolina in 2000SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Wednesday the state is still “smarting” from missing out on a fourth House seat following the 2000 census. From Shakespeare’s pen to national nuisance, pesky European starlings stubbornly hang onSALT LAKE CITY — The next time the sky darkens with a flock of noisy unwelcome starlings, blame Shakespeare — or, better yet, a few of his strangest fans. Company says it’s in settlement talks with Utah to allow foreign nuclear waste disposalSALT LAKE CITY — EnergySolutions Inc. said Friday it is in settlement talks with Utah aimed at getting the state to drop its objections to importing foreign nuclear waste for disposal in the state. No bull: Officers in Salt Lake City suburb wield Tasers to subdue escaped animalSOUTH JORDAN, Utah — Police in South Jordan had to use Tasers to tame a bull that escaped from its owner and knocked over an 80-year-old man. South Jordan police Lt. Dan Starks said a bull escaped from its owner Wednesday in the Salt Lake City suburb and that others in the area tried to help corral it. The bull knocked over an 80-year-old man who was trying to help. Utah woman who held record for long fingernails says life much easier after breaking themSALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake City woman who held a Guinness World Record for her long fingernails before they broke off in a car crash says it was the most dramatic event of her life. But Lee Redmond, who lost the fingernails in February, says it’s now much easier to do things and her hands seem to fly with the weight of the nails gone. Salt Lake City woman who held record for long fingernails talks about breaking them in crashSALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake City woman who held a Guinness World Record for her long fingernails before they broke off in a car crash says it was the most dramatic event of her life. Judge says Utah school district showed prejudice in rejecting man from India for positionSALT LAKE CITY — A judge for the Utah Labor Commission has ruled that school officials engaged in racial profiling and prejudice when they rejected a man from India for a substitute teaching position shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Judge sets competency hearing for suspect in Elizabeth Smart abduction caseSALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge on Monday set aside 10 days for a competency hearing for the man charged with the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart. Whoa, Nellie: Spooked horse takes full carriage on a wild ride in downtown Salt Lake CitySALT LAKE CITY — Talk about a wild ride. Utah father of Elizabeth Smart recounts story of his own daughter’s long abduction, reunionSALT LAKE CITY — The Utah father of Elizabeth Smart says he’s horrified by the parallels between the latest abduction story to grip the nation and his own daughter’s long journey with an alleged kidnapper. Not exactly drunk dialing: Utah Highway Patrol, bars offer practice jail call to dissuade DUIsSALT LAKE CITY — In Utah, even if you don’t get arrested for drunk driving you might still have to call your mom from jail — sort of. A look at cases of children who were kidnapped and later foundA look at some cases involving children who were found years or months after they were kidnapped: FX Energy to plug and abandon Ostrowiec-1 well, shares fall 21 pctSALT LAKE CITY — FX Energy Inc. on Thursday said it stopped drilling operations at the Ostrowiec-1 wildcat well, which it plans to plug and abandon because it encountered high pressure nonflammable nitrogen gas and lost circulation while coring the target reservoir. Utah Gov. Herbert says sexual orientation shouldn’t be protected class against discriminationSALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday that discriminating against gay people shouldn’t be illegal, although he would prefer it if everyone were treated with respect. Payouts for 2007 Crandall Canyon disaster moving through Utah courts for approvalSALT LAKE CITY — Judges have begun approving payouts from a multimillion-dollar settlement stemming from the collapse two years ago of a Utah mine that entombed six miners and led to three rescuers’ deaths. Utah’s Hogle Zoo debuts 3 male Amur tiger cubs; critically endangered speciesSALT LAKE CITY — Three male Amur tiger cubs have made their public debut at Utah’s Hogle Zoo. Utah judge authorizes sale of 400 acres of polygamous sect’s land in bidding processSALT LAKE CITY — A Utah judge has ordered the sale of a 400-acre parcel of land that is part of a trust established by followers of jailed polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs. Herbert signs agreement to keep rail station from going up on site of ancient villageSALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a conservation easement that will prevent a commuter rail stop from being built on what was once an American Indian village. APNewsBreak: Feds descend on Durango, Colo., to seize collection of artifacts dealerSALT LAKE CITY — A major Southwest dealer is surrendering a vast personal collection of ancient artifacts in another break in the federal investigation of looting and grave robbing in the Four Corners region. Bugs, snails and rare plants: Agency says 29 more species may need federal protectionSALT LAKE CITY — Twenty-nine species in more than 20 states — from a rare beach-dwelling plant in Yellowstone National Park to a caddisfly in Nebraska — may need federal protections to avoid extinction, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. US Census Bureau tells Utah it can’t count overseas Mormon missionaries in 2010 head countSALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Census Bureau has told Utah’s elected leaders it won’t count Mormon missionaries serving overseas in the nation’s next head count. ‘Kiss-ins’ smack back at Mormon church as faith’s image suffers from Calif. gay marriage fightSALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church’s vigorous, well-heeled support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned the Utah-based faith into a lightning rod for gay rights activism, including a nationwide “kiss-in” Saturday. Observers say Mormon image suffers after church intervenes in Calif. gay marriage fightSALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church’s vigorous, well-heeled support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned the Utah-based faith into a lightning rod for gay rights activism, including a nationwide “kiss-in” Saturday. Attorney for Utah man tied to conviction of polygamous leader asks for rape charge dismissalSALT LAKE CITY — An attorney asked a judge Thursday to dismiss a rape charge filed against a man whose 2001 spiritual marriage led to the criminal conviction of Utah polygamous church leader Warren Jeffs. Southern Utah newspaper rejects gay couple’s wedding announcement, cites legal marriage policySALT LAKE CITY — A southern Utah newspaper has rejected a gay California couple’s wedding announcement, saying its policy is to publish announcements only for marriages legal under Utah law. Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman resigns to become ambassador to China; Lt. Gov. Herbert to be sworn inSALT LAKE CITY — Gary Herbert was sworn in Tuesday as Utah’s 17th governor following the resignation of Jon Huntsman, who is now the U.S. ambassador to China. Arizona jail says polygamous church leader Jeffs is off feeding tube, eating regular mealsSALT LAKE CITY —Arizona jail officials say polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs is eating normally and no longer needs to be force-fed through a tube. Bush drilling program left huge backlog of contested oil and gas leases in Rocky MountainsSALT LAKE CITY —Brian Wixom’s company has paid the U.S. government hundreds of thousands of dollars for leases to drill for oil and gas on federal lands over the years, only to never put a rig in the ground. University of Utah settles lawsuit over deaths of 7 Chinese scholars in 2003 van crashSALT LAKE CITY —The University of Utah has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the families of seven Chinese scholars killed in a 2003 van rollover. |
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