Hole-in-one makes family man a millionaireUTAH - Restaurant manager Jason Hargett was attending a charity golf event when he made a last minute decision to participate and discovered they were holding a contest: Get a hole-in-one, win a million dollars. Utah mother, daughter sentenced to probation in Southwest artifact looting caseSALT LAKE CITY — A defendant in the sweeping federal prosecution of theft and illegal trafficking of American Indian artifacts received leniency Wednesday when a judge rejected the government’s request for imprisonment. Airliner returns to Salt Lake City airport after lightning strike; no damage foundSALT LAKE CITY — An airliner returned to Salt Lake City International Airport when it was struck by lightning shortly after takeoff. Utah school district to appeal ruling it showed prejudice in rejecting India nativeSALT LAKE CITY — A southern Utah school district says it plans to appeal a Utah Labor Commission judge’s ruling that its 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. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints publishes Spanish-language edition of BibleSALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is publishing its own edition of a Spanish-language Bible. Sportsmen’s group names 2 Utah areas to list of West’s ‘imperiled’ landsSALT LAKE CITY — A sportsmen’s group has placed two Utah wildlife areas on a list of the West’s 10 most imperiled places to hunt and fish because of threats posed by oil and gas development, the Deseret News said in a story published Sunday. Finding homes for artifacts collected in sweeping Four Corners criminal case could take yearsSALT LAKE CITY — Once the legal dust settles from the nation’s biggest bust of Southwestern artifact looting, federal officials face another daunting task: deciding what to do with the ancient sandals, pipes, pendants and thousands of other items associated with the investigation. Man pleads guilty to reduced charge in 1974 murder of fellow BYU studentSALT LAKE CITY — Breaking his silence in the case, a 58-year-old man has confessed to killing a fellow Brigham Young University student 35 years ago. NASA contractor pleased with test firing of moon rocket in northern UtahPROMONTORY, Utah — The first test of NASA’s powerful moon rocket went off without a problem Thursday as more than a million pounds of propellant ignited in a split second, sending a towering plume of sand and dust high into the Utah sky. 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. After replacing failed part, NASA contractor plans second attempt to fire moon rocket in UtahPROMONTORY, Utah — A faulty computer part about the size of a hardback book was to blame for a canceled test last month of the main part of NASA’s powerful new moon rocket, NASA and a private contractor said Thursday. 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. Utah Attorney general’s office not in talks over foreign nuclear waste deal, official saysdSALT LAKE CITY — A spokesman for Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff says the office is not in any negotiations with EnergySolutions Inc. to drop the state’s objections to importing foreign nuclear waste for disposal here. 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. Men try to burglarize Utah pawnshop by ramming it with tractor-trailerWEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — West Valley City police said two men tried to burglarize a pawnshop by ramming it with a tractor-trailer. Police said two men stole a semitrailer from a North Salt Lake construction company, then rammed it into a West Valley City pawnshop early Monday. 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. 150 residents evacuate New Harmony as wildfire grows in southwestern UtahNEW HARMONY, Utah — About 275 more homes were evacuated Sunday as a wildfire that already destroyed three houses and blackened more than 12 square miles continued to threaten this rural southwestern Utah town. 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. NASA contractor calls off test firing of moon rocket in Utah, citing hydraulic failurePROMONTORY, Utah — A mechanical failure forced a NASA contractor on Thursday to call off the first test firing of the main part of NASA’s powerful new moon rocket. NASA contractor eager to prove new generation of space vehicles with rocket test in UtahPROMONTORY, Utah — Engineers are set to test one of the most powerful rockets ever designed for blast off from a horizontal position. 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. |
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