Man puts ’stop’ to his nagging conscience with $600 check for Utah road signsSALT LAKE CITY — It’s a case of thief’s remorse — more than three decades later. A man who said he stole a stop sign 35 years ago from a Salt Lake County road has mailed a $600 cashier’s check — bearing an illegible signature — to the Utah Department of Transportation. Utah senator calls for Justice Department investigation into college football’s bowl seriesWASHINGTON — Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to investigate college football’s Bowl Championship Series for what he views as violations of antitrust laws. Palin’s choice of next Lt. Gov. raises succession questions in AlaskaWest Desk editing plan for Tuesday, July 7. The desk files for New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, California and Hawaii 24/7. Anna Jo Bratton is the supervisor, followed by Katie Oyan at 4 p.m. The desk can be reached at 1-602-417-2400. Note this planner will be updated periodically throughout the day and saved in workbench under WERday. These lines are not for publication. Lots of problems Congress needs to fix, but addressing BCS playoff system is neededThere’s only so much our nation’s politicians can do in their limited time in Washington, D.C., and only so many issues they can tackle. Mother, daughter plead guilty in Native American artifact theft, trafficking caseSALT LAKE CITY — A mother and daughter pleaded guilty Monday to several felony charges stemming from a sweeping federal investigation into the theft and illegal trafficking of American Indian artifacts. Late own goal lets Real Salt Lake tie Earthquakes 1-1SANDY, Utah — San Jose kicked in an own-goal in second-half injury time, allowing Real Salt Lake to tie the Earthquakes 1-1 on Friday night. Green machines: Pentagon looks to algae as tomorrow’s fuel for fighter jets, cargo planesLOGAN, Utah — Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in this Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for Uncle Sam. Utah inmate tries to escape with ‘bomb’ made from toilet paper rolls, headphone wires and eraserCEDAR CITY, Utah — The Iron County sheriff’s office said an inmate tried to escape from a correctional facility by fashioning a fake bomb. Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Pallesen said the 28-year-old inmate cornered an officer in a lobby while holding what looked like a silver device with a red detonator. Idaho Fish and Game plan to kill pelicans to boost fisheries runs into obstaclesBOISE, Idaho — Federal officials have told the Idaho fish and game officials that their plan to halve the number of pelicans nesting in southern and eastern Idaho by 2013 to boost fisheries is an “eradication program” that needs more work. Utah bartenders throw open their doors as decades-old liquor restrictions are cast asideSALT LAKE CITY — Jeremy Kristic and several of his friends pounded on the door at Oscar’s bar Wednesday promptly at 11 a.m. They wanted it to open immediately, and they wanted to drink. They had after all other bars to go to — before closing time at 1 a.m. Utah’s bars open doors to public as decades-old restrictions on liquor sales are cast asideSALT LAKE CITY — Getting into a bar in Utah is now as simple as showing a bouncer a valid ID. Utah bids farewell to law requiring membership forms, fees for the right to enter a barSALT LAKE CITY — For the last 40 years, dropping into a bar in Utah has been a complicated affair: Patrons have to fill out an application, pay a fee and become a member before they can go in for a drink. Utah ready to bid farewell to law requiring membership forms, fees for the right to enter barsSALT LAKE CITY — No fees. No forms. No hassle. Grasshoppers invade western Utah, find their way into gardens, yards and homesTOOELE, Utah — An ambitious director might look at Mitch Halligan’s property and see an instant B-movie classic: “Invasion of the Grasshoppers.” Utah coal operators back away from deep mining 2 years after deadly Crandall Canyon collapseHELPER, Utah — Two years after a Utah mine collapsed, entombing six miners more than 2,000 feet under a mountain and also killing three members of a rescue team, the state’s coal operators are backing away from rich coal reserves held deep under the ground. Utah coal operators back away from deep mining 2 years after disastrous Crandall collapseHELPER, Utah — Two years after a deadly Utah mine collapsed, the state’s coal operators are backing away from rich coal reserves held deep under the ground. Pregnant Utah girl accused of paying to be beaten to induce miscarriage pleads no contestVERNAL, Utah — A pregnant Utah teenager charged with hiring a man to beat her in an effort to induce a miscarriage has entered a no contest plea in juvenile court. Military identifies pilot killed in F-16 crash in UtahHILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — The military has identified the pilot of an F-16 who was killed in a crash at the Utah Test and Training Range in the state’s west desert. Bulldozer operator accidentally buries 7-year-old boy under 18 inches of dirt in UtahNAPLES, Utah — Authorities say a 7-year-old boy was killed in Utah when he was accidentally buried under nearly 2 feet of dirt. Military says pilot dies in F-16 crash at Utah Test and Training Range west of Salt Lake CityTOOELE, Utah — Military officials say a pilot has died in an F-16 crash at the Utah Test and Training Range in the state’s west desert. F-16 crashes at Utah Test and Training Range west of Salt Lake City; pilot’s status unknownTOOELE, Utah — Military officials say rescue crews are still trying to locate the pilot of an F-16 that crashed at the Utah Test and Training Range in the state’s west desert. F-16 crashes at Utah Test and Training Range west of Salt Lake City; pilot’s condition unknownTOOELE, Utah — Military officials are trying to locate the pilot of an F-16 that crashed at the Utah Test and Training Range west of Salt Lake City. Web-based petition seeks healing, softer gay marriage stance from Mormon leadersSALT LAKE CITY — A group of current and former Mormons at odds with the church’s position on gay marriage and its political activism to ban it has launched a Web site asking the faith to soften its stance. Boy found in Utah forest left clues for searchersMANILA, Utah — A lost boy’s granola bar wrapper, pieces of his jacket tied to trees and his black backpack helped searchers find him after a night in the forest. Authorities credit boy’s common sense with helping searchers find him in Utah forestMANILA, Utah — A lost boy’s granola bar wrapper, footprint and black backpack helped searchers find him after a night in the forest. FBI reports second apparent suicide among defendants in Four Corners artifact theft caseSALT LAKE CITY — A second defendant indicted following an investigation into the theft and illegal trafficking of American Indian artifacts from the Four Corners area has been found dead in an apparent suicide, the FBI said Friday. A collapsed moose, 2 damaged cars and questions over who should foot the bill in UtahPROVO, Utah — Two Utah students feel goosed by a moose on the loose. ‘American Idol’ star’s father pleads no contest in prostitution case in UtahMIDVALE, Utah — The father of last year’s “American Idol” runner-up David Archuleta (ar-choo-LET’-ah) has pleaded no contest to patronizing a prostitute in a Salt Lake City suburb. Competency hearing sought in Utah for man charged in Smart kidnapping after psych reportSALT LAKE CITY — Federal prosecutors on Thursday sought a competency hearing — not forced medication — for the man charged in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart after receiving split opinions from a pair of psychiatric experts about his ability to defend himself at trial. Federal agents face criticism over arrests in Indian artifacts case; Holder defends arrestsSALT LAKE CITY — The sun was barely up when federal agents began surrounding a dozen homes scattered across rural southern Utah, the final stroke of a two-year undercover investigation into the theft and trafficking of ancient Indian artifacts around the Four Corners area. |
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