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Romney to raise about $10 million in NY, Conn.
Chasing President Barack Obama's cash advantage, Republican challenger Mitt Romney expects to raise $10 million during a three-day fundraising swing ...
Moose on the loose triggers police chase in Utah
Utah wildlife officials say a moose went on a jaunt through neighborhoods north of Logan and triggered a police chase. Division of Wildlife Resources ...
Ariz. gov. vetoes bill that demanded federal land
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed legislation Monday that would have had the state join Utah in demanding that the federal government surrender control ...
Judge: No common-law marriage for Gary Coleman
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 ...
Teen arrested after homework left at crime scene
An 18-year-old Utah man was arrested on suspicion of burglary after police say he left his homework at the crime scene. Police in Orem say they ...
Skull linked to UT scout missing since 1961 flood
Doralee Freebairn remembers the day well. It was September 1961. Her older brother was on a Boy Scouts trip, hiking in the canyons of Zion National ...
Utah environmental activist appealing conviction
An environmental activist who disrupted an oil and gas auction for land near Utah's national parks did so in protest, bringing attention to parcels ...
Sex offender to remain free despite new law
A convicted sex offender who faces nearly two dozen charges in Utah but has remained free because of a legal loophole likely will never face trial or ...
Utah trial over actor Gary Coleman's estate ends
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 ...
Salazar approves Utah gas wells
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Tuesday announced the approval of a major natural gas drilling project in Utah that the Obama administration ...
Spurs can recharge while awaiting next opponent
The San Antonio Spurs were feeling good Monday night after sweeping their first-round Western Conference series with the Utah Jazz. They also were ...
Ginobili ends slump as Spurs sweep Jazz 87-81
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich shrugged when asked about Manu Ginobili's mini-shooting slump. "I don't even think about it. He's Manu," he ...
2 women battle over Gary Coleman estate
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 ...
Parker helps, Spurs take 3-0 lead over Jazz
Through nearly 40 minutes, the Utah Jazz made Tony Parker look average. He had 11 points on 5-of-12 shooting, and the San Antonio Spurs were clinging ...
Romney, Mormons brace for a mean political season
As 20,000 Mormons streamed from the church conference center, a ragtag group of protesters stood across the street shouting that the Latter-day Saints ...
Spurs blow out Jazz 114-83 to take 2-0 lead
Tony Parker shooed away the NBA coach of the year. The San Antonio Spurs were ahead 36 points and he didn't want Gregg Popovich to end his night just ...
Filings: Pfizer settles lawsuit involving Celebrex
Pfizer Inc. has settled a lawsuit filed by Brigham Young University over development of the blockbuster painkiller Celebrex for $450 million, ...
Pfizer settles lawsuit from BYU over Celebrex case
Pfizer Inc. has announced the settlement of a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit filed by Brigham Young University over development of the blockbuster ...
Hiker survives 4 days alone in Utah without food
The hunger and pain weren't the worst of Victoria Grover's ordeal as she shivered alone for four days with a broken leg and no food in Utah's rugged ...
Parker's 28 leads Spurs over Jazz 106-91 in Game 1
This was not another early playoff letdown by the San Antonio Spurs. For the first time in four years, they won a series opener. But more important ...
Ancestry.com acquiring Archives.com for $100M
Ancestry.com Inc. will acquire rival family history website Archives.com for about $100 million in cash and assumed liabilities, the companies ...
AP Interview: Booby traps found by bomb expert
U.S. Forest Service Officer James Schoeffler is trained to spot the suspicious. He spent 12 years in the military as a bomb disposal technician ...
Judge blocks move to suppress key Powell evidence
A state judge on Tuesday cleared the way for the voyeurism trial of missing Utah mother Susan Powell's father-in-law, dismissing his request to ...
Dangerous booby traps found on popular Utah trail
A deadly booby trap rigged along a popular Utah trail could have killed someone if they had tripped a ground wire set up to send a 20-pound, spiked ...
Hatch withstands tea party opposition, for now
The tea party movement solidified its presence as a force within the Republican Party two years ago when it helped orchestrate the defeat of ...