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  • Health care reform taxes

    The Salt Lake Tribune – 3 mins ago  

    Q. If I'm correct, the Democrats want to tax [drug and medical device] companies, thus reducing the overall cost of the plan. I can't help wondering why any normal person would assume that those companies would not pass the additional tax on to us, the customer. Full Story »

  • Boarding school employee charged with abusing male students

    The Salt Lake Tribune – 3 mins ago  

    A therapeutic boarding school employee was charged this week with sexually abusing two 15-year-old students. Geary D. Oakes, 57, worked at Cedar Ridge Academy in Roosevelt for 10 years as director of social services, arranging off-site medical trips and phone calls to parents, among other Full Story »

  • Substitute teacher charged for touching student

    The Salt Lake Tribune – 17 mins ago  

    A 49-year-old substitute teacher was charged Wednesday with aggravated sexual abuse of a child after an 11-year-old Emerson Elementary School student accused him of fondling her. Full Story »

  • Study says new Provo rec center cheaper than keeping old ones

    The Salt Lake Tribune – 18 mins ago  

    Provo » A new community center is still the city's best option even though it is expected to lose almost $740,000 a year, according to a consultant. Full Story »

  • H1N1 cases continue to drop

    The Salt Lake Tribune – 2 hrs 3 mins ago  

    Thirty-four more Utahns were reported hospitalized last week due to H1N1 flu, according to the state Department of Health's weekly report on the novel strain. Full Story »

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Park Record

  • Public Works chief, on the job since the '80s, retiring

    Park Record – Tue Dec 8, 7:01 pm ET  

    People living in Park City in the early 1980s would not recognize the snowplow fleet that now is deployed onto the city's streets each winterBack Full Story »

  • Vonn Wins Lake Louise for Fifth Year

    Park Record – Fri Dec 4, 6:46 pm ET  

    LAKE LOUISE, AB American great Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) earned her 13th downhill title and 23rd overall World Cup victory on Friday in Lake Louise, gliding through the course in snowy, windy conditions that led to slow times for many other skiers. Full Story »

  • H1N1 clinic is scheduled at new building

    Park Record – Fri Dec 4, 6:46 pm ET  

    A daylong H1N1 clinic is scheduled to begin Dec. 5 at 9 a.m. at the Summit County Health Services Building, 650 Round Valley Drive at Quinn's Full Story »

  • St. Regis Deer Crest cuts ribbon

    Park Record – Fri Dec 4, 6:46 pm ET  

    One of the most anticipated moments of the winter occurred Friday morning when the ribbon was cut on the St. Full Story »

  • More Sundance films announced

    Park Record – Thu Dec 3, 5:30 pm ET  

    Here is the lineup of films selected to screen in the out-of-competition sections of Premieres, Spotlight, New Frontier and Park City at Midnight at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. As previously announced, the Festival this year will also feature, NEXT , a new section composed of eight American films selected for their innovative and original work in low- and no-budget filmmaking. Full Story »

FOX 13 Utah

  • FOX 13 Viewers Aid Police in Check Fraud Arrest in Cottonwood

    FOX 13 Utah – 40 mins ago  

    Cottonwood Heights Police say Fox 13 News viewers helped them identify their prime suspect in a series of check fraud cases. Last Sunday, a Utah's Most Wanted story profiled an unknown woman who allegedly passed a forged check at a local Maverick Store. Detectives say they were swamped with dozens of tipsters, nearly all of them claiming the woman was 32-year old Jacquelin Boyd. Full Story »

  • Former Utah Public Safety Commissioner stripped of his badge

    FOX 13 Utah – 40 mins ago  

    The former commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety has been stripped of his badge. The Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (POST) voted to revoke Col. Scott Duncan's peace officer certification following his conviction on prescription drug-related charges earlier this year. Full Story »

  • Man Sentenced to Prison for Killing Girlfriend

    FOX 13 Utah – 40 mins ago  

    A man convicted of shooting his girlfriend to death was sentenced today to 15-years-to-life in prison. 21-year-old Parley Jeffs Dutson, a former FLDS member who left the church when he was 16, apologized to the family of Kara Hopkins in court saying, "words seem insignificant when I try to express the way I feel. I'm very sorry for what I've done." Full Story »

  • Urine Samples Swiped From Logan Health Department

    FOX 13 Utah – 2 hrs 40 mins ago  

    Someone broke into public health offices in Logan and made away with 17 urine samples. The break-in happened early Monday morning at the Bear River Health Department. Spokeswoman Jill Parker says the thieves broke a window and somehow got into a padlocked refrigerator to steal the samples, which were stored in small, lidded plastic cups. Full Story »

  • Prison Expert: Accused Smart Kidnapper Incompetent

    FOX 13 Utah – 2 hrs 55 mins ago  

    A psychologist for the federal prison system says the man charged with Elizabeth Smart's 2002 abduction understands the accusations against him, but isn't competent for trial. Dr. Richart DeMier evaluated Brian David Mitchell over 45 days in December 2008 and January 2009. He says Mitchell understands the charges, the court processes and the respective roles of the judge, prosecutors and his own ... Full Story »

Standard-Examiner

Elko Daily Free Press

  • Lawmakers expect special session

    Elko Daily Free Press – Wed Dec 9, 12:03 pm ET  

    ELKO — State Sen. Dean Rhoads, R-Tuscarora, said Tuesday that based on conversations with colleagues he believes Gov. Jim Gibbons will call a special legislative session in February to deal with the state’s financial crunch. Full Story »

  • Elko school administrators knew about alleged assault

    Elko Daily Free Press – Wed Dec 9, 12:03 pm ET  

    ELKO — Elko County School District administrators knew about an alleged assault at Adobe Middle School, but didn’t notify the public when a police report was filed in October. Full Story »

  • Snowstorm catches city off guard

    Elko Daily Free Press – Wed Dec 9, 12:03 pm ET  

    ELKO — City crews were caught off guard by the extent of this week’s snowstorm, but Public Works Director Dennis Strickland said overall efforts went “fairly well” despite the setback. Full Story »

  • Council to fund recreation center study

    Elko Daily Free Press – Wed Dec 9, 12:03 pm ET  

    ELKO — Told by a community member it’s time to “put up or shut up,” city councilmen voted Tuesday night to allocate up to $25,000 to conduct a feasibility study on a recreation center. Full Story »

  • Gas prices down, but still high

    Elko Daily Free Press – Wed Dec 9, 12:02 pm ET  

    ELKO — Elko gas prices dropped two cents per gallon from last month, but remain higher than the state average, AAA Nevada reports. Full Story »

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