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Utahns warned about runoff danger
There's a lot of snow in the mountains, and it's going to be an unusually hot weekend, which means people are being advised to use caution around creeks and rivers swollen with spring runoff.
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Putting Murray on the map
"American Idol" focused its national spotlight and millions of fans on David Archuleta and his Utah hometown in recent days. So, what do the Murray residents think of all that publicity?
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Utah Jazz: Where amazing almost happens — Jazz stage late comeback, but come up one '3' short
An onslaught of late-game 3-pointers — one from Deron Williams, two from Mehmet Okur, two from Andrei Kirilenko — and two failed trey tries in the waning seconds sure did make things interesting.
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Evans challenges NAACP's tax status
Salt Lake County Republican Party Chairman James Evans said Friday he's filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service challenging the tax-exempt status of the local branch of the NAACP.
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1-child policy adding pain to mourners
After their daughter was born, Bi Kaiwei and his wife, Meilin, decided to adhere to China's one-child policy and its slogan, "Have fewer kids, live better lives."
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MormonTimes.com: Church fighting measles
Since October 2003, the Church has participated with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the American Red Cross and Ministries of Health in an effort to decrease the incidence of measles worldwide.
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United through stitches
Whatever the color or design, there is something soothing, nurturing and loving about pieces of cloth stitched together by hand, a cushy roll of cotton between them to bulk up the body of a finished quilt.
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Price of oil pushes $128
As President Bush wrapped up a meeting with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Friday, the country's oil minister announced the desert kingdom had opened its taps and was pumping an additional 300,000 barrels of crude a day.
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5A high school soccer playoffs: Vikes defeat Diggers
The Viewmont Vikings never stopped believing.
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BYU basketball: Plaisted confirms rumor — He's hired agent
Trent Plaisted is now among hundreds of college basketball players waiting to be prodded, poked, tested and judged as a potential professional basketball player. His agent believes he doesn't rank in the top 100 prospects but could be among the first 30 drafted in June.
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