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Four dead in murder-suicide in South Salt Lake
A welfare check by police resulted in a horrific discovery at a house in South Salt Lake Monday night.
11:59 a.m. | 10 comments
'American Idol' did ask David Archuleta's father to back off
"American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe told EW.com that Jeff Archuleta has not been "banished" from the show's set, but that the father of finalist David Archuleta has been asked to back off.
5:51 p.m. | 38 comments
Utah Jazz: Price is all right — and glad Turiaf wasn't suspended
Though he got smashed, was bloodied and had four stitches placed above his right eye, Jazz guard Ronnie Price didn't think the truck that ran over him — a k a Lakers backup Ronny Turiaf — should have to miss any more of the Western Conference semifinals.
11:45 a.m. | 8 comments
FLDS mother declared an adult
Texas authorities no longer believe that a woman who gave birth to a child in state protective custody is a minor herself.
4:19 p.m. | 54 comments
BYU, Johns Hopkins researchers find 3rd type of cell that harbors HIV
Researchers at Brigham Young University and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have confirmed a third type of human cell "reservoir" that harbors HIV in its infectious state, eluding treatments designed to kill the virus.
3:34 p.m. | 2 comments
Utah Jazz: Kirilenko can feel Kobe's pain
Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko claimed to not know Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant was hurt in Sunday's Game 4 of their NBA Western Conference semifinal series.
12:37 p.m. | 9 comments
From the Homefront: Finding purpose amid the chaos
The Earth was created from unorganized matter. Can I create a home from chaos?
2:13 p.m. | 4 comments
Clinton wins West Virginia, Obama still nomination leader
Hillary Rodham Clinton coasted to a large, but largely symbolic victory in working-class West Virginia on Tuesday, handing Barack Obama one of his worst defeats of the campaign but scarcely slowing his march toward the Democratic presidential nomination.
7:44 p.m. | 12 comments
Task force tackles air quality, fire issues
Utah's wicked wildfire season last year, combined with wildfires in other Western states, made a major impact on the health of people breathing air in rural areas muddled with related smoke and particulate matter, state Division of Air Quality director Cheryl Heying told a federal task force Tuesday.
1:59 p.m. | 0 comments
2008 Huntsman Awards
The six teachers, three administrators and volunteer selected for the 16th annual 2008 Huntsman Awards for Excellence in Education will join the ranks of 162 previous winners over the years.
1:46 p.m. | 5 comments

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