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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.
1:30 a.m. | 3 comments
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?
1:30 a.m. | 13 comments
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.
1:30 a.m. | 131 comments
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.
1:30 a.m. | 25 comments
2 rail cars overturned in Louisiana, residents evacuated
Two rail cars have jumped the track and overturned in southern Louisiana, leaking hydrochloric acid and forcing police to evacuate thousands of residents within a 1-mile of the accident.
9:19 a.m. | 1 comment
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.
12:14 a.m. | 5 comments
Spokeswoman: Sen. Kennedy hospitalized with seizure
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was airlifted to a hospital Saturday after suffering a seizure at his home, and did not appear to have had a stroke as initially suspected, his spokeswoman said.
12:34 p.m. | 1 comment
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.
1:28 a.m. | 12 comments
Texas sinkhole becomes a lake, home to alligator
The giant Texas sinkhole that formed last week is now a lake big enough to become the home of an alligator.
9:21 a.m. | 0 comments
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.
1:30 a.m. | 39 comments

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