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CPS revises FLDS numbers — again
Child Protective Services has revised the number of children it took into state protective custody following the raid on the Fundamentalist LDS Church's YFZ Ranch.
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Accident-prone American Fork bridge slated for destruction
It's a magnet for tall trucks. Drivers who pass under the now-closed bridge south of the 500 East exit in American Fork can see the scrapes, scratches and dents where too-tall trucks have smashed and slammed into the low-clearance bridge.
12:42 a.m. | 11 comments
Ewing, Olajuwon linked again, this time in Hall; Dantley speaks of validation
Hakeem Olajuwon was asked Friday about the friendly rivalry he and Patrick Ewing shared during their careers as two of the greatest centers in basketball history.
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Why plane crashed in Moab still unknown, NTSB says
A preliminary report into the plane crash outside Moab that killed 10 Cedar City residents last month reveals no details about what may have caused the tragic accident.
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Chaffetz butts heads with California Democrat
A powerful Democratic congressman forced by the U.S. government to live in a World War II Japanese internment camp in Colorado while he was a boy attacked a Republican congressional nominee from Utah on Friday for suggesting that undocumented immigrants should be detained in tent cities.
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Drug use is booming among baby boomers
The generation that once celebrated sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll as a rite of passage is carrying substance abuse into retirement, says a U.S. government survey released Thursday.
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Fall flix — 60-plus movies to open before Thanksgiving
OK, August was sort of a wasteland if you were looking for decent movies. But things are going to start getting good again.
12:24 a.m. | 5 comments
Utah Utes football: Ex-Ute coach claims no ill will following '07 remarks
When Mike Sanford was Utah's offensive coordinator, it took the Utes just nine weeks to win seven games. As UNLV's head coach, it took him a three years to reach that mark.
12:19 a.m. | 52 comments
BYU football: Discontent swirling around Willingham
There's a storm brewing around Husky Stadium, and it has nothing to do with the Emerald City's reputation for wet weather.
12:19 a.m. | 74 comments
MormonTimes.com: Mormon paid visit by president of China
If it wasn't for his mission to Taiwan, Austin Miller never would have met Chinese President Hu Jintao.
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