Utah hosts Team Handball national championships
Fri, 13 May 2011 17:50:02 -0700

A full slate of activities is scheduled, as Salt Lake Handball Club, along with the Utah Sports Commission, host the nationals in Utah for the first time ever. Several handball Olympians will participate in festivities, as USA Team Handball counts down ...

Utah State University Extends Partnership With Paciolan
Sat, 14 May 2011 22:47:00 -0700

Paciolan, the leading provider of ticketing marketing and fundraising solutions in college athletics, announced today that Utah State University (USU) has extended its partnership with the company. USU will begin leveraging Paciolan's Access Management ...

College rugby: BYU advances to final, Utah Utes lose to Cal
Sat, 14 May 2011 23:19:26 -0700

But the Cougars' sixth championship appearance will take on added significance since it will be the first to be held in the state of Utah . In Saturday's other semifinal game, Cal Berkeley dominated the University of Utah 62-14. Utah finished its season ...

Utah Can't Enforce Law Tough on Immigration
Fri, 13 May 2011 13:49:50 -0700

By adam klasfeld (CN) - A federal judge blocked new Arizona-modeled immigration laws from taking effect in Utah this week. On March 15, Republican Gov. Gary Herbert signed HB 497 into law, requiring cops to demand immigration documentation from people ...

Utah official: Insurers' 'captives&# 39; pose little risk
Sat, 14 May 2011 00:02:25 -0700

By paul beebe Dozens of special captive insurance subsidiaries that have settled in Utah during the past eight years shouldn't pose a danger to policyholders or taxpayers if they ever go broke, a state regulator insists. "Ours are virtually all small ...

Mothers of Twins Live Longer
Thu, 12 May 2011 06:15:17 -0700

By Rick Nauert Ph D Senior News Editor In a retrospective study of Utah pioneers, scientists discovered that women who deliver twins live longer, have more children than expected, bear babies at shorter intervals over a longer time, and are older at ...

700-Mile Trip From Utah Ends In Arrests
Fri, 13 May 2011 21:31:15 -0700

Four people were arrested after driving a stolen pickup truck 700 miles from Utah to Oregon and running out of gas, deputies say. A Multnomah County sergeant stopped to check on a truck in the parking lot of Dalton Point rest area, west of Multnomah ...

Warm to cold weather pattern eases Utah flood situation
Fri, 13 May 2011 21:04:50 -0700

By tom wharton the spring pattern of a few warm days followed by cool weather and rain might frustrate northern Utah gardeners and golfers. But it is certainly helping the flood situation. The forecast for Salt Lake City calls for highs of 76 Saturday ...

Utah Utes basketball: Utes sign transfer from E. Washington
Thu, 12 May 2011 22:35:31 -0700

By Dirk Facer, Deseret News salt lake city the University of Utah basketball' s makeover continued with the signing of transfer Glen Dean, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound guard who led Eastern Washington University in scoring and assists the past two years. ...

College Football Countdown: No. 95 Utah State
Thu, 12 May 2011 08:16:22 -0700

Utah State coach Gary Anderson. Credit: Usu.edu. Look back: Utah State opened the 2010 season by rattling then-No. 7 Oklahoma, falling 31-24 to the Sooners. The Aggies ultimately struggled to shut down high powered offensive attacks they faced during ...

Utah closes free HIV medication program to new patients
Thu, 12 May 2011 19:41:55 -0700

The Utah Department of Health closed its AIDS Drug Assistance Program to new patients last week even as more HIV-positive patients are seeking the help. Program administrator Mike Lowe said it was that increased demand, coupled with flat funding ...

Southern Utah inventors honored in annual contest
Fri, 13 May 2011 18:54:39 -0700

On Friday, Shillander was named a runner-up in the Concept to Company contest sponsored by Grow Utah Ventures, which rewards technology inventors with cash and services. "From our son's death came great inspiration,&qu ot; said Shillander after a brief ...

Utah State track: Aggies take first, second in WAC Championships
Sat, 14 May 2011 21:31:10 -0700

Honolulu the Utah State men's track and field team won the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship, making it the third straight title and fourth in the last five years. The women's USU team took second place behind Louisiana Tech, ...

Full Time: Dynamo Draw Against RSL, Leave Utah With Valuable Point
Sat, 14 May 2011 20:25:24 -0700

The Dynamo drew with Real Salt Lake 0-0 on Saturday night, bringing their away form to an fairly positive run of 3 draws in 4 away games. The match was a physical match, but neither team saw red, a remarkable feat given that this game has seen eight ...

Areas affected: Cache Valley, Utah Portion; Northern Wasatch Front; Wasatch ...
Sun, 15 May 2011 05:38:04 -0700

Flood Watch issued May 15 at 4:49AM MDT expiring May 17 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Saltlake ...Flood watch remains in effect through monday evening... the flood watch continues for * a portion of northern utah ...Including the following areas. ...

Utah pulls quarterback from other Pac-12 suitors
Thu, 12 May 2011 07:11:53 -0700

Want to know if Utah has arrived in the Pac-12 yet? Just take a look at recruiting. The Utes, who once mostly battled the likes of BYU and San Diego State for recruits that BCS programs usually weren't interested in, outdueled five Pac-12 schools for a ...

Utah's Orrin Hatch accuses Democrats of setting up oil company CEO's for ...
Thu, 12 May 2011 07:18:47 -0700

At a hearing on gas prices, the Utah Republican said that Senate Democrats are conducting a dramatic hearing to make some political hay at the expense of our witnesses today. The committee called the heads of the five largest oil companies to testify ...

Utah's Kryuchkova named region's top senior
Fri, 13 May 2011 13:15:39 -0700

Evgenia Kryuchkova of Utah has been voted the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Mountain Region Senior Player of the Year. "Evgenia has accomplished as much as anyone could over a four-year period as part of a rebuilding program," said coach Mat ...

Missionaries follow Canadian cold with St. George heat
Sat, 14 May 2011 07:20:58 -0700

In the 1990s, Elder Judd Morgan and Sister Pauline Morgan began assisting war refugees from Eastern Europe who relocated to northern Utah . In the 1990s, Elder Judd Morgan and Sister Pauline Morgan began assisting war refugees from Eastern Europe who ...

Huntsman Cap and trade 'hasn't worked'
Thu, 12 May 2011 15:34:16 -0700

AP Photo Close By darren samuelsohn | 5/12/11 6:28 PM EDT Jon Huntsman is backing away from his support for a cap-and-trade system for Western states that he once championed as Utah governor. "It hasn't worked," the potential GOP presidential candidate ...