News - Local Stories from Salt Lake

Rescue setbacks: 'We are back to square one,' mine owner says

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 12:29:10 MST

HUNTINGTON - The owner of the Crandall Canyon coal mine Tuesday put the fate of six missing miners in the hands of the Almighty, even as rescuers were setting up seismic gear to determine if they survived the cave-in that imprisoned them deep underground.

Reid: Won't allow DOE chief who supports Yucca

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 11:06:03 MST

WASHINGTON » Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday he won't allow an Energy secretary through the Senate who supports building a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain.

Ute basketball: Utes run, outgun Ducks

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:23:31 MST

Coach Jim Boylen expected a fast-paced, up-and-down game when his Utah Utes played host to Oregon on Wednesday night, so he was hardly surprised to see a seemingly endless series of fast breaks, long passes and floor-length sprints.

Davis budget dips slightly; county creates building fund

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 21:57:05 MST

Farmington » Davis County commissioners unanimously approved their 2009 budget of $94.4 million Wednesday. The budget dropped from this year's $94.

Online site makes tracking prices of homes locally easy

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 19:39:04 MST

To track trends in real estate prices over the past five years, go extras.sltrib.com/homeprices.

Indiana soldiers sue over chemical exposure in Iraq

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 15:44:22 MST

Indianapolis » Sixteen Indiana National Guard soldiers have filed a federal lawsuit against a defense contractor they say knowingly allowed them to be exposed to a toxic chemical in Iraq.

Administration appointments: A new phase for Obama

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 15:19:08 MST

Posted: 2:34 PM- Chicago » President-elect Barack Obama put the rancor and even some of the rhetoric of the presidential

Bush signs off on commemorative civil rights coin

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 15:15:06 MST

WASHINGTON » President George W. Bush has signed legislation to mint a commemorative silver dollar marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.

92 nations sign cluster-bomb ban; U.S., Russia don't

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 14:42:15 MST

OSLO, Norway » An Afghan teenager who lost both legs in a cluster bomb explosion helped persuade his country to change its stance and join nearly 100 nations in signing a treaty Wednesday banning the disputed weapons.

'Happy hour' ban planned to curb U.K. binge drinking

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 13:28:17 MST

The U.K. government proposed a ban on "happy hour" at bars and organized pub crawls in an effort to curb excessive drinking. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said the plans are among measures to tackle the U.

Mountain Meadows research materials donated

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 13:21:12 MST

HARRISON, Ark. » A gift of more than 100 books and other research materials to the Boone County Heritage Museum has expanded the museum's collection on the Mountain Meadows Massacre, in which 120 members of a wagon train from Arkansas were killed in Utah in 1857.

Obama and CIA: A delicate relationship

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 11:36:10 MST

Washington » For two years on the presidential campaign trail, Barack Obama rallied crowds with strongly worded critiques of the Bush administration's most controversial counterterrorism programs, from hiding terrorism suspects in secret CIA jails to questioning them with methods he denounced

Study raps Web sites touting stem cell therapies

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 08:14:16 MST

NEW YORK » Consumers should be wary of Web sites from clinics that offer stem cell treatments, says a study that found a lack of firm medical evidence to back up their claims.

LDS Apostle Wirthlin remembered as humorous, humble

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 06:39:15 MST

LDS Apostle Joseph B. Wirthlin showed up for work Monday morning at the church's downtown headquarters at his usual time -- 7 a.m. The 91-year-old worked for about an hour, then went to his Salt Lake City east-bench home.

Food briefs: Syracuse student knows cabbage

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 16:48:34 MST

Plenty of water and a weekly dose of fertilizer helped Katelyn Henderson, a third grader at Syracuse Elementary, grow a 27-pound cabbage and become the Utah winner of the Kids Can Cabbage competition, sponsored by Bonnie Plants.