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Utah revs up $11B wish list for roads
Taylorsville » The $3.9 billion in road projects that Utah shelved for lack of funds last month are potholes compared with what the state could pave with an envisioned federal economic-stimulus package. Full Story

 
Andersen to be introduced as Utah State's football coach
Utah defensive coordinator Gary Andersen has accepted an offer to become Utah State's next football coach and will be introduced Thursday at a 1 p.m. news conference, according to multiple sources including school officials. Full Story

 
 
S.L. County makes more budget cuts
Bad news for the Midvale Boys & Girls Club. And for United Way. And for Salt Lake County's bicycle advisory committee. Each can expect fewer dollars as Utah's most-populous county searches for spending cuts to balance -- and buffer -- its 2009 budget against an ever-worsening economy. Full Story

 
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BYU Basketball: Cougars crush Weber State in Ogden
Posted: 9:42 PM- OGDEN -- Lee Cummard scored 30 points and the BYU Cougars shot the lights out at the Dee Events Center to defeat the Weber State Wildcats 92-62 on Wednesday night. Full Story

 
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Bally Total Fitness again files for Chapter 11
Bally Total Fitness Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday for the second time in less than two years, hindered by debt and limited refinancing options amid the credit crunch. Full Story

 
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Out of Iraq
The parliament of Iraq approved an agreement last week that places the United States firmly on the road to withdrawing its forces by the end of 2011 and Iraq on the road to full sovereignty. Full Story

 
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Utah Jazz vs. Miami Heat
The Utah Jazz were defeated Wednesday by the Miami Heat at EnergySolutions Arena, 93-89.
Posh Park City New Upscale Developments
Despite the tough economy three new ultra luxury resort hotels are being built in Park City.
Utah's New Americans
Interview with refugees from Iraq, Burma and Somalia
Jazz vs. Nets Postgame Interview
Listen as the Jazz discuss Saturday's game loss to the Nets.
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Mestizo: Coffee shop and gallery caffeinates Salt Lake City's west side
The Mestizo Coffee Shop and Art Gallery is almost certainly the only java joint whose main entrance is flanked by the verse of Spanish poet Federico Garciá Lorca and Chicano poet Francisco X. Full Story

 
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The one that didn't get away yields long-lost ring
BUNA, Texas » The one that didn't get away held an unlikely surprise for a Texas man. The blue-stoned class ring of Joe Richardson, engraved with his name, turned up inside an 8-pound bass 21 years after he lost it while fishing on Lake Sam Rayburn. Full Story

 
Windows to the past
A few old-timers may remember Pinecrest Inn, built as a hotel in Emigration Canyon that through the years also served as a nuns' retreat, girls camp and polio training center before it was torn down just after World War II. Full Story

 
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