Washington » Utah Gov. Gary Herbert pulled together various sides in public-lands disputes when he recently created his Balanced Resource Council, and now he is attracting the attention of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.   Full Story

Boston » A two-hour session with a local chiropractor Wednesday afternoon will be enough to get Deron Williams back on the court for tonight's game against the Celtics.   Full Story

The number of homeowners on the brink of losing their homes in Utah and the rest of the nation dipped in October from the previous month as foreclosure-prevention programs helped more borrowers.   Full Story

A Texas jury gave Raymond Merril Jessop his just deserts. After finding the polygamist guilty of sexual assault of a child for bedding a "spiritual wife" when he was 33 and she was 16, the jurors sentenced him to 10 years in prison and an $8,000 fine.   Full Story

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We wash our hands more carefully. We place bottles of sanitizer on our desk. And we greet people with a fist bump instead of a hand shake. These precautions, we hope, will keep nasty viruses like H1N1 at bay.   Full Story

GOLDSBORO, N.C. » A middle school in North Carolina is selling test scores to students in a bid to raise money. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday that a parent advisory council at Rosewood Middle School in Goldsboro come up with the fundraising plan after last year's   Full Story