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Thirsty boy stuck in chimney trying to get drink
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Police in Utah say a thirsty 8-year-old boy trying to get a drink in a neighbor's home by sliding down through the chimney was trapped for more than four hours. West Valley City police Sgt. Robert Hamilton says the boy... -
Police: Utah kids turn in dad for pot possession
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Utah man was arrested after his two children called police to report that he had marijuana in the house. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the man was charged Tuesday with two third-degree felony charges of child... -
Woman charged with putting antifreeze in smoothie
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a woman accused of giving an elderly Utah man a peach smoothie spiked with antifreeze has been charged with attempted murder. Police in Vernal, Utah, say 33-year-old Selena Irene York was arrested Tuesday in...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution
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Man accused of throwing snacks at flight attendant
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has lost his flying privileges and passport after authorities say he pelted a flight attendant with peanuts and pretzels on a Southwest Airlines plane from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. KUTV reports Pogos Paul...Tags: Southwest Airlines Co.
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Utah woman offers organ donation, then shoots self
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman has committed suicide shortly after telling emergency personnel she wanted her organs harvested. The Spectrum of St. George reports the 57-year-old woman made a call Friday morning to 911 to say she wanted to be...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Planning, Human Interest, St. George
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Sheriff: Several BYU students burned at mine shaft
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah County officials say about a dozen Brigham Young University students are suffering from burns after playing with home-made gasoline bombs at a mine shaft. Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon says that the students were...Tags: Brigham Young
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Most states likely to spurn gay-marriage bandwagon
As hundreds of gay couples became newlyweds in New York over the weekend, their well-wishers included many far-flung gays aware that their own states may never willingly allow same-sex marriage. In all, 30 states have adopted constitutional amendments...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Elections, Same-Sex Marriage, Florida, Minority Groups
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Student survey calls Ohio U top party school in US
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio University has been named the nation's No. 1 party school. The school in Athens — a town known for rowdy Halloween bashes — pushes the University of Georgia down a slot in the 2011 Princeton Review student...Tags: University of California, Education, Halloween, Colleges and Universities
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Notre Dame #18 in coaches' poll
The preseason USA Today coaches’ poll came out Thursday, and the coaches seem to think Notre Dame will be pretty good this year.
The Irish check in at 18th in the poll. That's higher than they were at any point last season.
It's also one spot...Tags: USA Today
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Good news awaits homeless Utah man: He's rich
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A search is on for a homeless Utah man who has some good news awaiting him: He's entitled to a lot of money. A Utah private investigator has been hired to track down Max Melitzer, who is known to rove between Salt Lake City...Tags: Business Enterprises, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, New York, Human Interest
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Man cited after paying bill with 2,500 pennies
VERNAL, Utah (AP) — A Utah man has been cited on a charge of disorderly conduct after paying for a disputed medical bill with 2,500 pennies. The Deseret News of Salt Lake City reports Jason West went to Basin Clinic in Vernal on May 27 prepared... -
Hospitals hunt substitutes as drug shortages rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medical experts say a growing shortage of medications for a host of illnesses — from cancer to cystic fibrosis to cardiac arrest is troubling. Hospitals sometimes scramble for substitutes to avoid patient harm, and even...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Hospitals and Clinics, Washington, DC, Cystic Fibrosis
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