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Utahs Common Core Opposition Turns Up The Heat at the Republican Convention

CSCOPE . Both are very similar yet different. Texas opted to not adopt Common Core but did allow CSCOPE. Utah along with over 40 other states adopted Common Core. There has been quite the opposition to both of these sets of standards across the ...
Newtown mom visits Utah hometown for ceremony

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - A woman who lost a child in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School is visiting her hometown in Utah this week for a private ceremony to honor her slain ...
Utah native describes eerie experience with first tornado

SALT LAKE CITY — In Utah, tornadoes are rare. But when they do hit, they're usually small and cause little damage. For many people who have lived in the state their entire lives, it's hard to imagine what it's like to hear a tornado siren, practice tornado drills or run for shelter. But Utah native Machele Huckabee found out exactly what it's like when a tornado ...
Salt Lake Bees Bees beat Memphis in dramatic fashion

BEELINES Bees 5, Red Birds 4 Bees manager Keith Johnson's take: "There was no panic late in the game." Record: 22-23 Up Next: today vs. Memphis, 10:35 a.m. Redbirds RHP Michael Wacha (4-0, 1.89 ERA) vs. Bees RHP (1-3, 10.80 ERA) Next Homestand: June 1st-4th vs. Colorado Springs ...
High school baseball Logans Chase Nelson shows versatility in throwing two-hitter vs. Woods Cross

Logan pitcher Chase Nelson relies on some off-speed pitches in throwing a two-hitter that helps the Grizzlies defeat Woods Cross in the one-loss bracket of the 4A state baseball ...

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Star Trek: Nemesis

Star Trek: Nemesis marks the 10th time the Starship Enterprise has "boldly gone where no man has gone before" on the big screen. It's been four years since the last installment, the poorly received Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), and, if anything, Nemesis is a sure sign that the producers behind the franchise are searching for a way to reinvent it. Darkier, edgier, more viole ... ...

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S.L. draws up airport plans

Mountain views, faster takeoffs and workout equipment are a few things Salt Lake City officials are considering as they draw up plans for a nearly $2 billion remake of the city's ...
Five ways the Pacers can hang with the Heat

Miami Heat forward LeBron James, left, passes off under pressure from Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert during the first half of Game 6 of their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 24, ...
Utah Jazz Team is a long shot to win NBAs draft lottery

Jazz fans cross off players as they are call. Jazz fans weren't very happy with the pick of Gordon Hayward. Fan at Energy Solutions arena for the Jazz's 2010 Draft Party. Thursday, June 24, 2010. Photo by Scott G Winterton Deseret ...
The bed bug infestation in apartment 17

HOLLADAY — Renters in a Holladay apartment complex want their money back after they found bed bugs living in their home when they moved in. Caden Ottley and Jake Ryan moved into Crestwood Cove ...
Complaints against doctors kept private by state agency

SALT LAKE CITY — From concerns about malpractice to possible criminal acts, if you have a complaint against a doctor you're encouraged to file it with one state agency. However, an investigation found those complaints are considered private unless formal action is taken. That means the public can never know complaints exist or how many have ever been filed. "Really websites ...

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U.S. Senate puts paid to gun reform amendments

Of the forty five U.S. senators who voted down Wednesday's gun reform bill, 42 have received funding from arms manufacturers or their agents.

The London newspaper The Guardian revealed the statistic on Thursday citing a study dating back to 1990.

On Capitol Hill, 45% of the Senate was able to derail a proposal that polls say is supported by roughly 90% of Americans.

"Everyone who voted yesterday knows after reading that bill, in their heart of hearts, that the bill would have made America safer," MSNBC's co-host Mika Brzezinski said on Thursday's Morning Joe. "We are the 90%," his co-host Joe Scarborough added. "And 90% will not be ignored."

Forty one Republicans voted against the bill, as did four Democrats.

"All in all this was a pretty shameful day for Washington," President Barack Obamai, in company with victims of gun violence, told a press conference in the Rose Garden Wednesday.

Seven amendments were put up, covering assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and straw purchases. All 7 amendments were defeated.

The senators who opposed the bills were:

1. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)

2. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)

3. Sen. ...