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Huge crowds greet Archuleta at the Gateway
David Archuleta brought thousands and thousands of screaming fans to the Gateway on Friday morning. And the thousands and thousands of fans brought David Archuleta to tears. Literally.
12:53 p.m. | 36 comments
Utah seeks facts about Texas raid
Utah authorities will look into claims by members of the Fundamentalist LDS Church that their children were wrongfully taken in a Texas raid of the church's ranch there in April — as long as the members are from Utah.
12:27 a.m. | 28 comments
U.S. military denies Iraq claims of al-Qaida leader's arrest
The U.S. military says the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq has been not been captured — despite a claim by the Iraqi government.
7:27 a.m. | 5 comments
Gas jumps above $3.67, oil passes $126 on Venezuela concerns
Oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and Venezuela could cut exports from the OPEC member.
1:09 p.m. | 7 comments
Mmm, good! Food Network tries Utah
Utah has its fair share of diners, drive-ins and dives, and the Food Network host Guy Fieri is in town this week discovering some of them.
12:27 a.m. | 9 comments
MormonTimes.com: America's next top Mormon
Newsweek magazine explores the relatively recent entertainment phenomenon of Latter-day Saints scoring successfully on American television reality competitions.
12:35 a.m. | 13 comments
Utah Jazz: Boozer says the 's' word
Some players avoid saying this particular word — kind of like how they'd shy away from dropping a four-letter bomb in front of their mom or preacher.
12:20 a.m. | 61 comments
Plan to store Italian nuclear waste rejected
The EnergySolutions proposal to store radioactive waste from Italy in Utah received a unanimous thumbs down Thursday from the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management.
12:27 a.m. | 9 comments
Bear mauling wasn't Utah's fault, state official says
Last summer's fatal mauling of 11-year-old Samuel Ives by a black bear was a tragedy, but Utah officials believe the blame lies with the boy's parents and the federal government, not with the state.
12:27 a.m. | 31 comments
Block party: Sales of Utahn's handicrafts soar after a plug from 'Martha'
Seven minutes on "The Martha Stewart Show" and the orders keep coming. When Farmington mom Ashley Steele was first contacted this April about appearing on the show, she thought the request was a scam.
12:27 a.m. | 10 comments

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