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In 1983, the snowfall in the mountains around the Wasatch Front was so heavy that Salt Lake City had to build a canal of sandbags down State Street to carry away the spring runoff that the flooded streams couldn't handle.

Utah would have to spend an additional $365 million a year to move out of last place for per-pupil funding, and $2.6 billion to reach the national average, legislative fiscal analysts told lawmakers Wednesday.

Provo Veracity Networks, a Utah telecommunications provider, announced the launch of its new national Multi-Protocol Layer Switching , a customizable telecommunication system designed to integrate companies with multiple locations throughout the United States under one secure private network.

Laren Ruiz shields her candle from the breeze as she attends a DREAM Team event Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the Mexican Federation of Clubs of Utah in Salt Lake City.

Scott D. Pierce writes about television for the Salt Lake Tribune. Vice president of the Television Critics Associationn, he's covered TV in Utah since 1990.

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The U.S. Interior Department has awarded more than $20 million in grants for water conservation projects in 11 Western states, including several in Utah, Nevada and California.

A Utah teacher who lost his son in a car crash is sharing a message of safety with his students.

Cindy Baldwin, 24, sits at her piano these days and plays a different tune. Life's music has never been better.

When T.C. Christensen asked Paul Cardall to compose music for " Ephraim's Rescue ," the filmmaker had no idea how meaningful his request would be for the best-selling Utah composer and pianist.

The lawyer for the family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell said Tuesday that even as local police close the active part of their investigation into her disappearance, federal authorities continue to review the case - a claim that was denied by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Salt Lake City.

In Moore, Okla., at least 24 people - including nine children - were killed, and more than 200 people were injured by the 200-mph winds across 17 miles.

Washington a Gov. Gary Herbert backed the idea of a congressional " grand bargain " to solve the decades-old contentious public lands debate in Utah but he still says the federal government should hand over public lands to the state.

Founded in 1850 Research I University Top 100 world ranking 190 majors 2007 Nobel Prize winner Mario Cappechi Pac-12 Conference member starting in 2011-12 Ranked among the top 100 universities in the world, the University of Utah is renowned for its research expertise, academic performance and athletic prowess.

West Valley City Deputy Police Chief Mike Powell, center, makes remarks during a news conference, while West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder, right, and West Valley City Manager Wayne Pyle, left, look on Monday, May 20, 2013, in West Valley City, Utah.

Those following the safety of our children are likely to have heard about the ongoing opposition to Common Core and CSCOPE .

It's long overdue. The first-ever Utah Biennial art exhibit at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art assembles the most representative Utah contemporary art, after the art world tradition of the Venice Biennale.

Renters in a Holladay apartment complex want their money back after they found bed bugs living in their home when they moved in.

The warm weather has brought a transition time here on the Green. The smaller bugs are less prevalent and bigger bugs are starting to show.

West Valley police have called a 3 p.m. news conference they say will involve "detailed updates" pertaining to the 3 ½-year-old case.