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Shaky Smithson feels as if he's been switching positions since he arrived at Utah.

Share + Nov 26, 2009 7:10 pm US/Central SALT LAKE CITY 1 of 1 The brother of a man who died early Thursday trapped 700-feet inside a Utah cave said his family is remarkably strong but struggles to make sense of what happened.

Main Category: Litigation / Medical Malpractice Also Included In: Smoking / Quit Smoking News outlets report on a health care lawsuit in Massachusetts, a tobacco tax in Colorado and health plan ratings in Utah.

A 13-pound river otter captured in northeastern Utah will be a pioneer in establishing an otter population in the western part of the state.

Without the oversight of an independent ethics commission, former state Sen. Karen Shepherd sees the Utah Legislature as a fox guarding a henhouse - "a serious conflict of interest." But unless Utah voters take action, nothing will change, Shepherd and other former legislators said Tuesday during a news conference in the Capitol rotunda.

Filmmakers around Utah are rushing to wrap their entries for a contest promoting the state as a desirable destination for film production.

The Utah Republican Party is opposing a citizens initiative that calls for an independent ethics commission and a code of conduct for state lawmakers.

On the heels of the release of PETA's findings from an eight-month undercover investigation of animal experiments at the University of Utah , the Student Organization for Animal Rights will protest against the abuse of homeless animals in the school's laboratories.

Utah senators Bob Bennett and Orrin Hatch are fighting hard to keep the health care reform bill from going through the Senate.

A new report shows Utah has moved up from being the fifth to the second healthiest state in the nation.

Another 4,500 Utahns lost jobs last month, increasing the state's unemployment rate to 6.5 percent in October.

A fast moving meteor lit up the skies over most of Utah just after midnight Wednesday.

Utah's two GOP senators, not surprisingly, hate Senate Democrats' final health care proposal.

Utah regulators hurried a decision to issue a strip mine permit after the coal operator complained to Gov.

Sam Rushforth called Utah Lake the misunderstood jewel of Utah County. The Dean of Sciences and Health at Utah Valley University spoke about the history of Utah Lake and concerns he has if the proposed bridge over the lake gets approved during the Utah Valley Sierra Forum at the Provo Library Wednesday night.

If they are Utah guns, they will be be subject to Utah laws. That's what one Utah lawmaker is now telling Washington.

A new poll shows most registered voters in Utah don't approve of President Obama's proposed health care overhaul.

Utahns are less than enamored with President Barack Obama's handling of the nation's economy during what has been described as the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

Thirty-eight percent of Utahns approve of President Barack Obama's job performance while 60 percent disapprove, according to a statewide poll.

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