Utah NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Amber Alert issued for nine-year-old boy who could be in Utah- July 7, 2008 An Amber Alert has been issued for the 9-year-old son of a California man wanted in connection with an apparent attempted murder and child abduction in Orange County.http://www.topix.net/state/ut/2008/07/amber-alert-issued-for-nine-year-old-boy-who-could-b... Tour de Donut comes to Utah- July 7, 2008 There will not one, but two, Tour de Donut races this Saturday, July 12. The first one, of course, is the 20th edition of the original Tour de Donut , which will be run in Staunton, Ill.http://www.topix.net/state/ut/2008/07/tour-de-donut-comes-to-utah?fromrss=1 Utah Teachers Tour Historical Areas- July 6, 2008 A group of Utah teachers took a field trip without students to get a look at some early U.S. history.http://www.topix.net/state/ut/2008/07/utah-teachers-tour-historical-areas?fromrss=1 Give it up: Utah won't accept more chemical weapons- July 6, 2008 The Pentagon just won't give up the idea of moving chemical weapons from Colorado to Utah for destruction.http://www.topix.net/state/ut/2008/07/give-it-up-utah-wont-accept-more-chemical-weapons?fr... Study: Utah Voter Turnout Lowest- July 6, 2008 Americans cast their ballots in voting booths. SALT LAKE CITY Voter turnout in Utah two years ago was the lowest in the country.http://www.topix.net/state/ut/2008/07/study-utah-voter-turnout-lowest?fromrss=1 Swimmer missing in SE Utah- July 5, 2008 A 23-year-old Arizona man who entered a river to help struggling swimmers is missing in southeastern Utah.http://www.topix.net/state/ut/2008/07/swimmer-missing-in-se-utah?fromrss=1 Utah Housing helping workers commute- July 5, 2008 Commuting employees at Utah Housing Corp. are being given the opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint by getting out of their cars and into mass transit under a new agreement between the nonprofit and the ...http://www.topix.net/state/ut/2008/07/utah-housing-helping-workers-commute?fromrss=1 Jesse Helms: a polarizer, not a compromiser- July 5, 2008 In a March 22, 1979 file photo, from left: Sen. Jesse Helms , activist Phyllis Schlafly, and Sen.http://www.topix.net/state/ut/2008/07/jesse-helms-a-polarizer-not-a-compromiser?fromrss=1 Tax tinkering: There's no good reason for Prop. 13 in Utah- July 4, 2008 The ghost of Howard Jarvis stalks Utah's Capitol, but legislators should ignore his moans and the clanking of his chains.http://www.topix.net/state/ut/2008/07/tax-tinkering-theres-no-good-reason-for-prop-13-in-u... HIV Rates Rising in Utah- July 4, 2008 Despite the fact that there is no cure for HIV, more people in Utah are becoming complacent when it comes to protecting themselves from the disease and rates are on the rise, says Health Program Specialist Rob ...http://www.topix.net/state/ut/2008/07/hiv-rates-rising-in-utah?fromrss=1 |