New Orleans » The place, Ref s Bar and Grill, has all of the highlights of the New Orleans sports scene, from Reggie Bush running through a huge hole in a Saints jersey to Chris Paul breaking down imaginary defenders on a freshly painted wall.

If you re a guy in your 20s on a day hike in a national park in Utah, step carefully. You re among the most likely to need rescuing. A new study of rescues in Utah s national parks between 2001 and 2005 shows that 60 percent involved men.

Two years ago, a Utah couple at the heart of a scandal that halted international adoptions from Samoa faced a long stint behind bars for allegedly duping Samoan parents into giving up their children.

It sounds rash and radical, crazy even, because it seems about a decade premature, but what we have here is a key to what Kyle Whittingham could do to keep Utah football s substantial momentum flowing in a positive direction: Hire Brian Johnson as his new offensive coordinator.

Snow is likely through this afternoon s commute, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service. Just like last night s "commuter special" storm, tonight s is expected to taper off at about 11 p.

Police are not certain if Brittany Nichols young daughter actually witnessed her violent death on Sunday. But the child -- described by police as being 2 or 3 years old -- was at the North Ogden residence when her mother was fatally stabbed, North Ogden Police Chief Polo Afuvai said Tuesday.

Provo » As first reported by The Salt Lake Tribune two months ago, a proposed 2009 football season-opener pitting BYU and No. 1-ranked Oklahoma has been finalized.

The Utah football team will be honored with a parade in downtown Salt Lake City on Jan. 16 to celebrate its undefeated season, capped by its 31-17 Sugar Bowl victory over Alabama in New Orleans.

SAN FRANCISCO » Apple Inc. is cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store to as little as 69 cents and plans to make every track available without copy protection.

Washington » Utah s hopes for a fourth congressional seat may soon brighten as supporters take one last shot at getting two new members for the House of Representatives, even if Utah s own Republican members aren t on board.

Almost two years after they were charged with defrauding Samoan parents through a Wellsville adoption agency that placed children in Utah and across the country, four defendants connected to Focus on Children pleaded guilty to misdemeanors that will likely net them no jail time.

An Ogden woman was recovering in the hospital Tuesday after she may have spent more than a full day lodged inside a vent at her home. Ogden Lt. Scott Sangberg said an area couple called police Monday afternoon because they had not heard back from their 55-year-old aunt in more than a day.

World War II veteran Eldon Urban made it through the war, an attack from a massive hive of bees so fierce it killed two horses, and 30 years of hard living in a salvage yard trailer.

Even a market-leading television station like KSL Channel 5, which has led the nightly news rating race for more than two decades, is not safe from the current economic downturn.

Twenty premature deaths a year. That s what Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment estimates it would cost Salt Lake and Davis counties in human terms if the state goes forward with plans to approve a new power plant adjacent to the Holly Refinery in West Bountiful.

They ve taken their oaths. They ve taken control of Salt Lake County government. Now Democrats are ready to take up their campaign promises. It all starts today, when County Council Democrats open to the public their noon caucus meeting at the Millcreek Cafe.

An early-morning fire at a Layton apartment building temporarily forced about 75 people out of their homes. Firefighters responded to a call at 5:48 a.

North Ogden » Police say Brittany Nichols and her live-in boyfriend had no documented history of violence. Yet when officers arrived at their home Sunday, they found Nichols dead with multiple stab wounds.

Washington » Greg Sanders donated $1,000 to Barack Obama s presidential campaign, and once his candidate won, he tossed in another $100 to help him move to the White House.

A massive infusion of federal cash will soon help many Utah refugees pay their monthly rent, helping to lift families out of poverty faster and easing their first years in America.