LAYTON -- The dominos have started to fall in the proposed 27-acre Fort Lane Village commercial retail development.

WASHINGTON -- General Motors Co. and Chrysler will reconsider decisions to close thousands of dealerships as part of a compromise meant to stave off federal legislation that would require them to keep the showrooms open.

NEW YORK -- Natural gas prices have slumped well below what they were last year, and that trend will likely continue into 2010.

BOUNTIFUL -- When a bath-products business got thousands of Internet orders on Wednesday, the owners didn't celebrate.

Bubble & Bee Organic of Bountiful panicked.

In 1798, Congress enacted its first direct tax -- on land, houses and slaves -- to pay for the naval expansion in what historians now call the Quasi-War with France.

In 1804, Congress levied a 2.5 percent tax on top of import duties already in effect to create a Mediterranean Fund to pay for additional ships and naval operations against the Barbary pirates.

(UNEDITED)I am a twelve year old boy and a resident of Clinton City and some of us had a petition to allow chickens in the area I live in. Over two hundred people signed it. I am for it and so are many other residents. The first planning commission meeting that we had about the petition was in November (it still hasn't passed). Over ten people showed up and said they wanted chickens. The planning commission had concerns about things like the smell and the feathers and noise. Well, we just want hens not rosters, they're the loud ones.

(UNEDITED)It is time to raise taxes again since utah state needs more money to operate. The question is what will be taxed. Usually the legislature targets liquor or cigarettes and sometimes food or gasoline. The Standard Examiner Dec.1 believes that taxes should be raised on cigarettes since taxes in other states are much higher than Utah and there are health issues with smoking and it is not an essential item. However, they believe that gasoline and food are essential items.

(UNEDITED) In response to the letter titled "What about, when humans attack?", it amazes me to see how many people really do not get the big picture. This lady should be asking herself if she is going to be the next one attacked by a cougar.

Hunting has accomplished many things for many years including keeping the numbers of animals in check to prevent more and more attacks, putting meat on the table for those who like it including many hungry people who get very little meat. If it weren't for hunters and programs like Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry, we would have fed 100,000 less people high protein meat this past five years.

SALT LAKE CITY -- It's official: Matt Harpring isn't coming back this season.

The veteran Jazz forward announced Thursday he will not play during the 2009-10 season, due to the residual effects of several surgeries on his knees and ankles.

SLIDESHOW: Crown Trophy Harry Burchell Classic

WASHINGTON TERRACE - For the Trojans, winning never gets old.

Tangling with defending tournament champion Fremont in the opening round of the Crown Trophy Harry Burchell Classic, the Morgan High School girls basketball team kept up its undefeated start to the season.

MONTREAL -- In all of hockey's history, there is no team quite like the Montreal Canadiens.

At 2 p.m. Thursday, the 2010 Sundance Film Festival announced that former Utah newsman Reed Cowan would bring his new documentary to the elite festival.

The music business is a stressful trade. So when you find a little peace, you hold on tight.

Weber State University graduates Shannon Musgrave and Dustin Bolt are learning just how much stamina it takes to be a dog. At least a dog from children's literature. Both are appearing in the Salt Lake Acting Company's first children's show, "Go, Dog. Go!"

PARK CITY - Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the out-of-competition sections of Premieres, Spotlight, New Frontier and Park City at Midnight at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. As previously announced, the Festival this year will also feature, NEXT (<=>), a new section composed of eight American films selected for their innovative and original work in low- and no-budget filmmaking. The 2010 Sundance Film Festival runs January 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance.