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(JIM URQUHART/The Associated Press) Dr. John Lund holds a Widow’s Mite in his home Friday in Murray. On a trip to Israel, Lund recently had coins and other items seized by Israel and has been accused of smuggling the items.

Utah man denies smuggling Israeli antiquities

Last updated Friday, May 20, 2011 - 11:24pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Tour guide David Lund on Friday denied accusations by Israeli authorities that he was trying to smuggle antiquities from that country.

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On Wednesday, (from left) Josh and Tara Ferrin, who recently closed on a new home, turn over bags of money and ammo boxes to Dennis and Kay Bangerter, sons of the former owner at the home in Bountiful. Josh Ferrin found the stash of money in the attic over the garage two hours after he took ownership of the home.

Bountiful family finds more than $40,000 - then returns it

Chi-Chi Zhang, The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, May 20, 2011 - 6:08am

BOUNTIFUL -- When Josh Ferrin closed on his family's first home, he never thought he'd make the discovery of a lifetime -- then give it back.

Ferrin picked up the keys earlier this week and decided to check out the house in Bountiful. He was excited to finally have a place his family could call their own.

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In this April 16, 2011 photo provided by Leslie Schneider, a hat belonging to Kenneth Schneider is marked as evidence in the desert of southern Utah near Canyonlands National Park. Schneider had been missing for five years until a few weeks ago when a hiker found his skull. (AP Photo/Leslie Schneider)

Woman's quest for missing dad leads to Utah desert

Chi-Chi Zhang, The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 10:52am

SALT LAKE CITY -- It was supposed to be Kenneth Schneider's goodbye to the world, the last solo road trip the 78-year-old would take, from Washington state back to his native Utah.

No one knows just how or why the trip ended as abruptly as it did. But, more than five years later, as she clutched her father's skull in the harsh southern Utah desert, Leslie Schneider finally felt an odd catharsis and relief that her family's own emotional quest for answers also had come to an end.

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Jestina Clayton braids the hair of her daughter, Esther Clayton, 5, at her Centerville home on Monday. Clayton and the Institute for Justice have filed a federal lawsuit seeking changes to Utah’s hair braiding regulations.

Hair braider says cosmetology law in Utah unfair

Chi-Chi Zhang The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 9:01pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A part-time hair braider sued Utah on Tuesday, claiming the state's requirements to obtain a cosmetology license are irrelevant to her job and an unconstitutional infringement on her right to earn a living.

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Utah inmate recidivism rates drop

Chi-Chi Zhang, The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 2:49pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- More than 50 percent of Utah ex-convicts commit crimes within three years of their release and end up back in jail, but the most recent figures are down compared data from the late 1990s, according to a report released Wednesday.

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SEC freezes Utah man's assets

Chi-Chi Zhang, The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, March 28, 2011 - 8:42pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a court order to freeze the assets of two loan companies and their owner, accused of masterminding a $47 million Ponzi scheme.

John Scott Clark, of Hyde Park, is accused by the SEC of raising more than $47 million between March 2006 and September 2010 from 120 investors in a fraud and Ponzi scheme through his two businesses, Impact Cash LLC and Impact Payment Systems LLC.

The SEC said Monday that Clark, 58, promised investors returns of up to 80 percent annually and told them their money would be kept in separate bank accounts and used to fund payday loans.

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(Associated Press file photo) A law enforcement officer piles marijuana plants pulled from a farm found in the Grass Valley area of Southern Utah in August. State and federal law enforcement agencies say growing operations on public lands in Utah have increased significantly and are exploiting natural resources and scarce water supplies.

State, feds crack down on pot growth in Utah's backcountry

Chi-Chi Zhang, The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, March 24, 2011 - 10:41pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Marijuana-growing operations on public lands in Utah have become a significant problem and pose a threat to public safety, say state and federal law enforcement agencies.

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Abortion restrictions gaining steam

Chi-Chi Zhang The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, March 18, 2011 - 10:47pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Dr. William Adams has spent a career making sure women have a right to choose.

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Provo senator unveils bill backing broad Utah immigration reform

Chi-Chi Zhang, Josh Loftin, The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 11:49pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah senator has unveiled an immigration reform bill he says balances enforcement provisions with economic realities.

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Another state lawmaker seeks to control feral cat population

Chi-Chi Zhang, The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, February 5, 2011 - 12:45am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Another Utah legislator wants the state to set new guidelines for controlling the feral cat population.

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Wimmer proposes more checks of abortion clinics

Chi-Chi Zhang, The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, February 4, 2011 - 10:47pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah state legislator has proposed a bill that would increase the frequency of abortion clinic inspections.

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Yao Ming, others film ads to boost China's image

Chi-Chi Zhang, The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 5:39pm

BEIJING -- Basketball star Yao Ming, movie director John Woo and piano prodigy Lang Lang are among dozens of celebrities who will appear in television commercials later this year in a bid by China to boost its image abroad.

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