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Father will stand trial for allegedly abusing baby son - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459073?source=rss
WEST JORDAN - Michael and Jennifer Bay last November described their 2-month-old baby son as "a fussy, colicky, difficult baby."    On top of that, the Sandy couple was unemployed, and Jennifer Bay was recovering from medical problems stemming from her pregnancy.    According to testimony at a Thursday preliminary hearing, those were some of the frustrations that prompted 29-year-old Michael Bay to shake the infant and bash his head into a cabinet door and -

State gets no kick from 'merlot' plate - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459078?source=rss
It took 10 years, but one miffed citizen finally figured out the word "merlot," emblazoned on the license plate of Glenn Eurick's car, means wine.     Merlot is also the name of a widely planted red grape in France's Bordeaux region, famous for its wines. But the Utah Tax Commission has sided with an anonymous complainant that merlot is an alcoholic beverage - and intoxicant words are banned from vanity plates. -

Utah Births - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459290?source=rss
ABADO, Candice and Cezar, Kearns, son, March 2, Jordan Valley Hospital, West Jordan.     ACKERMAN, Brook and Steve, Salt Lake City, son, Feb. 27, St. Mark's Hospital, Salt Lake City.     ADEL, Yausameen and JOHNSTON, Dustin, West Valley City, son, Feb. 21, Pioneer Valley Hospital, West Valley City.     ALDRIDGE, Elisa and William, West Jordan, daughter, March 6, Jordan Valley Hospital, West Jordan. -

Reader Advocate: Some Trib readers find open-casket photo offensive - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459067?source=rss
Coverage of the Trolley Square shooting tragedy and its aftermath has brought wide response from Salt Lake Tribune readers. One point of contention was the printing of a picture of the shooter in an open casket before his burial in Bosnia. One subscriber summarized the reaction of scores of others:     "I am still in shock over the photo the Tribune printed of Sulejman Talovic's body in the casket in Bosnia. I have never even imagined such poor taste. -

Stay in school: Still best advice - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459084?source=rss
Stay in school if you want to make something of yourself.    It's advice validated by new census data that shows adults with advanced degrees earn nearly four times more than those who never earn high school diplomas. Adults with master's degrees earned an average of $51,509 in 2005, according to the census report, while those with less than a high school diploma earned $13,085.    Higher education officials hope Utahns pay attention to the data. -

City plans for park because 'we've got a ton of little kids' - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459075?source=rss
EAGLE MOUNTAIN - Utah's fourth-fastest growing city is pursuing its own version of New York City's Central Park.     Of course, the School and Institutional Trust Land Administration's proposed 60-acre park would be nearly 15 times smaller than its comparison - the 843-acre sward plopped in the midst of Manhattan's towering skyscrapers. And, closer to home, it would be about half the size of Salt Lake City's Liberty Park. -

E-mail: Utahn could be a target - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459090?source=rss
WASHINGTON - An e-mail from former top Justice Department official Kyle Sampson suggests that he may have tried to push Paul Warner, then the federal prosecutor in Utah, out of office before 2005 but was rebuffed by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. -

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Utah receiver Wilson charged with drunken driving - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459597?source=rss
University of Utah receiver Marquis Wilson was charged Friday with drunken driving and possession of alcohol by a minor.     Police pulled Wilson over near 400 South and State Street about 10:30 p.m. on March 10 and cited him for making an illegal turn in a 2006 Nissan Altima, according to police reports. They administered a field sobriety test and then a Breathalyzer test.     Wilson, 20, had a blood-alcohol content of 0.11 percent, 0. -

Driver cards brew mix-up at pubs - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459080?source=rss
When Melissa recently went with her sorority sisters to their usual Thursday night hangout, she was not allowed in.     The bouncer at Green Street, a popular private club in Trolley Square, refused to accept her state-issued driving privilege card, saying doing so would violate the law.     "He made it very clear that he did not want to let me in," says the 22-year-old college student. "All [the state] is worried about is that I'm 21. -

Woman hit in head by falling bowling ball - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459068?source=rss
An 18-year-old woman was recovering Friday from injuries she suffered when a bowling ball fell on her head from atop a flag pole.     Elise Fredericksen and five other college-age friends were in a private park in the Box Elder County town of Thatcher when friends shaking a flag pole dislodged the ball that struck her, said Chief Deputy Kevin Potter. -

Big firm loses patience with stadium delay - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459083?source=rss
Real Salt Lake has a new investment partner to build its Sandy soccer stadium.     Goldman Sachs is out; another multibillion-dollar New York investment firm is in. But RSL isn't saying who.     During its financial wrangling with Salt Lake County government for a public-funding package, the backing of Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs was touted as evidence of the team's solid financial plan. -

Neighbor objects to FLDS tower in South Dakota - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459598?source=rss
RAPID CITY, S.D. - A neighbor is objecting to an ''ominous and creepy'' tower built on property owned by a polygamous sect.    ''It looks pretty much identical to what you would see at a prison compound,'' said Jim Farmer, who owns a home and 400 acres next to the compound of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.    He said the nearly 40-foot tower near Pringle has a metal base with windows and panes at the top that slant down. -

Rain pours as Rocky takes podium - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459082?source=rss
WASHINGTON - Can weather protest?     It seemed a legitimate question Friday during a news conference to tout plans for a large peace rally as a torrential downpour was forecast to continue Saturday, when anti-war activists are to march from the Vietnam Memorial to the Pentagon.     "You may have noticed it's raining," Brian Becker, national coordinator for the coalition behind the rally and march, said dryly. "It is raining. -

What's next for Wal-Mart? - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459091?source=rss
Political pressures may have forced Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to scrap its bid to open a Utah-based industrial bank Friday, but that doesn't mean the company will abandon plans to offer an ever-expanding array of financial services.     Even as Wal-Mart's critics were patting themselves on the back in celebration, signs were emerging theirs may be only a moral victory. -

Utahns stitch together giant flag - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459076?source=rss
The 2,200-pound flag was sewn by five people and took three weeks to complete. Work was done by a Colonial Flag of Sandy. The flag is flown around the country and presented at various sporting events.     -

Death penalty sought in slayings - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459289?source=rss
PHOENIX - A prosecutor said Friday he will seek the death penalty against a man accused of being the Baseline Killer, a serial predator who terrorized residents here for more than a year.    Mark Goudeau, 42, is charged with 94 crimes in all, including nine counts of first-degree murder, 15 counts of sexual assault and 11 counts of kidnapping. Goudeau has pleaded not guilty. -

Yucca N-dump price keeps rising - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459094?source=rss
WASHINGTON - It will cost $26.9 billion to build and operate the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump through 2023, the Energy Department said Friday in a new cost calculation.    The department did not release a new figure for the total life-cycle cost of the Nevada project, estimated several years ago at $58 billion. The department plans to recalculate that figure in May and it almost certainly will rise, said Edward F. -

Bill would ban companies from owning banks - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459093?source=rss
Utah Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Ed Leary said he welcomed Wal-Mart's decision but expects the controversy it sparked to continue.     Leary is scheduled to testify before the House Financial Services Committee in Washington, D.C., next week as it considers legislation that would ban commercial companies, such as Wal-Mart and Home Depot, from owning industrial banks. -

Wal-Mart Bank Quotes - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459092?source=rss
I respect the company's decision. It's unfortunate that a lot of misinformation about Wal-Mart in particular and industrial banks in general has been generated." Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah         "I will continue my effort to preserve the [industrial bank] charter, which has made possible the creation of a number of successful financial institutions whose services are filling an important niche in the marketplace."     Sen. -

Mountain View options discussed - http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5459089?source=rss
LEHI - Officials from the Utah Department of Transportation held an open house here Thursday evening to discuss three options to connect the proposed Mountain View Corridor (MVC) with Interstate 15.    Two of those routes include actual freeways. One would run along 2100 North and one would curve along 1900 South and 1500 South near Utah Lake.    The third option would send three arterial roads east and west between the two highways. -

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