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Provo using high-tech ticket system
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Provo » The city's Justice Court is finding the pen is a mighty weapon in fighting parking violators.
Not just any ballpoint, mind you.
This one, from Sandy-based Velosum, is equipped with a camera and a Bluetooth connection that allows parking officers to instantaneously transmit
Chief: Police may never know Yale killing motive
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Police remain mum about 'control freak' suspect from lab
4 Chicago ex-cops say they invaded homes, stole
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CHICAGO (AP) — Four former members of an now-disbanded Chicago police unit admitted Friday to taking part in a brazen scheme in which they barged into homes and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from suspected drug dealers and others — once after withholding insulin from a diabetic
NYC on pace for record-low number of homicides
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NEW YORK (AP) — More New Yorkers are out of work, and the cash-strapped city isn't graduating a new class of police cadets this year.
Two critically injured in head-on Nephi accident
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A Thursday night head-on crash in Nephi involving three cars left one woman and one teenage boy in critical condition.
Two 20-year-old women were heading west on State Road 132 in a Chevrolet Cavalier.
Testimony questions whether Canyonlands route is real road
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The route to Angel Arch is impassible now due to deep pools and quicksand left after repeated summer rainstorms flooded Salt Creek Canyon, but San Juan County and the state of Utah pressed their case all week to open a 10-mile stretch of creek bed in Canyonlands National Park to motorized traffic.
Mormons urged to stop shunning gay family members
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Robert Moore knew his long pause on the phone already had given him away. At age 19, he acknowledged to his aunt, "yes," he was gay, something he had known since the fifth grade.
Military growing impatient with Obama on Afghanistan
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Some irked that White House won't OK more troops
Pakistan balks at pursuing anti-U.S. extremist groups
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Pakistan military reluctant to target insurgency leaders
Guv shuns campaign caps
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Gov. Gary Herbert has come out against campaign contribution limits, a position that flies in the face of a proposal currently under deliberation by the Governor's Commission on Strengthening Democracy.
Free widgets for your PC can save energy
September 18, 2009 by
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Shutting down the planet's 1 billion PCs when they aren't in use would save about 200 billion kilowatt hours, or enough electricity to power 16.7 million single family homes for a year, according to Verdiem's calculations.
Silicon Valley jobless rate hits record 12 percent
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Economists expect level to flatten as pace of cuts slows
Suicide bomber kills 29 in northwest Pakistan
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KOHAT, Pakistan (AP) — Scores of bloodied and bandaged victims filled hospital beds after a suicide car bomber destroyed a two-story hotel Friday in northwest Pakistan, killing 29 people and underscoring the relentless security threat to the region.
Israel Assembles Advanced Missile Defense Systems
September 18, 2009 by
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Backed by U.S., new system could tip balance of power
Thousands march in Iran opposition protests
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Pro-government supporters attack opposition leaders
Savage responds to challenge, comes up big for Aggies
September 18, 2009 by
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LAS CRUCES — Last weekend, the New Mexico State Aggie coaching staff put the microscope squarely on defensive end Donte Savage.
Following injuries, Schultz sisters hit the ground running in Las Cruces
September 18, 2009 by
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LAS CRUCES — Camille and Courtney Schultz are home again.The twin sisters are running for the New Mexico State cross country team, as the Aggies are set to host the Kachina Classic today,
Irving Kristol, ex-liberal, dies at 89
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Helped spread neoconservatism, shape public policy
Pizarro: Family Service Agency of San Mateo County honors some real winners
September 18, 2009 by
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At its 14th annual Winners Breakfast on Friday, the nonprofit group recognized 10 people who have overcome adversity or turned their lives around
Murphy says Danbury area educators inspired his student aid bill amendment
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DANBURY-- Danbury area educators have influenced national policy in a way that will affect early childhood educators and the students they teach for the long run.
U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, D-5th District, wrote an amendment to the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which the U.
Suspect spinach recalled by Salinas distributor after test detects salmonella
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SALINAS — The bad news: Salinas produce distributor Ippolito International on Friday recalled two brands of bunched spinach after testing positive for Salmonella.
Potbelly pig is New Milford girl's pet
September 18, 2009 by
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NEW MILFORD -- This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home.
She stayed home with the Koellmer family of New Milford, where she lives and is loved like their other household pets. Her name is Clover.
Leslie Koellmer was raised on a farm and has...
San Rafael rapist sentenced to life in prison
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A serial rapist who attacked women in Terra Linda and Vacaville was sentenced to life in prison Friday in Solano County Superior Court.
Boulder County: Incompatible software caused ballot-counting problems
September 18, 2009 by
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With less than two months to go before this year's election, the Boulder County clerk and recorder has finally released a long-awaited report detailing what went wrong during the vote count last November.
Coastal Commission enters fray over Marin oyster farm
September 18, 2009 by
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Marin Independent Journal
The California Coastal Commission has taken a stand against the efforts of a West Marin oyster company to extend its lease within a national park.
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