http://www.politicker.com/utah Local Politics News, Analysis and Opinion en http://www.politicker.com/utah/93981/depleted-uranium-headed-utah <p>More trains filled with depleted uranium are coming to Utah.<br /> Even as state regulators consider a moratorium on new shipments of depleted uranium, a radioactive material that becomes more hazardous over time, the U.</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93981/depleted-uranium-headed-utah#comments U. Utah Utah More Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:50:00 -0400 <p>By Judy Fahys</p><p>The Salt Lake Tribune</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93981/depleted-uranium-headed-utah http://www.politicker.com/utah/93675/bell-officially-nominated-be-lieutenant-governor <p>The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY - Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert has tapped Senate Assistant Majority Whip Greg Bell, from Fruit Heights, to succeed him as lieutenant governor once he's sworn in as the state's top executive.</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93675/bell-officially-nominated-be-lieutenant-governor#comments Fruit Heights Gary Herbert Senate The Associated Press Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:00:00 -0400 <p>By Judy Fahys</p><p>The Salt Lake Tribune</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93675/bell-officially-nominated-be-lieutenant-governor http://www.politicker.com/utah/93676/standardnet-live-daily-download <p>This is a selection of today's top multimedia chosen by the StandardNET staff.</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93676/standardnet-live-daily-download#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:00:00 -0400 <p>By Judy Fahys</p><p>The Salt Lake Tribune</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93676/standardnet-live-daily-download http://www.politicker.com/utah/93716/fbi-other-agencies-disarm-pipe-bomb-farmington <p>FARMINGTON -- A potentially dangerous pipe bomb was found and disarmed by several law enforcement agencies early Tuesday evening, according to the Salt Lake City Federal Bureau of Investigation.</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93716/fbi-other-agencies-disarm-pipe-bomb-farmington#comments Farmington FARMINGTON FBI Salt Lake City Federal Bureau of Investigation Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:00:00 -0400 <p>By Judy Fahys</p><p>The Salt Lake Tribune</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93716/fbi-other-agencies-disarm-pipe-bomb-farmington http://www.politicker.com/utah/93982/task-force-asked-look-utah-canal-system <p>SALT LAKE CITY -- Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert has tasked a state water panel with investigating who is responsible for bringing Utah's antiquated canal systems into the 21st Century.</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93982/task-force-asked-look-utah-canal-system#comments Gary Herbert Utah Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:00:00 -0400 <p>By Judy Fahys</p><p>The Salt Lake Tribune</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93982/task-force-asked-look-utah-canal-system http://www.politicker.com/utah/93751/remodeler-hospitalized-paint-fumes-may-have-sparked-blast <p>KAYSVILLE -- Neighbors rushed to help a Kaysville man who was burned from his head to his feet Tuesday in an explosion that may have been caused by paint fumes. "He was hurting," said Ruth De La Torre.</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93751/remodeler-hospitalized-paint-fumes-may-have-sparked-blast#comments Kaysville Ruth De La Torre Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:00:00 -0400 <p>By Judy Fahys</p><p>The Salt Lake Tribune</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93751/remodeler-hospitalized-paint-fumes-may-have-sparked-blast http://www.politicker.com/utah/93983/utah-man-charged-allegedly-having-pipe-bomb <p>FARMINGTON -- A man has been arrested and charged after police say he made a pipe bomb and kept it at his home.</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93983/utah-man-charged-allegedly-having-pipe-bomb#comments Farmington Utah Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:00:00 -0400 <p>By Judy Fahys</p><p>The Salt Lake Tribune</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93983/utah-man-charged-allegedly-having-pipe-bomb http://www.politicker.com/utah/93752/rabid-bat-attacks-two-girls-liberty <p>LIBERTY - An attack by a rabid bat has health officials reminding residents to stay away from wild animals.</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93752/rabid-bat-attacks-two-girls-liberty#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:00:00 -0400 <p>By Judy Fahys</p><p>The Salt Lake Tribune</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93752/rabid-bat-attacks-two-girls-liberty http://www.politicker.com/utah/93984/court-reinstates-road-ban-national-forests <p>WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court Wednesday blocked road construction in more than 50 million acres of pristine national forests.</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93984/court-reinstates-road-ban-national-forests#comments Washington Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:00:00 -0400 <p>By Judy Fahys</p><p>The Salt Lake Tribune</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93984/court-reinstates-road-ban-national-forests http://www.politicker.com/utah/93754/convicted-child-molester-still-maintains-innocence-seeks-reimbursement-time-served <p>OGDEN -- A man who says he was wrongfully imprisoned for 15 years and is suing the state for damages had his first day in court Tuesday. The case is the first to come to court under a two-year-old state law that lays out the process for wrongfully imprisoned inmates to seek compensation for their years behind bars.</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93754/convicted-child-molester-still-maintains-innocence-seeks-reimbursement-time-served#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:00:00 -0400 <p>By Judy Fahys</p><p>The Salt Lake Tribune</p> http://www.politicker.com/utah/93754/convicted-child-molester-still-maintains-innocence-seeks-reimbursement-time-served