Utah

Boulder, Utah, is one of the most remote hamlets in the United States, with a population around 200 and the nearest major airport, Salt Lake City, four-plus hours away. Boulder is considered one of few places in the world to have the right chi, which often attracts Tibetan monks. What to do Earth Tours 10 N. Highway 12 435-691-1241 earth-tours.com/southern-utah/escalante-hikes Personalized and small group day hiking tours in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument and Capitol Reef National Park.

A search prompted by a bomb threat at a U.S. Army base in Utah has ended with an FBI spokeswoman saying agents have not turned up anything suspicious. FBI spokeswoman Debbie Dujanovic Bertram says the search with bomb-sniffing dogs ended late Monday, about six hours after the threat halted construction of a National Security Agency data center at Camp Williams and the site was evacuated. Construction will resume Tuesday. The FBI says it isn't concluding that the bomb threat was a hoax, only that agents found nothing.

SAN DIEGO - Jordan Wynn threw for a career-high 338 yards and three touchdowns to rally No. 23 Utah from an early two-touchdown deficit to a 37-27 victory over California in the Poinsettia Bowl last night. The Utes scored 27 straight points to win their ninth straight bowl game, the longest current streak in the country. The Golden Bears, in a bowl game for a school-record seventh straight year, had their four-game postseason winning streak snapped. Wynn, a true freshman, improved to 3-0 at Qualcomm Stadium, including two section championships while the starter at suburban Oceanside High.

Two Utah men accused of setting potentially deadly booby traps along a popular hiking trail have been charged with felony aggravated assault. Benjamin Rutkowski, 19, of Orem, and Kai Christensen, 21, of Provo, await a June 13 court appearance after being charged with the third-degree felony in 4th District Court this week, The Salt Lake Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/K0KIE7 ). They were arrested April 21 on suspicion of misdemeanor reckless endangerment. According to court documents, the men built two traps around a well-known, makeshift shelter along the Big Springs trail in...

NEW ORLEANS - Undefeated, and uninvited. Led by Brian Johnson and a swarming defense, No. 7 Utah completed its perfect season by upsetting fourth-ranked Alabama, 31-17, in the Sugar Bowl last night. After piling up wins in the Mountain West Conference against a schedule deemed soft, the Utes (13-0) were left out of the BCS national championship game in favor of perennial powers Florida and Oklahoma, even though both have one loss. But at the Sugar Bowl, Utah showed it could do more than just hang with the big boys, it could dominate one of them.

A series that was all about Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant ended up being decided by the superstar who got lost in the shuffle. Pau Gasol swooped in to tip in Bryant’s missed jumper with a half-second left and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers survived a late comeback by host Oklahoma City to eliminate the Thunder, 95-94, in Game 6 of the first-round playoff series Friday. “Pau didn’t quit on the play,’’ said Bryant, who finished with 32 points.

MOAB, Utah — The search for a man accused of critically shooting a Utah park ranger stretched into a second day yesterday as helicopter and boat crews scoured a rugged canyon and law officers broadened their pursuit to include a railroad line. The Grand County sheriff’s office said in a statement that more than 160 officers from around the state were combing an area near the Colorado River southwest of Moab, an area famous for red rock canyons and natural arch formations. The search near Dead Horse State Park began after Brody Young, 34, of Moab, a Utah state parks...

Kobe Bryant scored 27 points, Lamar Odom had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers ended Utah's 19-game home winning streak with a 106-95 victory over the Jazz last night in Salt Lake City. Derek Fisher added 11 points and Vladimir Radmanovic scored 13 for the Lakers, who are the first team to win in Utah in 2008. The Lakers missed just once in their first 10 shots and were ahead by 24 early in the second period, stunning the fans who hoped to see the Jazz break the longest home winning streak in team history.

Paul Millsap scored a career-high 46 points, including a putback at the buzzer to force overtime, and Utah got two free throws from Francisco Elson with 0.4 seconds left to beat the Heat, 116-114, last night in Miami. Utah erased a 22-point deficit, plus overcame a 39-point night from Dwyane Wade and LeBron James’s 29th career triple-double — 20 points, 14 assists, and 11 rebounds — to hand the Heat their first home loss. The Heat missed five shots in the final two minutes of overtime that either would have tied the game or given them the lead, including Eddie House’s...

Video from Utah during a major snowstorm shows more than a dozen cars sliding, crashing and skidding sideways down a street in just a few hours. Rhee Braby shot the video from his Bountiful home, about 10 miles north of Salt Lake City. He says neighbors were even perched at the top of the road Saturday, warning drivers not to attempt the hill, but many continued on and lost control. One car even crashed into a snowplow. Between crashes, the 34-year-old says he helped push cars back onto the road only to see another come sliding down behind it. The Utah...

Utah wildlife officials say a moose went on a jaunt through neighborhoods north of Logan and triggered a police chase. Division of Wildlife Resources officers tried to corner the wandering bull moose on Wednesday morning when the animal ran away. It was stopped when conservation officer Mark Burgess shot it with a tranquilizer dart. Officers rolled the subdued moose in a large tarp and lifted him into a trailer. Burgess told The Herald Journal ( http://bit.ly/Kn4NBK)

Authorities are investigating a hazing incident at a Utah high school in which a student with a peanut allergy was smeared with peanut butter. Ogden School District spokeswoman Donna Corby says nine cheerleaders at Ogden High School have been suspended after coating incoming squad members with condiments. Corby says girls joining the squad were taken to a park May 4, supposedly to celebrate earning a spot as a cheerleader. Instead, senior cheerleaders blindfolded them and told them to do push-ups and sit-ups.

A jury in Tacoma, Wash., is expected to begin deliberating Tuesday after closing arguments in the voyeurism trial of Steve Powell, the father-in-law of Susan Powell who disappeared nearly three years ago in Utah. Powell faces a standard sentence of around four years if convicted, but aggravating factors could result in a longer term. He faces 14 voyeurism counts, including accusations that he filmed two girls using their bathroom next door to his home in Puyallup (pew-AL'-up)

Utah's chief technology officer has resigned following the theft of hundreds of thousands of online medical records from state computers by unknown hackers. Gov. Gary Herbert on Tuesday announced a "comprehensive" response to the massive data breach, including the resignation of Stephen Fletcher, director of the state's Department of Technology Services. Herbert's office said the state also is hiring a public relations firm to handle crisis communications. Last month, hackers stole personal information of about 780,000 Medicaid recipients and...

Where to stay Sunflower Hill 185 North 300 East 800-662-2786 www.sunflowerhill.com Moab's most upscale lodging, with breakfast, $120-$235. Best Western Canyonlands Inn 6 South Main St. 800-649-5191 www.canyonlandsinn.com Conveniently located in the center of town, $79-$212. Where to eat Moab Brewery 686 South Main St. 435-259-6333 www.themoabbrewery.com Sausage Grill Dinner, $14. The Eklectricafe 352 N. Main St. 435-259-6898 For 16 years, local favorite has...

BLUFF— Just south of the monumental face of Cedar Mesa, a series of multi-story sandstone statues rises abruptly out of the desert. Locals call these cliffs and monoliths the Valley of the Gods. When my fiance, Andrew, and I drove through at sunset one November evening, the name seemed fitting. The slanted light turned the sandstone buttes into a thousand shifting hues of pink and purple, and the flat valley floor seemed to stretch forever. The road was even more spectacular as we wound up an oxbowed road to the top of the mesa and the sunlight drained from the sky. When we...