Students and staff at Utah County Academy of Sciences (UCAS) soon will have more room to stretch. UCAS, one of six public early college high schools in the state, has broken ground for a new building to better accommodate its 330 students. Full Article at Salt Lake Tribune

This spring, the Utah Medical Education Council is expected to release a report showing Utah still has a shortage of pharmacists. Full Article at Salt Lake Tribune

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Thousands of people on skis, snowshoes or snowmobiles are expected to hit the Utah backcountry on New Year's Day, despite the danger of avalanches that have claimed two lives this season. Full Article at Casper Star-Tribune

An English couple who sailed to America around 1630 may have brought with them a hereditary form of colon cancer. And Huntsman Cancer Institute researchers have discovered two large families - one in Utah and one in New York - that carry the couple' Full Article at Salt Lake Tribune

As a group, Utah's largest publicly held companies didn't fare that well in 2007. The Salt Lake Tribune/Bloomberg Index, which was established on Dec. 30, 1994, gave up 14.8 percent last year for its worst annual performance ever. Full Article at Salt Lake Tribune

The Utah Avalanche Center has issued a special avalanche warning for the Uinta Mountains, where high winds and heavy snow are ... Full Article at USA Today

PORTLAND, Ore. - The 76ers traded one of their most popular players for the chance to clear more salary-cap space, signaling the first bold move by president and general manager Ed Stefanski. Full Article at Philly.com

Ah, dear readers, you were quick and opinionated in telling me the stories you believed most impacted Utahns in 2007. Full Article at Salt Lake Tribune

OGDEN, Utah (AP) - The Utah Avalanche Center logged 47 potentially deadly slides so far this month - half of them since heavy snowfalls started last week. Full Article at ABC4.com (KTVX)