GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP)—Aaron Rodgers completed 14 of 19 passes for 258 yards and three scores as the Green Bay Packers outlasted the Arizona Cardinals, 44-37 Friday at University of Phoenix Stadium in NFL preseason action. After Green Bay earned a 10-0 lead at the end of the first quarter on a 3-yard scoring run by John Kuhn and a 27-yard Mason Crosby field goal, the excitement really began. The second quarter saw the Packers amass 28 points as big plays came from defensive end Aaron Kampman on a 24-yard fumble return for a score and Jordy Nelson, who hauled in a 76-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers. Nevertheless, the Cardinals rallied behind the excellence of reserve signal-caller Matt Leinart. The former Heisman winner from USC completed 24 of 38 passes for 360 yards, three touchdowns and an interception as Arizona nearly erased a 38-10 halftime deficit. After Leinart’s 11-yard scoring pass to Jason Wright pulled the Cards to within 38-37, disaster struck on the ensuing onside kickoff as Ruvell Martin returned it 39 yards for the decisive score for Green Bay. Despite the loss, Arizona amassed an impressive 563 yards of offense. The Cardinals’ preseason concludes with a game next Thursday at Denver.

(SALT LAKE CITY)—Felony charges were dropped against a man accused of hitting and killing a man waiting at a bus stop. May 27, 76-year-old Kenneth Christensen was waiting in his wheelchair when the driver of a Volvo crossed two lanes of traffic and hit him. Initially police said Babatunde Idowu was drinking and driving but his blood tests came back negative so prosecutors dropped the automobile homicide charge against him. Idowu still faces misdemeanor charges in the crash.

(SOUTHEASTERN UTAH)—A 78-year-old man was attacked by a black bear in a remote canyon in southeastern Utah around 12:30 a.m. Friday morning. The man is in stable condition after being flown to a hospital, while the bear punctured the man’s torso and right arm while there were scratches on his left arm. The man was rafting with family on the Green River in Desolation Canyon, while one of the man’s grandsons shot the bear in the back after which it ran off. Family members found it dead Friday morning.

(EAGLE MOUNTAIN)—Eagle Mountain City has joined the Utah Lake Commission, a group of local governments and state agencies with the goal of managing the Utah Lake area. Eagle Mountain, located northwest of Utah Lake, was added to the membership in a meeting Thursday. According to the commission, its primary purposes are to encourage and promote multiple uses of Utah Lake, foster communication and coordination, promote resource utilization and protection, maintain and develop recreation access and monitor and promote responsible economic development.

(DAVIS COUNTY)—Attorneys for a former Bountiful school teacher accused of having sex with a student presented their case in court for the first time Friday. At the conclusion of Friday morning’s preliminary hearing for Valynne Bowers, the judge ruled there’s enough evidence for Bowers to go to trial. The alleged victim, who is now 15 years old, testified Friday morning and gave mostly short “yes” or “no” answers to the attorneys. The teen admitted he initiated the relationship with Bowers, his former math teacher at Bountiful Junior High. After engaging in sex with the boy, Bowers faces first-degree felony charges because of her special position of trust over the boy. This “special trust” is a sticking point in the case. Her attorneys argue she never used her position as a teacher to influence the teen and when the two had sex, they weren’t at the school and she wasn’t his teacher at the time. Another teacher, Linda Nef, who had a sexual relationship with the boy, was recently sentenced from three years-life in prison.

(ST. GEORGE)—A Washington County school teacher has been charged with sexually abusing a student. The 42-year-old Douglas Bullock was booked into Purgatory Correctional Facility Thursday night on 12 counts of sodomy with a minor. Bullock is a teacher at Bloomington Hills Elementary. Washington County School District officials say they’re concerned about the charges but don’t believe elementary school students were involved. The district told the Spectrum that Bullock is on administrative leave pending a full investigation.

(WAYNE COUNTY)—A pot farm with approximately 20,000 mature marijuana plants was discovered on the north slope of Boulder Mountain in Wayne County. One man was arrested and booked in the Sevier County Jail. About 90 law enforcement officers and volunteers helped to search, gather and dispose of the plants. Crews used a helicopter and dump truck to haul out and destroy the plants.

(SIGURD) – Road crews are finishing up the mill and overlay project on I-70 between Sigurd and Salina. Utah Department of Transportation officials say paving has been completed and crews will finish up with rumble strip grinding, painting and minor details. Workers also continue to replace concrete slabs in the Clear Creek Canyon area on I-70 with single lane closures. UDOT says the slurry seal projects on main streets in Ephraim and Manti continue to move forward. Ephraim’s main street will be worked on Monday through Wednesday and Manti’s main street from Wednesday through Friday. The Snow College Loop will also be worked on Labor Day.

(ST. GEORGE) – Utah state lawmakers and auto dealers are angry over a deal that a major automaker is making in a return to the southern Utah market. Chrysler Corp., which broke off its relationship with a St. George car dealer in May as part of its bankruptcy reorganization, is working out a deal with Stephen Wade to sell Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles at his St. George auto center. State Senator Curt Bramble of Provo, says the deal flies in the face of states rights and the franchise agreements and property rights. Bramble said legislation has been drafted that would block the state Department of Commerce from issuing a franchise license to any dealer in a market Chrysler has pulled out of unless the automaker first offers it to the original dealer. Chrysler severed its ties with 11 Utah dealers in May as part of 789 dealerships nationwide. The deal with Stephen Wade would make his dealership the only Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge franchise and service center between Provo and Las Vegas. Chrysler said Stephen Wade was selected due to their commitment to only sell Chrysler products in the market.

PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Michael Vick completed all four of his passes for 19 yards in his first NFL action of any kind in two years and the Philadelphia Eagles edged the Jacksonville Jaguars, 33-32 Thursday in NFL preseason action. Although Donovan McNabb (21 of 36, 241 yards, TD, INT), took most of the snaps at quarterback for Philadelphia, on one play, Vick lined up in shotgun behind center, while McNabb went wide. However, the Jaguars managed to build a 27-13 lead when Jarrett Dillard, a rookie from Rice, snared a 13-yard scoring pass from Todd Bouman in the third quarter, before a late Eagles surge resulted in victory. In other NFL preseason action Thursday, St. Louis got past Cincinnati, 24-21 and Miami downed Tampa Bay, 10-6.