VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada (AP)—Mason Raymond had a pair of goals, including the game-winner in the third period, and the Vancouver Canucks outlasted the Washington Capitals, 3-2 Friday at General Motors Place in NHL action. Roberto Luongo stepped up with 25 saves and Ryan Kesler added a goal and an assists for the Cancuks, who improved to 20-15. Alexander Semin and Chris Clark each scored in the loss for Vancouver, which dropped them to 21-8-6 on the season. In other NHL action Friday, New Jersey doubled up Ottawa, 4-2, Buffalo waxed Toronto, 5-2, Florida smoked Carolina, 6-3, Tampa Bay dismantled St. Louis, 6-3, and Chicago got past Boston, 5-4 in a shootout.

ATLANTA (AP)—Josh Smith had 16 points and eight rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks dismantled the Utah Jazz, 96-83 Friday at Philips Arena in NBA action. The Hawks broke open a close game with a 37-17 surge in the 3rd Quarter and the lackluster Jazz were never able to recover. Andrei Kirilenko had 13 points in the loss for Utah. In other NBA action Friday, Toronto hammered New Jersey, 118-95, Philadelphia edged Boston, 98-97, New Orleans ousted Denver, 98-92, Cleveland stymied Milwaukee, 85-82, Minnesota pummeled Sacramento, 112-96, New York tripped up the Los Angeles Clippers, 95-91, Oklahoma City humbled Detroit, 109-98, Memphis smoked Indiana, 107-94, Houston surged past Dallas, 116-108 in overtime and Washington bested Golden State, 118-109.

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP)—Marcus Monson had 23 points for the American Leadership Eagles in a 74-56 win over the Beaver Beavers Friday in non-region boys basketball action. Stoney White had 16 points in the loss for Beaver.

NEPHI, Utah (AP)—Jake Bradford had 16 points for the Juab Wasps as they dismantled the Carbon Dinos, 74-61 in non-region boys basketball action Friday.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—David Bean posted 16 points while Tyler Thomas added 12 more and the Richfield Wildcats stormed past the Millard Eagles, 60-37 Friday in non-region boys basketball action. Jesse Rhodes had 12 points in the loss for Millard.

GRANTSVILLE, Utah (AP)—Caleb Nesbitt had nine points to key a balanced scoring attack and the Grantsville Cowboys got past the North Sanpete Hawks, 43-36 in non-region boys basketball action Friday. Dylan Larsen had 11 points to pace Grantsville in the loss.

KANAB, Utah (AP)—Dillon Bishoff amassed 32 points as the South Sevier Rams gashed the Enterprise Wolves, 67-58 Friday at the Kanab Cowboy Classic.

KANAB, Utah (AP)—Craig Brinkerhoff had 29 points while Rhees Jackson added 28 more as the Kanab Cowboys outlasted the North Sevier Wolves, 80-78 at the Kanab Cowboy Classic Friday. Derrick Christensen had 38 points and eight 3-pointers to pace the Wolves in the loss.

PANGUITCH, Utah (AP)—Kalani Norris had 20 points and Breanne Bateman added 12 more as the Panguitch Lady Bobcats hammered the Escalante Lady Moquis, 59-20 Friday in Region 20 girls basketball action. Lindsey Phillips had 14 points in the loss for Escalante.

JUNCTION, Utah (AP)—Amanda Bagley amassed 28 points and 11 rebounds as the Piute Lady Thunderbirds dismantled the Wayne Lady Badgers, 53-32 in Region 20 girls basketball action Friday. Cassey Manzanares had eight points in the loss for Wayne.

MILFORD, Utah (AP)—Keri Brunson posted 14 points while Krystyn Stevens added 13 more as the Millard Lady Eagles blew past the Milford Lady Tigers, 42-23 Friday in non-region girls basketball action.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Camille Tua had 14 points for the Juan Diego Lady Soaring Eagle in a 50-21 rout of the Manti Lady Templars Friday at the Sevier Valley Center. Shauri Lyon had eight points in the loss for Manti.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Miranda Averett had 21 points for the Carbon Lady Dinos as they outlasted the Juab Lady Wasps, 46-42 at the Sevier Valley Center Friday. Kiz Farrer and Tessa Bradford each had 13 points in the loss for Juab.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Caitlin Hatch’s 19 points led the way for the South Summit Lady Wildcats in a 44-40 win over the Beaver Lady Beavers at the Sevier Valley Center Friday. Brittany Griffiths had nine points in the loss for Beaver.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—McKinzie Robins had 23 points for the North Sevier Wolves in a narrow 46-45 win over the Kanab Cowgirls Friday at the Sevier Valley Center. Samantha Houston had 15 points to pace Kanab in the loss.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Brooke Bliss had 17 points for the Richfield Lady Wildcats as they pummeled the Hurricane Lady Tigers, 59-33 at the Sevier Valley Center Friday.

(RICHFIELD) – Richfield City officials have decided not to regain a local TV channel they relinquished several years ago to a cable company. At a special luncheon meeting today, city officials met with CentraCom Interactive of Fairview to discuss the possibilities of acquiring the channel or not. Eddie Cox, President and General Manager of CentraCom, said his company would provide local programming for Richfield City so that the city would not need its own channel. Richfield City Mayor Brad Ramsay and councilmembers decided that acquiring the local channel could not be included in the city budget and personnel costs would be too high.

(OGDEN)—Ogden city officials say eight people were taken to the hospital after a cleaning process led to a chemical combination that created an ammonia-based gas. Ogden Deputy Fire Chief Chad Tucker told the Deseret News the incident occurred Friday morning at Pro Pac Labs, a vitamin and mineral manufacturing company. Tucker says employees were using a bleach mixture to clean the labs and it combined with some residue left on equipment, producing an ammonia gas. Eight employees experienced burning in their eyes, noses and mouths while some had difficulty breathing. They were taken to hospitals in the area and later released in good condition.

(OGDEN)—A man has been sentenced to prison in the death of a 37-year-old Ogden man. Thursday, Merlynn Kilfoyle was sentenced to up to five years in prison on a third-degree felony charge of homicide by assault. The May 2000 shooting death of John Thomas Rush was considered a suicide for six years until, according to officials, Kilfoyle’s stepmother told police Kilfoyle told her he killed Rush. The 31-year-old Kilfoyle was also sentenced to one to 15 years in prison for second-degree felony possession of a handgun by a restricted person for buying a gun for Rush, who was banned from owning firearms for a prior felony. A judge ordered the sentences to run concurrently. Originally, Kilfoyle had been charged with first-degree murder but took a plea deal. Kilfoyle’s public defender, Randy Richards, says his client still does not admit guilt.

(SALT LAKE CITY)—Officials say conditions in Utah continue to be dangerous for avalanches. The Utah Avalanche Center says early season snow that has become weak and is now buried is producing human-triggered avalanches. The center says unintentionally human-triggered landslides have happened for six consecutive days. The center says avalanche danger is rated as considerable in the Salt Lake, Provo, Ogden, Logan, western Uinta and Moab areas and will likely remain so through the weekend. The center wants backcountry travelers to check the latest avalanche conditions before they ensue in their adventures.

(RICHFIELD) – The Utah Department of Transportation is warning business and homeowners that pushing snow onto State Roads is an illegal practice. In the face of approaching storms, UDOT says pushing snow from driveways and parking lots onto State Roads causes a severe safety hazard to motorists. UDOT says snow removed should remain on the homeowner’s or businesses property. Likewise, UDOT’s snow removal practices include storing snow on State Roads in designated areas and officials are asking private homeowners and businesses to store on their own property.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Bob Bennett is grilling federal officials over the unfair treatment of a bill he sponsored that would turn over two acres of land from the feds to the town of Alta. Bennett questioned members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during a Thursday meeting saying the Obama administration wants to charge Alta residents a fee to make the switch, while at the same time, allowing thousands of acres to be transferred for free in similar Democratic-sponsored legislation. He said the town of Alta, home to Alta Ski Resort, is largely made up of low-to-moderate income residents who can’t afford the fee. Bennett’s bill would convey two acres of Forest Service land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest to the town of Alta. He said Alta officials can manage the land better than the federal government.