Gov. Gary Herbert’s public lands director says Utah should come up with its own scientific studies on sage grouse habitat that could be used to “refute” federal wildlife agencies should they seek to protect the bird under the Endangered Species Act.

Kathleen Clarke, the governor’s public lands policy coordinator, told a legislative committee Wednesday that science can be “slippery,” and she cast doubt on the studies that have been conducted by the Fish and Wildlife Service and other agencies.

Clarke, who was the director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management during the George W. Bush administration, said that Utah should spend some money on its own studies of the sage grouse, which would help arm the state to go to court and fight a decision by the federal government to protect the birds.

A Red Flag warning from Prescott to the Kaibab Plateau is in effect for Thursday and Friday. This warning covers the Williams, Tusayan, and North Kaibab districts of the Kaibab National Forest. Forest visitors are advised to refrain from having campfires when Red Flag warnings exist.

Red Flag warnings occur when the forecast shows strong wind and low relative humidity causing an increased potential for large fire growth.

The Bureau of Land Management, in conjunction with other agencies within the Department of the Interior, will waive recreation related fees for visitors to the National System of Public Lands for Get Outdoors Day June 9th, Public Lands Day September 29, and Veterans Day weekend November 10-12.

Site-specific standard amenity and individual day-use fees at BLM recreation sites and areas will be waived for the specified date. Other fees, sucsh as overnight camping, cabin rentals, and group day use, will remain in effect.

(SALT LAKE CITY)-Wednesday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints released renderings for both the Hartford, Connecticut and Indianapolis, Indiana Temples, as well as the location designated for the Hartford Temple.

Information was released on the respective addresses of the temples, as the Hartford Temple will be located in Farmington, Conn., located 11 miles southwest of downtown Hartford and the Indianapolis temple is slated for Carmel, Ind., which is 16 miles northeast of the downtown sector of Indiana’s capital city.

Church President Thomas S. Monson announced plans for construction of both of these temples during the organization’s October 2010 general conference.

There is some bad news this morning for fans of the legendary rock band Van Halen. The group was scheduled to perform four concerts in Salt Lake City in September with tickets expected to go on sale tomorrow. However, a press release put out yesterday says those dates at EnergySolutions Arena have been put on hold. No reason was given for the change in plans.

Legislative leaders are looking to call a special session to correct a 25-million-dollar education mistake. However, a timetable for a possible extra session has not been set, and so far Governor Herbert has said he has no plans to follow their advice. The 25-million-dollar education mistake was discovered last month and led to the resignation of two top officials. Lawmakers are also looking to reconsider SB10, which would ensure college readiness testing, such as the ACT, for all students.

The Utah Department of Public Safety is launching its fifth annual DRIVE AWARE, RIDE AWARE campaign to instruct and encourage motorcycle riders and car and drunk drivers to recognize each other and share the road. The state is designating May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, in an effort to raise awareness of motorcycles and cut down on crashes. Twenty-eight people were killed on motorcycles in Utah last year. So far this year, four people have died on motorcycles.

Two Utah schools are among the nation’s best at building character. Blessed Sacrament Catholic School in Sandy, and Mountainville Academy charter school in Alpine are among the 24 schools recognized at 2012 National Schools of Character. The Character Education Partnership, based in Washington, DC, presents the annual awards, based on schools’ academic achievement, student behavior and school climate.

(MANTI)-As the Manti Chamber of Commerce convened for its meeting in May at Dirk’s Farmhouse Restaurant, summer events and job regulations were among the topics of discussion.

Chamber president Mary Pipes spoke of numerous upcoming events, such as the dedication of the Pioneer Park located adjacent to the Sanpete County Fairgrounds and the Manti Temple and the Rat Fink Reunion, as well as foreshadowing next month’s meeting.

The speech of the month was delivered by Central Utah Workforce Services supervisor Todd Jorgensen who told employers of job regulations, including those covering workers with disabilities and how to spot check, in the event that potential workers who don’t want to show resumes can be exposed.

Additionally, Ilene Roth, the spearhead of the Rat Fink Reunion, handed out posters detailing what the event, slated for Memorial Day weekend, will entail, while activities include a fun run, a steak dinner and a car show.

The chamber will reconvene Wednesday June 20 at the Manti House Inn wherein social media’s role in productive business will be discussed.

Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway and Tunnel will be dedicated Friday as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The public is invited to the dedication ceremony at the South Campground Amphitheater in Zion National Park at 2 p.m. to celebrate the designation.

The Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway, a leg of state route 9, travels up Pine Creek Canyon, through the Navajo sandstone cliffs and east across the slickrock of the plateau. American Society of Civil Engineers President Andrew W. Herrmann and Zion National Park Superintendent Jock Whitworth will host the dedication ceremony.

A former counselor at a Panquitch facility for troubled teens has been sentenced to federal prison for making child pornography. Yesterday (Tuesday), U.S. District Judge Ted Steward sentenced 29 year old Erick Allen Glosson to 15 years in prison followed by supervised release. As part of his sentence, Glosson will have to register as a sex offender, pay more than $11,000 in restitution and forfeit electronics, including phones and computers.

Glosson faces eight counts of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse and one count of second-degree felony custodial sexual relations with a youth receiving state services and one count of third-degree felony dealing in materials harmful to a minor.

Court Documents do not disclose if any of the victims were students at the Silverado Academy.

An audit is showing some misspent money at the Utah Department of Transportation. The state auditor says ten-thousand dollars went to hotels and meals for employees who went to conferences last year within 50 miles of where they work. The auditor says the violations weren’t on purpose and involved a small number of employees who didn’t understand the rules.

The Green River, which runs through some of Utah’s most beautiful and rugged country is also one of the most polluted. The river was named number 2 on a list of the most endangered rivers by American Rivers. The reports say the greatest threat to the 730-mile long waterway is the proposed Million Pipeline. That project would pump more than 250-thousand acre feet of water across Wyoming to the Front Range area of Colorado. A planned nuclear power plant near the town of Green River is also considered another threat. The number one most endangered river is the Potomac River, located near the nation’s capitol.

Jury deliberations will continue today in the Steven Powell voyeurism trial in Washington State. Powell is accused of video recording two young neighbor girls. If convicted he could get five years for each of 14 counts. Powell is the father-in-law of Susan Cox Powell of West Valley City, who disappeared in 2009. The jury is set to reconvene at 9 a.m.

The Unified Police Department is asking for help in locating a missing 73-year-old man. Salt Lake Police say Kenneth “kenny” Rodgers has dementia and may be lost. He was last seen at the Highland Cover Retirement Center early Tuesday Morning and has no cell phone or medications needed for a medical condition. Rodgers is white, five-foot-six and weighs 160 pounds. He has balding white hair and blues eyes, and was wearing a blue baseball cap, khaki pants and a long black-sleeve shirt.

Zion National Park’s Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway and Tunnel will be recognized as a National Civil Engineering Landmark. Design and construction of the highway and tunnel presented unique and dangerous challenges. Work was completed and the highway and tunnel were opened to the public on July 3rd, 1930. A dedication ceremony will celebrate the designation Friday afternoon at two, in Zion National Park’s South Campground Amphitheater.

Utah’s executive director of technology services is out, because of the health data breach earlier this year. Governor Gary Herbert announced yesterday that he asked Stephen Fletcher to resign in the wake of the security failure to resulted in medical information of about 800-thousand Utahns being compromised. Herbert also said the state is investigating two Department of Technology services employees over mistakes that resulted in the security breach. The governor promised that the state will develop ways to handle confidential information more securely.

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.-Mid-Utah Radio has learned that as of Tuesday May 15, the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park opened for the summer season as reported by the Jacob Lake Inn.

According to the National Park Service Web site, the park will remain open through Monday October 15.

Tourists and guests are asked to abide by all national park laws while most services and ranger-led programs will be ongoing through October 15.

For more information, please visit www.grandcanyonforever.com or www.recreation.gov.

Additionally, even as Arizona S.R. 67, the gateway to the North Rim, will be closed this autumn, U.S. Highway 89A will remain open year round as weather permits along the Arizona Strip and Kaibab Plateau.

Former BYU quarterback Ty Detmer is going to the College Football Hall of Fame. The word from the National Football Foundation on ESPN’s College Football Live comes ahead of tomorrow’s announcement of the entire 2012 College Football Hall of Fame Class. Detmer won the Heisman Trophy in 1990 and many other awards. NFF President Steve Hatchell says Detmer was an “absolute legend at BYU.”

A woman is dead after being struck by a TRAX train in South Salt Lake. Police say the woman in her 20s was crossing the street at the Meadowbrook station near 39-hundred South when she was struck by a northbound train. Investigators say the woman may have been using a cell phone at the time of the accident. Her name has not been released.

A Salt Lake City man is charged with kidnapping after he allegedly tried to take a five-year old boy. Police say the boy had been playing in the front yard of his house when his mother noticed he was gone. After a frantic search of the neighbor, the mother and a neighbor spotted the boy in a nearby ally with the 20-year-old man. Police interviewed the man and are questioning his mental competence, saying many of his statements didn’t make sense.

Utah County’s often-delayed Timpanogas Highway project is facing yet another delay. Completion of all work on the 150-million-dollar widening project on State Route 92 between Alpine and Highland and Interstate 15 is nearly a year overdue. The main highway opened in December, but commuter lanes are finished yet and Utah Department of Transportation inspectors recently found problems with the drainage system. UDOT isn’t giving a specific target date for completion. A spokewoman says the hope is that work will be done by mid- to late summer.

Children in Utah are better off than kids in many other states, according to the latest report from the advocacy group Voices for Utah Children. The group’s annual report shows that the recession pushed almost 50-thousand more kids into poverty. The report gives Utah high marks for children’s health, and finds close to 39-percent of school-age children in the state taking part in the federal free-and-reduced school lunch program.

The southern Utah community of Ivins is getting a nearly 12-and-a-half-million dollar grant to build a new veterans home. The grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs will cover about two-thirds of the estimated 19-million-dollar cost of the new facility just north of St. George. The VA operates a medical center in Salt Lake City as well as seven outpatient clinics and three vet centers across the state. Utah is home to more than 150-thousand military veterans.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is starting construction on their second temple in Provo. The community landmark was destroyed in December 2010 by a fire. The Provo City Center Temple will include underground parking when it opens in about three years.

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP)-Tyler Harris and Ty Bartholomew doubled and Colby Caldwell earned the win on the mound as the Gunnison Bulldogs won the 2A baseball championship with a 6-4 win over the Richfield Wildcats Saturday at Dixie State College.

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP)-Kali Thomson went yard and earned the win on the mound as the Manti Lady Templars bested San Juan, 5-2 Saturday to win the 2A softball championship at the Canyons softball complex. Ali Rosquist and Brittan Johnson added key hits in the win for Manti.

SANDY, Utah (AP)-The Manti Templars scored the winning goal in the 76th minute to edge St. Joseph, 3-2, earning the 2A state soccer championship Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium.

CEDAR, Utah (AP)-Brin Stewart earned the win on the mound and the Tooele Lady Buffaloes blanked Juab, 7-0 in the 3A softball tournament Saturday.

GARLAND, Utah (AP)-Mandy Peckham had a pair of doubles, but it wasn’t enough as Bear River got past North Sanpete, 2-0 Saturday in the 3A softball tournament.

CEDAR, Utah (AP)-Erin Hansen, McKell Molyneaux and Samantha Guillory each homered as the Juab Lady Wasps held off Union, 7-6 in the 3A softball tournament Saturday.

PROVO, Utah (AP)-The Manti boys’ tennis team took the 2A state tennis championship Saturday at Brigham Young University by virtue of a strong performance from the Templars’ 1st doubles team of Jeremy Anderson and Connor Aste which swept Richfield, 3-0.

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP)-Geren Payne came through with a 2-RBI single to lead the Emery Spartans to a 6-2 win over the Millard Eagles Thursday in the 2A baseball quarterfinals at Dixie State College. The Spartans next meet Gunnison Friday at 4:30 p.m. in the semifinals.

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP)-Chase Christensen, Rylan Anderson and Tyler Harris each doubled as the Gunnison Bulldogs downed San Juan, 7-2 in the 2A baseball quarterfinals at Dixie State College Thursday.

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP)-Preston Walston doubled and tripled as the Grand Red Devils doubled up the South Sevier Rams, 6-3 Thursday at Dixie High School. Kaden King and Tanner Mills each doubled in defeat for the Rams.

WASHINGTON CITY, Utah (AP)-Ryan West went yard and doubled, while Justin Prisbrey, Morgan Phelps and Parker Laub added key hits as the Enterprise Wolves hammered Manti, 12-2 at Pine View High School Thursday in the 2A baseball consolation bracket.

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP)-Cameron Taylor homered and doubled and the Grand Red Devils got past Beaver, 5-3 Thursday at Dixie State College in the 2A consolation bracket. Parker Fails doubled in defeat for the Beavers.

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP)-Braden Hampton, Jordan Williams and Kirk Blackett each doubled as the Richfield Wildcats bested Enterprise, 8-5 Thursday at Dixie State College in the 2A consolation bracket.

Police in American Fork say a man and a woman allegedly stole LDS church offerings from two teenage boys. Officers say it happened over the weekend as the boys were going door-to-door collecting offerings. Cops say 25-year-old Hannah Huckabee and 27-year-old Brent King took the money bag from the boys and fled. Investigators say the bag did not contain any cash, only checks. The suspects face robbery and theft charges.

Officials at Highland High School say a missing 14-year-old girl has turned up safe. Olivia Sampson had disappeared early Monday morning after her mother dropped her off at school. A short while later, a councilor called home to report someone had checked the girl out of school. School officials say the girl ran away and had reportedly been with friends in Salt lake City.

Drivers in Utah County have an alternative to part of construction-congested Interstate-15. The Geneva Road widening project is completed. The project turned more than three-and-a-half miles of what had been an industrial road into a high-capacity alternative to I-15, from University Parkway to 1600 North in Orem. Work on the 76-million-dollar project began 13-months ago and wrapped up yesterday.

Two Hunter High School students are dead and three are hurt in a West Valley City crash. Officials say 16-year-old Jacob Armijo and 16-year-old Avery Brock died in the collision, which occurred just blocks from the school. Seventeen-year-old Cassidy Porter was hospitalized in critical condition and 16-year-old Leticia Cordero suffered serious injuries. Witnesses say the car driven by Armijo crossed over the center lane and collided with an oncoming car. Police believe a third car may have caused the car driven by Jacob to lose control. A vigil was held last night at the school with family members and students sharing in the outpouring of grief.

Salt Lake City, Local First Utah, and Vest Pocket Business Coalition are sponsoring the third annual Neighborhood Business Conference this morning. The conference aims to provide resources and support for small businesses, and to help business districts with marketing and branding efforts. The conference runs from 7:30 to noon in the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building at the University of Utah.

MT. PLEASANT, Utah (AP)-Keisha Jorgensen went yard and Emily Taylor added a pair of doubles as the North Sanpete Lady Hawks pounded Payson, 13-3 Wednesday in Region 12 softball action. Alex Sorensen, Makayli Jorgensen and Mandy Peckham each doubled in the win for the Lady Hawks.

With doctors split on the mental capacity of the man charged with killing a Millard County sheriff’s deputy, it will be up to a judge to decide whether to remove the possibility of death in the capital murder case.

In court this week, two psychologists testified Roberto Miramontes Roman’s IQ falls below 70 – generally considered the threshold for determining mental retardation under the law – and that the alleged killer also has adaptive functioning deficits indicative of mild mental retardation.

Two other psychologists, however, disagreed. It is now up to 4th District Judge Donald Eyre to rule on whether prosecutors could seek the death penalty if Roman is convicted of the 2010 murder of Deputy Josie Greathouse Fox.

Police in Wellington say DNA helped them arrest a man suspected of breaking into a woman’s apartment and raping her.

21 year old Dwaine Stacey Shaw was in the Carbon County jail on Tuesday on suspicion of rape, kidnapping, burglary and related offenses. He has not formally been charged nor has a bail been set.

On Jan. 13, a woman reported someone wearing a mask broke into her residence in Wellington and reaper her. Wellington police said evidence pointed to Shaw.

The death toll is at four following a crash on Highway 189 near Deer Creek Reservoir on Sunday. Utah Highway Patrol officials say a two-year-old girl involved in the crashed died yesterday at Primary Children’s Medical Center. The child’s grandparents, Kathleen Draper and Val Draper, were both killed in the crash. A pregnant woman in the second vehicle involved in the crash lost her baby. The UHP says Kathleen Draper was driving a vehicle that entered the oncoming traffic lane and collided with the second vehicle.

Salt Lake City area police say four men busted for alleged credit card fraud may be Chinese nationals. Cops in Centerville say the suspects racked up over 50-thousand dollars worth of purchases with a stolen American Express card. Investigators say the suspects bought iPads and prepaid gift cards across Utah and in Las Vegas. The suspects were locked up at the Davis County Jail.

Officials at Highland High School are concerned after a 14-year-old girl turns up missing. Olivia Sampson was last seen around 7:45 a.m. Monday morning when her mother dropped her off at school. A short while later, a councilor called home to report someone had checked the girl out of school. At this point, the family still has not heard from her and they have no idea who may have taken her from the school or where she is. Sampson is white, five-feet-five inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. She has brown hair and hazel eyes.

Utah’s gas prices are staying pretty stable. The latest report from Triple-A shows the average price for a gallon of regular is three dollars and 70 cents. That’s down a penny from last month, and four cents a gallon less than it was a year ago. Salt Lake City has the most expensive gas at an average of three-84 a gallon, while Ogden and St. George are tied for the lowset price, three-66 per gallon.

U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch and challenger Dan Liljenquist will debate once before the Republican primary election June 26th. The six-term Senator’s spokesman says Hatch doesn’t have time for more debates because of a busy Senate schedule in Washington, DC, between now and the June primary. The debate will happen on KSL radio’s “Doug Wright Show” in late June.

Police in Provo will be getting some help patrolling the Provo River Trail. The Police Department introduced its volunteer bike team yesterday afternoon. The team is starting with 15 volunteers and 30 more people are currently training or will soon start training. A woman who was running on the trail was raped in February, and a woman who was near the trail was raped and beaten in 2010.

(Manti) A Sterling man sustained minor injuries during a rollover on SR-137 Sunday morning. Gedeon Jarvis was northbound in a 1978 Chevy truck when he failed to negotiate a left hand curve in the road. The vehicle left the road onto the right shoulder and Jarvis over-corrected, causing the truck to cross the road onto the left shoulder and roll, coming to rest on its wheels. Jarvis sustained minor injuries but was not transported to a hospital. He was sited for driving under the influence, alcohol restricted driver, interlock restricted driver, driving on a denied license, and failure to operate in one lane. It was unknown if Jarvis was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

Madison Whitaker now holds the Miss Ephraim title. She was crowned last friday night. Miss Ephraim Attendants include, first attendant, Jadynn Ostlund, and second attendant, Marianne Olsen. Rounding off the royalty is Maricela Rayes and Breanna Ray.

Brigham Young University may soon own the land in which its iconic Y sits. Representative Jason Chaffetz has introduced a bill that would require the U.S. Forest Service to sell the 80 acres of land to the university. “The Salt Lake Tribune” reports BYU officials say they have better resources to take care of the mountain, which has seen complaints about litter and lack of water for hikers.

Utahns are doing well financially. New figures from the Census Bureau rank the Beehive State ninth in the nation for median income. The midway point for what people in Utah earn is just under 58,500 dollars a year, according to the 2010 census. That’s more than 15-hundred dollars higher than the median income measured in the 2000 census.

The voyeurism and pornography trial for the father in law of missing Susan Powell begins today in Washington. “The Salt Lake Tribune” reports jury selection will take up to two days with approximately four days of testimony. Steven Powell is not expected to take the stand at the trial.

Roy’s fire chief is retiring after more than a quarter-century of fighting fires in his hometown. Jon Ritchie will step down June 15th. He’s a member of the Roy Fire Department for 28 years, and chief for the last 12. Ritchie told the Ogden “Standard Examiner” he wants to leave when things are good and on his own terms.

LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson dedicated the church’s 137th temple, in area rich in church history. The man Mormons revere as a prophet dedicated the Kansas City temple in Clay County, Missouri, yesterday. The headquarters of the church was near Kansas City in the 1830s before tensions between the Latter-day Saints and earlier Missouri settlers erupted in violence, leading to the governor ordering the Mormons to leave the state or face extermination.

Five central Utah teachers received $3,500 checks Wednesday in this year’s “Teacher Achievement Awards” from Arch Coal Inc., Utah’s largest coal producer and a major employer.

Presented Wednesday in Richfield at Red Hills Middle School, the awards went to Jodi Anderson from Gunnison Valley Elementary; Phillip Johnson and Michelle Nielson from Richfield High; Gerald Wayman from Manti High; and Madeline Lee from Red Hills Middle School in Richfield.

This is the sixth year that the Arch Coal Foundation has honored teachers from the four counties — Sevier, Sanpete, Emery and Carbon — that are home to most of the company’s workforce.

The Utah Transit Authority is temporarily stopping some TRAX trains. The closure starts on Saturday and goes until Wednesday May 23rd. TRAX stations impacted include Old Greek Town, Planetarium, and the Salt Lake Central Station. The closure is needed while the UTA integrates the new Airport TRAX line into the rest of the light rail system.

A missing 19-year-old woman is safe in South Salt Lake. Jacqueline Birk’s mother in Price said she didn’t know if Jacqueline would return home. The woman was reported missing after she sent a Facebook message that she needed help. Her mother says Jacqueline has had drug problems and is trying to cope with her sister’s health issues.

There are going to be 500 less deer permits available to hunters this year. The Utah Wildlife Board approved the decrease yesterday saying they want to improve the desired buck-to-doe ratios. The board also decided to lower the number of moose permits, saying the moose population is declining in the west. On the other hand permits to kill mountain goats and bison have been increased from only 27 available to 40.

Crews are diverting part of the Weber River to help them find the body of missing four-year-old Corbin Anderson who fell into the water six days ago. Weber County Sheriff officials say they will dig a channel to divert the water at the Ogden Kayak Park and reduce the flow of water out of Echo Reservoir. They say the water is still too high and moving too fast for divers to effectively search. Divers will be back out tomorrow to look for Corbin.

Police are warning hikers in the Wasatch Front area of an increase in trailhead burglaries. Investigators say with the warmer weather, more people are using the hiking trails leaving their cars unattended in the parking lots. Thieves will look for valuables inside the cars, shatter the window and grab what they can. Police suggest to leave all valuables at home or lock them inside the trunk.

The Utah Department of Commerce will upgrade online service to improve customer service for consumers and businesses. The department gets more than two-and-a-half-million visits to its various websites each year, and 60-percent of all Utah businesses register online. Commerce Department executive director Francine Giani says the upgrades should help consumers find useful information on doctors, contractors, plumbers and thousands of other licensed businesses the state regulates.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP)-Martin Embry of Bethune-Cookman placed first in the men’s long jump to lead the way for numerous athletes competing in the first day of competition at the MEAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Thursday at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro.

Additionally, Maryland-Eastern Shore’s Jermol Dix placed first in the men’s shot put and Moha Labor-Koroma won the men’s high jump as part of the decathlon competition.

As for the women, Shamir Rothmiller of South Carolina State won the discus to complete competition for the first day.

Thus far, the Maryland-Eastern Shore Lady Hawks lead the way in the womens’ division with 19 points, while the Hampton Lady Pirates are close behind with 18 points.

In the mens’ division, the Norfolk State Spartans have 19.50 points to lead the way while the North Carolina-Central Eagles are second with 16 points. The meet will resume Friday.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP)-Through the first day of competition at the Paddock Invitational, hosted by the University of Michigan, Wolverines star Ethan Dennis placed first in the mens’ hammer throw with a toss of 62.18 meters, outdistancing second-place finisher Ryan McCullough of Central Michigan who had a toss of 62.15 meters. The meet resumes Friday.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP)-In what proved to be the final home competition for outgoing seniors at the University of Maryland, the Terrapins’ track and field squad posted several strong performances Thursday at the Kehoe Twilight Meet. Among the winners were Maryland sprinter DeAnna Brown in the womens’ 200-meter dash, Rebecca Yep in the womens’ 5000-meter dash and Amina Smith who placed first in the womens’ high jump.

As for the men, winners included Maryland’s Shawn David in the 400-meter dash while his teammate Nick Regan won the 10,000-meter run and Terrapins star hurdler Zach Ray swept the 110 and 400-meter competitions. The meet will resume Friday.

The search for a missing four-year old boy continues with authorities admitting to being a bit frustrated. Searchers with dogs walked the banks of the Ogden River yesterday as they looked for the body of four-year-old Corbin Anderson. The boy fell in the river last weekend. Divers stayed out of the water Tuesday and yesterday because of debris and swift currents. Now, they say the work crews will focus on cleaning that debris from the river around 21st Street in hopes of divers entering the water once again.

A man in Cedar City is headed to prison for his role in a child’s death. Twenty-five-year-old Thomas Harry Canum the-Third was sentenced this week to one-to-15-years in prison in the death of 14-month-old Cayden Lasseter. Police say the child died while in Canum’s care. He was living with the baby’s mother at the time of the death. Officers say the child’s death appears to have been caused by shaken baby syndrome.

There’s another report of on-the-job misconduct by Secret Service agents, this one from 2002 in Utah. The “Provo Daily Herald” says police reports show three Secret Service agents lured three Utah college students to a hotel room for a night of booze and sex. The sex may not have been consensual. The reports say one student was so drunk she passed out and was barely conscious when an agent had sex with her. A second agent reportedly assaulted another student. The agents were assigned to Utah for the 2002 Winter Olympics.

There’s the possibility of a greater number of wildfires in Utah this summer. That’s because 2011 was a wet year, and this winter was dry. Randy Julander with the Natural Resources Conservation Service says the wildfire near Toquerville could be a sign of what this summer could be like. But it could change if this spring and summer get normal rain.

Taylorsville Mayor Russ Wall is proposing a property tax increase to make up for a budget shortfall. The tax increase, projected to raise about one-point-five-million dollars would add about five-dollars-and-83-cents per month to the average homeowners bill. Wall said that while sales tax revenues have started to rebound, the cost of providing services has also risen.

There is a new resident over at the Salt Lake City’s Hogle Zoo. Rizzo, a 14-year-old polar bear was officially introduced yesterday after arriving from the Cincinnati Zoo on Tuesday. She will greet visitors as part of the Hogle Zoo’s new 18-million dollar Rocky Shores exhibit set to open to the public June 1st.

Utah is among the nation’s leaders in commercial real estate development and construction. The state ranked sixth nationally last year for direct spending on commercial real estate. The one-point-five-billion-dollar City Creek development in downtown Salt Lake City played a big role in commercial real estate growth last year.

The Utah Transit Authority is shutting down a stretch of the TRAX light rail for nearly three weeks. The shutdown comes so crews can connect the new Airport TRAX line to the existing lines at the intersection of 400 West and South Temple. This will close the Planetarium, Old Greek Town and Salt Lake Central Stations from this Saturday, May 5th, through Wednesday, May 23rd. UTA will have shuttle buses filling in for TRAX trains during the interruption.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Keaton Green and Luke Carter each scored and the Beaver Beavers downed Rowland Hall, 6-4 Wednesday in the 2A boys soccer playoffs. Beaver next meets Layton Christian Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

LAYTON, Utah (AP)-Tanatol Fanguthai had a pair of goals and the Layton Christian Eagles doubled up Grand, 4-2 in the 2A boys soccer playoffs Wednesday.

OAKLEY, Utah (AP)-Diego Gonzales scored and the Gunnison Bulldogs came up big with scores on penalty kicks as they outlasted Oakley, 4-3 Wednesday in the 2A boys soccer playoffs. Gunnison next meets St. Joseph Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

EPHRAIM, Utah (AP)-Carlo Garcia, Geovanni Balderas and Juan Miguel each scored while Antonio Jimenez posted the shutout as Manti blanked Intermountain Christian, 3-0 in the 2A boys soccer playoffs Wednesday. The Templars next host Waterford Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

OGDEN, Utah (AP)-Adam Brodstein had a pair of goals and Mitch Koehler earned the shutout as the St. Joseph Jayhawks blanked Liahona, 6-0 Wednesday in the 2A boys soccer playoffs.

FILLMORE, Utah (AP)-Parker Dolbin’s two goals led the way as the Waterford Ravens hammered Millard, 7-1 in the 2A boys soccer playoffs Wednesday. Jeremy Aleman had the sole goal in defeat for the Eagles.

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP)-Cobi Warren posted a pair of goals as the American Leadership Eagles edged Wendover, 3-2 Wednesday in the 2A boys soccer playoffs.

MT. PLEASANT, Utah (AP)-Keisha Jorgensen belted a pair of homers and the North Sanpete Lady Hawks doubled up the Manti Lady Templars, 6-3 in non-region softball action Wednesday. Shelby Stevens doubled in the loss for Manti.

(Ephraim) Snow College will hold commencement this Friday in Richfield, and on Saturday at the Ephraim campus. Communications Director Greg Dart commented that the college expects this to be the largest graduating class in the schools history. This years commencement speaker at the Ephraim campus will be Carl Allen, the Artistic Director of Jazz Studies at the Julliard School of music. Mister Allen has been a visiting faculty member for several years at Snow and is a world renowned jazz musician. Tickets are not required for the Ephraim commencement, but attendees are asked to be in their seats at least twenty minutes early. The commencement ceremony will begin at 10:00 AM on Saturday May 5th.

Odgen police report arresting several suspected prostitutes over the weekend. Officers say six suspects between the ages of 23 and 62 were busted in a sting operation. Police say an undercover officer made contact with the suspected escorts on the Internet and invited them to an apartment. Investigators say they hope the arrests send a message that prostitutes are not welcome in Odgen.

The Cedar City man who killed his girlfriend’s son is going to prison. Twenty-five-year-old Thomas Canum shook 14-month-old Cayden Lasseter in 2010. Canum’s been given one to 15-years. The “Salt Lake Tribune” reports Canum said he is “truly sorry” he “caused so much pain and grief.”

Officials admit the search for a missing four-year-old boy believed drowned in the Weber River may be scaled back. High water has slowed the search for the remains of four-year-old Corbin Anderson with divers reporting the current too dangerous yesterday. Corbin fell in the river late Saturday afternoon while his family was taking pictures nearby. Corbin’s father jumped in the river but was unable to rescue the boy in the fast and cold water.

Snowbird is the best ski resort in North America, according to readers of the world’s most visited snowsports website. Snowbird was voted Best Overall Resort, and Best Terrain in the Rockies. OnTheSnow’s Patrick Crawford said readers’ choice of Snowbird as Best Overall Resort points up its strength of, quote, “great skiing in one of North America’s iconic ski regions.”

DELTA, Utah (AP)-Colton Chappel tripled while Austin Albers and Ryan Petersen added doubles as the Delta Rabbits blanked Juab, 10-0 Tuesday in Region 12 baseball action. Kyle Church earned the shutout for Delta.

BEAVER, Utah (AP)-Jade Hulet, Jaden Reber, Parker Laub and Ryan West each doubled as the Enterprise Wolves edged Beaver, 7-6 in Region 13 baseball action Tuesday. Sam Myers homered in the loss for the Beavers, while Payson Fails added a double for Beaver in defeat.

MT. PLEASANT, Utah (AP)-Makayli Jorgensen and Mandy Peckham each went yard and Keisha Jorgensen added a double as the North Sanpete Lady Hawks bested Juab, 3-1 Tuesday in Region 12 softball action. Samantha Guillory homered in defeat for the Lady Wasps, while Erin Hansen, Megan Hansen and Rachel Christensen added hits for Juab.

DELTA, Utah (AP)-Shaylee Larsen earned the win on the mound as the Payson Lady Lions smacked Delta, 11-3 in Region 12 softball action Tuesday. Jacee Young had a pair of triples in the loss for the Lady Rabbits.

BEAVER, Utah (AP)-Jaycee Reber and Summer Terry each tripled as the Enterprise Lady Wolves smacked Beaver, 12-2 Tuesday in Region 13 softball action. Morgan Hardy had a pair of doubles in the loss for the Lady Beavers.

FILLMORE, Utah (AP)-Megan Kesler homered while Katelyn Rasmussen and Keri Brunson added doubles as the Millard Lady Eagles stymied the Parowan Lady Rams, 11-1 in Region 13 softball action Tuesday.

MANTI, Utah (AP)-Ali Rosquist, Lizzy Palmer, Natalie Peterson and Shelby Stevens each homered as the Manti Lady Templars pummeled American Leadership, 15-4 Tuesday in Region 16 softball action. Abby Hatch added a double in the win for Manti.

CASTLE DALE, Utah (AP)-Braylie Peterson doubled and the Gunnison Lady Bulldogs bested the Emery Lady Spartans, 9-5 in non-region softball action Tuesday.

MONROE, Utah (AP)-Meagan Chisholm went yard while Sierra Carter and Kayla Hansen added key hits as the South Sevier Lady Rams tripped up North Sevier, 13-9 Tuesday in non-region softball action.

KANAB, Utah (AP)-Cierra Mays, K.C. Gubler and Lexi Fancy doubled as the Hurricane Lady Tigers gashed the Kanab Cowgirls, 9-1 in non-region softball action Tuesday.

The four-year-old believed to have drowned in the Weber River is Corbin Anderson. Ogden police say the boy was on a rock Saturday waiting for his family to take a picture when he fell. Weber and Summit county divers and water rescue teams are helping hunt for the body. The family lives in Layton.

The Utah Judicial Council approves a plan that would allow video cameras to be installed in state courtrooms. The recommendation would allow cameras from news organizations into public courts. The ruling would allow a judge to prohibit or restrict the cameras but would require justification in order to do so. The council’s vote now moves to the planning committee, which will write the rule.

Drivers in Utah County are in for some bad news with major roadwork set to begin along the I-15. Beginning tomorrow through May 17th, crews will be working along University Parkway in Orem from 400 West to the I-15 Interchange. The shutdown is the first in a series of closures that will convert the intersection at University Parkway and Sandhill Road into a continuous flow intersection. Officials say about 70-thousand cars per day pass through that area.

Orem attorney Keven Stratton will fill the remainder of former state Representative Stephen Sandstrom’s term, which runs through the end of this year. The Utah County Republican Party chose Stratton in voting over the weekend. Sandstrom resigned his seat to run, unsuccessfully it turned out, for the GOP nomination in the newly created Fourth Congressional District. Stratton is running for the Republican nomination in the new state legislative District 48.

The Utah Department of Transportation has paid Denice Graham a year’s pay for wrongfully putting her out of a job for a year. Graham is back at work, but she says the back pay doesn’t settle her dispute with the department. She wants UDOT to pay the more than 50-thousand dollars in attorney fees she racked up while fighting to get her job back. UDOT Director John Njord fired Graham after accusing her of leaking confidential information about the one-point-one-billion-dollar Interstate 15 project in Utah County.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP)-On April 27, The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints announced the open house, cultural celebration and rededication dates for the Church’s temple in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires.

The public will be invited to visit the temple from Saturday August 4 to Saturday August 25, with the exception of Sundays.

The temple’s formal rededication is slated for Sunday September 9 while this will be completed in three sessions.

The rededicatory sessions will be broadcast to all LDS stakes and districts in Argentina and will be preceded by a cultural celebration featuring music and dance, Saturday September 8.

Argentina consists of more than 41 million inhabitants, while of those, nearly 400,000 are Latter-Day Saints.

Personal information from more than one-half million people is missing from a state computer server. The state is sending out letters to people who may have been affected. The breach could include client names, addresses, birthdays and social security numbers. The warning from the Utah Department of Health came back April 4th, when the security breach was detected. It affects some 780-thousand Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program participants.

Ogden’s Midtown Health Center is expanding. The center will have 12 new examining rooms and ten dental operating rooms ready to treat patients tomorrow. The expansion is aimed at meeting the demand for affordable health care in Northern Utah. The expansion cost three-point-two-million and was funded mostly through private donations.

A 36-year-old man is in the hospital after he was stabbed on the dance floor of a Salt Lake City nightclub. Police say the man was on the dance floor at Club Karamba early yesterday morning when he got into an argument with a 19-year-old. Salt Lake Police Lieutenant Josh Scharman says the argument escalated and the teenager pulled a knife and stabbed the man in the abdomen several times. The man was taken to the hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. The teenager was arrested and booked into the Salt Lake County jail.

KANAB, Utah (AP)-Sam Myers posted nine strikeouts and the Beaver Beavers outlasted Kanab, 2-1 Friday in Region 13 baseball action. Luke Crosby doubled in defeat for the Cowboys.

GUNNISON, Utah (AP)-Braden Harris went yard while Chase Christensen, Nik Roberts and Ty Bartholomew each added doubles as the Gunnison Bulldogs blanked American Leadership, 7-0 in Region 16 baseball action Friday. Rylan Anderson earned the win on the mound for Gunnison.

PAYSON, Utah (AP)-Bridger Tew and Hector Martinez each scored and the Payson Lions doubled up North Sanpete, 2-1 in Region 12 boys soccer action Friday.

DELTA, Utah (AP)-McKell Molyneaux tripled and Megan Hansen added a double as the Juab Lady Wasps stymied Delta, 10-5 Friday in Region 12 softball action. Angela Burton and Jacee Young doubled in the loss for the Lady Rabbits.

MT. PLEASANT, Utah (AP)-Kayla Larson homered and doubled as the Spanish Fork Lady Dons downed the North Sanpete Lady Hawks, 8-4 in Region 12 softball action Friday. Makayli Jorgensen and Mandy Peckham each went yard for the Lady Hawks while Keisha Jorgensen added a double for North Sanpete in defeat.

GRANTSVILLE, Utah (AP)-Kolbi Jo Meno homered and doubled as the Grantsville Cowgirls tripped up Manti, 6-1 Friday in non-region softball action. Ali Rosquist doubled in defeat for the Lady Templars.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)-Cheryl Stephenson, Chyann Ervine and Savannah Dixon doubled for the Millard Lady Eagles in a 9-0 rout of the Richfield Lady Wildcats in non-region softball action Friday. Shelby Sheriff posted the win on the mound for Millard.

Fire investigators in the Salt Lake City area say it appears an alleged arsonist hit the same house twice yesterday. Unified Fire Authority officials say two fires were set at the same home near 54-hundred South and Bangerter Highway in Taylorsville. The husband and wife living there managed to put out the first fire around 3 a.m. They arrived home around noon to find another fire set inside the house. There are no arrests reported but anyone with information about this case is urged to call the police right away.

No charges will be brought against the Cottonwood High School football coach accused of misconduct. Losh Lyman was placed on administrative leave last week after school officials were told he had inappropriate physical contact with a female student. A school spokesman said the 32-year-old will remain on leave until a separate administrative investigation is complete.

Governor Gary Herbert believes Utah Department of Transportation director John Njord “made a mistake” when he politicized negotiations with an employee who was wrongfully fired. Herbert made the comment yesterday during his monthly news conference, which is taped on KUED Channel 7. The governor said he talked with Njord Wednesday about his attempt to force Denice Graham to sign a letter telling the Utah Democratic Party to stop backing her case.

Utah State University-College of Eastern Utah will graduate more than 500 students at its two campuses tomorrow. Commencement exercises on the Price campus begin at 10:30 a.m., while a separate commencement for the San Juan campus begins at 1 p.m. in the San Juan High School Auditorium in Blanding.

A civilian employee at Hill Air Force Base is being charged for allegedly putting a threatening note in his friend’s suitcase at the airport. Jeremiah Douglas Hill wrote on the note, quote, “Hijack Plane, Kill Obama” and then placed it in his friend’s suitcase where airport security found it. Hill says the note was a joke and was supposed to be found by his friend before going through the security checkpoint.

There is a new book for seniors to help them try to avoid financial exploitation while also dealing with several other issues including Social Security, Medicare, and estate planning. “Navigating Your Rights: The Utah Guide for Those 55 and Over” was launched yesterday at the Liberty Senior Center in Salt Lake City. The free book was published by the state and is available online at legalguide55.utah.gov.

The City’s new idling ordinance is now in effect. The measure was approved last fall as a way to education people about the effects of idling. The ordinance was adopted to help reduce pollution and improve the Valley’s air quality. Enforcement will be handled on a complaint basis with offenders receiving warnings first before being issued a citation. Information is available on the City’s website.

Utah’s air quality is getting better, according to the latest annual State of the Air report by the American Lung Association. The report shows improved ozone pollution figures in Box Elder, Cache, Tooele, Utah and Weber counties. However, the area along the Wasatch Front continues to record short-term pollution problems.

Ogden Police Department is facing some heat for hiring an officer who was dismissed by the Utah Highway Patrol a few months earlier for excessive force. A patrol car dash cam from August, 2010 shows Sergeant Andrew Davenport repeatedly punching a woman in the face after he pulled her over. Ogden Police officials say he was the best candidate available at the time of hiring in June 2011. They also say Davenport has successfully completed field training and the six-month probationary period.

Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz wants the federal government to let Brigham Young University buy part of the mountainside where the “Y” overlooks Provo. The Republican and BYU graduate this week introduced a bill directing the Agriculture Department to sell 80-acres of Forest Service land on Y Mountain to the university to preserve and protect access to the huge block letter. Three other BYU alumni are co-sponsors of the measure, which calls for BYU to pay fair market value and pay all administrative and appraisal costs.

BEAVER, Utah (AP)-Colton Kreth homered and Parker Fails added a double as the Beaver Beavers edged Richfield, 9-8 Wednesday in non-region baseball action. Jordan Williams and Josh Henry doubled in the loss for the Wildcats.

DELTA, Utah (AP)-Jace Johnson and Jayden Priest each scored and Brady Payne posted the shutout as the Delta Rabbits blanked Spanish Fork, 2-0 in Region 12 soccer action Wednesday.

PRICE, Utah (AP)-Alyssa Hughes and McKell Lajeunesse each doubled and the Richfield Lady Wildcats edged the Carbon Lady Dinos, 7-6 Wednesday in non-region softball action. Hughes also earned the win on the mound for Richfield.

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A man is dead after being crushed by a front-end loader at Promontory Point. Box Elder County Sheriff investigators say 46-year-old Mitchel Shaw was found dead at a mineral pond where he had been working around 2 a.m. today. Deputies say it appears hydraulics failing caused the gruesome accident. There were no other injuries reported.

The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office is clearing two Unified Police Department officers in the shooting of a Magna teen. It happened last month near 3790 South. The DA says 15-year-old Sean Morrison shot at an officer’s car and shot at Officers Brian Todd and Bryan Madsen. The officers shot back, killing the boy.

Residents in Pleasant Grove are getting their first look at plans for a new downtown civic center. The city has narrowed the civic center plans down to two ideas which both include a new city hall, police station, fire station, library, performing arts center and plazas. It would take up four downtown blocks bounded by Center Street, 200 South, 200 East and Main Street.

A family is happy their child is alive after almost drowning in the bathtub. South Jordan police say the family left the six-year-old alone in the tub. They came back to check on the kid and found the kid in the water and not breathing. The family did CPR and called 911. The child was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Utahns have more faith in their local economy than they do the national financial picture, a new report finds. The April Zions Bank Consumer Attitude Index for Utah is at 85-point-three. That’s almost five-and-a-half points higher than March, and the highest it’s ever been. The U.S. Consumer Confidence Index is virtually unchanged, down three-tenths of a percent.

NEPHI, Utah (AP)-Spencer McPherson tripled while Kaden Kelson, Tate Squire and Trevor Fowkes also came up with key hits as the Juab Wasps pummeled the North Sanpete Hawks, 11-2 Tuesday in Region 12 baseball action.

DELTA, Utah (AP)-Kayden Porter went yard and the Spanish Fork Dons blanked the Delta Rabbits, 8-0 in Region 12 baseball action Tuesday.

FILLMORE, Utah (AP)-Chase Adams, Luke Crosby and Merril Terry each doubled as the Kanab Cowboys bested Millard 11-7 Tuesday in Region 13 baseball action. Dakota Bullock tripled and Skyler Cranney added a double in the loss for the Eagles.

MONROE, Utah (AP)-Tappan Draper stepped up with a triple and the Emery Spartans outlasted the South Sevier Rams, 8-6 in Region 15 baseball action Tuesday. Patrick Baker doubled in the loss for South Sevier.

MANTI, Utah (AP)-Tyler Harris homered and doubled while Brenon Jensen belted a pair of doubles as the Gunnison Bulldogs edged the Manti Templars, 8-7 Tuesday in Region 16 baseball action. Colin Haymond and Jamen Miller tripled in the loss for Manti, while Taylor Soper added a double in defeat for the Templars.

MT. PLEASANT, Utah (AP)-Colton Robins went yard and added a pair of doubles to lead the North Sevier Wolves to a 31-0 rout of Wasatch Academy in Region 16 baseball action Tuesday. Joey Edwards added two more doubles for North Sevier, while Jesse Durrant also doubled for the Wolves.

GUNNISON, Utah (AP)-Lucas Santos had a pair of goals and Preston Judy added another score as the Gunnison Bulldogs bested Richfield, 3-1 Tuesday in 2A East soccer action. Jory Peppelaar scored in defeat for the Wildcats.

SALINA, Utah (AP)-Amon Elison amassed four goals and Wyatt Argyle added another score as the South Sevier Rams smacked North Sevier, 5-1 in 2A East soccer action Tuesday. Collin Rasmussen scored in the loss for the Wolves.

FILLMORE, Utah (AP)-Francisco Alcala had two goals while Jeremy Aleman and Rudy Alcala also scored to lead the Millard Eagles to a 4-1 win over Beaver Tuesday in 2A West soccer action. Tyler Roberts had the sole score in defeat for the Beavers.

NEPHI, Utah (AP)-Samantha Guillory homered and the Juab Lady Wasps edged the Payson Lady Lions, 7-6 in Region 12 softball action Tuesday.

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP)-Kylee Wolf went yard and the Spanish Fork Lady Dons gashed Delta, 11-1 Tuesday in Region 12 softball action.

FILLMORE, Utah (AP)-Keri Brunson and Meagan Dearden each doubled and the Millard Lady Eagles stymied Kanab, 12-2 in Region 13 softball action Tuesday. Emilee Jacobs homered in the loss for the Cowgirls.

MANTI, Utah (AP)-Abby Hatch belted a pair of doubles and the Manti Lady Templars got past the Gunnison Lady Bulldogs, 8-5 Tuesday in Region 16 softball action. Ali Rosquist and Shelby Stevens each doubled in the win for Manti while BrieAnn Peterson and Megan Overly each homered in the loss for the Lady Bulldogs.

OGDEN, Utah (AP)-Clara Bills, Devyn Sorensen and Lainey Edwards each tripled and the North Sevier Lady Wolves smacked the St. Joseph Lady Jayhawks, 18-4 in a Region 16 doubleheader Tuesday. Shaylie Mason earned the win on the mound for North Sevier.

OGDEN, Utah (AP)-Shaylie Mason tripled while Baylee Larson and Lainey Edwards also came through with big hits as the North Sevier Lady Wolves completed a Region 16 doubleheader sweep of St. Joseph with a 16-5 rout of the Lady Jayhawks Tuesday. Whitney Calton took the win on the mound for the Lady Wolves.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)-McKell Lajeuneese tripled and Alyssa Hughes came through with a double as the Richfield Lady Wildcats smacked the South Sevier Lady Rams, 9-3 Tuesday in Region 15 softball action. Tasha Nielson homered in the loss for South Sevier.

A new eleven-acre city park is about to open in the Salt Lake city area. Moutainview Park in Cottonwood Heights is scheduled to open to the public next month. The park is named after the elementary school that used to sit on the park site. The school’s closure led to the park’s creation. Mountainview includes basketball courts, tennis courts, a soccer field and a pavilion.

Utah’s oldest resident has passed away. Edna S. Decker was 109 years old when she died last Saturday. Decker credited her longevity to good nutrition, a positive attitude and an independent spirit. She had four children, 15 grandchildren, more than 40 great grandchildren and at least one great-great-great grandchild. Decker outlived her husband by more than 40 years and was preceded in death by two of her children.

An equality bus tour promoting the acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people is finally getting the opportunity to meet with LDS church officials. The group met with LDS policy makers. They have four items they would like the church to address. First is to have the LDS church cut all ties with anti-LGBTQ groups, second is to have the church stop funding groups that are fighting civil marriage, third they want the LDS church to be more understanding towards students at their schools and universities and fourth they want the church to update their non-discrimination policy to add sexual orientation and gender identity/expression to the list. The LDS church did not comment on the meeting but did verify that it took place.

Utah is the fifth-most peaceful state in the U.S. and Salt Lake City is the nation’s ninth-most peaceful City, according to a new survey. The Institute for Economics and Peace issues has been issuing its annual survey since 1991 and the latest report finds the United States to be more peaceful than at any time in the past 20 years. Maine is the most peaceful state on this year’s list. The institute defines peace as “absence of violence.”

Local, state and federal investigators are digging into a recycled oil refinery fire that shut down the plant and set off fears of a spill into Utah Lake. The fire late last week at Rock Canyon Oil flared back up a half-dozen times after crews thought they had it out. Investigation teams from the Utah Department of Environmental Quality and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration surveyed the site along with the Utah County fire marshal and workers who take care of American Fork’s storm drains. The refinery could remain closed for two more months.

Utah defense contractor ATK Launch Systems will pay close to 37-million dollars to settle a dispute with the federal government. The U.S. Justice Department announced yesterday that ATK will pay 21-million dollars in cash and labor worth close to 16-million to repair flares the company sold to the Air Force. The dispute arose when a whistleblower charged the company was selling dangerously explosive flares to the Air Force. The so-called para-flares have been used by U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan to provide lighting for nighttime combat, covert operations and search and rescue missions.

Ana Bentley is the new Miss Mt. Pleasant. The new royalty also includes Annalisa Mower as first attendant, and 2nd attendant is Sarah Fowles, who was also awarded the Miss Congeniality award. The Miss Mt. Pleasant organization also gave a Woman of Achievement award to someone in the community. That title went to Maria Ray from Mt. Pleasant.

Two guys are facing charges in connection to about a dozen car burglaries in Draper. Officials say they were able to catch the two guys after tips came in from people viewing surveillance video of the guys using stolen credit cards from the vehicles. Police say they found cells phones, iPods, cameras and other stolen goods with the suspects. Investigators are looking to see if the suspects are connected to any other crimes in the surrounding areas.

Governor Gary Herbert is able to avoid a primary to become the Republican nominee at the Utah State Republican Convention. The governor had faced challengers with plenty of business and legislative credentials in the first round of votes. Morgan Philpot was able to outlast everyone and face off against Herbert in the second round. The final tally was Herbert, 63-perent to Philpot’s 37-percent.

It wasn’t just a warm weekend. It was a record-breaker. Ten Utah cities set high temperature records for the date yesterday, including Salt Lake City’s sizzling 86 degrees. That’s three degrees warmer than the 83-degree record, set all the way back in 1934. But the hottest new record and longest-standing record were in Kanab where yesterday’s 90-degree reading bested the 87-degree mark that stood since 1929.

Two Democrats will square off in the June primary for the party’s First District Congressional nomination. Donna McAleer just missed a first-ballot nomination, falling half-a-percent short of the necessary 60-percent. She and Ryan Combe ran nearly even on the second ballot.

Mia Love and Chris Stewart are the Republican candidates for the Fourth and Second Congressional districts. Love rolled up more than 70-percent of the vote from delegates at the state GOP convention over the weekend to lock up the Fourth District nomination. The Saratoga Springs mayor will face Democratic Congressman Jim Matheson. Stewart secured the Second District nomination on the second ballot. He’ll face former Democratic state lawmaker Jay Seemiller in the November general election.

FILLMORE, Utah (AP)-Dakota Bullock tripled and Braiden Day added a double as the Millard Eagles edged Beaver, 4-3 Friday in Region 13 baseball action.

HURRICANE, Utah (AP)-Madison Knape doubled and the Kanab Cowboys edged Diamond Ranch, 6-5 in Region 13 baseball action Friday.

SALINA, Utah (AP)-Colton Robins and Joey Edwards doubled and the North Sevier Wolves downed the American Leadership Eagles, 7-2 Friday in Region 16 baseball action.

DELTA, Utah (AP)-Kipp Edwards came through with a big double and the Delta Rabbits bested the Cedar Redmen, 5-2 in non-region baseball action Friday. Kaydon Hughes earned the win on the mound for the Rabbits.

PRICE, Utah (AP)-McKell Molyneaux, Megan Hansen and Samantha Guillory had two doubles apiece and the Juab Lady Wasps pounded the Carbon Lady Dinos, 15-5 Friday in Region 12 softball action.

DELTA, Utah (AP)-Whitney Rowlette tripled and Angela Burton had a pair of doubles as the Delta Lady Rabbits outlasted North Sanpete, 13-11 in Region 12 softball action Friday. Felicity Poulsen and Shaylee Lyman added hits for Delta while Brookelyn Allan doubled in defeat for the Lady Hawks.

FILLMORE, Utah (AP)-Meagan Dearden and Shelby Sheriff each doubled and the Millard Lady Eagles hammered Beaver, 12-2 Friday in Region 13 softball action. Keara Hofheins doubled in defeat for Beaver.

MONROE, Utah (AP)-Auminee Bennett, Kaitlyn Thompson and Shandee Jewkes each doubled and the Emery Lady Spartans pummeled the South Sevier Lady Rams, 12-2 in Region 15 softball action Friday. Brittney Harvey and Megan Chisholm had key hits in the loss for South Sevier.

OGDEN, Utah (AP)-Morgan Overly had two homers and BrieAnn Peterson went yard in addition to doubling and tripling as the Gunnison Lady Bulldogs decimated St. Joseph, 27-0 Friday in Region 16 softball action. Alyssa Morgan, Braylie Peterson, Kayla Peterson, Sara Brown and Whitney Hansen also had key RBI in the rout for Gunnison.

OGDEN, Utah (AP)-Alyssa Morgan and Whitney Hansen each doubled and the Gunnison Lady Bulldogs completed a sweep of St. Joseph by downing the Lady Jayhawks, 18-0 in Region 16 softball action Friday.

SALINA, Utah (AP)-McKenna Andersen had two homers and the American Leadership Lady Eagles ousted North Sevier, 16-9 Friday in Region 16 softball action.

Zion National Park Fire Management Officials plan to ignite the 654 acre Clear Trap Prescribed Fire sometime during next week. The exact date of ignition will depend on weather and fuel conditions and the availability of firefighting resources. This prescribed fire project is located along the eastern boundary of the park, adjacent to the Zion Ponderosa Ranch. The objectives of the prescribed fire are to provide protection for surrounding property and structures by reducing the fire hazard along the park boundary, and to restore fire to its natural role in the ponderosa pine forest ecosystem.

A former Miss Utah is suing the city of Provo for unlawful arrest. Forty-one-year-old Elizabeth Craig and her business partner had been accused of stealing more than one million-dollars in Nu Skin products and reselling them. The cases were dropped in 2010. Craig was Miss Utah in 1991-92.

The Cottonwood High School football coach has been put on administrative leave for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a female student. A school district spokesman says 32-year-old Josh Lyman was removed from the school premises Wednesday, and a criminal investigation is under way. Lyman is denying the allegations.

Thousands of runners will pound the pavement Saturday for the ninth annual Salt Lake City Marathon. The 26-point-two-mile race has a new owner this year. The “Salt Lake Tribune” reports U.S. Road Sports bought the race in February from embattled owner Chris Devine, who has left race winners waiting for their money in the previous years of the event.

Washington County authorities have seized more than two-million dollars worth of illegal drugs. The Area Drug and Gang Task Force hauled in more than 200 pounds of synthetic marijuana, known as “spice,” with a street value of over one-and-a-half-million dollars. Agents also seized 56 pounds of amphetamine-like bath salt powder with a street value of over 600-thousand dollars. They arrested four people following an eight-month investigation that led to raids on smoke shops, a home and a warehouse.

Brigham Young University recognizes the nearly six-thousand members of the class of 2012 this week. Yesterday’s commencement ceremonies featured former BYU president, Utah Supreme Court justice and current LDS Church General Authority Dallin Oaks. Oaks told the graduates they now have a mark upon them as BYU alumni, that it is visible, like a banner, and that is it will have an effect on others. Convocations for BYU’s colleges are scheduled today, throughout the day and in a number of locations across the campus.

MT. PLEASANT, Utah (AP)-Colton Chappel doubled and tripled while Austin Albers, Kayson Leavitt and Kipp Edwards also doubled as the Delta Rabbits smacked North Sanpete, 12-1 Thursday in Region 12 baseball action. Chance Gillins homered in the loss for the Hawks while Austin Salazar added a double for North Sanpete.

NEPHI, Utah (AP)-Taige Bascom posted a no-hitter and the Payson Lions routed the Juab Wasps, 10-0 in Region 12 baseball action Thursday.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)-Ty Bartholomew doubled and the Gunnison Bulldogs edged Richfield, 4-3 Thursday in non-region baseball action. Rylan Anderson earned the win on the mound for Gunnison.

SALINA, Utah (AP)-Austin Burr and Diego Gonzales each posted hat tricks while Lucas Santos and Preston Judy also scored as the Gunnison Bulldogs blanked North Sevier, 8-0 in 2A East soccer action Thursday. Carlin Johnson posted the shutout for Gunnison.

EPHRAIM, Utah (AP)-Alvara Cardenas, Carlo Garcia and Dave Adams each scored and the Manti Templars bested South Sevier, 3-1 Thursday in 2A East soccer action. Cordell Pearson scored in the loss for the Rams.

KANAB, Utah (AP)-The Kanab Cowgirls used an 8-run 4th inning to blow away Milford, 18-8 in Region 13 softball action Thursday.

GUNNISON, Utah (AP)-Morgan Overly went yard and BrieAnn Peterson tripled as the Gunnison Lady Bulldogs smacked South Sevier, 12-5 Thursday in non-region softball action.

A vehicle burglary suspect near Ogden is telling law enforcement he was merely practicing his locksmith skills. Weber County sheriff deputies say they found the 31-year-old man with lock picks and bolt cutters at the alleged crime scene. Investigators say they also found what appears to be a methamphetamine pipe. Deputies seized stolen purses, wallets and a gun from the suspect’s vehicle.

Things are getting back to normal today at Gateway Mall after the food court had to be evacuated. A refrigerant leak was discovered at Rumbi Island Grill last night causing two people to go to the hospital with minor respiration issues. Fire crews were called in and they ordered the evacuations. The restaurant was aired out and was reopened to the public.

Volunteers are taking part in another round of Great Utah ShakeOut drills. Darlene Turner was one of the volunteers at Lone Peak Park in Sandy yesterday. She helped pass out survival kits, which would be used in the event a real earthquake hit Salt Lake City. Organizers say the drill went smoothly, although they could have used some traffic control due to the number of vehicles picking up supplies.

Springdale is now the first city or town in southern Utah to make it a crime to discriminate against people because of sexual orientation. Mayor Pat Cluffs says the Town Council’s approval of the nondiscrimination ordinance gives an official stamp to the town’s tradition of accepting everyone. The ordinance bans discrimination in housing and employment based on a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

Two Ogden hospitals are among the 100 best in the nation. The latest Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospitals list recognizes McKay Dee Hospital and Ogden Regional Medical Center. McKay Dee is one of the Top 100 teaching hospitals and Ogden Regional Medical Center is among the 100 best medium-sized community hospitals.

Three Utah schools are included in a salute to the most environmentally responsible colleges in the nation. The University of Utah, Weber State, and Westminster College are recognized in the “Princeton Review’s” guidebook of America’s “green colleges.” The three are among more than 320 schools chosen.

Larry H. Miller Megaplex Theaters is buying several Westates Theatres in Utah and Nevada. The deal gives Megaplex eleven new locations in places like Logan and St. George. It also adds 71 screens and about 12-thousand new seats to Megaplex. The Larry Miller group says it’s planning on expanding even beyond the Westates acquisition.

A Dallas pastor who called Mormonism a cult is now supporting Mitt Romney for president. First Baptist Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress says he has every reason to support the ex-Massachusetts governor because he “embraces Biblical principles.” He also says President Obama is a Christian who “embraces non-Biblical principles like abortion.” Jeffress raised controversy last year when he said during a sermon how Romney wasn’t a Christian because Mormonism “is a cult.”

Police are looking for a man who tried to sexually assault a woman who was walking on the Jordan River Parkway Trail. Taylorsville police say the 22-year-old was walking her dog yesterday afternoon and decided to veer off on to a side trail. She told police a man came at her from behind, had a knife and tried to sexually assault her. The victim was able to get away but did have several bruises. The suspect is described as a white man, around five-feet-eight, 150 pounds, dark hair and clean shaven. If anyone has seen someone suspicious hanging around the trails, call Taylorsville police.

Governor Gary Herbert says overall the Great Utah ShakeOut drill went well, but there are some areas which need to be worked on. The governor says if a 7.0 earthquake was to hit the Wasatch Front more than two-thousand people would be dead and more than 30-thousand people would be injured. He says water and electriCity would be scarce for weeks. Herbert is hoping this drill shows residents the importance of having at least 72 hours worth of food and water for each person in their family. Information and feedback on the drill is still being collected and a full report will be available soon.

College students whose parents pay most or all of their school expenses are more likely to be hard partiers than their classmates who pay some of their own education costs, according to study by researchers at Brigham Young University. The study found that students are more likely to get involved in risky behaviors such as drinking and substance abuse if their parents pay for everything, including entertainment. Students who pay all their own expenses don’t party much at all, the study reports, but earlier studies found they also have a harder time completing their degree. The new study reports that students who share expenses with their parents show the best balance of responsible behavior and academic success. The study is published in the “Journal of Adult Development.”

The City of Provo is giving up a street for the new downtown LDS temple. The Municipal Council voted yesterday to vacate the one-block stretch of 100 South between University Avenue and 100 West. The street runs just south of the burned-out Provo Tabernacle, which will be rebuilt as a temple. The council’s action is the first step toward selling the street to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

A pair of Manti High School Football players have received national recognition. Defensive End Aaron Austad and Quarter Back Brady Aste, both seniors, were recently awarded the Scholar-Leader-Athlete award from the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. Aaron and Brady will be recognized with their families at Utah Valley University during a banquet tonight.

Aaron says nobody knew about the award until he received the surprise letter in the mail.

Brady said he wasn’t expecting to receive the award, but was ecstatic when he did.

The award is given to 12 Utah recipients, and includes a one thousand dollar scholarship, a personalized ring and trophy, and both athletes will be enshrined in the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana. Aaron and Brady join past winners of this prestigious award including LaVell Edwards, Jim McMahan, Merlin Olsen, and Eli Manning. Aaron Austad was also named a U.S. Air Force All American for his performance on the field, and plans on playing football for Dixie State this fall. Brady Aste says he is planning on using his scholarship money to attend Utah Valley Universtity this fall before serving an LDS mission. He is undecided if he will pursue college athletics when he returns.

A 19-year-old woman from a town west of Salt Lake City is being sentenced to life in prison for murder. The judge in the case sentenced Toni Fratto of West Wendover, Nevada today. Prosecutors say she confessed to kidnapping and killing 16-year-old Micaela Costanzo in March 2011. Fratto admitted she and her then-boyfriend 19-year-old Kody Cree Patten allegedly killed Costanzo. Fratto says she hit the victim in the head with a shovel and Patten cut her throat. By pleading guilty, Fratto avoided a possible death penalty sentence or life without parole. She’s eligible for parole in ten years. West Wendover is located about 120 miles west of Salt Lake City.

Today is The Great Utah ShakeOut. It’s the largest earthquake drill ever held in the state and will involve around 900-thousand people. It starts at 10:15 a.m. and includes government, businesses, schools and hospitals. For information go online to shakeout.org/utah.

An Ohio man linked to the hacker group “Anonymous” is pleading not guilty to breaking into the Salt Lake City Police Department’s website. Investigators say 21-year-old John Anthony Borell the Third faces felony computer intrusion charges and went before a federal judge in Salt Lake City yesterday. Borell allegedly hacked the Utah Chiefs of Police Association website earlier this year as well. FBI investigators say they tracked Borell after he bragged about his alleged hacking on Twitter. If convicted on all counts, Borell faces up to 20 years in prison.

Congressman Jason Chaffetz is furious over the scandal involving the Secret Service in Colombia. The Salt Lake City Republican admits to being shocked over the scandal because the Secret Service is supposed to be the best of the best. The incident started after an agent allegedly refused to pay a prostitute 47 dollars for her services. It happened last week at a hotel as a Secret Service detail was preparing for President Obama’s arrival at the Summit of the Americas.

Snowbird is replacing two of the resort’s oldest chairlifts. The Gad Two and Little Cloud two-seater lifts will give way to detachable high-speed quad lifts. Gad Two has been in service since Snowbird opened for the 1971-72 ski season, and Little Cloud has been hauling skiers up the mountain since 1980. The new lifts will be installed over the next two summers.

Utah’s newest law is designed to keep everyone safe along railroad tracks. Governor Gary Herbert yesterday signed the measure sponsored by Senator Karen Mayne of West Valley City. Mayne says the new law more clearly defines what people can and can’t do along tracks and at rail crossings. The law takes effect May 8th.

Salt Lake City is one of the most energy efficient cities in the country. The City has been added to a top-25 list of U.S. cities for the most Energy Star rated buildings. The list is put together by the Environmental Protection Agency. The City has 67 Energy Star buildings.

Utah’s Latter-day Saint population isn’t changing much if it’s changing at all. Latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show the percentage of residents who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of 62-point-one-percent in 2009 and 2010 nudge up slightly last year. The highest LDS percentages are in Utah, Morgan and Rich counties, which are all over 80-percent Mormon.

A motorcyclist was killed yesterday on Interstate 15. Kenneth Wayne Hemingway apparently lost control of his bike and went off the road, crashing into a concrete barrier. He then tumbled about 100 feet. Officials are investigating whether speed played a factor in the late-morning crash.

The Snow College Board of Trustees voted today to add orange to Snow’s traditional blue color. Since 1951, Snow College has used the color blue with a variety of other colors as complimentary at different times. Today, the Trustees defined the school colors as blue and orange.

“This was the best possible decision,” said Theressa Alder, Board of Trustees Chair.

Snow College has been working on a rebranding campaign for the college, comprising everything from logo to color scheme for several months. A committee developed and recommended a new logo and color scheme for the College that did not include blue.

The committee wanted to develop a color scheme that helped differentiate Snow from other institutions in the state and establish a visual branding campaign that promoted the values of Snow College to prospective audiences.

Many alumni and community members expressed disappointment with the possibility of moving away from blue as an institutional color. The Trustees decision took that feedback into consideration and recommended keeping blue as an official school color.

“We are happy with the Trustees decision,” said President Scott Wyatt. “I think they considered everyone’s feedback and implemented that feedback. We know we can accomplish the goal of the committee for uniqueness and honor the tradition of the College. ”

Although the Trustees voted to define Snow’s color scheme, a new logo, wordmark and style and usage guide will still need to be refined.

“Now, the work really begins,” said Greg Dart, Director of Communications and Marketing. “We will develop all the pieces that go into implementing the new color scheme.”

The color change will likely be most visible to the public in areas such as athletics.

“I’m proud to be a part of Snow College today,” said Snow College head football coach Tyler Hughes. “We’ve blended our rich tradition with an innovative approach. I can’t wait to see our team represent the College in blue and orange.”

To illustrious Mid-Utah Radio.com users, I sincerely apologize about my sporadic lack of prep sports roundups. While in St. George for my Grandpa McArthur’s viewing and funeral, there were Internet difficulties at my temporary residence.

Nevertheless, I am now back on a reliable Internet connection, so please continue to support us as we appreciate your service. I’ll do my best to serve the public in the future.

Brad James

Tax revenue in Utah increased last year. According to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, Utah’s tax revenue was up seven-and-a-half percent, compared to eight-point-nine percent nationally. Officials say Utah was below the national average because the state did not raise their tax rates like many of the other states.

The number of people losing their homes in Utah is down. According to foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac, the number of foreclosures fell nearly 49-percent in the first three-months of 2012. That’s compared with the same period in 2011. Meanwhile, the company says nationally, the stage is being set for a surge in repossessions because the number of homes entering the foreclosure process rose seven-percent last month.

The former administrator for Salt Lake County’s AmeriCorps program is pleading not guilty in a 95-thousand-dollar fraud case. Richard Michael Parks entered the plea in U.S. District Court yesterday. Parks is accused of mishandling federal funds during the eight years oversaw the program. Prosecutors say he paid employees for hours they didn’t work and awarding questionable bonuses. Parks faces life in prison if convicted on all charges.

Utah Governor Gary Herbert is leaning on Congressional leaders to not legalize online gambling. Herbert worries that lifting the ban could end Utah’s ban on all forms of gambling. The governor recently sent letters to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner [[ BAY-nur ]] opposing proposal to regulate Internet poker and other forms of casino gambling. Utah and Hawaii are the only states that ban all forms of gambling, including lotteries.

Two Utah agencies are warning about possible consumer scams in the wake of the recent Medicaid security breach. The Division of Consumer Protection and the Utah Department of Health want Utahns to be aware that scams could come by text, phone or e-mail. Last week the Health Department announced that hackers had illegally gained access to sensitive, private information of thousands of Utah Medicaid patients. The hacked information includes social security number, addresses and birthdates.

A new Miss Manti will be crowned on Saturday, April 21st in the Manti High School Auditorium. Eight young women will be singing and performing piano solo’s. The young women include: Melanie Mitsvotai, McKenzie Timothy, Briauna Olsen, Kate Murdock, Kristalyn Cluff, Anna Olsen, Mazy Simons, and Kelsie Meacham. Tickets will be $6 at the door.

A judge is ordering Eric Millerberg to stand trial for child abuse homicide in the death of his babysitter. North Ogden teen Alexis Rasmussen had a fatal drug overdose last year. Millerburg is also accused of obstructing justice, desecrating a body and unlawful sexual activity with a minor.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has some explaining to do to Utah elections officials. The “Salt Lake Tribune” reports the 500-dollar check the Gingrich campaign submitted along with the paperwork to get on the Utah primary ballot bounced. The primary is June 26th. Utah Elections Director Mark Thomas says his office has attempted to contact the Gingrich campaign but has not yet gotten a response. The state recently sent a certified letter to the Gingrich campaign warning if the fee is not paid by April 20th, the former Georgia congressman will not have his name on the ballot.

The University of Utah will enroll its first class of future dentists next year. The trustees yesterday approved creation of a School of Dentistry with the first group of 20 students enrolling in fall, 2013. The U.’s dental school will be the first established at a world-class U.S. research institution in more than 20 years, according to interim dean for dental education G. Lynn Powell. The state Board of Regents must still approve the doctoral program.

The Salt Lake City Council is considering making it easier for food trucks to do business within the City limits. Only four so-called mobile food businesses are currently licensed in the City and they’re restricted to public stalls for no more than two hours. A proposed ordinance the City council took up yesterday would allow food trucks to park in an on-street stall for up to 12 hours, provided they pay any parking fees and serve customers on the sidewalk. City planning manager Joel Paterson says, “The current regulations we have didn’t anticipate the kind of mobie food vending carts we’re seeing explode around the country and in the Salt Lake Valley, as well.”

Utah is a national leader in creating a healthy environment for business, according to the keynote speaker at the Governor’s Utah Economic Summit yesterday. Economist Ron Pollina says the state ranks behind only Virginia in his firm’s Top Ten Pro-Business States study for 2011. Pollina says Utah is a leader because its policies not only aim to bring in new businesses, but to help existing businesses expand and create more jobs and increased tax revenue.

(KANSAS CITY, Mo.)-The governors of Missouri and Kansas released proclamations earlier this month, acknowledging the contributions of adherents to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in their respective states in constructing the Kansas City Missouri Temple.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and Kansas Governor Sam Brownback presented this official statement to Elder William R. Walker of the Church’s Second Quorum of Seventy following an April 5 tour of the temple, which will be dedicated May 6.

Nixon said Missourians are appreciative of the Church’s efforts to build such a structure while Brownback says Kansans admire the Church’s commitment to religious liberty and that the temple is “magnificent.”

Elder Walker will present these proclamations to Church President Thomas S. Monson when he returns to Salt Lake City later this month.

An autistic boy is happy to be back on the ground after being stuck in a chimney for almost two hours. Firefighters were called to the home yesterday evening when the boy’s mother heard him crying for help. The crew climbed onto the roof and saw the nine-year-old was stuck about seven feet down the chimney. They were able to pull the boy out and he suffered no injuries.

Friends and family members of a murdered babysitter Alexis Rassmussen are shocked at some of the revelations coming out in court. Dea Millerberg took the stand yesterday against her husband, Eric Millerberg, who is accused of killing the 16-year-old. Dea Millerberg has been granted immunity for her testimony, but it only applies to the case against her husband. She still faces charges for desecration of a body.

Utah wildlife officials are proposing 500 fewer deer permits this year. Division of Wildlife Resources officials have come up with numbers for each of the 30 game management units that are replacing the five regions in place previously. Game officials begin a series of statewide informational and public comment sessions today, before deciding on final permit numbers.

The Utah Supreme Court is taking up the question of whether state lawmakers violated the constitution when they combined more than a dozen education programs. The case the court will consider tomorrow was dismissed by a District Court Judge but the high court is hearing it on appeal. Close to 40 people, including state school board members, current and former lawmakers and other educdation officials filed suit in 2008, after the legislature combined more than dozen bills, including some that were defeated already, and passed them as one bill on the last night of the 2008 legislature.

The security breach that exposed sensitive information for Utahns covered by public health insurance is worse than first thought— more than 30 times worse. State officials initially thought hackers got to the records of 24-thousand Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program clients. They announced yesterday the number is closer to 800-thousand. Hackers got the Social Security numbers of as many as 280-thousand Utahns last week, and less sensitive information such as names and birth dates of a half-million others.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-To commemorate the Easter season earlier this month, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints’ First Presidency released its Easter message, which is applicable to all the world.

The First Presidency, which consists of Church President Thomas S. Monson and counselors, Dieter F. Uchtdorf and Henry B. Eyring, acknowledged this spring season as the time of year Christianity celebrates Christ’s Resurrection.

Additionally, the message tells of the First Presidency’s gratitude that Christ broke the bands of death while also confirming their status as special witnesses of Christ to all the world.

Additionally, the LDS Church has released a new short film titled, “He is Risen” which lasts just over seven minutes and tells of Christ’s activities in the last week of His life, including His suffering at Gethsemane, the crucifixion and His subsequent Resurrection.

The film can be viewed at http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/easter-message-first-presidency-2012

A group of ghost hunters are offering people the opportunity to look for ghosts all year round. Victor Bale, with Grimm Ghost Tours says they will take small groups to many of Salt Lake City’s supposedly haunted spots, making stops at a hotel, a school, an old hospital and of course a cemetery. For more information on Grimm Ghost Tours, visit www.grimmghosttours.com.

The worst drivers in Utah are in Roosevelt County. According to the Utah Highway Safety Office, the best are on Piute County. The second-worst drivers are in Salt Lake County and third-worst in Weber County. The Highway Safety Office rankings are based on a comparison of crash statistics from 2010 against each county’s “vehicle miles traveled.”

A federal court ruling on Utah’s panhandling law could affect local ordinances, according to the attorney who won the federal case. Attorney Brian Barnard says he’s already warned Orem and Lehi that their laws against asking people in cars for money are on the wrong side of the constitutional line. Last month U.S. District Judge Ted Stewart ruled that Utah’s law prohibiting people standing near a road from asking for money violated First Amendment free speech rights. Stewart ruled the law was overly broad.

The Utah Department of Transportation is expecting a “really big construction year.” The Salt Lake Tribune” reports John Njord says this summer will have more road projects than ever “in terms of volume and size.” There will be around 200 projects around the state including the I-15 reconstruction work from Lehi to Spanish Fork and work along I-80 from Salt Lake to the Wyoming state line. For information go to www.udot.utah.gov.

Not a lot of snow fell this past winter in Utah which means Snowbasin Ski Resort will be closing their doors a week earlier than normal. Resort officials say the low snowpack can make it dangerous for skiers and snowboarders. Snowbasin will be hosting closing festivities with a live band tomorrow and an Easter egg hunt and brunch Sunday. Three other resorts have already closed, including Eagle Point, Beaver Mountain and Wolf Mountain. Ten others will remain open through April while Snowbird will be the last to close, probably in May.

One of the candidates running for Attorney General is being accused of misusing funds. A complaint was filed against Sean Reyes and says a contribution of five-thousand dollars from one of Reyes’ political action committees was not acknowledged in campaign finance filings. Reyes says it was not a contribution, but was money being paid back to him. He says he fronted the money to Comprehensive Strategic Solutions who helped established the PAC. Reyes says the complaint was filed only because his campaign is on a roll and he has a good chance of winning the Attorney General job.

People are moving to Utah in record numbers. Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce spokesman Marty Carpenter says the state is prepared for the boom with more schools, teachers, and better freeways. Carpenter also says more companies will come as long as the state offers a young, well-educated workforce. Provo, Orem, Heber City and St. George were named as some of the fastest-growing cities in the country.

A new witness is coming forward in connection to Susan Cox Powell’s disappearance. Anne Bremner, the attorney for the Cox family, says the witness told her Josh Powell’s father, Steven, was with Josh and the boys camping the weekend Susan went missing. Bremner says the witness, who is a co-worker of Steven, says Steven acting kinda strange after he went to Utah that weekend and never mentioned Susan was missing even though it was national news. Washington state officials are looking closer at Seven’s alibi for that December weekend in 2009 after they learned he called in sick for two days after Susan disappeared. Earlier this year, Josh Powell blew up his home, killing himself and the two boys. Josh had been the only person of interest in Susan’s disappearance.

The Red Canyon Visitors Center opens for the 2012 season today. Red Canyon skirts Scenic Byway State Highway 12, about midway between Panguitch and the entrance to Bryce Canyon National Park. The visitors center will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m through April. It will be open seven days a week, beginning May 1st.

One of America’s leading lawmakers and diplomats will speak in Salt Lake City later this month. Former U.S. Senator and Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell will be the keynote speaker at the 2012 World Leaders Lecture Forum, sponsored by the University of Utah’s Tanner Humanities Center. Mitchell’s speech, “Turmoil in the Middle East: Its Effect on U.S. Foreign Policy” is set for April 19th. The event is free and open to the public.

NEPHI, Utah (AP)-Ben Talbot and Colin Argyle each had a pair of doubles as the Spanish Fork Dons smacked Juab, 10-3 Thursday in Region 12 baseball action. Spencer McPherson doubled in the loss for the Wasps.

PAYSON, Utah (AP)-Creighton Thompson belted a pair of doubles and the Payson Lions pummeled North Sanpete, 11-2 in Region 12 baseball action Thursday. Jake Orton tripled in the loss for the Hawks.

MT. PLEASANT, Utah (AP)-Brannon Tulley amassed a hat trick and the American Leadership Eagles blanked North Sanpete, 5-0 Thursday in non-region boys soccer action.

Salt Lake City has joined the state in regards to the possibility of hosting another Olympic games. Mayor Ralph Becker agrees with Governor Hebert says the City is better built to host an Olympics than it was before. Better transportation and facilities gives Salt Lake City a good chance to land another Olympics. An exploratory committee is shifting through information to see if they can host the massive event.

Wells Fargo is offering a ten-thousand dollar reward for information about a recent bank robbery in Provo. Police say an armed man wearing sunglasses and a black bandanna over his mouth walked into the Wells Fargo on 100 North and University Avenue on March 31st. They say the robber demanded cash and was able to leave with the money. Police describe the robber as between five-feet-four and five-feet-nine, wearing a black hoodie, light faded jeans and black sneakers.

The Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate seat are trying to impress the delegates before a state convention. State Senator Dan Liljenquist says Orrin Hatch has been in Washington too long to continue making a difference. Liljenquist, Hatch and State Representative Chris Herrod attended the debate last night at Juan Diego Catholic High School. They mostly went at each other, questioning how money is being spent in Washington and how Hatch would waver his opinion on things such as education and budgets. Another debate will take place April 16th in St. George.

A professional counselor is on probation for 18 months and has to meet more than 20 conditions or she could lose her license. Jodi Nan Hildebrandt discussed a client with his LDS Church leaders and Brigham Young University without his permission. The man says Hildebrandt made false claims that led to his dismissal from BYU and loss of his Church privileges. He has since been told he can re-enroll at BYU and he is a member of the Church.

Two Utah communities are among the ten fastest growing places in the U.S. The lastest 2011 figures from the U.S. Census Bureau list Provo-Orem and Heber in the top ten. St. George just missed, ranking at number eleven for population growth. Heber was the seventh-fastest growing area in the nation in 2011.

ENTERPRISE, Utah (AP)-Jaden Reber and Parker Laub tripled and the Enterprise Wolves outlasted Beaver, 3-2 Wednesday in Region 13 baseball action. Jeremy Brown, Tanner Gale, and Colton Kreth each tripled in the loss for the Beavers.

GUNNISON, Utah (AP)-Ty Bartholomew homered while Rylan Anderson and Tyler Harris added doubles as the Gunnison Bulldogs bested South Sevier, 4-3 in non-region baseball action Wednesday. Austin Gleave tripled and Kaden King doubled in the loss for the Rams.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)-Diego Gonzales posted a hat trick and Isaias Ruiz added another score as the Gunnison Bulldogs tripped up Richfield, 5-2 Wednesday in 2A East soccer action. Dennis Podrug and Spencer Henderson each scored in the loss for the Wildcats.

EPHRAIM, Utah (AP)-Hasib Hussainzadah had a pair of goals and Ghaith Safi also scored as the Wasatch Academy Tigers downed Manti, 3-1 in 2A East soccer action Wednesday. Juan Miguel had Manti’s sole goal in the loss.

MT. PLEASANT, Utah (AP)-Bridger Tew had two goals and the Payson Lions doubled up the North Sanpete Hawks, 4-2 Wednesday in Region 12 soccer action. Osbaldo Jimenez had both scores in the loss for the Hawks.

ENTEPRISE, Utah (AP)-Madison Holmes homered and the Enterprise Lady Wolves blanked the Beaver Lady Beavers, 15-0 in Region 13 softball action Wednesday.

MANTI, Utah (AP)-Lauren Gourdin, Madee Burgess and Makelle Ludlow each homered and the Lone Peak Lady Knights outlasted Manti, 15-10 Wednesday in non-region softball action. Arie Maylor homered in the loss for the Lady Templars, while Abby Hatch, Brittan Johnson, Elizabeth Palmer, Kali Thomson and Shelby Stevens all added key hits in the loss for Manti.

CASTLE DALE, Utah (AP)-Jeridi Price doubled and tripled and the Emery Lady Spartans pummeled North Sevier, 15-3 Wednesday in non-region softball action. Kelsey Barney and Shaylie Mason each doubled in the loss for the Lady Wolves.

Gas prices in the Salt Lake, Ogden area are not changing too much. Triple A reports the average price of a gallon of regular today is almost three-dollars-66-cents. That’s a fraction of a cent higher than yesterday and almost two cents more than a week ago.

A teacher in West Valley City is being accused of abusing a student. Special Education teacher Kimberly Wallace is being charged with class A child abuse. Court documents say Wallace got upset at a student for drinking a soda in class in February. According to the statement Wallace took the can out of the trash, smashed it in his hand, started pushing him out the door and then threw the can at the student, hitting him in the shoulder. The school district suspended Wallace, but she is currently back teaching as school officials say the actions were grounds for termination.

A couple is facing charges after their baby was taken to the hospital with two broken legs and an injury to her mouth. Salt Lake City Police say Lorissa Boltinghouse admitted to them she yanked the four-month-old’s legs and forced a bottle into her mouth. According to police reports, Jeremy Johnson was there when the abuse took place and he also admitted to forcing a bottle into the baby’s mouth. Police say the couple is from Missouri and were staying at a Salt Lake City motel for several days. The child is with the Division of Child and Family Services.

Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman will be the commencement speaker for graduation ceremonies at Utah State University-College of Eastern Utah in Price. Huntsman resigned as Governor in August 2009 to become U.S. Ambassador to China. He left that post in April of last year and spent nine months campaigning unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination. Commencement exercises in Price will be April 28th.

A BYU law professor is a late entry in Utah’s Third Congressional District Republican primary race. Lynn Wardle entered yesterday, joining Brian Jenkins of Orem in challenging GOP Congressman Jason Chaffetz. The 64-year-old Wardle is a long-time opponent of same-sex marriage and abortion on demand. He has taught at BYU’s J. Reuben Clark School of Law for more than 30 years.

A paraglider is recovering this morning, after barely missing a house before crashing on rocks in the backyard. Unified Fire Authority Captain Lee Ascarte says the 57-year-old man’s glider stalled when he was about a hundred feet off the ground. The man was unconscious when medical teams got to him, but Ascarte says the flyer regained consciousness as he was being treated. The crash happened around 5:30 yesterday evening.

(Manti) There will not be a Republican Primary for county level races in Sanpete County this year. The only contested race was for county commissioner and was decided by a margin of point-six percent of the votes at the Republican County Convention March 29th. Incumbent Steve Frischknect defeated fellow Republican Eric Zeeman with 70.6% of the votes. Convention rules require more than seventy percent of votes to bypass a primary runoff. Other races will be decided at the state convention at a later date.

A fatal house fire in Provo is being blamed on an overloaded power strip. The blaze early Sunday morning killed 65-year-old Linda Matson. Firefighters found her body in the kitchen. The blaze caused an estimated 85-thousand dollars damage. Investigators say the overloaded power strip in Matson’s bedroom appears to be the fire’s cause.

Police are hoping the public can help them find a missing woman from St. George. Officials say Chantelle Ouimette [[ WEE-met ]] was last seen at a family friend’s home Sunday evening where she borrowed a 1992 green Jeep Wrangler. The 21-year-old just returned home from an LDS mission and was visiting St. George from northern Utah for a few weeks. Police say Chantelle enjoys hiking in southern Utah. If anyone sees Chantelle, call the St. George police.

The Cox family is thinking about filing a lawsuit against the West Valley City police department. Anne Bremner, the attorney for Chuck and Judy Cox, says the police were negligent in the way they handled the 2009 disappearance of Josh Powell’s wife Susan Cox Powell. Chuck and Judy Cox believe the ball was dropped somewhere over the last few years as more and more evidence is being released. They wish Josh Powell was arrested and full custody of his kids taken away to help prevent them from being killed. Powell blew up his Washington home earlier this year killing himself and the two boys.

Residents of Morgan County are the healthiest people in Utah, according to a new ranking out today. The 2012 County Health Rankings shows Morgan County has the state’s fewest premature births, the lowest percentage of babies born too small and has some of the best mental health. Healthy behaviors are a big reason. Morgan County residents have among Utah’s lowest rates of smoking, adult obesity, childhood poverty, single-parent households, violent crime and most have health insurance.

A nationwide roundup of criminal illegal immigrants includes 54 arrested in Utah. Thirty-six were arrested in Salt Lake County and the others were taken into custody in Utah, Weber, Davis, Box Elder and Summit counties. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across the nation arrested more than 31-hundred people in the six-day operation known as Cross Check.

PAROWAN, Utah (AP)-Dakota Bullock posted 15 strikeouts as the Millard Eagles bested the Parowan Rams, 5-4 Monday in Region 13 baseball action.

MONROE, Utah (AP)-Carlo Garcia and Juan Miguel had two goals apiece and the Manti Templars downed the South Sevier Rams, 4-1 in 2A East soccer action Monday. Cordell Pearson scored in the loss for South Sevier.

A Salt Lake City church is surveying the damage after a car crashed into the side of it over the weekend. Police say the car came across the lawn, taking out a lighted neon sign for Church at Liberty Park before crashing into the side of the building. The church sustained some damage with chipped stones and a cracked wall, while the driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

It’s costing you a little more money this morning to ride on UTA. A ten-cent fare hike went into effect yesterday on buses and TRAX. That’s Gerry [[ jer-EE ]] Carpenter with UTA says the hikes are needed to help offset the cost of fuel and inflation. Fares are now two-dollars-35-cents. They’ll increase again next April when the cost will jump to two-dollars-50-cents.

Farmington’s trail system is growing, both in numbers and popularity. The city trail system currently stretches for more than 107 miles. Over the past year an Eagle Scout project connected a trail in Fruit Heights to a trail at Shepard Creek, while another project rerouted the Bonneville Shoreline Trail around a new reservoir in the Shepard Heights area. Trails committee director George Chipman says Farmington’s trail system is second only to Moab in total trail miles within the city.

A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints First Presidency has simple and direct counsel for members who judge one another harshly. In yesterday’s concluding session of the Church’s annual General Conference, Second Counselor Dieter F. Uchtdorf told members to analyze their own behavior, saying, “Do you harbor a grudge against someone else? Do you gossip—even when what you say may be true? Do you exclude, push away, or punish others because of something they may have done? Do you secretly envy another? Do you wish to cause harm to someone?” Uchtdorf said if the answer to any of those questions is “yes” members should simply “Stop it.”

MT. PLEASANT, Utah (AP)-Nik Roberts and Rylan Anderson homered and the Gunnison Bulldogs decimated Wasatch Academy, 21-0 Friday in Region 16 baseball action. Lafe Christensen, Mason Powell and Tyler Harris also came through with key hits for Gunnison.

MILFORD, Utah (AP)-Sam Myers pitched a three-hitter and the Beaver Beavers blanked Milford, 13-0 in Region 13 baseball action Friday.

KANAB, Utah (AP)-Brandon Jenson, Chase Adams and Madison Knape each doubled as the Kanab Cowboys pummeled Millard, 9-2 Friday in Region 13 baseball action. Taylor Crosby won the game on the mound for Kanab.

MONROE, Utah (AP)-Austin Gleave and Wyatt Hansen each doubled as the South Sevier Rams smacked Grand, 15-2 in Region 15 baseball action Friday.

MONROE, Utah (AP)-Kaden King pounded a pair of doubles, while Race Parsons and Tanner Mills each added key hits as the South Sevier Rams completed a sweep of Grand with an 11-5 win Friday in Region 15 baseball action.

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP)-Oaks Morley doubled and the American Leadership Eagles downed North Sevier, 4-1 in Region 16 baseball action Friday.

WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP)-Layton Christian star Remington Rawlings poured in 25 points and Altamont’s Weston Meacham added 20 more as the 1A All-Stars outgunned their 2A counterparts, 119-111 Friday at West Jordan High School. Utah Valley bound Justin Johnson, formerly of Green River, added 17 more points for 1A while Wasatch Academy’s Fred Krajacic had 24 points to pace the 2A squad.

DELTA, Utah (AP)-Augustin Canpia, Kyle Moffat and Santiago Abalos each scored as the Payson Lions downed Delta, 3-1 Friday in Region 12 boys soccer action. Cade Anderson scored in defeat for the Rabbits.

MT. PLEASANT, Utah (AP)-Osbaldo Jimenez had a pair of goals, including the game-winner in the closing seconds as the North Sanpete Hawks doubled up Spanish Fork, 2-1 in Region 12 boys soccer action Friday.

MOAB, Utah (AP)-Amanda Sheets tripled and the Grand Lady Red Devils stymied the South Sevier Lady Rams, 11-5 Friday in Region 15 softball action.

MOAB, Utah (AP)-Amanda Sheets and Tiffany Whipple tripled and the Grand Lady Red Devils completed a sweep of South Sevier with a 16-3 rout in Region 15 softball action Friday.

A new report shows Utah has the nation’s highest autism rate among children. David Patton with the Utah Department of Health says there is concern why autism strikes more often in Utah. He says the state needs to work harder to figure out what causes autism. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says one-in-47 kids in the state is autistic. That’s compared to the national autism rate of one-in-88 children. The CDC also found that boys are five-times more likely than girls to be autistic. The study reports the biggest increases of the disorder are among African American and Hispanic children. Researchers say more cases of autism could be linked to more children being diagnosed at a younger age.

A Texas court is dismissing an appeal from FLDS polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs. Jeffs was acting as his own lawyer appealing sexual assault of a child charges, but he missed two important deadlines. Jeffs was convicted last year of sexually assaulting two girls who became his wives. He’s still facing trial for bigamy.

Governor Gary Herbert is finally talking about why he vetoed the sex education bill which would have required abstinence only being taught. He says the bill was an overreach for legislators and it wasn’t good policy for the people of Utah. Herbert says he likes the current sex education policy where parents have to grant permission for their kids to take the classes and 95-percent of them do already. The governor also said the legislators had come up with a solution where there is no problem.

Utah’s and the nation’s economic future will depend on jobs, gas prices and consumer confidence, a leading economist says. Wells Fargo emeritus economist Dr. Kelly Matthews laid out the year’s economic trends and expectations for city officials and business leaders from Davis and Weber counties this week. Matthews says Utah is adding jobs. He points out that the state’s unemployment rate fell from seven-point-three-percent in February 2011, to five-point-seven-percent last month.

A small boy is in critical condition after being backed over by a car in Ogden. Police say the three-year-old was playing on a sidewalk with other kids when a woman in her early 20’s backed out of a driveway hitting the boy and then running over him. The toddler was taken to the hospital and then flown to Primary Children’s Medical Center.

A Department of Transportation employee who was wrongfully fired is going back to work. Denice Graham will be back on the job at UDOT on Monday. The state’s Career Service Review Office ruled last month that Graham was entitled to her job as UDOT’s civil rights manager and the year’s pay she missed while fighting the dismissal. Graham says she was made the scapegoat in a controversy over awarding bids for the I-15 CORE project.

A Colorado man is dead following a rollover crash near Blanding, Utah. The state’s highway patrol says 31-year-old Keyvin Snowberger died in the crash around 7:00 this morning. UHP officials say Snowberger’s Ford Explorer lost control on State Road 95. He was thrown from the vehicle. Snowberger was the only occupant in the Explorer.

We now know the name of the teenage boy killed in a crosswalk crash near Salt Lake City last night. Police say 16-year-old Andrew Tolman died at an area hospital. He was hit by a car while walking his bike in a crosswalk in Farmington. Officers say alcohol and or drugs do not appear to be factors. They’re trying to determine if the driver did not see the boy.

Backers of jailed climate activist Tim DeChristopher say he’s experiencing “political persecution.” The “Salt Lake Tribune” reports the environmental group Peaceful Uprising say he’s in “isolated confinement” in the California prison. They say a congressman is upset over an e-mail DeChristopher sent to a friend. DeChristopher was convicted of rigging BLM oil and gas lease bidding.

Hundreds of law enforcement agencies are in Salt Lake City for a conference on gangs. Unified Police Detective Ken Hansen says the conference will focus on how gangs use social media to communicate. Hansen also says sites like Facebook and Twitter are just as helpful for law enforcement agencies. The conference wraps up later on today.

A new project in Liberty Park is hoping to get more people walking, biking or carpooling this summer. An awareness campaign called “Smart Trips” will help make it easier for people to transition to a healthier way of commuting. The goal of the program is to increase awareness of transportation options, reduce drive alone trips, reduce vehicle miles and to increase biking and walking safety.

State regulators are green-lighting what could be one of the biggest oil shale mining operations in Utah. The Division of Oil, Gas and Mining has approved a permit for Red Leaf Resources to begin extraction on nearly 15-hundred acres in the Uintah Basin and ship the oil to customers in Utah, Wyoming and the Gulf Coast area. Delaware-based Red Leaf expects to start turning out an estimated 95-hundred barrels a day later this year.

Utah is the second-most religious state in the U.S., according to Gallup’s State of the States survey. Fifty-seven-percent of Utahns surveyed consider themselves to be “very religious,” just short of the 59-percent of Mississippians who describe themselves that way. Utah is the only western state in the top ten. Most of the others are in the Southeastern U.S.

The mayor and city council of Spanish Fork believe longtime Police Chief Dee Rosenbaum is not guilty of allegations that cost him his peace officers certification, but that isn’t stopping them from firing the chief. Utah Peace Officers Standards and Training revoked Rosenbaum’s certification after a review committee determined he shoplifted clothing and lied about it to investigators. A statement by the city says the mayor, city manager and city council believe Rosenbuam is innocent and they support him but feel it’s in the best interest of the city to release him from his duties.

A former Parowan city mayor died several days after being hit by a car last week, but police say the accident may not have been what caused his death. 86-year-old Kendall O. Gurr, died after coming out of leg surgery on Monday morning. As Gurr walked across Main Street near the intersection of Center and Main on March 22, he was hit by a car. Gurr was taken to the hospital with leg injuries. Gurr died several days later, but police don’t know the exact cause. Police are still investigating the accident. Gurr served two terms as mayor from 1970 to 1977. Funeral services for Gurr will be held at the Parowan LDS Stake Center on Friday, March 30 at 11 a.m.

Ninety-percent of Utahns live on just over one-percent of the state’s land. Figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau yesterday reveal that Utah is the eighth most-urbanized state in America. Utah is more urban than New York, Illinois and Connecticut. Salt Lake County sustainable community development director David White says, quote, “The mountains and the Great Salt Lake have naturally created our concentration on the Wasatch Front.” University of Utah senior research economist Pam Perlich points out that the desert states Arizona and Nevada have development patterns like Utah’s and are also among the Top Ten urbanized states.

Senator Orrin Hatch and Congressman Rob Bishop say Hill Air Force Base will be open and operating after the next round of military base closures. The Utah Republicans issued a statement yesterday before leading Air Force Secretary Michael Donley on a tour of the base and the Layton company KIHOMAC, which works with the base designing and manufacturing components for A-10 aircraft. After the tour Hatch told reporters, quote, “The secretary’s visit today was an opportunity to showcase Hill’s efficiency and its central role to our nation’s defense.”

A driver escaped serious injury following a car-versus-train crash in Salt Lake City. Utah Transit Authority officials say it happened this morning near West Temple and 700 South. The UTA says the car ran a red light and was struck by the TRAX train. The driver is being treated for minor injuries. There were no injuries to the train passengers.

Inmates can no longer starve in Utah jails. Governor Gary Herbert signed a new bill which will let officials force feed inmates who are not competent and refuse to eat. The legislation comes after Carlos Umana lost 100 pounds and eventually died after he refused to eat for four months. He also suffered from Schizophrenia. Sheriff Jim Winder is pleased with the bill as he says Umana’s death could have been prevented with these changes in the system.

More than a dozen students and one teacher are recovering after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide. A CO alarm went off at Heber Valley Elementary yesterday afternoon. Shortly after fire officials checked out the school, 15 students and one teacher complained of head and stomach aches and were taken to the hospital. The carbon monoxide is believed to have come from construction equipment being used near the school.

Consumer confidence in the local economy is down slightly as gas prices keep going up a lot. The Zions Bank Consumer Attitude Index for March fell almost five points. Utahns are paying about 23-percent more for gas than they were just three months ago. Randy Shumway of market research firm The Cicero Group says even though fuel costs keep going up, consumers are staying confident about the economy.

NEPHI, Utah (AP)-Bryce Blackburn and Jaren McCourt tripled, while Clay Finkbiner and Seth Tryon added key hits as the Carbon Dinos pummeled the Juab Wasps, 10-1 Tuesday in non-region baseball action.

PAYSON, Utah (AP)-Kolton Brost homered and doubled, while also earning the win on the mound as the Payson Lions smacked the Delta Rabbits, 13-1 in Region 12 baseball action Tuesday.

KANAB, Utah (AP)-Chase Adams homered and doubled while other key hits came from Brandon Jenson, Madison Knape, Matt Ramsay and Quincy Robinson as Kanab got past Diamond Ranch, 11-7 Tuesday in Region 13 baseball action.

BEAVER, Utah (AP)-Dakota Bullock posted 10 strikeouts and the Millard Eagles doubled up Beaver, 2-1 in Region 13 baseball action Tuesday. Tanner Gale doubled in the loss for the Beavers.

MONROE, Utah (AP)-Jordan Williams went yard while Jordan Kemp and Kyler Torgerson also came through with key hits as the Richfield Wildcats bested South Sevier, 12-5 in Region 15 baseball action Tuesday. Chris Dowell doubled in defeat for the Rams.

MONROE, Utah (AP)-Amon Alison, Cordell Pearson and Wyatt Argyle each scored as the South Sevier Rams blanked the North Sevier Wolves, 3-0 Tuesday in 2A East soccer action. Caden Johnson recorded the shutout for South Sevier.

MOAB, Utah (AP)-Fernendo Tacuiri and Mahamoud Diop each scored two goals and the Wasatch Academy Tigers got past the Grand Red Devils, 4-2 in 2A East soccer action Tuesday.

NEPHI, Utah (AP)-Megan Hansen had a pair of doubles and the Juab Wasps stonewalled the Carbon Lady Dinos, 12-2 Tuesday in non-region softball action. Erin Hansen, McKall Sperry, McKell Molyneaux, Samantha Guillory and Tanesha Squire also added key hits in the rout for Juab.

BEAVER, Utah (AP)-Keri Brunson tripled while Katelyn Rasmussen and Megan Dearden each doubled as the Millard Lady Eagles blanked the Beaver Lady Beavers, 10-0 in Region 13 softball action Tuesday. Shelby Sheriff pitched a two-hitter in the win for Millard.

MONROE, Utah (AP)-Megan Chisholm, Morgan Aston and Tasha Nielson each homered while Makayla Hansen and Sami Lindgren added doubles as the South Sevier Lady Rams outgunned Richfield, 14-13 Tuesday in Region 15 softball action. Madison Utley homered and doubled in the loss for the Lady Wildcats.

A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit, which claims the LDS Church is giving too much influence over state liquor laws, but the judge is also giving the Utah Hospitality Association 20 days to refile the lawsuit. The UHA says they will be refiling the lawsuit with more detail to prove their claim the LDS Church threatened lawmakers with repercussions if liquor laws were loosened. The group also says the state’s ban on Happy Hour discounts violates federal antitrust laws. The UHA says if the case is dismissed again, they will appeal to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.

Residents who are getting help from the government will have to prove they are not using illegal drugs to continue receiving assistance. Governor Gary Herbert signed a bill into law, which would require everyone who gets benefits through Utah’s Family Employment Program to fill out a questionnaire which screens for drug use. If the answers seen suspicious, that person will have to take a drug test and if the test is positive they have to receive drug treatment to continue getting the benefits.

Ninety-percent of Utahns live on just over one-percent of the state’s land. Figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau yesterday reveal that Utah is the eighth most-urbanized state in America. Utah is more urban than New York, Illinois and Connecticut. Salt Lake County sustainable community development director David White says, quote, “The mountains and the Great Salt Lake have naturally created our concentration on the Wasatch Front.” University of Utah senior research economist Pam Perlich points out that the desert states Arizona and Nevada have development patterns like Utah’s and are also among the Top Ten urbanized states.

Senator Orrin Hatch and Congressman Rob Bishop say Hill Air Force Base will be open and operating after the next round of military base closures. The Utah Republicans issued a statement yesterday before leading Air Force Secretary Michael Donley on a tour of the base and the Layton company KIHOMAC, which works with the base designing and manufacturing components for A-10 aircraft. After the tour Hatch told reporters, quote, “The secretary’s visit today was an opportunity to showcase Hill’s efficiency and its central role to our nation’s defense.”

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP)-Arizona State’s Alycia Herring placed first in the women’s 200-meter dash to lead the way for numerous athletes scattered throughout the West competing at the ASU Invitational.

Other wins came from Brierra Winfrey of Arizona State in the women’s 400-meter dash, Utah’s Amanda Mergaert in the women’s 800-meter dash, Kianna Elahi of Iowa State in the women’s 400-meter hurdles, Kansas State’s Joslyn Barnes in the women’s high jump, Arizona State long jumper Christabel Nettey (who also won the triple jump), Danielle Frere of Iowa State in the shot put and Ana Jelmini of Arizona State in the women’s discus.

As for the men, several Arizona State athletes did well on their home track as Sun Devil Bryan McBride won the high jump, while teammate, Ryan Milus, swept the 100 and 200-meter dashes.

Additionally, Arizona State’s William Henry won the 400-meter dash while teammate Mason McHenry took the 800-meter crown.

The hurdle events saw Iowa State’s Ryan Sander win the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 14.51 seconds, while Miles Ukaoma of Nebraska took the 400-meter hurdles crown with a time of 50.52 seconds.

In the high jump, Minnesota’s Derek Jerde placed first while two other Sun Devils, Derick Hinch and Chris Benard took the pole vault and long jump titles, respectively.

Other winners included Nebraska’s Chad Wright in the men’s discus and Jordan Clarke of Arizona State in the hammer throw while Kansas State’s Tomas Kirielius took the javelin crown.

HOUSTON (AP)-The Notre Dame men and women’s track teams swept the team titles by decisive margins to complete a successful weekend at the Victor Lopez Classic Saturday at Rice University.

Nevertheless, athletes representing other schools also excelled, such as Rice’s Alex Zinchenko who took the men’s shot put crown on his home turf.

Additionally, Louisiana Tech’s Micara Vassell won the women’s discus title and Tai’Shea Reese of Houston won the women’s long jump.

Other winners included Houston’s Karley King in the women’s pole vault, Roger De La Cruz of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the men’s high jump, Charles White, representing Sam Houston State in the men’s triple jump and Kassandrea Son of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the women’s triple jump.

Notre Dame’s Kevin Schipper helped the Irish earn 70 points with his victory in the pole vault while Houston’s Demeeka Jones took the women’s 100-meter hurdle title and Cass Brown of Stephen F. Austin took the men’s 400-meter dash crown.

Kathryn Ducommun of Houston placed first in the women’s 800-meter dash while her teammate Errol Nolan won the men’s 200-meter dash crown.

The Stephen F. Austin men and women competing in the 4×400 meter relay also showed well as they each took the crown in their respective genders.

EL PASO, Texas (AP)-Texas-El Paso’s Endurance Abinuwa placed first in the women’s 100-meter dash to headline numerous strong showings for athletes gathered throughout the Southwest who competed at the UTEP Springtime Invitational Saturday.

Other wins came from Texas Tech’s Taylor Evans in the women’s 200-meter dash while Risper Kimaiyo of Texas-El Paso won the women’s 1,500-meter dash and her teammate Karina Garcia placed first in the women’s 5,000-meter dash.

Additionally, New Mexico’s Marin Schweigert took the women’s high jump crown and Shade Weygandt of Texas Tech won the women’s pole vault while teammate Ifeatu Okafor took the women’s shot put and discus titles.

Rounding out the women’s winners were Kelly Closse of Texas Tech in the hammer throw and Laura Macauley in the women’s javelin throw.

As for the men, Texas Tech’s Gil Roberts swept the men’s 100 and 200-meter dashes while Texas-El Paso’s Justice Chirchir took the men’s 1,500-meter crown.

Charles Lewis of New Mexico won the men’s 400-meter hurdle crown and Oral Roberts’ Jack Whitt placed first in the pole vault while other winners included Kole Weldon of Texas Tech in the shot put, Demetris Elia of Texas-El Paso won the men’s hammer throw and his teammate Richard Olsson took the javelin crown.

PAROWAN, Utah (AP)-Bryan Oldroyd tripled and Sam Myers earned the win on the mound as the Beaver Beavers bested the Parowan Rams, 8-3 Friday in Region 13 baseball action.

FILLMORE, Utah (AP)-Nathaniel Wade took the win on the mound as the Millard Eagles edged Diamond Ranch, 5-4 in Region 13 baseball action Friday.

CASTLE DALE, Utah (AP)-Kaden Fieschko hit a key double and the Emery Spartans got past the Richfield Wildcats, 3-2 Friday in Region 15 baseball action.

SALINA, Utah (AP)-Chandler Larsen pitched a no-hitter and the Manti Templars came up with 12 hits as they blanked North Sevier 9-0 in Region 16 baseball action Friday.

GRANTSVILLE, Utah (AP)-Drew Sutton doubled and the Grantsville Cowboys held off the Delta Rabbits, 8-7 Friday in non-region baseball action.

PAYSON, Utah (AP)-Kolton Brost and T.J. Anderson each doubled and the Payson Lions blanked the Gunnison Bulldogs, 8-0 in non-region baseball action Friday.

MT. PLEASANT, Utah (AP)-Jace Johnson amassed a hat trick and Irvin Salinas also scored as the Delta Rabbits edged North Sanpete, 4-3 Friday in Region 12 boys soccer action. Alejandro Serrano and Carlos Reyes scored in the loss for the Hawks.

PAROWAN, Utah (AP)-McKinsey Smith posted two homers and the Parowan Lady Rams smacked the Beaver Lady Beavers, 16-3 in Region 13 softball action Friday.

CASTLE DALE, Utah (AP)-Jeridi Price and Kaitlyn Thompson each homered and the Emery Lady Spartans edged the Richfield Lady Wildcats, 6-5 Friday in Region 15 softball action. Mereissa Henrie doubled in defeat for Richfield.

MONROE, Utah (AP)-Brooke Lyman, Juanita Royer and Tatianna Suesue each went yard as the San Juan Lady Broncos blanked South Sevier, 15-0 in Region 15 softball action Friday.

SALINA, Utah (AP)-Abby Hatch homered and Elizabeth Palmer doubled as the Manti Lady Templars hammered North Sevier, 12-0 Friday in Region 16 softball action. Palmer also earned a no-hitter on the mound for North Sevier.

DELTA, Utah (AP)-Chase Christenson doubled and Sadee Sorensen earned the win on the mound as the Gunnison Lady Bulldogs stymied the Delta Lady Rabbits, 12-3 in non-region softball action Friday. Alyssa Johnson tripled and Angela Burton and Cheyenne Johnson also added key hits in the loss for the Lady Rabbits.

MONROE, Utah (AP)-Tatianna Suesue homered and Brooke Lyman added a pair of doubles as the San Juan Lady Broncos smacked South Sevier, 18-8 Friday in Region 15 softball action. Megan Chisholm doubled in the loss for the Lady Rams.

(TORONTO)-Canadian television network CTV reports striking Air Canada workers in Toronto and Montreal were returning to work Friday after the company was granted an injunction by an arbitrator who ordered an end to the labor dispute which has disrupted flights across Canada.

According to the Web site, www.aircanada.com, at least 60 flights were cancelled or delayed in Toronto Friday, as well as 30 more out of the company’s headquarters in Montreal.

The various flights were reportedly destined for Canadian and U.S. cities.

The wildcat strike first commenced when three workers were suspended for heckling federal Labor Minister Lisa Raitt as she strolled through the Pearson International Airport of Toronto Thursday, according to statements from union spokesman Bill Trbovich Friday.

When other workers heard of the suspension, they walked off the job while 37 of them were instantaneously fired.

Friday morning, baggage handlers joined the strikers in Montreal while Trbovich said the union neither sanctioned nor supported the strike which had spread to Vancouver in the West and Quebec City in the East.

In a decision Friday, the arbitrator reinstated the employees, saying no repercussions would be meted against the striking workers.

Presently, Air Canada says it is waiving its rebooking fee for passengers stranded by flight cancellations and any other delays caused by the strike.

Minister of Transport Denis Lebel released a statement Friday, saying he was pleased the company and union reached an agreement to end the strike.

CTV reports Ottawa believed it was necessary to intervene in the contract disputes involving the airline’s flight attendants and its customer service agents while Raitt defended the legislation, saying it was done in the interest of the Canadian economy.

Prior to the purported agreement, earlier Thursday, angry Air Canada workers rallied in front of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Calgary, Alberta-based constituency office to send what they called a “symbolic message.”

(UTAH COUNTY)-Early Friday morning, a body was discovered inside a submerged car in Utah Lake just after midnight, KUTV-Channel 2 in Salt Lake City reports.

The Utah County Sheriff’s Office reported a fisherman at the American Fork Boat Harbor noticed the vehicle and called for assistance.

Once authorities fished the car out of the lake, they discovered the body inside.

No details have been released as to how long the car had been in the area, nor the gender of the person inside or if foul play can be suspected.

The body will undergo an autopsy and the Utah County Sheriff’s Office will ensue in their investigation, authorities say.

(CENTRAL)-Thursday, three people were shot to death in an apparent double-murder suicide in Central, KCSG-TV in St. George reports.

Investigators have not revealed who they believe fired the shots but the man killed was a gun enthusiast and former U.S. Marine.

Just before 12:00 p.m., the bodies of 24-year-old Landon Jorgensen, a 25-year-old woman and a young elementary school-aged girl were discovered in a home in the community just on the edge of the Dixie National Forest.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office released few details about the shootings, but said the victims were “living together in a domestic relationship.”

Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Robert Tersigni said this was the first time a juvenile was involved in such a homicide but, however, did not release any names.

Family friend Jay Winward identified Jorgensen as one of those who died and said the family expresses “deep sorrow” for the incident.

As of last June, Jorgensen had taught a tactical pistol class, according to a post on the Southern Utah Pistol & Revolver Web site while he also offered to teach a class to assist people in receiving their concealed Utah firearms permit.

(GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.)-The Associated Press reports The Navajo Nation and a Scottsdale, Ariz. developer are weighing plans for an aerial tram down to the Colorado River along the eastern boundary of Grand Canyon National Park.

A restaurant, trail, hotel and shopping area are also possibilities in the vicinity, which will be located approximately 70 miles north of Flagstaff, Ariz., according to an agreement between developers, past Navajo Nation President Albert Hale and current Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly.

The idea entails bringing tourists to a region where the Little Colorado River flows into the Colorado River, roughly 30 miles northwest of Tuba City, Ariz.

The area in question is a sacred site to the Hopi Tribe as tribal tradition cites it as the gateway to the modern world.

Shelly is ready to go forward with progress in the area, his spokesman said, despite being opposed to it recently.

MT. PLEASANT, Utah (AP)-Jake Meservy homered and doubled and the Spanish Fork Dons routed the North Sanpete Hawks, 16-0 Thursday in Region 12 baseball action.

HEBER CITY, Utah (AP)-Tayor Bills tripled and the Wasatch Wasps exploded for nine runs in the 3rd inning in an 11-0 win over Juab in non-region baseball action Thursday.

KANAB, Utah (AP)-Taylor Glover earned the win on the mound as the Kanab Cowboys got past the Enterprise Wolves, 7-4 Thursday in Region 13 baseball action.

GUNNISON, Utah (AP)-Eduardo Trujillo posted two goals but it wasn’t enough as the Grand Red Devils edged the Gunnison Bulldogs, 5-4 in 2A East boys soccer action Thursday. Diego Gonzales and Isaias Ruiz also scored in the loss for Gunnison.

SALINA, Utah (AP)-Juan Miguel stepped up with four goals and the Manti Templars smoked North Sevier, 10-3 Thursday in 2A East boys soccer action. Giovanni Balderas added two more goals for the Templars, while Carlo Garcia, Jordan Dickinson, Juan Frutos and Spencer Heywood also scored for Manti. Colten Johnson and Joseph Porras each scored in the loss for the Wolves.

MONROE, Utah (AP)-Jaz Peppelaar scored for Richfield and Cordell Pearson stepped up for South Sevier with a score as the Wildcats and Rams played to a 1-1 tie in 2A East boys soccer action Thursday.

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP)-Brannon Tulley and Mahonry Chichia had two goals apiece and the American Leadership Eagles blanked Beaver 6-0 Thursday in 2A West boys soccer action.

PRICE, Utah (AP)-Taylor Gordon homered as the North Sanpete Lady Hawks downed the Carbon Lady Dinos, 8-5 in non-region softball action Thursday. Alex Sorensen added a double in the win for North Sanpete.

GUNNISON, Utah (AP)-Jessica Barker and Tanesha Squire each went yard and the Juab Lady Wasps doubled up Gunnison, 12-6 Thursday in non-region softball action. Rachel Christensen and Samantha Guillory each added key hits in the win for Juab while Morgan Overly homered and doubled for Gunnison in the loss.

A new Miss Gunnison will be crowned this weekend. Seven young ladies will compete for the new Title this Saturday at 7pm in the Gunnison Valley High School. The contestants include: Megan Larsen, Sarah Nilsson, Whitlee Hopkins, Yisel Perez, Aspen Lee, Aubrey Dumas, and Brianna Bigelow. Tickets are available from Contestants or at the High School for $5, or at the door the night of the show for $6.

(SALT LAKE CITY)-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints’ inner city project, which assists low-income families in learning the importance of self-reliance, was featured this past week on the Church’s online media room at www.mormonnewsroom.org.

The project, which dates back to 1997, enables service missionaries to assist families under the guidance of their neighborhood bishop, enabling them to one day help themselves, stated Project President R. Gene Moffitt.

The inner city missionaries serve from numerous occupations and lifestyles and hail from all areas of the Salt Lake Valley and adjoining areas, such as Bountiful and Farmington.

Over 700 individuals currently serve within these areas where languages such as Portuguese, Spanish and Cambodian are spoken.

The idea for this missionary service emanated from emeritus Church leader Elder Alexander B. Morrison who received inspiration for the idea while serving Church members throughout Salt Lake City.

By the end of 2012, Moffitt said he plans to use as many as 950 missionaries while since the program’s installation, more than 7,000 missionaries have served.

(GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.)-A week after U.S. Senator John McCain watered down a bill backed by the air tour industry to increase the number of tourist flights over Grand Canyon National Park, the measure has proceeded to find some foothold in the House.

Arizona U.S. Republican Representative Paul Gosar of Doney Park, Ariz., introduced legislation last week to undo new growth limits on flights and flight patterns the National Park Service has proposed in the interest of reducing noise.

Gosar insists his measure will save tourism jobs, while it also appears likely to undercut the Park Service’s plans that have been under study for several years.

Presently, the NPS proposes to make roughly two-thirds of the national park quiet for the majority of the day.

The NPS enables 65,000 flights for tourists annually while its new plan would increase the number of flights by 8,000.

As the spring progresses, more specifics will fall due while this could possibly affect thousands of tourists who fly over the Grand Canyon on sightseeing trips.

The measure also impacts Las Vegas’ tourism as numerous businesses in Nevada’s largest city promote sightseeing flights over the Grand Canyon.

Arizona Republican congressmen Trent Franks, David Schweikert, Ben Quayle and Jeff Flake, as well as the entire Nevada congressional delegation have signed onto Gosar’s measure, which was sent to a House committee last Friday.

A Mormon missionary from the Logan area is recovering after being hit by a bus in Brazil. Elder Britten Schenk was struck by the bus while crossing the street in Sao Paulo last week. His parents say Elder is getting better but say he remains in serious condition. Schenk suffered a brain injury.

If you want to check out the new City Creek Center, you better get there early as officials are expecting 50-thousand people to come check out the grand opening. It’s taken almost five years and two-billion dollars to build the 23-acre center with a retractable roof, dancing fountains, a stream and a lot of retail space. City officials are asking people to come into downtown on the TRAX trains to help avoid traffic jams. UTA will have extra trains running to accommodate the crowds.

A daughter is dead and her mother wounded in what appears to have been a murder-suicide attempt. West Jordan Police Sergeant Drew Sanders says after the incident, the mother informed a neighbor she just shot her daughter and herself before returning to her home. Sanders says the investigation is just beginning and a motive isn’t known. The mother is reportedly in critical condition. No identities have been released.

The Lake Powell pipeline is a no go in Cedar City. The council unanimously approved a resolution yesterday not to support it because it would be too expensive. A final decision is expected tonight from the Central Iron County Water Conservancy District. The pipeline would have likely increased water bills for Cedar City residents and charged them impact fees.

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP)-Jake Meservy and Kayden Porter doubled as the Spanish Fork Dons blanked North Sanpete, 6-0 Wednesday in Region 12 baseball action.

FILLMORE, Utah (AP)-Dakota Bullock earned the win on the mound as the Millard Eagles edged the Enterprise Wolves, 3-2 in Region 13 baseball action Wednesday.

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP)-Sage Anderson had a pair of doubles and the American Leadership Academy Eagles downed Manti, 7-5 Wednesday in Region 16 baseball action.

GUNNISON, Utah (AP)-Jordan Smith and Kyle Church each doubled and the Delta Rabbits edged the Gunnison Bulldogs, 3-1 in non-region baseball action Wednesday. Colby Caldwell doubled in defeat for the Bulldogs.

MONROE, Utah (AP)-Chris Dowell, Kaden King and Race Parsons all doubled and the South Sevier Rams edged the Parowan Rams, 11-10 Wednesday in non-region baseball action.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)-Spencer Henderson posted a hat trick and Jaz Peppelaar added two more goals as the Richfield Wildcats blanked North Sevier, 6-0 in 2A East soccer action Wednesday. Sam Lopez also scored for Richfield while Reece Elmer posted the shutout for the Wildcats.

DELTA, Utah (AP)-Erik Sanders had a hat trick while Colin Christensen, Irivn Salinas, Jace Johnson and Jordan Eliason also scored as the Delta Rabbits stymied the Carbon Dinos, 7-2 Wednesday in Region 12 boys soccer action.

FILLMORE, Utah (AP)-Dakota Robinson and Madison Holmes combined for three doubles and the Enterprise Lady Wolves tripped up the Millard Lady Eagles, 10-2 in Region 13 softball action Wednesday. Shelby Sheriff doubled in the loss for Millard.

PAYSON, Utah (AP)-Kaitlyn Thompson and Shandee Jewkes each doubled and the Emery Lady Spartans edged the Juab Lady Wasps, 11-9 Wednesday in non-region softball action at Payson High School. Tanesha Squire had two doubles for Juab while Erin Hansen, Megan Hansen and Samantha Guillory also had key hits for the Lady Wasps.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)-Alyssa Hughes and Madison Utley each homered and the Richfield Lady Wildcats stonewalled North Sevier 15-5 in non-region softball action Wednesday. Emily Torgerson doubled for Richfield while Shaylie Mason doubled in the loss for the Lady Wolves.

Two Sevier County residents were injured Tuesday after being involved in a single vehicle accident near Richfield. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, 20 year old Cody Ivie of Richfield, over corrected his 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix on Venice Lane, just after 7 pm. The car went off the right shoulder and rolled once. Ivie was distracted and issued a citation for seat belt violation. His passenger, 19 year old Christopher Weeks of Monroe was wearing his seatbelt. Both individuals were taken to Sevier Valley Medical Center.

(TSE BONITO, N.M.)-Tuesday, the Navajo Nation announced the unveiling of an $18 million complex for the Tribe’s Department of Transportation, The Associated Press reports.

Roughly 250 people attended this ceremony in Tse Bonito, near the Arizona-New Mexico border in the Four Corners region.

Navajo President Ben Shelly says the 52,800-square foot building is among the most environmentally-friendly tribal buildings on the vast Navajo Reservation as it features solar panels while the walls and floors are comprised of recycled materials.

The complex also includes an office for the Navajo Code Talkers Foundation while the group is laboring to raise money for a museum and veterans center.

The complex sits upon state land while Shelly says he is working to trade land with the state of New Mexico.

The building is funded by the Navajo Nation, the federal government and the state of New Mexico.

Most of the attention on this year’s elections is the Presidental contest but there are local races to be decided in the upcoming June Primary Elections. In Sevier County, the race for County Commission will be decided between Incumbent Gordon Topham and challenger Hayven Dunn. Other races such as School board seats and County Assessor are unopposed. Four people filed for a commission seat in Piute County. Keith Anderton, Sam Steed, Doug Allan and Darin Bushman all filed as Republicans. Garrett Gleave filed as a Democrate. In Wayne County, incumbent Thomas Jeffery is being challenged by Newell Harward and Joe Brown. The District 24 State Senate seat finds incumbent Ralph Okerlund going up against Patrick Painter of Nephi. For the Utah House of Representatives District 70, incumbent Kay KcIff will face Lenard Wright in the June Primary. In the Utah House of Representatives District 73 incumbent Mike Noel of Kanab is being challenged by Ty Markham or Torrey.

(EUREKA)-As reported by our colleague, Sam Penrod of KSL-TV Channel 5 in Salt Lake City and The Deseret News, the halls of Tintic High School in Eureka were somberly quiet as students walked out to protest the ouster of their principal.

More than half of the 109 students enrolled at the small school in western Juab County walked out of their classes in support of Principal Jaren Wadsworth whose contract was not renewed recently.

Tintic High senior McKayla Wahlberg helped organize the protest and said none of the students want him to leave.

Tintic High assert Wadsworth has played an instrumental role in improving test scores, bolstered pride in the school and helped students become more excited about learning.

Monday night, the Tintic District School Board voted to release him from his contract at the end of the school year, notwithstanding emotional appeals from students and parents alike asking for him to stay.

Superintendent Kodey Hughes said the district would not explain the board’s reasons for allowing Wadsworth’s contract to expire.

During the protest, Wadsworth remained inside the school, but said he was “humbled and appreciative” for the support he is receiving from the community.

Parents and students are blaming small town politics for this problem as the word on the street is Wadsworth’s “maverick” ideals are causing offense to many longtime residents in the community.

Protesting students and parents say they will not give up in their attempts to convince the school board to reverse its decision and said they may get the last word this fall as three of the five school board members are up for reelection.

(SALT LAKE CITY)-As springlike weather begins to enfold Utah this week, experts say dismal snowpack in the state’s mountains means there is no high-level risk for major or record-setting spring flooding.

As the state settles in for warmer temperatures this week, much of Utah is dealing with below-average snowpack levels which is not predicted to cause farmland-flooding damage from overflowing creeks or rivers.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its nationwide seasonal spring flooding outlook through June and said within the forthcoming months, there will be no replication of last year’s historic and prolonged flooding throughout the central and northern United States.

Kevin Werner, a hydrologist with the Salt Lake City-based Colorado River Basin Forecast Center, said lower elevation snow has already begun to melt off in many locations.

Werner cautions that time will tell in regard to how much Utah will have to worry about water supplies as well as what kind of storm activity the spring will bring.

Presently, weather conditions are sunny and clear for the foreseeable future in south central Utah, southern Utah, the Kaibab Plateau and the Southwest.

(SAO PAULO, Brazil)-Reports emanating from a Sao Paulo, Brazil-based hospital confirm a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints serving in the city who was hit by a bus is continuing to improve.

The elder, Britten Schenk, is a native of Hyde Park, Utah and was struck by a bus last Friday just before crossing the street in the world’s sixth-largest city, which houses more than 11,300,000 people.

Late Tuesday night, Schenk’s parents, Steven and Karla Schenk, posted a blog update after seeing their son for the first time since the accident.

His parents confirmed that Schenk is in “very serious” condition, with a brain injury, albeit with an improving prognosis.

After the accident, Schenk was swiftly rushed into emergency surgery with a traumatic brain injury diagnosis, thus enabling doctors to relieve swelling in his head.

Initially, he was placed within a medically-induced coma but has since been brought out of sedation.

His parents have also written he remains on a ventilator, and it was nice to be around their son in this time of crisis.

An official statement from the Church confirms Schenk was serving in the Brazil Sao Paulo East Mission and prayers are with him, his family and friends.

HURRICANE, Utah (AP)-Colton Kretch earned the win on the mound by pitching a two-hitter as the Beaver Beavers edged Diamond Ranch, 2-1 Tuesday in Region 13 baseball action.

GUNNISON, Utah (AP)-Tyler Harris posted two doubles and Ty Bartholomew had 13 strikeouts as the Gunnison Bulldogs blanked North Sevier, 6-0 in Region 16 baseball action Tuesday.

MONROE, Utah (AP)-Andrew Hugentobler, Koby Sobremesana and Wesley Kaada each scored as the Grand Red Devils bested the South Sevier Rams, 3-2 Tuesday in 2A East soccer action. Amon Alison had both goals in the loss for South Sevier.

BEAVER, Utah (AP)-Brian Anderson amassed a hat trick while Michael Roberts added two more goals as the Beaver Beavers tripped up Parowan, 7-1 in 2A West soccer action Tuesday. Luke Carter and Tyler Roberts also scored for Beaver while Orlando Quezada had the sole goal in defeat for Parowan.

GUNNISON, Utah (AP)-Morgan Overly homered while Braylie Peterson, BrieAnn Peterson and Sara Brown also doubled as the Gunnison Lady Bulldogs blanked the North Sevier Lady Wolves, 11-0 Tuesday in Region 16 softball action.

PLAIN CITY, Utah (AP)-Dina Stewart tripled as the Fremont Lady Silverwolves got past the North Sanpete Lady Hawks, 11-7 in non-region softball action Tuesday.

DELTA, Utah (AP)-Alyssa Johnson had a pair of doubles while Angela Burton and TaNeil Clayton added doubles as the Delta Lady Rabbits smacked the Richfield Lady Wildcats, 10-1 Tuesday in non-region softball action.

(KANAB)-A final resting place is imminent for 53 deceased Native Americans whose remains have been contained within a metal box for generations.

The first discovery of the bones was made roughly five years ago by crews constructing the Jackson Flat Dam Water Supply Storage Facility near Kanab.

Over the course of the past year, a total of 54 sets of bones were found while another set was left undisturbed.

Although there are still some legal loose ends to tie up, reburial is expected to occur at the end of May or early June.

Archaeologists say the people were originally buried 1,000 years ago while they uncovered 30 pit houses and believe many more are hidden beneath the site’s surface.

New legislation has given the descendants of these peoples a seat at the table to discuss what should become of their remains, stated Jackson Flat Project archaeology manager Kenny Wintch.

Charley Bulletts, the director of Cultural Resources for the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, said the tribe supports any plans for the reburial of the remains in an area adjacent to the dam, ensuring their bodies are kept as close as possible to the resting places of their spirits.

The Paiutes have confirmed they are relieved by assurances from the Kane County Water Conservancy District that those areas will be kept dry until archaeologists finish their field work.

Police in North Salt Lake are releasing the name of the man whose naked body was found by railroad tracks. Officers say the remains of 27-year-old Brandon Taylor were found yesterday morning. A railroad employee found the body by Union Pacific tracks in the area near 1800 North Beck Street. Investigators say the death is suspicious. They say Taylor’s injuries are not consistent with being hit by a train. Anyone with information about this case is urged to call the cops right away.

The world’s most embarrassing dad is getting more attention, this time from Japan. A television crew from a Japanese network is doing a docudrama about Dale Price and how he dresses up in costumes to wave at the school bus. Price became well known for dressing up everyday of the 2010-11 school year to wave his 16-year-old son goodbye. The photos were posted on a family blog which went viral. Price is still dressing up once a week to keep the readers of his blog happy.

The father of accused cop killer Matthew Stewart is reaching out to the victims’ families. Michael Stewart is hoping everyone can get through the situation and heal. Matthew Stewart is suspected of opening fire on the Weber Narcotics Task Force as they were serving a search warrant at his home in January. One officer was killed, while five others suffered gunshot wounds. Stewart could be facing the death penalty. A hearing is set for May 19th.

Utah veterans and their families can learn the effects of the military on their lives at an upcoming summit. The first ever Utah Veterans & Families Summit will be on March 30th at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Veterans can learn from experts about addiction, metal health, finances and communication. The summit will start at 8 a.m. with an address from Governor Gary Herbert.

A man is facing charges related to the death of the 15-year-girl who was found in the Jordan River. Police took Daniel Ferry into custody yesterday morning for the murder of Anne Grace Kasprzak. Timon Ferry says his brother could be capable of killing someone, but he is still in shock. Daniel Ferry recently finished serving over ten years in prison for shooting a man point blank in the face. Investigators say someone witnessed Ferry allegedly assault the Kasprzak and leave a home with her unconscious body.

Up to 60 people are displaced after apartment building fires in Roy and Holladay. Firefighters say the causes of yesterday’s fires are being investigated. No one was hurt. The Red Cross is helping victims.

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Department recently received a complaint of fraud in the area. A text message was received on a cell phone saying the individual had won a gift card from Wal-Mart, and to click on a link in the message to collect it. By clicking on the link you are redirected to a web page and then asked to provide your information. The information requested is personal in nature and should not be given out. This scam has been also showing up in emails and on facebook. A call to Wal-Mart verified this is a scam and not to click on any links or give out any personal identity information.

Audrey Lynn Aders of Salina, daughter of Cory Aders and Gina Williamson was crowned as Miss North Sevier Saturday night in Salina. Named as First Attendant is Whitney Bird, also of Salina, daughter of Robert and Heidi Bird. Second Attendant is Morgan Miller of Salina, daughter of Bob and Anne Marie Miller. Audrey Aders also took home awards for talent, Miss Photogenic, and Miss Congeniality. This year’s scholastic winner for having the best GPA was Tania Conejo. The theme for this year’s Miss North Sevier pageant was “Tonight is the Night.”

(PAYSON, Ariz.)-The Arizona Department of Transportation reports S.R. 87 between Payson, Ariz. and the top of the Mogollon Rim has reopened in northern Arizona after a powerful storm system struck the area.

Motorists are now able to use S.R. 87 between Payson and Winslow, Ariz. although eastbound Interstate 40 remains closed between S.R. 89 at Ash Fork and Williams, Ariz.

U.S. Highway 180 remains closed from the Kendrick Park Area to S.R. 64 at Valle, Ariz.

All state highways in the White Mountains region, near Show Low, Ariz. and Snowflake, Ariz. are open but as of late Monday morning, were snowpacked and icy.

Chains or four-wheel drive are required on S.R. 260 between Payson and Heber, Ariz.

In south-central Utah, accuweather.com reports a winter weather warning will continue through late Monday evening but temperatures well into the 60s are expected for later this week.

(TOULOUSE, France)-Monday, a motorcycle gunman opened fire in front of a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse and killed a rabbi, his two young sons and a schoolgirl, The Associated Press reported.

The agency confirmed this was the third deadly motorcycle shooting in the region in a span of three days.

French prosecutors were studying possible terrorist links for the incident although the motive for the attack remained unclear.

The attack shocked the country and prompted strong emotions and high-level discussions in Israel.

Concerns emerged about a possible serial killer who had racist motivations while investigators examined whether the attack was linked to other attacks in the area which killed three French paratroopers, rendering another seriously injured.

Religious minorities and racial issues have emerged as a prominent issue within the country’s current presidential campaign.

The paratroopers killed and injured were of North African and French Caribbean descent while Monday’s targets were Jewish.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy rushed to the school, denouncing the attack’s brutality and vowing vengeance upon the killer(s).

In the interim, Sarkozy has increased security at Jewish and Muslim buildings around Toulouse while French Prime Minister Francois Fillon told officials to “secure” all school and religious buildings throughout the country.

The slain rabbi, Jonathan Sandler, reportedly taught Yiddish at the Ozar Hatorah School, a junior high/high school in a quite residential neighborhood of Toulouse, stated city prosecutor Michel Valet and instructor Uriel Torjmane.

Statistics confirm France has the largest Jewish community in Western Europe, estimated at about 500,000 residents, as well as the largest Muslim population in the region, at about 5 million adherents to Islam.

Toulouse, a southwestern city north of the Pyrenees, has roughly 10,000-15,000 Jews among its 440,000 residents, stated Jean-Paul Amoyelle the president of the Ozar Hatorah School Network, which primarily serves the Sephardi community of France.

Monday, the school was cordoned off by authorities who escorted children out as forensics police scoured the premises.

French Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet told The Associated Press that the suspect made his getaway on a dark-colored scooter, just as the assailant(s) in last week’s incident did.

In Jerusalem, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said whether this was a terror attacks or hate crime, the loss of life is unacceptable.

Monday, special prayers were being offered at the Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris while a moment of silence is slated for all French schools Tuesday.

Additionally, a carnival scheduled for Toulouse was cancelled Monday and vigils have been planned for both Toulouse and Paris to honor the victims.

(PROVO)-Monday morning, 100-200 Timpview High School students protested the suspension of football coach Louis Wong by walking out of classes on the campus of the school in the Provo benches.

Several students said they had premeditated the decision and conduct a sit-down in the commons area around 8:30 a.m. while discussion emerged on this matter on Timpview’s Facebook page.

The Provo School District suspended Wong for 30 days last week, citing the intention to fire him as soon as the suspension ended after a state audit discovered financial irregularities within the football program.

During a school board meeting last week, Wong’s supporters asserted they could not fathom him willfully misusing school funds.

However, school board members contend there is tangible evidence confirming he funneled thousands of dollars in team funds to buy food and gifts for coaches on his staff.

Provo School Board President Kristine Manwaring said this behavior will not be tolerated by employees as it manifests “willful disregard” for established policies and procedures within the district.

Wong has said he plans to fight his suspension.

Utah’s Poison Control Center is kicking off Poison Awareness Week. Marty Malherio says over 60-percent of the calls the center receives are for children under six. Poison officials are asking parents and caregivers to keep all toxic chemicals out of reach of kids. Malherio also say they have seen an increase in adult poisoning deaths, with most of those related to prescription pain medications. The Poison Control Center receives over 50-thousand calls in a year. The 24-hour hotline to the center is 800-222-1222.

(Magna, UT) — A teen is dead after a shootout with police. Sheriff Jim Winder said Sean Morrison left his home with a gun yesterday morning, wearing a bulletproof vest and a ski mask, and informing everyone he was looking for trouble. Winder says when officers arrived on scene, Morrison shot at them and took off running. He barricaded himself behind a car, fired three more shots at officers and then officers fired back hitting him at least four times. Morrison died shortly after arriving at the hospital. Police say earlier this month Morrison’s father was arrested on accusations he sexually abused family members for years. Officers involved in the shooting are on paid administrative leave as the investigation continues.

Police are investigating what caused the death of a man found alongside railroad tracks yesterday morning. Police say someone spotted a body alongside the tracks on North Beck Street. Officers found the individual who appeared to be an adult male. The man was not wearing any clothing and none were found in the area. Police are currently calling the death “suspicious,” though the cause of death is unclear. The man’s identity and cause of death is under investigation.

SALINA, Utah (AP)-Jesse Rhodes and Dakota Bullock combined for three doubles and the Millard Eagles pounded the Milford Tigers, 18-3 Friday at North Sevier High School.

MONROE, Utah (AP)-Kaden King and Patrick Baker each doubled as the South Sevier Rams overpowered the South Summit Wildcats, 16-6 in non-region baseball action Friday.

SALINA, Utah (AP)-Kody Shepard doubled and the North Sevier Wolves pummeled Milford 12-2 Friday in non-region baseball action.

SALINA, Utah (AP)-Brenden Turner doubled and Dakota Bullock earned the win on the mound as the Millard Eagles blanked North Summit 9-0 at North Sevier High School Friday.

MOAB, Utah (AP)-Rylan Anderson had a pair of doubles while Nik Roberts and Ty Bartholomew also added key hits as the Gunnison Bulldogs hammered Grand 9-1 Friday in non-region baseball action.

MOAB, Utah (AP)-Nik Roberts doubled while Ty Bartholomew earned the win on the mound as the Gunnison Bulldogs bested Beaver, 6-2 at the Grand Tournament Friday. Colton Kretch doubled in the loss for the Beavers.

KAMAS, Utah (AP)-Isaias Ruiz had two goals and the Gunnison Bulldogs doubled up South Summit 2-1 Friday in non-region boys soccer action.

The one-week countdown is on for the City Creek Center grand opening. Following years of construction, the massive downtown retail complex is set to open next Thursday. City Creek has a big number of restaurants and stores. It will be home to Brooks Brothers, Nordstrom and Macy’s. There is also an AT&T store and a Zions Bank branch. City Creek has a countdown clock set up on their website www.shopCitycreekcenter.com

American Fork City is under investigation for alleged misappropriation of funds. The Utah County Sheriff’s department and local police are investigating the matter. American Fork City officials say the probe surrounds some accounting problems. At least one City employee is on administrative leave. City officials say they will cooperate and insist upon a full investigation.

A Willard Girl Scout is the state’s top seller of Girl Scout cookies this year. Twelve-year-old Maya Moody sold five-thousand-166 boxes. Across the state Girl Scouts sold more than one-point six-million boxes.

No plans this weekend? The Blue Angels are in St. George for the “Thunder Over Utah Air Show.” Major Brent Stevens, who pilots the Blue Angel number-four F-A 18 Hornet, says they do maneuvers that no one else even attempts to do. The air show takes place tomorrow and Sunday at St. George Municipal Airport. Go to thunderoverutah.com for ticket prices.

A little girl who was hit by a car yesterday has died from her injuries. Police say six-year-old Ambrosia and her mother were crossing in the crosswalk at 15-hundred South State Street when they were both hit by the Chevy Cobalt. The mother is still in critical condition. Residents who live nearby say the City needs to do something about the intersection as this isn’t the first time someone has been hit by a car trying to cross.

BYU is leaving the Big Dance early this year. The Cougars fell to Big East powerhouse Marquette last night, losing 88 to 68 in Louisville. The Golden Eagles sent BYU home with a 26 and 9 record season. Coach Dave Rose summed up last night’s game very simply when he said, “Marquette was just too good today.”

Highway 6 in Spanish Fork Canyon is closed because of a fuel spill after two semis wrecked. The crash happened late last night in the Red Narrows area of the Canyon. The truck hauling fuel went off the road near the railroad tracks. Both drivers were injured and they’ve been taken to a nearby hospital.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)-Kyle Church homered and Kayden Hughes earned the win on the mound as the Delta Rabbits bested the Richfield Wildcats, 8-3 Thursday in non-region baseball action. Brandon Waters and Jordan Kemp each doubled in the loss for Richfield.

ENTERPRISE, Utah (AP)-Jade Hulet earned the win on the mound as the Enterprise Wolves downed the South Sevier Rams, 7-3 in non-region baseball action Thursday. Austin Gleave doubled in defeat for the Rams.

SALINA, Utah (AP)-Kody Sheppard amassed six strikeouts and the North Sevier Wolves got past the Millard Eagles, 6-4 Thursday in non-region baseball action.

MONROE, Utah (AP)-Diego Gonzales had a pair of goals while Austin Burr and Lucas Fantos also scored as the Gunnison Bulldogs blanked the South Sevier Rams, 4-0 in 2A East soccer action Thursday. Carlin Johnson earned the shutout for the Bulldogs.

MOAB, Utah (AP)-Koby Sobremesana had a pair of goals for the Grand Red Devils in a 4-3 win over Richfield Thursday in 2A East soccer action. Spencer Henderson had two goals for the Wildcats, while Collin Pace also scored for Richfield.

PLEASANT GROVE, Utah (AP)-Tyler Roberts had two goals and Matt Christensen added another score as the Beaver Beavers edged Liahona, 3-2 in 2A West soccer action Thursday.

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP)-Brannon Tulley had four goals and the American Leadership Academy Eagles decimated Millard, 9-0 Thursday in 2A West soccer action. Adam Davis posted the shutout for A.L.A.

NEPHI, Utah (AP)-Tanesha Squire went yard and Erin Hansen added a triple as the Juab Lady Wasps edged Maple Mountain, 5-4 in non-region softball action Thursday.

Police are investigating after a Utah Transit Authority bus and an SUV crashed in Ogden. Officers say it happened around 6 this morning at the 25th and Harrison intersection. Both drivers involved were extricated from the vehicles. They were hospitalized with unknown injuries. There were no passengers on the bus. Police say the bus and SUV were both totaled.

Former state GOP representative Morgan Philpot is officially running for Utah governor. He filed his paperwork to run against Governor Herbert yesterday. He says the governor’s inability to make a decision on the sex education bill demonstrates his lack of leadership. Philpot is joining a crowding field for the race for governor which includes Republicans Ken Sumsion and David Kirkham and Democrat Peter Cooke.

The Timpview High School football coach is suspended for what the school is calling questionable expenditures. Last night several parents showed up to the Provo School Board meeting to let them know they are upset over the suspension of coach Louis Wong. The school says Wong used the football program’s money to pay for uniforms, meals and car repairs. Wong is the winningest coach in Utah state with a 77 and 10 record. He has led the Thunderbirds to four state championships. Wong can appeal the suspension within 15 days, or he will be fired in 30 days.

The most optimistic metropolitan area in the nation is in Utah. A recent Gallup Poll names the Provo-Orem metro area as the most optimistic in the U.S. Seventy-six-percent of people surveyed in the Utah County community say their hometown is becoming a better place to live. The area’s unemployment rate of five-point-three-percent is well below the national average and the Provo-Orem area has a reputation for being an ideal place for startup businesses.

A new Miss Fairview will be crowned this Saturday, at 7pm in the Peterson Dance Hall. Contestants include Mikaela Angerhofer, Kaylee Grinolds, Madison Larson, Kaytie Nielson, Kyrstin St. Jacques and Amanda Young. This year’s theme is “Stand Out” and tickets are available at the door.

(SALT LAKE CITY)-Dave McCann, a veteran of Las Vegas broadcasting and the face of sportscasts on BYUTV, will join KSL-TV this May on the evening newscast as a coanchor with Nadine Wimmer, the Deseret News reports.

KSL executive vice president Tanya Vea says the station is thrilled to have McCann join the news team and will bring an “energetic voice” to the newscasts.

It is expected that McCann will assist in KSL’s transition from Bruce Lindsay as the 61-year-old broadcasting veteran announced his retirement in January, while Lindsay has also been called to serve as the mission president in the Australia Perth Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and will likely take the position in July.

McCann, a native of Orem, says KSL comprises “the best job in television,” and looks forward to fulfilling a lifelong dream.

McCann previously spent 13 years anchoring the morning news cast on KLAS-TV Channel 8 in Las Vegas and was the radio play-by-play voice of UNLV football for 14 years.

McCann also lent his talents to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, penning a weekly column for the newspaper while he was also the host of a weekly radio show on KFHB-AM 1400 in the market.

McCann is a 1985 graduate of Orem High School after which he served in the Church’s Texas San Antonio Mission before graduating from Brigham Young University in 1991.

His first media job came at the age of 14 when he covered local high school games for the Daily Herald of Provo while after he graduated from BYU, ABC-TV’s Good Morning America hired him as the magazine’s fist collegiate reporter.

McCann has high ambitions as he said his goal is to win the coveted 10:00 p.m. block in Salt Lake City broadcasting and that he is expecting to have a great time in his new position.

Utah Highway Patrol Troopers made contact with Greyhound on Sunday and were given consent to search a bus in Richfield with the help of a Police Service Dog. The K-9 searched the luggage compartment and indicated on two pieces of luggage. The owners of the luggage were located and one owner consented and nothing was found. The other owner refused consent to search. A search warrent was then obtained and four ounces of cocaine was found. The owner agreed to work with law enforcement and the case is still under investigation.

(PROVO)-As reported by Amy Donaldson of The Deseret News, the Provo School District suspended Timpview football coach Louis Wong without pay Tuesday evening pending termination.

Wong, who has the right to a hearing appealing the decision within 15 days, will be fired from his joint teaching/coaching position within the next 30 days should this not be fulfilled.

Tuesday, Wong met with Timpview High School principal Todd McKee and interim human resources director Cindy Wright at the Provo District offices while in this meeting, he was granted the opportunity to respond to issues concerning financial investigations performed by the Provo School District and the Utah State Office of Education.

Wong left this meeting without comment.

The action follows months of investigations concerning Wong’s role in financial impropriety conducted on both the state and district levels while questions about financial practices by the coach and the school’s administration level also arose last year during fundraising efforts entailing a new weight room on the Timpview campus.

Further questions emerged after McKee was hired to replace George Bayles last summer after his retirement at the end of the 2011 school year.

The questions led to an extensive investigation from an audit conducted by the State Office of Education, which was requested by former Provo Superintendent Randy Merrill last October.

The audit was completed by the end of February, State Superintendent Larry Shumway refused to make the findings public, citing GRAMA exceptions which enabled officials to protect any documents that could possibly interfere with ongoing investigations.

The state auditors shared their findings with district officials and Provo School board members and after discovering the state’s findings, the district did its own investigation of the school’s finances, especially those funds allocated to the football program.

Donaldson reports the process is still underway and because of this, disciplinary action is pending, perhaps against other school employees who may have been involved as well.

The Deseret News states it has obtained some financial records which were not part of this audit, but the paper believes evidence exists that the district was concerned about finances going toward the football program.

Among the purported issues are reimbursement requests for personal expenses, reimbursement requests for unapproved purchases and an alleged failure to follow the district’s purchasing policy as well as the state’s procurement act.

The paper further asserts all documents it examined were approved by administrators, which include Bayles and assistant principals, Brad Monks and Rene Cunningham.

Wong’s camp has stated disapproval with the means by which these were released to the media while the state’s audit remained protected from public view.

His supporters believe this is a tactic used by the school administration to sway public opinion against him.

Wong has had a successful tenure at the school, which competes in the 4A classification of the Utah High School Activities Association, as since he took over in 2005, the Thunderbirds have a 77-10 record and have won at least a share of the region title every year.

Wong has won four state championships as well, most recently in 2009 while from 2006-2009, Timpview won 36 consecutive games, a state record.

A Uintah County prosecutor says the man suspected of shooting at a sheriff’s deputy should remain behind bars. Mark Thomas has no problem with Dallas Rowley’s 500-thousand-dollar bail as Rowley’s conduct obviously shows he could be dangerous. Rowley is facing attempted aggravated murder and failure to stop charges for last week’s incident. His next court appearance is March 28th.

A Brigham Young University Poll is finding a majority of voters agree public school students should be taught about contraceptives. HB363 passed and is awaiting a decision from the governor. The bill would prevent the topic from being taught and let school districts decide if they want to have any sex education. An online petition is collecting names calling on the governor to veto the bill.

Law schools at Brigham Young and the University of Utah rank in the top 50 in the nation, according to the latest “U.S. News & World Report” listings of graduate schools. BYU’s law school is tied with Ohio State, the University of Maryland and George Mason for the 39th spot, and Utah is at number-47 on the list. The publication also lists BYU and Utah among its best graduate business programs.

Governor Gary Herbert made it official last night. He is running for re-election. Herbert has been governor since 2009, when former governor Jon Huntsman Junior resigned to serve as U.S. Ambassador to China. Four Republicans have announced plans to challenge Herbert in the GOP primary, while Peter Cooke is the only Democrat to launch a formal bid.

PAROWAN, Utah (AP)-Colby Warren doubled and Austin Pickett pitched a two-hitter as the Parowan Rams blanked the Kanab Cowboys, 4-0 Tuesday in Region 13 baseball action.

FILLMORE, Utah (AP)-Dakota Bullock went yard while Nathaniel Wade pitched a no-hitter as the Millard Eagles smacked Milford, 11-1 in Region 13 baseball action Tuesday.

MANTI, Utah (AP)-Trevor Fowkes tripled and the Juab Wasps used a 7-run first inning to pull out a 23-11 win over Manti Tuesday in non-region baseball action. Colin Haymond and Jamen Miller each tripled in defeat for the Templars.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)-Jordan Williams homered while Brandon Waters added a double as the Richfield Wildcats edged the Beaver Beavers, 4-3 in non-region baseball action Tuesday.

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)-Lex Nielson and Ryan Sahagun each doubled as the Canyon View Falcons blanked Delta 5-0 Tuesday in non-region baseball action.

MOAB, Utah (AP)-Andrew Hugentobler and Koby Sobrenesana each scored as the Grand Red Devils blanked the Gunnison Bulldogs, 2-0 in 2A East soccer action Tuesday.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)-Colten Brown posted two goals while Spencer Henderson also scored as the Richfield Wildcats edged South Sevier 3-2 Tuesday in 2A East soccer action. Amon Alison scored in defeat for the Rams.

FILLMORE, Utah (AP)-Jace Johnson amassed a hat trick while Cade Anderson, Erik Sanders, Irvin Salinas and Oscar Gonzalez also scored as the Delta Rabbits got past the Millard Eagles, 7-3 in non-region soccer action Tuesday. Jeremy Aleman and Ponco Alcala scored in defeat for Millard.

PAROWAN, Utah (AP)-Ciara Marsh and Shaylee Welch doubled as the Parowan Lady Rams stymied the Kanab Cowgirls, 21-11 Tuesday in Region 13 softball action.

FILLMORE, Utah (AP)-Cheryl Stephenson, Keri Brunson and Megan Kesler each doubled as the Millard Lady Eagles pounded Milford 16-1 in Region 13 softball action Tuesday.

A new aerospace research park at Hill Air Force Base is close to being completed and is expected to bring in thousands of new jobs. The first commercial building was opened yesterday at Falcon Hill and will be used by ICBM Prime Integration Team led by Northrop Grumman and will provide up to 16-thousand jobs. This is the first time an Air Force base is being used for commercial leasing, but the money brought in will go straight back into the base making it partially self-funded.