KCYN-KCPX News 6Aug2012

>>Evacuation Over In Wildfire Near Layton

(Layton, UT) -- More than two dozen families evacuated for the Ridges Fire near Layton are waking up at home this morning. The evacuation order was lifted yesterday. Firefighters say the brush fire is expected to be under full control by tomorrow. Investigators believe it was human-caused. The fire burned nearly 50 acres.

>>Hit-Run Suspect Sought

(Murray, UT) -- Murray police are hunting for a driver who struck and injured a woman and took off. It happened shortly after midnight yesterday near 5065 South and State Street. The vehicle is a newer Mercedes that had its top down and may have damage. The 24-year-old victim should survive.

>>Museum Will Remember Imprisoned Japanese Americans

(Delta, UT) -- Work is beginning on a new museum in Delta to honor Japanese Americans imprisoned in the U.S. during World War Two. Groundbreaking was this weekend for the Topaz Museum and Education Center. It will recall the camp near the town with artifacts and art created by internees. The museum is expected to take two years to build.

>>Alleged Attacker Attacked

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Salt Lake police are looking for a man who stabbed a husband involved in a domestic dispute. Police say the man was choking his wife at an apartment early yesterday and the argument ended up on the street around 700 North and 900 West. That's when they say a homeless man stabbed and injured him with a Chinese throwing star. Police want to talk to the homeless man who they say may have been trying to defend the woman.

>>Taylorsville Sikhs React To Shooting

(Taylorsville, UT) -- Some Sikhs in Utah are shocked by a deadly shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. They say it's wrong and should've never happened. A priest at the Sikh temple in Taylorsville says he lost friends in the shooting. Many Sikhs tell KSTU-TV they're treated well in Salt Lake City but hate in other places can be common. 　
　
>>Crandall Canyon Mine Families Hurting Five Years Later

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Families who lost loved ones in the Crandall Canyon Mine disaster are still hurting and trying to come to terms with the tragedy. Today is the fifth anniversary of the collapse that trapped six miners. Three rescuers were killed in another collapse days later. Memorials have since been built for the nine people lost. A lawyer for the victims' families say they're disappointed more wasn't done but they're happy to see stepped up safety measures since the disaster.

>>Boy, One, Dead After Dad's Motorcycle Crash

(Taylorsville, UT) -- A one-year-old from Taylorsville is dead following a weekend motorcycle accident. Authorities say the boy was killed in yesterday afternoon's crash on South Bridgeside Way. He was apparently seated between his dad and the motorcycle's gas tank when both child and father were thrown as they turned corner at a high rate of speed. Neither was wearing a helmet. Charges could be filed against the father this week.

>>Report: Older Drugs Used To Fight New Super Bugs

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Age old antibiotics are being thrust back into the spotlight in Utah in an effort to save people afflicted with powerful drug-resistant super bugs. A report in the "Tribune" says state health officials are touting older antibiotics as fortunate exceptions to a suddenly-shrinking arsenal of newer less toxic antibiotics. The report suggests new "super" bugs are more resistant to new drugs. Infectious disease officials around the nation think the problem could lead to a public health crisis as the drug-resistant bugs make their way across the country.

>>Missing Student's Family Says He's Alive In N. Korea

(Cache Valley, UT) -- The family of a BYU student who vanished while in China eight years ago believes he may still be alive. KSL-TV says family of David Sneddon has obtained new information leading them to think he's alive somewhere in communist North Korea. Sneddon's kin believes he may have been mistaken for being a North Korean while studying Mandarin in China in 2004. An informant has allegedly told family members a man matching their son's description was seen while in North Korea at a meeting on the plight of people held captive there. A second source says Sneddon is in good health following a second alleged sighting.