KCYN-KCPX News 5Sept Weds



　
(Blanding Utah) Members of the landing City Council call two local BLM　fficials on the carpet last night in a special work session. Council member Kelly Laws told the BLM Canyon COuntry District Manager Shelly Smith and Monticello Filed Manager Tom Heinlein ...."we want to get our open source roads back." Laws also pointe3d out that his view the US Constitution does give the land management agency law enforcement powers. He said local fears of that power in light of the recent pottery raids, has scared m any locals into not protesting illegally closed roads.
"They are afraid they may be the next example" referring to the pottery action and the fines over Recapture Canyon.
The City and the BLM officials agreed to sit down together in the near future and review road maps of the area...as many trails are not designated as either open or closed. That meeting will be scheduled soon. The BLM officials said they wee not fully aware of all the issued Blanding City raised and want to work with the city. They agreed they are under intense pressure and legal suits from the environmental community.

>>Prominent Civil Rights Attorney Remembered



(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A prominent civil rights attorney is being remembered. Brian Barnard died yesterday morning at 67. Police say his death was not suspicious and no autopsy will be performed. The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah say Barnard, quote, "stood up for the rights of the marginalized and vulnerable for decades." Barnard stopped the Ten Commandments from being displayed in a public park, got crosses removed from alongside highways and also helped the first women members of the Alta Club.

>>VP Nominee Ryan In Provo Today

(Provo, UT) -- Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is going to raise money in Provo today. He's not planning to make any public appearances, but he will be appearing at a number of campaign fundraisers. One of the events is a dinner that costs 25-thousand dollars per plate to attend. Ryan is expected to arrive in Provo around 1 o'clock in the afternoon and leave around 7 o'clock after a reception at the Utah Valley Convention Center.

>>LDS Democrats Meet In Charlotte

　
　
　
　
(Charlotte, NC) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is telling fellow LDS Democrats to be proud of themselves. The message came during the first-ever national meeting of the LDS Democrats caucus. About 200 people attended yesterday's meeting at a hotel near where the Democratic National Convention got under way. It began with a prayer and even an LDS hymn. There are 15 members of Congress who are Mormon, which includes all five Representatives and Senators from Utah.
At the meeting of LDS Democrates, Scott Howell, now running against Orrin Hatch, recalled an effort by the state GOP to get him to switch parties when he was a state lawmaker — something he happened to discuss briefly with then-LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley.

>>Deep-Fried Jell-O Offered At Utah State Fair

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Nothing is more appropriate for a state fair than fried food, and no food is more appropriate for Utah than Jell-O. This year at the Utah State Fair, which begins tomorrow, a vendor is offering deep-fried Jell-O. He tells the "Salt Lake Tribune" he mixes lime green Jell-O into his usual "State Fair Famous Deep Fried Guy" batter and deep fries it for about 30 seconds. He says the Jell-O melts and softens, making it an "intoxicating" treat for Utah.

>State Appeals Case To Go Before Judge Today

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A Utah court will begin to hear an appeals case involving a woman previously exonerated for murder. Debra Brown spent 17-years in prison for murdering her boss Lael Brown - a crime which she says she did not commit. In May, 2011 Debra Brown was exonerated of the charge by a judge who ruled over new evidence. The Utah Attorney General's office is taking the case before an appeals judge today in an effort to prevent a so-called "flawed" legal precedent. The AG's office maintains it's not attempting to send Debra Brown back to prison.

>>Alpine Residents Balk At Proposed Halfway House

(Alpine, UT) -- Residents in the Utah town of Alpine are putting up a fight against plans for a rehabilitation center. Neighbors around the planned center on East Oak Hill Drive say their area is the wrong place for the all-male halfway house. About 100 people spoke out during a meeting with the town's planning commission last night. Most said they're worried about the safety of their families.