KCYN-KCPX NEWS 3 Oct2012 Weds

Provo Man Identified As Border Patrol Agent Killed In Arizona
(Bisbee, AZ) -- A Border Patrol agent shot and killed near the Arizona-Mexico border has been identified as a one-time Utah resident. Nicholas Ivie, who grew up in Provo, was killed in an early morning shootout about 100 miles south of Tucson, Arizona. A second agent was wounded and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. In a statement to FOX 13, the Ivie family said: “We are extremely proud of Nick and for his service both in his community and our country. He loved what he did and gave it his all, including his life. Right now our thoughts and prayers are with his wonderful wife and his two beautiful girls. We would also like to thank everyone for the tremendous outpouring of support and love.” Ivy was active in his LDS Ward, serving as second counselor in the ward Bishopric.

>>Orem Man Sentenced In Murder-For-Hire Case

(Provo, UT) -- An Orem man could be spending life in prison after being sentenced in a murder-for-hire case. Yuri Lara was sentenced to five-years to life after pleading guilty to manslaughter for hiring two men to hurt 32-year old Andy Purcell, who he thought was a police informant. Lara also pleaded guilty to four first-degree felony drug charges.

>>Whooping Cough Cases Hit Pre-Vaccine Levels

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Whooping cough cases in the state are at their highest levels in more than 60 years. The Utah Department of Health has reported 851 cases of pertussis, a highly contagious bacterial desease which can result in violent coughing fits that can last for weeks. It's the most recorded cases of the illness since 1946, before there was a vaccine. No deaths have been reported in Utah, but The Center for Disease Conrol reports 14 deaths nationwide from the worst whooping cough outbreak in 50 years.

>>Base Jumper Rescued in Provo Canyon

(Provo, UT) -- A man stranded on a cliff in Provo Canyon is safe after sheriff's crews were able to rescue him early yesterday morning. Utah County Sheriff's officials say 26-year-old Adam Gardner, a base jumper called police and told them he had broken his ankle after his parachute got caught on a cliff. It took four hours to rescue Gardner, who was taken to a nearby hospital.

>>Rasmussen Is Named Utah State Parks Deputy Director

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah has a new state parks Deputy Director. Jeff Rasmussen, who has worked for the department for two decades was named to the post by Utah State Parks Director Fred Hayes. The position has been vacant since April when Hayes became director.
　
>>Polygamous Sect's Trust Battle Dealt Major Blow

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah's high court hands the polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs a major defeat in its multi-million-dollar property trust battle. The "Tribune" says the Utah Supreme Court reinforced its decision made in 2010 that Jeffs' Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints simply waited too long to challenge takeover of the 114-million-dollar trust. The trust holds nearly all land, homes and property in the sect's home base in Hildale and Colorado City, Arizona. The ruling likely paves the way for the trust to remain under Utah state control.

>>Activist, Publisher Gallivan Dies At Age 97

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A Salt Lake City activist who was instrumental in bringing the Olympic Games to town is dead. Jack Gallivan - the longtime publisher of the "Salt Lake Tribune" - died yesterday at the age of 97. Gallivan is also credited with helping bring the Jazz to Utah and for boosting statewide tourism. Funeral arrangements were still pending.

>>Man Dies When He Rear-Ends Semi Truck

(Willard, UT) -- A man is dead in Box Elder County following a wreck involving a semitrailer along Interstate 15. Authorities say the accident happened early yesterday evening near mile-marker 355 in Willard, Utah. Highway Patrol say a semi was stopped along the side of the highway when it suddenly got rear-ended by the victim. The identity of the victim wasn't immediately known.