KCYN KCPX News 1 Nov 2012 Thursday


>>Bountiful Cops Search For Mom And Autistic Son

(Bountiful, UT) -- A 24-year-old woman and her six-year-old autistic son are the focus of a desperate search by police in Bountiful. Police say despite not having legal custody Heather Lee Martin pulled her son from school yesterday without permission before disappearing. Police say Martin has a history of using illegal drugs which impacts her ability to care for her child. Anyone with knowledge of her location should call Bountiful police at 801-298-6000.

>>Body Of Missing Man Found In Neffs Canyon

(Salt Lake County, UT) -- A body believed to be the man missing for more than a week is discovered southeast of Salt Lake City in an area called Neffs Canyon. Salt Lake County Sheriff's officials said hikers discovered 80-year-old Fritz Helland and his dog in a creek bed in a snow-packed area yesterday evening. Authorities think Helland slipped and fell while holding his dog, Odin. Helland disappeared October 24th after telling family he was taking his dog for a walk An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death.

>>Conference Will Put Spotlight On Mentally Ill

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A conference in Salt Lake City will put a spotlight on health care reform aimed at helping people with mentally illness. The National Alliance for Mental Illness Utah says federal health care reform will make it easier for people to get help. The alliance meets tomorrow from 8:30 a.m to 5 p.m. at the University of Utah's Student Union Building. The keynote speaker will be internationally-known psychologist Fred Frese.

>>Missionaries Helping After Hurricane

(Undated) -- Hundreds of missionaries from the LDS Church are in New York City helping in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Mission presidents and missionaries helped to remove fallen trees yesterday. Some of the missionaries are from New York which is making the cleanup tougher to digest. Said one missionary, "This is home to me."

>>Utah Workers To Help Restore Power

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Workers with Rocky Mountain Power are headed east to help restore power to millions of people. Sixteen linemen and two managers are expected to head to the eastern seaboard later today. It's estimated more than five-million people remain without power after former Hurricane Sandy made landfall earlier this week.

>>Students Angry Over Possible Band Cuts

(Taylorsville, UT) -- An eleven-year-old girl in a Salt Lake City area school district is upset she might lose orchestra class. Granite School District is thinking about making band and orchestra extracurricular activities for elementary school students next year. More than three-thousand students and 14 music teachers could be affected. Band and orchestra would be offered before or after school, which some parents oppose. "General" music would be offered during the school day, as a state law requires now.

>>Teen Shares Cancer Story

(Sandy, UT) -- An 18-year-old is showing fellow teens in the Salt Lake area that breast cancer is not just an older woman's disease. Morgan Watson is urging other young women to do self-exams, which can save lives. She visited Jordan High School in Sandy yesterday to talk about being diagnosed with breast cancer at 15. Morgan has been cancer-free for about two years, though she has a unique gene that makes her more prone to the disease. She's working with the Susan G. Komen Foundation to share her story.

(Salt Lake-Blanding)
Davis, San Juan counties recognized for poll accessibility
Removing barriers helps disabled residents get out and vote as “part of the community.”
Thanks to the Davis County Clerk’s Office and its Elections Division, the experience is smoother people with disabilities. Staff members, along with a specialist from the Disability Law Center (DLC), have assessed every polling place and worked to fix any barrier that could make voting difficult.
That work won the 2012 Accessible Voting Award for an urban county from the DLC and the Tri-County Grassroots Advocacy Partnership (GAP). San Juan County won the rural county award.
In San Juan County, the trip to the polls can be even more difficult because some voters cast ballots at Navajo chapter houses, which are not required to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
To get around the problem, County Clerk Norman Johnson has installed call buttons at two chapter houses. Voters can pull up to the curb, press the button and poll workers will bring a paper ballot to them.
For those who choose to go into the buildings, threshold levelers have been installed at the doors.
　
　
　
St George Utah-
An elderly Washington City man was arrested Wednesday morning after a family member found the man’s wife dead in the couple’s home.
Washington City Police Chief Jim Keith said David K. Benson, 76, was booked into Washington County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder. He was being held in lieu of a $500,000 bond.
Officers responding to a 911 call at 8:46 a.m. found the victim — identified by neighbors as Madelin Benson — dead inside the home near 2200 Alamosa Drive in the southwestern Utah’s community’s Pine View Estates