>>11-Year-Old Pleasant View Girl Dies After Freak Accident

(Pleasant View, UT) -- The young girl impaled in a rare home accident in Pleasant View is dead. KSL-TV says eleven-year-old Nichole Clark was pronounced dead yesterday after taking a turn for the worse. Clark's family says the girl was playing outside their trailer home with her dog on Saturday when she fell atop a curtain rod. A fund has been established at U.S. Bank in the name of Nicole Clark to help the family pay for funeral expenses and the overwhelming number of medical bills.

>>Provo Police Shot At During Search Warrant

(Provo, UT) -- A man who opens fire at Provo police is behind bars. Officers tried to execute a no-knock search warrant early last night when the suspect fired several rounds through the front door. Police returned fire, but no injuries are reported. The suspect's name is being withheld.

>>Accused Salt Lake Killer Suing Son Over Scrapbooks

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The Salt Lake City man who allegedly murdered his ex-wife is suing his accuser, his own son, for family scrapbooks the woman made for her kids. Pediatrician John Brickman Wall is suing Pelle Wall and his ex-wife's sister for sole possession of four scrapbooks containing memorabilia from his married life with Uta von Schwelder. She was discovered dead in her home in Sugar House last year, five years after her divorce and custody battle with John Wall. The plaintiff says he'll be "irreparably harmed" if the scrapbooks and any copies are not returned to him.

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>>IL Man Sentenced For Relationship With Teen

(Provo, UT) -- An Illinois man and former law student at the University of Illinois is heading to prison for an illegal sexual relationship with a Utah teenager. Eric Ray was handed his sentence of 15 years behind bars after his conviction for sexual abuse. Authorities say Ray struck up a relationship online with a 15-year-old girl from Provo in 2009 while he was still studying in Illinois. Ray's acts were discovered by the girl's family through text messages they intercepted on her cell phone.
>>TV Cameras To Be Allowed In Utah Courtrooms

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The state of Utah is going to allow TV cameras inside courtrooms beginning in April. The Utah Judicial County passed a new rule allowing video and audio recordings, as well as the use of cellphones, laptops and other electronic devices. The rule doesn't mean every state trial will be televised. Judges will still be able to keep cameras out if they have a good reason to do it.

>>New Intersection Design Credited With Big Drop In Accidents

(West Valley City, UT) -- An unusual traffic pattern is being credited with a sharp drop in car crashes near a busy intersection. The "Salt Lake Tribune" reports accidents have dropped 60-percent since a new intersection was built at 3500 South and Bangerter Highway. That intersection was the first along the Bangerter to feature a design where left turns are re-routed to reduce stop times and improve safety. UDOT also says afternoon commute times through the intersection have dropped by an average of three-and-a-half minutes.

>>Herbert Releases Healthcare Letter To Feds

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Governor Gary Herbert is revealing his concerns about implementing a part of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare as it has become known as. Herbert sent a letter to Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking for more information about the impact of the law. He asked ten questions that covered issues like the cost, responsibility and even the logistics of participating in a Federal Exchange for healthcare plans. States have to decide by the middle of next month whether to participate in the Federal Exchange, or run their own beginning in 2014.

>>Provo One Of The Most Competitive Places For Jobs In U.S.

(Provo, UT) -- The Provo-Orem area is one of the most competitive places in the country when it comes to jobs. The study from Economic Modeling Specialists International says since the recession, the area has created jobs at the fourth-fastest rate in the country. Salt Lake City is not far behind at number six. The study pointed out the Provo-Orem area has seen a number of big gains in professional, scientific and technical services jobs.

MIDVALE, Utah – Police arrested a wanted felon on Monday after a high-speed chase in Midvale.
Unified Police say an officer pulled over wanted felon Kelly Bender and his wife. Police say Bender gave a fake name and, when asked to get out of his car, sped off in a red Chevy Blazer on I-215.
The chase ended in downtown Salt Lake City where police used a pit maneuver to stop the car, causing it to roll over.
Bender was arrested on 11 charges.
　
　
　
　
　
　
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Police in southern Utah shot and wounded a woman in Hurricane on Monday after she allegedly stole a police car from outside a jail and led officers on a high-speed chase. In a news release, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office says the woman, who had been arrested for an unrelated offense, pulled a weapon on an officer as she was being removed from a police car at the Purgatory Correctional Facility in Hurricane.
The woman then took a police vehicle and led officers from multiple agencies on a high-speed chase, the release states. The driver went east through Hurricane, then north through the cities of LaVerkin and Toquerville, before heading south on Interstate 15 and exiting the freeway at State Road 9 back toward Hurricane, a dispatcher said.
The chase ended at a Hurricane gas station after the woman drove over spikes police had laid out in the road.
Following the chase, a standoff ensued between the woman and police. That ended when one deputy fired his gun and struck the woman, the release states.
Police have not released the woman’s name, and her medical condition was unknown.
The incident remains under investigation.
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