(Moab Utah)
An early morning fire destroyed a vacant Moab mobile home in a soon to be closed trailer park at 1st west and Williams way. Parks operators says the trailer was one of many vacant trailers in the park. No one injured in the fire which is believed suspicious in origin. The park is the proposed site of a new 4 star hotel-resort complex.

>>Death Penalty Sought For Sloop

(Davis County, UT) -- Davis County officials are asking for the death penalty for Nathan Sloop. He's the man accused of murdering his four-year-old stepson in 2010. Like Sloop, his wife is also accused of aggravated murder. He's expected back in court Tuesday.

>>Cyclist Dead In SLC Hit-And-Run

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A bicyclist from Salt Lake City is dead following a hit-and-run. Authorities say the 25-year-old man was hit around 6:30 last night along California Avenue near Fortune. Witnesses say a newer model white minivan may have been involved. Call police if you can help.

>>Students Help Investigate Flu Bug

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Salt Lake City-area middle schoolers are helping scientists learn about influenza. Students from Clayton Middle School participated in the study called "Contact Among Utah School-age Population." A statistician from the University of Utah's division of epidemiology is trying to determine how students first come into contact with the flu and other respiratory ailments. Based on that data they hope to find ways to end the flu.

>>Firefighters Make DUI Stop

(Logan, UT) -- Utah firefighters are being credited with doing something rather unusual: pulling over a suspected drunk driver. KSL-TV says firefighters based in Logan spotted someone driving erratically while they were in the department's full-sized fire truck. When the firefighters finally persuaded the driver to stop, Highway Patrol and Sheriff's deputies were called to assist.

>>Celebrations Mark Completion Of FrontRunner Provo Line
(Provo, UT) -- The FrontRunner line to Provo is almost ready to open to the public. Politicians gathered for a ceremonial ride from Salt Lake City to Provo yesterday. Governor Gary Herbert later proclaimed the project finished ten-percent under budget and two years ahead of schedule. The public can ride beginning on Saturday, when fares will be waived for anyone who makes a food donation to the needy.
>>LDS Church Has Internet Site Focused On Gays

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- An Internet site put together by the LDS Church is focusing on gays. "The Salt Lake Tribune" notes the website encourages Mormons who are gay to continue their religious beliefs. Additionally, the material, found at mormonsandgays.org, hopes to help others understand and show compassion toward gays.

>>State's Eighth-Graders Doing Better In Reading

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A national report indicates students in Utah are doing better in reading. Eighth-graders' scores went up a couple of points between the years 2009 and 2011 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress test. "The Salt Lake Tribune" notes that reading scores in general show an upward trend between the fourth and eighth grades. A director at the state Office of Education, John Jesse, says, quote, "The longer they are in the system, the better they do."

SALT LAKE CITY – The Walker Center in downtown Salt Lake City celebrated its 100th anniversary on Thursday.
Construction on the building began in November 1911 and was finished 13 months later. The Walker Center first opened its doors on Dec. 9, 2012. At the time, it was the tallest building between Chicago and San Francisco.
The building features a weather tower and the different colored lights predict different weather forecasts. Solid red is snow, flashing red is rain, flashing blue is cloudy skies and solid blue means blue skies.
　
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah – A 39-year-old woman is in critical condition after a crash in Taylorsville Thursday evening.
The crash happened near the off-ramp of I-215 and 4700 South in Taylorsville at around 5 p.m.
Unified Police say a Ford Excursion collided with a Toyota Camry that was making a left turn, slamming the Excursion into a light pole. The driver of the Excursion was ejected from the vehicle. It took about 20 minutes for medical crews to get her out from where she was pinned between the car and a light pole.
She was taken to Intermountain Medical Center with internal injuries. Police aren’t sure if she was wearing a seat belt.
The man driving the other car wasn’t hurt and no one else was involved.

(Salt Lake)
At two local Salt Lake Personalities were fired Thursday in a another major nationwide personnel cut back by Clear Channel Radio and Entertainment....owner of several Salt Lake Stations. Let go in Salt Lake are Meredith Wilkin at KODJ and Tricia Jenkins at ZHT. Another area that was trimmed back heavily is the company's Total Traffic service. Reports indicate that several regional operations including branches in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Salt Lake City have been either almost or completely shut down with nearby larger market operations picking up the slack. Across the country. Clear Channel former employees say they were notified of the action yesterday and sent out the door forever, before the end of the day.
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