>>USU Player Improves After Collapse

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The father of Utah State basketball player Danny Berger says the shooting guard is making progress, two days after he collapsed and stopped breathing during a team practice. Last night's game against BYU was postponed because of Berger's condition. No makeup date has been scheduled.
>>Weber County Wants Extradition For 1983 Murder Suspect

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Weber County prosecutors are attempting to extradite an Idaho inmate they say murdered an Ogden girl almost 30 years ago. Gregory L. Seamons was accused in October of raping and killing eleven-year-old Rebecca Lemberger on her way to school in March 1983. DNA has connected Seamons to the crime.

>>Brigham City Mayor Plans To Stay On Despite Controversy

(Brigham City, UT) -- Brigham City mayor Dennis Fife is not planning to step down despite pressure from some city council members. Fife found himself in controversy earlier this week when he revealed to constituents in a letter that he was excommunicated from the LDS church for having an extramarital affair with a woman he counseled as a Mormon bishop. Fife says he is working his way back into the church.

>>Allgier Sentenced For Life For Murdering Corrections Officer

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The murderer of a corrections officer is heading to prison for life with no chance of parole. Curtis Allgier received the sentence yesterday after five-and-a-half years of court hearings and delays in the trial for the death of Stephen Anderson. Allgier pleaded guilty to aggravated murder in October to avoid the death penalty.

>>Utah Dominates Forbes Ski Resort Rankings

(Undated) -- Skiing is just awesome in Utah, according to Forbes.com. The business website has ranked the areas ski resorts in the "Pure Awesomeness" category in its new list of the Top Ten Ski Resorts in the U.S. for 2013. A whopping seven of Utah's resorts made the list. They are Alta, Snowbird, Park City, Deer Valley, The Canyons, Brighton and Solitude.

>>Judge Defers In Teacher Sex Abuse Case

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- There's a delay in the case of a former teacher accused of child sex abuse. The judge is having the case reassigned because of his ties to the community, which may cause him to be partial. Sixty-five-year-old Charles Weber is a former principal at Soldier Hollow Charter School in Midway. He was fired after a warrant was issued for his arrest. A new court date has not been set.

>>SLC Man Charged With Kidnapping His Wife

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A Salt Lake City man is charged with kidnapping his wife. Police say Christian Perez forced his way into an apartment last night that was occupied by his wife's friend. The wife was staying there after she and her husband got into an argument. Perez allegedly dragged her down the stairs, threw her into a car and drove-off. He's also facing assault and burglary charges.

WASHINGTON — There are 25 days and counting until the nation hits the "fiscal cliff," and there's still no resolution in sight. And some of the ideas to resolve the nation's debt may be complicating the issue.
House Republican leaders on Wednesday told members they were free to leave because they have nothing to vote on. It's a way to send their latest message: Your move, Mr. President.
Utah Senator Mike lee is among these conservatives who say there's something even easier: a 'flat tax' that's fair; and that everyone understands, unlike the tax laws right now.
Lee stood with Steve Forbes and a group of conservative congressman for that proposal this week.
Specifically, they're pushing for a flat tax: one tax rate for everyone.