Monday, December 10, 2012

>>Hunter Rescued From Off Mountain

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A hunter is safely rescued from a mountainside near Emigration Canyon despite suffering an injured leg in an apparent fall. Authorities say the man was trying to get off the mountainside yesterday when he was stricken by exhaustion and dehydration. A few hours earlier the hunter fell and hurt his leg. KSL-TV says rescue crews were called in and saved the hunter from the "steep and slippery" terrain.

>>Two Men Wanted For Swiping ATM

(Murray, UT) -- Police in Murray are still hunting for the suspects wanted in the theft of an entire ATM. Authorities say two men backed up a white pickup truck to the Tesoro Food Mart early yesterday morning and used a tow-rope to make-off with the automatic teller machine. One of the suspects who was spotted on surveillance video is described by police as a white male in his mid-to-late-40s and has brown hair and an average build. If you have any knowledge of the crime please call police.

>>Utah Dems Tab Valdez As Next Vice Chair

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah Democrats have a new pick for vice chairman. The state's Democratic Party says it has tabbed longtime activist Josie Valdez to replace Jim Judd. Valdez is a former Utah lieutenant governor. Judd died in August from injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash.

>>Beer Flows In Garland For First Time On Sunday

(Garland, UT) -- Beer taps in Garland are flowing on a Sunday for the first time ever. Patrons at Sofa's Bar gleefully watched NFL games yesterday while throwing back a pint of suds thanks to the controversial new city ordinance. Garland City Councilors -- who oversee the town of about 24-hundred residents -- recently OKd the ordinance that allows its lone alcohol-serving pub to serve-up beer on Sundays. Although the ordinance is only good until Super Bowl Sunday on February 3rd of next year Sofa's customers say they're living large for the moment. Said one customer quote, "It's special to me?I wouldn't miss it."
>>Majerus Remembered As Unique Coach

(Milwaukee, WI) -- Former University of Utah basketball coach Rick Majerus is being remembered as a coach unlike any other. A funeral Mass was held this weekend at a church on the campus of Marquette University. The 64-year-old Majerus died this month while waiting for a heart transplant. Former Ute player Al Jensen also coached with Majerus at Saint Louis University where Majerus worked for five seasons. The "Salt Lake Tribune" reports Jensen recalls Majerus as someone who was "unique as coach" and "pushed you to your utmost limits."

>>Huntsman Praises Coach Majerus

(Milwaukee, WI) -- Longtime friend Jon Huntsman, Sr. says former University of Utah basketball coach Rick Majerus was a man of humor and loyalty. Huntsman attended the funeral Mass this weekend in Milwaukee where the 64-year-old Majerus began his coaching career. Huntsman recalled a Catholic charity event that included The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Thomas Monson. Huntsman says Majerus quipped that if Catholics tithed more and played less bingo and Mormons tithed less and played more bingo, both churches would benefit.

>>New Appeal From Death Row Inmate

(Undated) -- A Utah death row inmate is again appealing his murder conviction. Michael Anthony Archuleta has been turned down five times in state court and is now taking his case to federal court. The 50-year-old Archuleta was convicted in 1989 of the killing of a Southern Utah State College theater student in Millard County.

>>Riders Try Out Front Runner South Line

(Provo, UT) -- The new Salt Lake City to Provo FrontRunner South line is officially operating starting today. There are seven stops on the route. Commuters got a chance to test the line Saturday for free. The UTA predicts there will be roughly seven-thousand riders every day.

>>Athlete Welcomed Back At The Spectrum

(Murray, UT) -- Utah State University men's basketball player Danny Berger is out of the hospital and fans are cheering his recovery. Berger got a standing ovation Saturday at the Spectrum in Logan as he showed up to watch his team play Western Oregon. Berger collapsed while at team practice Tuesday. He has a defibrillator in his chest and doctors say he could play again within weeks.
 SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Highway Patrol arrested a man after he led them on a wrong-way chase Friday morning.
The pursuit began just before 10:30 a.m. when the man was reported driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-80 near 2200 East.
The driver continued onto I-15, heading northbound in the southbound lanes. They say he may have contributed to a crash at 3300 South.
He was eventually stopped by UHP troopers who are trying to determine why he was driving the wrong way.
  
 
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers and health officials say the hundreds of pages released so far by the federal government explaining health care legislation regulations are confusing.
"The flood of documents … is not encouraging, but confusing," said Utah Department of Health Executive Director Dr. David Patton. He said the department is doing its best to parse the proposed rules, looking specifically at the pros and cons of Medicaid expansion in Utah.
The state has yet to determine whether it will follow the federal mandate to expand access to government-funded health care options, such as Medicaid, but has asked for further guidance on how to implement the law.
 
 

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