>>Report: Ex-Con Among Dead In Midvale Murders

(Midvale, UT) -- One of the men killed in Tuesday's deadly triple murders in Midvale is identified as an ex-con. The "Tribune" says 26-year-old Danielle Lucero had a court appearance scheduled today to face third-degree felony charges of possessing drug paraphernalia and another person's identification. But Lucero was one of three people killed in a known drug house. Thirty-five-year-old Omar Jarman and 34-year-old Shontay Young were also killed. Landlord Jose Velasquez says he filed eviction papers in January for two tenants named Jose Fernando and Esther Arredondo and he was waiting for the matter to be settled by the courts when the shootings occurred. The manhunt for two male suspects continues today.

>>Bill Would Ban Phone Use In Car By Those Under 18

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah lawmakers are taking aim at teenagers who use their cell phones while driving - even with hands-free devices. The Legislature will consider a bill prohibiting any motorist 18-and-under from using a cellular phone while behind the wheel. Republican Representative Lee Perry - himself a Utah Highway patrolman - is sponsoring the bill and says the restrictions are no different than others placed on young drivers. A House committee on law enforcement OK'd the bill yesterday although some committee members said they had reservations and might end up voting against it when the bill appears on the House floor.

>>$200K In Damages From Roy House Blaze

(Roy, UT) -- A house fire in Roy leaves nearly 200-thousand-dollars in damages. It happened yesterday afternoon near 48-hundred South and 36-hundred West. Investigators believe the fire erupted in the garage before flames spread throughout the entire residence. Within minutes 70-percent of the home had become engulfed. The home is considered a total loss. No injuries are reported.

>>UT Dad Witnesses Birth While Stationed Overseas

(Orem, UT) -- Thanks to the Internet a Utah soldier witnesses the birth of his son despite being stationed thousand of miles away from home. The "Deseret News" says Utah National Guard Specialist Paul Gibbs attended the birth of his first child this week via Skype. Gibbs watched and encouraged his wife Katy in Orem through the monitor of a laptop computer from his base in Afghanistan. Once Everett Joseph Gibbs was born, he perked up when he heard the words, "Hey, buddy, I'm your daddy."


>>Man On Fire Dies

(Provo, UT) -- A badly-burned man found Monday outside a Provo 7-11 has died. Authorities say Sean Romero of Orem was burned over 80 percent of his body. Dave Johnson, the 7-11 owner, watched the whole thing.

{UTManAflame} Q...drugs or suicidal :08.6

Investigators say an accelerant was used, but they don't know when or how the fire started.

　


SALT LAKE CITY – Wednesday is the second time in a week protesters calling for an improvement in Utah’s air quality came to the Utah State Capitol with a petition.Wednesday’s demonstration was much smaller than last week’s, but the message was the same. They want something to be done about the state’s air and they’re hoping Governor Herbert is listening.Dozens of protesters from groups like the Utah Tar Sands Resistance, Peaceful Uprising, Mormon Environmental Stewardship and Utah Moms for Clean Air filed into the governor’s office to stage what they’re calling a "cough-in."

ROY — A home in Roy was destroyed Wednesday after a fire that started in the garage spread throughout most of the house. The Roy City Fire Department responded to the fire, located at
4894 S. 3650 W., at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. The fire was originally called in as a car fire in the garage, but quickly spread to the home.

　

bill to put "In God We Trust" on some Utah license plates moved closer to passage Wednesday in the Utah Senate.Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, amended HB34 to remove a requirement for people interested in getting a plate to pay $25 annually to the Utah Division of Motor Vehicles, with the proceeds of that money going to faith-based groups.Instead, obtaining the proposed plate would cost a one-time fee, as with any other specialty license plate and no cash funneled to private groups.With the amendment, the bill won preliminary approval 23-0. But it will need a final Senate vote.