>>Man Found Dead In Pond, Second Man OK

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Police in Salt Lake City say a man's body has been pulled from a pond in Fairmont Park. Authorities also say they're investigating why a second man at the scene was found alive and sitting on the banks of the pond soaking wet. The cause of death in the first man - believed to be in his 30s or 40s - is still under investigation. No word on the second man's condition. Salt Lake Poi ce Lt. Carl Merino says other witnesses watching the ducks at the pond saw one man, who looked wet and a second body in the water.

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>>Ex-L-D-S Leader Accused Of Sexual Assault

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A Utah judge is ordering a former L-D-S Church branch leader to stand trial for sexual assault. Efrey Guzman faces charges including aggravated assault and sexual abuse of a child. Guzman is the former president of a Latino L-D-S congregation in Sandy. He's accused of breaking into a Millcreek home where he assaulted a teen and attacked an adult female. Guzman faces life behind bars if convicted.

>>D-N-A Evidence Helps Tie Two Murders

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Crime lab evidence is helping Utah investigators identify a local serial killer. Authorities say they've been able to link two murders that happened on the same day two years apart. Sonia Mejia was strangled February 9th, 2006 while Damiana Castillo was found murdered in her home exactly two-years later in West Valley City. Detectives say they're now looking for one suspect who they believe is Latino and may have been a teenager at the time.

>>Questions After 'Bob' The Elk Put Down

(Alpine, UT) -- Utah wildlife officials have put down a famous elk in Alpine and locals want to know why. The Utah Division of Wildlife says it euthanized "Bob" the elk after he was found in the mountains sickly and dying. Locals say they had gotten to know "Bob" because he comes around looking for food and now they're demanding better answers.


>>Romneys Mentioned As Possible Senate Candidates In Massachusetts

(Boston, MA) -- Two Romneys are being mentioned as possible candidates in a U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts. The "Boston Herald" reports Republican boosters have suggested Ann Romney as a possibility, along with Mitt Romney's oldest son, Tagg. ABC News later reported sources as saying Tagg Romney isn't interested in running for the seat vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry, who is beginning his first full week in his new job.

>>Utah One Of The Reddest States In The Country

(Undated) -- Utah isn't the "reddest" state in the nation, but it's in the top five. An annual poll from Gallup says Alabama, North Dakota, Wyoming and Mississippi are a little more red than Utah. Voters were asked to identify their ideology as conservative, liberal or moderate. Just under half the voters in Utah say they are conservative. On the flip side, Washington D.C. and Massachusetts had the highest percentage of voters who called themselves liberal.

>>State Regulators Look To Ways To Attack Dirty Air

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- State regulators are going over some options for keeping the air in Utah cleaner, especially during the winter months when cold air inversions form. The "Salt Lake Tribune" reports the Division of Air Quality is working on cutting pollution-causing chemicals found in common household cleaners. Cleaning products with lower fumes could potentially cut hundreds of tons of chemicals from being released into the air each year.

>>New Website Could Help Track Food-Borne Illness

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A new website is allowing Utahns to report if they think they've gotten sick from contaminated food. The Utah Department of Health website takes those reports and filters them down to the twelve local health departments so they can follow up. Any information provided will be kept secret and it will only be used to find out if food did indeed cause an illness. Common symptoms that can be reported to the website include diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain.

SALT LAKE CITY — The largest Boy Scout council in America is urging its national leadership to hold off on voting to allow gay members within its ranks.The Great Salt Lake Council of Boy Scouts said Monday it has joined with 32 other councils in asking the Boy Scouts of America to delay a vote on lifting its ban on gay members and leaders."We’re the largest council in the United States and we were uninformed and totally caught off guard that national was pursuing this course," said Kay Godfrey, a spokesman for the Great Salt Lake Council of Boy Scouts. "The stance of the Great Salt Lake Council as of this morning is that we oppose any change to the current membership policy without completely allowing an open forum discussion with councils across the country,"

　

LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON — Crews rescued a backcountry skier Monday after he fell off a 100-foot cliff. Robert Babbitt, 31, of Salt Lake City, was in critical condition Monday night but recovering well considering the height of the fall and the efforts it took to rescue him, police said. Babbitt had been skiing with three friends when the accident occurred. It was unclear whether he'd slipped, taken a wrong turn or exactly how it happened. Rescue crews were eventually able to reach Babbitt in the Hogum's Fork area, between Tanner's Flat and Snowbird Ski Resort. A Life Flight helicopter used a hoist to pick him up and take him to a hospital.

(Salt Lake)- Drivers of clean-fuel vehicles, enjoy freeway carpool lanes while you can. The Utah House took another step Monday toward limiting such access in the future.The House also passed two other transportation bills on Monday — one to allow issuing a new "In God We Trust" license plate, and another to allow drivers at some unusual new interchanges to turn either right or left on red lights.The House voted 51-23 to pass HB23 to allow the Utah Department of Transportation to limit how many clean-fuel vehicles it allows in carpool lanes. Currently if owners pay $10 for a decal, they may use those lanes even if the driver is the only passenger. That was allowed years ago to encourage more clean-fuel cars.