Monday, February 18, 2013

>>House Okays Dating Violence Measure

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The Utah House is agreeing to a measure protecting dating partners from attacks or threats. The bill lets victims get a court protective order to keep the other person away from them. It's now before the Senate. Right now in Utah, you can only get a protective order if you're married, living with or have a child with the abuser. Representative Jennifer Seelig says dating violence killed 15 Utahns between 2004 and 2011.

>>Measure Protects Cops From Legal Action From Chase Crashes

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A state senator is trying to protect law enforcement from legal action if someone they're chasing hurts or kills themselves. Senator Stuart Adams says it would not protect the officer from litigation if Constitutional rights are violated and the pursuit must follow the law. The bill does not give immunity for the death or injury to bystanders.

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>>Three Hurt Crossing Street

(Ogden, UT) -- Ogden police say three pedestrians hit by a pickup were in the crosswalk at the time. The three injured are a 12-year-old girl, an 83-year-old woman and a 72-year-old woman. Two of the victims were critically hurt. They had left a movie about 10:30 Saturday night and were struck on Washington Boulevard. Police say alcohol doesn't appear to be involved.

>>Six Accused Of Vandalism With BB Guns

(Salt Lake County, UT) -- Four teens and two adults are accused of shooting house and car windows in a number of Salt Lake County communities. The six allegedly used BB guns and caused an estimated 50-thousand dollars in damages in West Jordan, West Valley City and Kearns. They're also suspected of similar vandalism earlier this month in West Valley City and Kearns.

>>Hatch Has New Book Writes On Mormon Belief

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch's new book is tackling the Catholic and Protestant view of God as a trinity. The book is titled "An American, a Mormon and a Christian: What I Believe." Hatch says the book says "Mormons believe that the father, son and holy ghost are three separate beings." He says Mitt Romney's presidential nomination offered a prime opportunity to help people understand Mormon beliefs.

>>Candlelight Vigil Remembers Midvale Victims

(Midvale, UT) -- A candlelight vigil is held in Midvale for the victims of last week's triple murders. Danielle Lucero, Omar Jarman and Shontay Young died in Tuesday's shootings. Police say the residence where David Fresques went on his shooting spree is a known drug hideout. Family and friends of Lucero came out to the rundown two-story house last night to set up a makeshift memorial made of candles and flowers.

>>Wild Horse Roundup Nets More Than 250

(Delta, UT) -- A huge roundup of Utah's wild horses results in the capture of more than 250 equines over the weekend. The Bureau of Land Management's roundup of the Swansey herd in the west desert required four days to accomplish. Crews were aided by a helicopter that trapped the animals for capture. Nearly 35-hundred horses and burros have been pulled off public land this year using similar methods.

>>Hospitals Hemorrhaging Big Bucks

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah hospitals say they lost nearly 700-million dollars last year in uncompensated health care. The economy has left thousands of cared-for patients with little or no insurance and as a result they aren't paying their bills. Utah officials have not decided whether they'll expand Medicaid next year to cover 58-thousand residents. But eEven if that happens some hospitals think the problem will still exist.

>>S-U-U Basketball Player Arrested

(Cedar City, UT) -- A basketball player from Southern Utah University is in trouble for alleged drug possession. Iron County jail records say Wade Collie was arrested early yesterday and held on suspicion of having drug paraphernalia and a controlled substance with intent to distribute. Collie is the third athlete from the school to face legal trouble during the 2012-2013 academic calendar.

LAYTON, Utah – The Layton City Police Department responded to a threat at the Layton Hills Mall on Sunday evening a little before 6 p.m., but they have not released specific information about the nature of the threat.Sgt. Roderick, Layton City Police Department, said they received a threat on Sunday. He said that as a precaution they responded on the assumption the threat was credible and increased police presence at the mall.Police officers left the mall around 7:30 p.m., but investigators remained on scene for some time after. Roderick said they believe they know where the individual who made the threat is, and they are working on opening communication with him. They said the suspect is not at the mall but did not provide further detail.

RICHFIELD — An 18-year-old woman was shot in the chest by a rifle that accidentally discharged Sunday. Cheyenne Hibberd and her friend Jesse Warenski, 22, were driving around when they got a flat tire and went to a family member's house to change it. Warenski was reaching into the back seat of the truck to grab a tire iron when a .30-06 caliber rifle discharged, according to the Sevier County Sheriff's Office. The bullet entered her left side and exited her body above her right breast. Hibberd then began walking, saying all she could think about was "taking a walk," according to the sheriff's office. She soon noticed pain in her left side, saw blood and eventually collapsed along Heppler's Road. Warenski called a friend who then called an ambulance. Hibberd was transported via Life Flight to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo.

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