SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Governor Gary Herbert says the President has the wrong plan for America. Following President Obama’s State of the Union address this evening, Governor Herbert issued a statement says....

Too much government with not enough private sector empowerment will only further slow economic growth and stifle recovery. Mr. Obama is confused about the proper roles of the federal government, the states and the private sector. The governor added:

When I bought my first car, my dad taught me that you can buy it, if you can afford it. Our nation is buying much today that we cannot afford.

(Midvale, UT) -- People in Midvale admit they're shocked after three people were found shot to death inside a home.

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The three were found murdered Tuesday and a fourth person has been hospitalized in critical condition. Police are looking for 25-year-old David Freques [[ Fraz-kez ]] as a person of interest in the case, as well as a second suspect.


>>Springdale Manager Arrested

(Springdale, UT) -- The city manager of Springdale is under arrest in connection with allegations of mismanagement. Richard Wixom was arrested yesterday morning and posted bail by the end of the day. On Monday, he and Springdale Police Chief Kurt Alvin were charged with one-count each of failure to keep and pay over public money. An investigation by the Utah A-Gs office revealed the two officials funneled more than 33-thousand-dollars in traffic fines to Springdale coffers instead of the courts.

>>Valley's Air Quality No Longer Getting Dirty Looks By Politicians

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- State legislators are finally taking up the urgent call by Utahns to clean-up the Valley's dirty air. Legislators at the Capitol joined Governor Herbert yesterday in pledging to take a look at Salt Lake City air quality. A protest by air quality advocates is scheduled for outside the Capitol later this afternoon. The Valley has already experienced 20 days this year which outpaced the E-P-As health standards for fine-particle air pollution.

>>Cost For Proposed Downtown Theater Could Top $180M

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- New cost estimates are announced for a proposed theater in downtown Salt Lake City. The "Tribune" says City Councilors are fine-tuning financing for the Performing Arts Center's pitch for a new playhouse. Originally the facility was earmarked at 110-million dollars but including the cost of interest payments that cost is more likely to surpass 180-million. The City Council is predicted to adopt the revised cost plans next week.

>>Stations Hacked With Alert Forecasting Phony Zombie 'Attack'

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- It's not Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" but the F-C-C is investigating Monday night's bizarre incident that led to several national broadcast outlets - including five in Salt Lake City - to issue emergency alerts of an impending invasion by zombies. The F-C-C believes hackers briefly broke into the Emergency Alert System which interrupts live television with communications to alert the public in case of an emergency. KSL-TV says it was one of five broadcast outlets in Utah which displayed the warning that zombies were about to attack. The alert instructed viewers not to approach the zombies.

>>Red Velvet Has Way Of Melting Utahns' Hearts

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Valentine's Day tomorrow is the perfect opportunity for Salt Lake sweet tooths to celebrate with their favorite red-colored treat. According to the "Tribune" Utah has a new love-affair with Red Velvet cake. The southern-born concoction is actually chocolate-flavored cake mix loaded with red food coloring. Utah bakery owners say Red Velvet cakes and other Red Velvet-inspired spinoffs have taken over as the favorite among all Valley desserts.

OREM, Utah – A Utah Highway Patrol trooper was hit while in his vehicle on Interstate 15 in Orem. Just after 3:10 p.m., the trooper had was conducting a traffic stop in the southbound right-hand emergency lane of I-15 near the Orem University Parkway at milepost 269. He was sitting in his vehicle when a truck traveling southbound lost control of his vehicle, hit a concrete wall, rolled over then hit the patrol vehicle.The trooper sustained minor injuries.Utah Highway Patrol says this is the fourteenth trooper hit so far this year.

TAYLORSVILLE — A man police say was attempting a drive-by shooting at an apartment complex didn't get far.As he took his eyes off the road, he crashed into a parking structure and a cement post about 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Callaway Apartments, 1141 W. 3900 South.Unified police detective Ken Hansen said it appears the only thing the man shot before he crashed was a truck parked nearby. The man, believed to be in his 20s, is in police custody,