>>Church Leader Says Obama Plan In Line With LDS

(Washington, DC) -- A Mormon leader is saying President Obama's immigration reform plan is in line with the values of the faith. Dieter Uchtdorf is second counselor in the LDS Church's governing First Presidency. Uchtdorf and other faith leaders met with the President last week. The "Salt Lake Tribune" reports Uchtdorf says Obama said they "need to stand together" to make sure people can come to the U.S. without fear and "do it in a lawful way."

>>Lawmakers Consider Anti-Wolf Measure

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The state budget is coming up for final votes soon and wolves are one of the topics. The Legislature's Executive Appropriations Committee gave its okay to spending 300-thousand dollars to keep wolves from being "reintroduced" in the state under the federal gray wolf recovery plan. However, the "Salt Lake Tribune" reports Senate Minority leader Gene Davis says "it seems like a waste" adding "the problem isn't even here."

>>Appliance Believed Cause Of Fire At Murray Lab

(Murray, UT) -- An overheated appliance is apparently at fault for a fire at a business in Murray. It happened Saturday at Chemtech-Ford Laboratories on Stratler Street. Nobody was hurt and there was no risk from chemicals.

>>Second Arrest In Triple Murder

(Murray, UT) -- A second arrest is made in connection with the recent triple murder in Murray. Davis Fotu was apprehend last night for questioning. He's the second man arrested for the February 12th homicide at what's been called by cops as a "known drug house." David Fresques already faces aggravated and attempted murder charges.

SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers are calling the 2013 Utah legislative session unusually calm, but both sides think that debate may heat up as the session ends on Thursday. Several gun rights bills and an anti-discrimination law will come up for a vote this week, and some say the measures could lead to controversy on the floor. There are two gun rights related bills up for a vote this week. A bill that would allow people to carry concealed weapons without a permit generated a lot of debate before it passed in the House of Representatives last week. It goes before the Senate this week. Another gun rights bill, The Second Amendment Preservation Act, asserts that state gun laws trump federal gun control laws.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Senate has approved legislation to change the name of Utah State University-College of Eastern Utah to Utah State University Eastern.

The college, which was established in 1937, has campuses in Price and Blanding.

It was known as the College of Eastern Utah until 2010, when it merged with Utah State.

The school's Chancellor Joe Peterson says the school wanted a shorter name and the school is often referred to as Utah State University Eastern or USU Eastern.

The Senate approved the legislation unanimously Friday. It now moves to the House for consideration.

　

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is still waiting to decide whether to accept the federal government's offer to expand Medicaid, but a group of Utah lawmakers wants to let him know where they stand by passing a law prohibiting the expansion.

Republican lawmakers say the expansion offers a "false promise" of federal support.

Critics say the move is short-sighted and ignoring a detailed study of what's in the best interest for the state.

　

(Blanding Utah)

The City of Blanding is considering the improvement of land west of town near the Westwater Ruin. The hope is to restore the ruin, promote visitation and assist in the development of an archaeological program at the Utah State University (USU) campus in Blanding. The plans were discussed at the February 26 meeting of the Blanding City Council.

Approximately 160 acres of land in the southwest quadrant of the community has had various owners over the years. The land was initially acquired by the Utah Navajo Development Council. Ownership then migrated to the City and then slid to the San Juan Education Foundation. The city is considering resuming ownership and helping to restore the ruin with the help of the San Juan Heritage Foundation and USU.

The Westwater Ruin has fallen into disrepair but the city hopes that a restoration effort may be of great interest to residents and visitors alike. The area also includes a small natural bridge.