>>Utah Man Dies Using Swing At Corona Arch

(Moab, UT) -- A man from West Jordan dies in an accident involving a giant rope swing at Corona Arch. Authorities say 22-year-old Kyle Stocking was killed Sunday when he and several friends tried to set up a rope to swing across the famous Utah landmark. Thad James, president of Utah High Adventures, says it was an accident waiting to happen.

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The Grand County Sheriff's Office says Stocking -- an experienced rock climber -- fell almost 130 feet.


>>Romney To Host Retreat In Deer Valley

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Mitt Romney isn't finished with trying to make a difference in Washington, DC just yet. The former Republican Presidential candidate will host a retreat this summer in Deer Valley where he'll bring together rich donors and potential G-O-P contenders for President. One possible Republican candidate for the 2016 election is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

>>Survey Says Area Scouts Want Ban On Gays

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Officials with Salt Lake City-area Boy Scouts say a large number of its members want the national group's ban on gays to continue. That's according to a new survey sent to Scout leaders, volunteers, parents and even Scouts over the age of 18. The survey revealed that more than 80-percent of the Great Salt Lake Council wish the ban will continue.


>>Scavenger Hunt Accidentally Turns Into Bomb Scare At LDS Temple

(St. George, UT) -- As it turns out, a bomb scare at an LDS Temple was nothing more than one man's attempt to get a date. Police in St. George were called out to the LDS Temple Saturday evening after somebody found a package with the word "Army" written on it. A man later came forward and admitted the box was part of a treasure hunt for his girlfriend. The box had candy inside it and a note asking her to go to a dance.



>>Gay Marriage Supporters Rally

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah's gay-marriage supporters gathered at Library Square last night, in anticipation of today's U.S. Supreme Court hearing. Valerie Larabee with the Utah Pride Center was one of them.

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The high court will hear oral arguments today in the Proposition 8 case, which is the California statute that bans gay marriage. Tomorrow are oral arguments in a case challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act.


BOUNTIFUL, Utah — A man is in critical condition after an empty barrel he was cutting exploded. Deputy Chief Jeff Bassett, South Davis Metro Fire District, said the 60-year-old male was using a welding torch to cut holes in an empty 55-gallon drum near 500 North and 660 West. Shortly after 2 p.m. an unknown fume ignited and the drum blew up. Pieces of the drum struck the man in the head.

SALT LAKE CITY — Led by Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, 72 senators and representatives formally asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Monday to delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act. The request in a letter sent to the agency argues that the gray wolf is no longer an endangered species and that uncontrolled gray wolf population growth is a threat to other indigenous wildlife as well as the hunting and ranching industries.


Unified Fire Authority crews quickly doused a two-alarm blaze inside a Taylorsville condominium unit late Monday morning. UFA Capt. Clint Mecham said no injuries were reported and damage from the 8:15 a.m. fire at 1175 W. 4515 South was primarily limited to smoke and water.Mecham said that when firefighters arrived and saw smoke coming from the unit, they called a second alarm due to the blaze’s location in a multi-resident structure.Crews used a thermal imaging camera to locate the source of the fire, found to be inside a wall in the ground-floor unit. Firefighters opened the wall and extinguished the flames. At that point, the second alarm was cancelled.