>>Murder Suspect Arrested, Charged

(West Valley City, UT) -- A suspect wanted for a deadly shooting in West Valley City is under arrest. Police say Roberto Romero was arrested on charges of suspicion of murdering his roommate last Sunday night. Police wouldn't say where Romero was apprehended yesterday.

>>Utah Officials Hire Attorneys To Investigate

(Undated) -- Officials at the University of Utah appoint two investigators to look into allegations of misconduct by a former coach. Swim coach Greg Winslow is accused by students and parents of misconduct although the school won't comment on specifics. University President David Pershing said yesterday the school has hired Kansas City attorney Michael Glazier and Salt Lake City attorney Alan Sullivan to lead their investigation.

>>Utah Docs Get Paid By Drug Companies

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah doctors have raked in more than 25-million dollars since 2009 thanks to drug companies. The "Tribune" says those funds went to physicians statewide for everything from research to travel and entertainment. During that same time period, drug firms gave doctors around the country a total of two-billion dollars.

>>State Senate Stiffens Penalties For Selling Booze To Underage Drinkers

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah state lawmakers are taking another step toward stiffening the penalties for bartenders or servers who sell booze to underage drinkers. The Utah State Senate overwhelmingly passed the bill today and sent it to the House. Senator John Valentine claims teenagers who work in undercover stings get drinks nearly one-third of the time. The minimum fine for a first-time offender would be increased to 25-hundred dollars, with short liquor license suspensions beginning on the second offense.

>>Discrimination Bill Dies In Senate

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A bill prohibiting housing and employment discrimination based on sexual orientation has failed. Utah senate president Wayne Niederhauser said there wasn't enough support.

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Sponsoring senator Steve Urquhart [[ ERK-hart ]] says he'll bring the bill back next year.


DRAPER, Utah — Draper police arrested two people Monday who allegedly hid razor blades inside doughnuts, ate them, fed them to a co-worker and then tried to make an injury claim against the store where they purchased them.The two alleged scammers, 39-year-old Carrol Leazer and 35-year-old Michael Conder, purchased the doughnuts at a Smith’s store in Draper on March 6, according to a news release from the Draper Police Department. The two reportedly broke razor blades into small pieces and ate them along with the doughnuts.

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would change how local distilleries can distribute their products has brewers upset.Senate Bill 248 is moving toward a vote, and the legislation would require local distilleries to use a distributor instead of selling their product’s themselves.

(Salt Lake)-Despite arguments that it would rob rich school districts to help poorer ones, the Senate passed a bill Monday that aims to make school funding more equal across the state. he bill now goes to the Utah house.The bill would freeze a state property tax rate — known as the basic rate — that normally decreases as property values rise. That would mean more money collected by the state, then equally distributed to schools as property values rise over time. School districts would then be required to lower one of their local property tax rates by the same amount to keep taxpayers from paying more money overall — unless they chose to hold truth-in-taxation hearings to keep their taxes steady.

(Salt Lake) Several hundred other teachers and parents, filled the Capitol rotunda Monday evening, to thank lawmakers for agreeing to increase base per pupil spending, known as the WPU, by 2 percent and fund another 13,500 students expected in Utah schools in the fall. Though the increases haven’t yet been finalized, legislative leaders have agreed upon them.