>>Tooele County Sheriff Investigation

(Tooele Co., UT) -- The Tooele County Sheriff's Office is under investigation. County spokesman Wade Matthews confirmed an outside agency is looking into allegations against some employees. He declined details. Sheriff Frank Park told KSL News he can't discuss the investigation.

>>Yanira Maldonado Released

(Undated) -- A Surprise woman is out of a jail in Mexico after being accused of smuggling drugs.

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Yanira Maldonado spoke to the media shortly after walking out of a detention facility about 15 miles from the U.S. border. Maldonado became national and international news after Mexican soldiers said they discovered 12 pounds of pot under her seat on a bus heading from Mexico to Phoenix. The mother of seven and her husband were headed back home after attending a family funeral when she was detained last week.

>>Drug Raid Celebrated

(Davis Co., UT) -- Sunset residents are rejoicing over a suspected-drug-house raid. The house at 1900 East and 250 West is next to Sunset Elementary School. Neighbors said they'd been sending police tips about the place for two years. Authorities say they found lots of drugs including Spice and prescription medications.

>>Refinery Fined For Environmental Violations

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A Salt Lake City refinery must pay almost two-million-dollars in fines. The Environmental Protection Agency says Tesoro Corporation did not properly sample and test its gasoline. That could mean the company's gas doesn't meet anti-pollution regulations. The company's one of the largest independent petroleum refineries in the West.

>>Illinois House Clears Fracking Regulations

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is moving forward with plans to regulate the fracking industry. State Representative John Cavaletto says this means a lot for people.

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Fracking is the process of digging deep into the ground and drilling oil and natural gas out of shale rocks. Supporters say it could put about 45-thousand people to work. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn supports the plan.

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State Rep. Robyn Gabel has several concerns about fracking and supports claims that it creates toxic waste.


(UTAH)-A federal judge has decided against placing specific limits on what improvements and maintenance Kane County can perform on several public-lands routes it has recently won from the federal government. In his latest ruling in Utah’s ongoing RS2477 legal saga, U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups found that counties deserve some flexibility in keeping such routes usable. In a hearing Thursday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Romney Philpott said the judge’s order could be interpreted as a green light for the county to unilaterally perform work outside the rights of way as determined by the court at trial. This is a recipe for future conflict, he argued. But the judge said his 120-page ruling in the case, handed down March 20, gives sufficient guidance."I’m not going to anticipate every circumstance that might arise. What if a big boulder rolled down and blocked the road?" Waddoups said. His ruling Thursday is the final call in this Kane road dispute before an expected appeal to the 10th Circuit Court in Denver. The case is widely viewed as a crucial test for suits brought on behalf of 22 Utah counties seeking title to roads across public lands under the repealed federal statute known as RS2477. This case involved just 15 route segments. Awaiting trial is a much larger suit Kane brought seeking title to nearly 900 segments, most of them inside the Grand Staircase-

>>Religious Groups Pray For immigration Reform

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah religious groups gather in Salt Lake City for a prayer vigil in support of immigration reform. The "pray for citizenship" rally drew a modest crowd outside the federal offices of Senators Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee just before yesterday's evening rush hour. The "Tribune" says faith leaders prayed for a fair, inclusive and direct road map to citizenship for undocumented immigrants in the U.S.

>>Water Released From Flaming Gorge Dam

(Uintah County, UT) -- In an effort to save endangered fish officials are releasing more water from Flaming Gorge Dam in Uintah County. The added water in Green River has increased water levels which should in turn help fish species. One of the endangered species is the razorback sucker which biologists say is an important part of the Green River ecosystem.

>>Here's The Line On Utah's Free Fishing Day

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah's annual free fishing day is just around the corner. On June 8th only anglers will be allowed to fish anywhere in the state without a license although all other state fishing regulations must be adhered to. Before that date Utah fisheries will be planting extra fish in Lakes and reservoirs to increase the chances people will catch the "big one."