>>Valley Emissions Need Further Cleanup

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Smog over Salt Lake Valley needs to be cut by at least ten-percent. That's the minimum needed for the area to meet targeted numbers allowed by the Environmental Protection Agency. The "Tribune" says previous clear-air regulations won't be enough to bring the Valley to healthy standards. State engineers have been working on cleaning up the air for at least two years.

　

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah Senator Orrin Hatch says he favors the traditional definition of marriage. But the state's senior senator says gay couples should be able to have civil unions with essentially the same legal rights.

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Civil unions are not constitutional in Utah. On the issue of immigration Hatch tells FOX 13 a lot of people are watching what he decides about the immigration vote coming in the U.S. Senate. He says the border should be secured and more science and technology workers should be allowed to stay.

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Utah Senator Orrin Hatch says a lot of people are watching to see what he decides about the coming vote on immigration in the Senate.

>>Frontier Airlines Will Start Charging For Bags, Drinks

(Denver, CO) -- Frontier Airlines is going to start charging some customers for drinks and overhead bin space. The Denver-based company says it's part of a plan to reward its most faithful fliers.

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That's Kate O'Malley with the airline carrier. She says starting this summer, those who buy the "basic" or cheapest fares offered on third-party sites will pay from 25- to 100-dollars for a carry-on bag. Passengers who book their flights through FlyFrontier.com will still be able to bring a carry-on for free. Frontier will also start charging "economy" and "basic" fare customers almost two-dollars for drinks, starting July 1st.


>>Utah Has Lowest Rate Of Unwed Moms In U.S.

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A new census report finds Utah has the lowest rate of births to unwed mothers. Census estimates released yesterday show more than 35-percent of babies born in the U.S. in 2011 were to unwed moms. Meanwhile in Utah just 15-percent of new moms that year were unmarried. The highest national rate is Washington, DC where more than 50-percent of newborns had unwed mothers.

>>Man Shot By Cops Charged

(West Jordan, UT) -- Charges of domestic violence are handed to a West Jordan man later shot by West Valley police. KSL-TV says James Kammeyer threatened officers with a gun in the lobby of the West Valley City Police Department Monday morning. He was shot twice in the arm and treated at an area hospital. He's been charged in connection with an alleged domestic dispute with his wife the day before.

>>Missing Teen 'Endangered'

(Springville, UT) -- A teen reported to have vanished from her home in Springville is being classified as "endangered." Authorities say 16-year-old Katy Kendall left home with a 19-year-old Texan named Zachary Metcalf on April 23rd and hasn't been heard from since that day. Metcalf may be an Army Reservist. People with information on Kendall's location are urged to call the authorities at 801-489-9421.

>>Utah Paratrooper Found Dead

(Fort Bragg, NC) -- A Utah paratrooper stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina is dead. Officials confirmed they're investigating the weekend death of Specialist David Gannon of West Jordan. His body was found in his barracks Saturday. His body will be brought to Utah with a full escort on Friday.

>>Davis Co. Manhunt Ends With Apprehension

(Davis County, UT) -- A manhunt is over in Davis County. Authorities there say officers finally apprehended Nathan Langlais yesterday following a three-hour search. During his escape from officers Langlais allegedly broke into several homes and begged for help. He was taken into custody and charged with evading police and burglary.

MAGNA — A Tooele man was killed Wednesday after investigators say he apparently drove into a Utah Department of Transportation vehicle parked off to the side of the road.About 9:30 a.m., an Audi traveling west on I-80 near 7200 West crashed into the back of a UDOT truck, said Utah Highway Patrol Cpl. Todd Johnson.A UDOT crew had pulled off the freeway to spray weeds. Their truck was in the left shoulder and partially sticking out in the far left lane, Johnson said. The truck had overhead lights on and a flashing arrow directing traffic to move over.

　

(San Juan County)-The San Juan School District is developing a policy regarding the possession of concealed weapons by properly-licensed employees at school. The possible policy was discussed at a recent meeting of the School Board.
Superintendent Douglas Wright said, "My personal opinion is that we should have a policy that indicates that the use of a concealed weapon is not part of their scope and duty of employment. He said "The Board does not need to take a stand on concealed weapons, but it is in the best interest of the District to have a policy."
The policy is likely to state that any employee with a concealed weapons permit is not authorized by the district to discharge the weapon. If they do so, it is not within the scope of their employment. But, the would be allowed to have a concealed weapon..as long as it was concealed and they had a concealed permit.
In other matters at the April 16 board meeting,
District Business Manager Clayton Holt reports that state retirement costs are up 1.7 percent and the health insurance costs are expected to increase 18.5 percent.

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(Moab Utah)- The moab police department is currently investigating a spray painting vandalism incident..a message painted on a fence on 4th North, threatening to the hispanic Community. The spray painting the readsa in part, "Mexicans deserve to die for what you did to Cory." Apprently refering to Cori Yardly, charged with obstruction of justice in the recent murder of Gregario Campos. Yardly's son and a friend of her son, are charged with murder in the case. Police say anyone with information about the spray painting is urged to share it with police.

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