>>Man Falls 200-Feet To His Death Near Moab

(Moab, UT) -- Authorities in Grand County say a man is dead after he fell 200-feet down a canyon wall near Moab. Grand County Chief Deputy Darrell Mecham said The man was swinging with a woman from a rope attached to a cable stretched across Day Canyon, near the Gemini Bridges area, when he apparently fell out of a harness. A woman he was with was reportedly uninjured but was suspended in the device and as rescued by other participants on the scene. When search and rescue got to the location...

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Witnesses reported the man hit a rock at the bottom of the canyon.. he was still alive when the medical crew got to him, but he could not be stabalized and died. No identifies have been released.

On March 24, a West Jordan man was killed at Corona Arch when he hit the ground while swinging after miscalculating the length of rope that was needed.

(Moab Utah)- An al night search for three missing juviniles in Moab ended successfully thismorning whenthe trio, all from the same family, aged 8 to 13, were seen returning home dragging sleeping bags beind them. The three were last seen arund 6pm last evening. but wre not at home when their mother came home from work last evening. She alerted authorities and an all night search was launched.

>>Referee Punched By Teen Soccer Player Dies

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A Utah soccer referee has died after getting punched at a game a week ago. Ricardo Portillo [[ por-TEE-oh ]]'s daughter, Johana, has said she wants the 17-year-old suspect to pay for his crime.

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Portillo, who had been in a coma since last week, had given the teenaged goalkeeper a yellow card for reportedly shoving another player. The family says Portillo's body will be returned to Mexico for burial.


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>>Fire Crews At Salt Lake City Night Club

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Crews were reportedly rushing to the scene of a fire at a Salt Lake City night club late last night. It was happening at Club Expose just before midnight. The club is located on West 21-hundred South. The club was reportedly closed when the fire started.

>>Planners Ask What Wasatch Front Should Look Like In 2040

(South Salt Lake, UT) -- Low income housing or mansions on the Wasatch Front? City planners and community leaders presented those and more options to a group of about 30 residents yesterday in an effort to get ideas for what the area should like in the year 2040. A city planning entity known as "Envision Utah" asked participants to use a clicker to vote for the ideas they prefer to see in areas like the one around the Meadowbrook TRAX station at 39-hundred South. The "Tribune" says the effort is courtesy of a five-million-dollar federal grant being used by the Wasatch Choice for 2040 Consortium.

>>Massive Bee Hive Removed

(Ogden, UT) -- A massive bee hive in Ogden is gone for good. Bee experts helped to safely remove an estimated 60-thousand honeybees over the weekend from a hive about 12-feet-long found in the eaves of a cabin in Ogden Valley. The much-needed honey bees were not killed but were instead sucked-up harmlessly using a special vacuum cleaner. The bees will reportedly be preserved by beekeepers.

>>Utah Trooper Makes Extraordinary Stop On I-15

(Undated) -- A Utah Highway Patrolman is coming under scrutiny for his decision to drive the wrong way on Interstate 15 and crash into a car on purpose. Captain Mark Zesiger tells KSL-TV when attempts to stop a Ford Ranger spotted early yesterday morning traveling in the wrong direction on the Interstate failed, he stepped into action. At a location near ten-thousand South, Zesiger drove head-on into the SUV to stop it and its driver Axel Garcia of West Jordan. Zesiger says he only did what any Trooper would do in that situation.

>>Orem Man Stabbed By Roommate

(Orem, UT) -- A man in Orem is under arrest for allegedly stabbing his roommate. A fight Saturday night at a house ended violently with Ronald Williams stabbing another man in the arm and stomach. Two other men finally stepped in and held down Willis until police arrived. No word on the victim's condition.

>>Utah Teachers Honored For Excellence

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A group of Utah educators are being honored for their years of service. Eleven teachers are recipients of the Huntsman Award, which honors "excellence in education." In addition to recognition for their work each nominee who was selected receives ten-thousand-dollars.

>>Salt Lake City Police Warn About Phone Scam

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Authorities in Salt Lake City issue a warning about an alleged scam artist who's been calling people pretending to be a police officer. Salt Lake City cops say a man impersonating an officer has been calling unsuspecting people and threatening to arrest them if they don't pay him money. The scam artist apparently used a practice called "spoofing" which leads the victim to believe the phone number is in fact an official police number when it is not. Salt Lake City police remind folks they do not under any circumstance call residents demanding payment of any kind.