>>More Kennecott Copper Layoffs

(Bingham Canyon, UT) -- More Kennecott Copper employees are out of work. The company permanently laid off 100 more Bingham Canyon Mine workers Thursday. Kennecott spokesman Kyle Bennett says April's landslide is limiting work in the mine. All laid-off workers are getting severance and help finding work.

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>>Live Sex Show Busted

(Syracuse, UT) -- Six people are in jail for a live sex show in a Syracuse movie theater. Police say a janitor at Syracuse 6 Theaters organized it. At least 50-spectators allegedly paid up to 50-dollars apiece. Authorities say the theater owners had no knowledge of this, and were cooperating.

>>Brothers Stabbed At Home

(Davis Co., UT) -- A 15-year-old West Point teen's in custody for allegedly stabbing his younger brothers. Police say Wednesday, their mom found the four- and ten-year-olds dead at home. Investigators say it appears the teen didn't attack his brothers on purpose. No other details have been released.

>>Gay Boys Can Join Boy Scouts

(Undated) -- Potential Boy Scouts in Utah can join whether they're gay or not. The Boy Scouts of America approved that new policy yesterday. Openly-gay adults, however, can't volunteer or be in leadership positions. The policy takes effect January 1st.

>>Frances Monson Remembered

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Loyal and loving wife, mother, and friend. That's how friends and family remembered the wife of the LDS president during yesterday's funeral. Daughter Ann Dibb described her mother Frances' 85 years of life:

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Monson passed away May 17th of natural causes.

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LDS church member Adele Parker says the love and loyalty between Thomas and Frances Monson was a great example to everyone.


>>Steven Powell Not Going Home

(Puyallup, WA) -- Susan Powell's former father-in-law isn't going home. Washington authorities say Steven Powell can't move back to his old Puyallup [[ poo-YAHL-up ]] home because of community concerns. Powell is serving time for underage voyeurism.

>>NSA Data Center Tax Exemption

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Governor Gary Herbert is confident he can work out a non-taxing agreement for a federal data center. The state had planned on collecting six-percent on electricity used at the National Security Agency's Bluffdale facility. The agency says on top of millions in electricity bills, such a tax is unfair.

>>Services For Late Army Medic

(Salem, UT) -- Services are set for a young Utahn killed in Afghanistan. The eulogy for 21-year-old Cody Towse [[ TOWZ ]] starts at 11 a.m. June 1st at Salem Hill High School. The Army medic will be buried afterward in Elk Ridge Cemetery. Towse was killed earlier this month while treating a wounded soldier.


SALT LAKE CITY— The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement responding to the Boy Scouts of America's vote on its membership policy. The Church's statement said, in part:

"For the past 100 years, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has enjoyed a strong relationship with Boy Scouts of America, based on our mutual interest in helping boys and young men understand and live their duty to God and develop upright moral behavior. "The Church’s long-established policy for participation in activities is stated in the basic instructional handbook used by lay leaders of the Church: "young men … who agree to abide by Church standards" are "welcomed warmly and encouraged to participate" This policy applies to Church-sponsored Scout units. Sexual orientation has not previously been—and is not now—a disqualifying factor for boys who want to join Latter-day Saint Scout troops. Willingness to abide by standards of behavior continues to be our compelling interest. "These standards are outlined in the booklet For the Strength of Youth and include abstinence from sexual relationships. We remain firmly committed to upholding these standards and to protecting and strengthening boys and young men.