(Salt Lake City) As the nation anticipates further implementation in January 2014 of the Affordable Care Act, which requires companies with 50 or more employees to provide insurance for their full-time employees, LDS Church-owned Deseret Industries has cut its workers’ hours to fewer than 30. In doing so, DI, as it is known, will not have to provide health coverage for these employees. In recent years, the DI has become one of the premier places in Utah where refugees and others can find work. It has never provided insurance for those employee, but, apparently found the cost to do so under Obama Care too steep.

Other large Utah employers — public and private — have been adjusting workers’ hours in advance of the Obamacare coverage requirement. Granite School District, for instance, will be trimming the hours for hundreds of part-time workers. Granite officials note the district has never provided health benefits for part-time hourly workers, and they deemed the price tag too steep to begin doing so.

　

>>Boy, 13, Arrested For Making Gun Threat

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Police say they've arrested a 13-year-old accused of being the person behind a school gun threat. Police in Clearfield say the boy called 911 from a phone inside North Davis Junior High School and falsely told the operator that an alleged gunman was inside the school. The threat caused officials to lockdown three separate Davis County schools and officers were dispatched to the scene. The boy was later positively identified by another student who witnessed him make the call to police.

>>Tea-Making Firm Fined 110K

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A Utah tea company is being fined 110-thousand-dollars for allegedly pitching illegal business opportunities. The state's Division of Consumer Protection accuses The Green Tea Company of violating a Utah law that requires companies to inform the state whether they're in compliance with federal laws. The "Tribune" says former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff attended a meeting with officers from Green Tea Company in 2009 to discuss business opportunities.

>>Park City Man And His 37-Foot R-V Go Missing

(Park City, UT) -- A Park City man who disappeared is the focus of a search this morning in Emery County. The family of 67-year-old Larry Fitlow tell authorities he vanished during a Memorial Day outing in Goblin Valley State Park. He was last seen driving a 37-foot R-V heading towards the Wild Horse slot canyon parking lot near Highway 24. So far there's been no sign of Fitlow or the R-V.

>>First Set Of Quintuplets Born At 'U' Hospital

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Officials from University of Utah hospital say doctors there have delivered quintuplets for the first time in its history. Guillermina Garcia's three girls and two boys were delivered via cesarean section on Sunday. Between just 12 and 30 mothers deliver quintuplets in the U.S. annually. Each of the five infants had their own team of at least five doctors, nurses and other specialists.

>>Utah Family Awaiting Relative's Release

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The Utah relatives of an Arizona woman say she didn't bring marijuana on a bus. Yanira Maldonado was arrested at a military checkpoint May 22nd and is still in a Mexican jail. Officials say they found the pot under her bus seat. Her Utah relatives say she's being framed for money.

>>Granger High Is Moving, Will Be Largest School In Utah

(West Valley City, UT) -- Granger High School will be the largest high school in the state this fall. Assistant Principal David Gatti says they're moving into a new campus that will offer great educational opportunities. Gatti says the 80-million-dollar campus will take up 450-thousand-square feet. He expects 26-hundred students in the fall.

>>Gun Rights Advocate Arrested

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A Salt Lake City gun-rights advocate is facing domestic-violence charges. Sergeant Dave Askerlund says Clark Aposhian [[ uh-PO-shee-un ]] verbally threatened a female friend on Memorial Day. He also drove an Army truck to her home.

{UTaskerlund} Q...striking her vehicle :05.3

Aposhian also allegedly threatened to ruin the victim's cars and bury her. His court date hasn't been set.
Aposhian’s attorney sent Fox 13 a statement Tuesday night, which said in part: "My preliminary investigation strongly indicates that the charges against Mr. Aposhian are false… Mr Aposhian made no threats and Mr. Aposhian will be completely vindicated."

Aposhian has made himself into a high-profile advocate for gun rights in Utah, partly through his willingness to be interviewed by the media and partly for his work with gun advocacy groups. He also teaches concealed weapons classes.