Impeachment Proceedings Possible

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah's top cop could find himself in hot water. The legislature decides today whether to start an investigation into impeachment proceedings for John Swallow. The attorney general's under fire for allegedly arranging bribes and taking favors.

(Vernal) A fire at a Natural cleanup disposal site near Vernal included a filter press on fire. Oil field workers and firemen are at the scene making sure its contained. Repotts this morning on social media indicate no one was injured.


>>Federal Investigation Skydiving Accident

(Tooele Co., UT) -- Federal authorities are investigating a deadly skydiving accident Sunday. Authorities say the unidentified victim's parachute opened but she hit the ground too hard. The incident happened at Tooele Valley Airport.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has the highest rate of autism spectrum disorders in the country, as 1 in 47 children have been diagnosed with the disorder. Tuesday, a national study released by the Harvard School of Public Health showed a link between air pollution and ASD.According to researchers, living in an area with high levels of pollution may increase a woman’s chances of having a child with the disorder.Dr. Brian Moench, President of the Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, said people need to take air pollution more seriously.

(Audio) "Air pollution should be thought of the same way that we think of the health consequences of cigarette smoke," he said. "Higher rates of autism amongst children who were born to women that had to breathe more air pollution, that’s a devastating, life altering consequence."


>>Capitol Theatre Staying Around

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A century-old theatre is staying around after all. Salt Lake County officials had feared the Capitol Theatre facelift would fail from money problems. However, the Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation is making up the four-million-dollar funding shortfall. Renovation work begins June 28th.

(Salt Lake-Moab)-Firefighters continued Tuesday to battle three wildfires that have scorched hundreds of acres of land in rural parts of the state. But fire conditions were expected to worsen through Thursday. Fire officials Tuesday were asking the public to be very careful when using fire outdoors and target shooting, and have ordered restrictions on some activities to prevent additional wildfires.Because of volatile fire conditions, these activities are prohibited beginning Thursday in southwest Utah in Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane and Washington counties:

• Open fires of any kind, except campfires and charcoal fires within approved fire pits and grills. • Smoking, except in an enclosed vehicle or building.• Cutting, welding or grinding metal in areas of dry vegetation.• Use of exploding targets detonated when struck by a projectile such as a bullet. • Fireworks, tracer ammunition or other pyrotechnic devices.

Many Utah communities have placed restrictions on fireworks in advance of the upcoming July 4 and July 24 holidays. The National Forest is asking everyone to be careful with campfires and if possible avoid them until Friday.

Updates on the fires already burning:

• The Rock Creek Fire, sparked by lightning, is burning about 15 miles east of East Carbon City and has scarred about 181 acres of steep, rugged terrain. By Tuesday, the blaze was 25 percent contained. • The Dark Canyon Fire..north west of Blanding in Manti-La Sal National Forest had burned 350 acres in the Dark Canyon Wilderness. It continued to grow rapidly, and a helicopter crew was monitoring its spread, fire officials said. It was about 60 percent contained Tuesday evening. Crews hoped to have the fire fully contained by Saturday night.

• the Lackey Fan Fire, also in the Manti-La Sal National Forest, continued to burn about 3 miles northwest of La Sal. A lightning strike Thursday ignited that blaze, which had burned about 904 acres. Firefighters had reached 75 percent containment by Tuesday evening.


>>New Sex Education Website

(Undated) -- There's a new resource for parents educating teens on sex. The Department of Health website focuses on abstinence. However, it does have statistics on teens' sexual habits and the consequences of pregnancy. The website is at talking2teens.utahcounty.gov.


>>Salt Lake Tax Increase OK'd

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Salt Lake City property owners are paying more tax. Tuesday the city council approved an eight-million-dollar property-tax increase. That comes to roughly 67-dollars-93-cents more on a 250-thousand-dollar house. Most of the council says the increase is desperately needed for road repairs and other projects.

>>Shooting Stuns Former Landlord

(Ogden, UT) -- One woman's still in shock at Sunday's shooting at a Catholic church. Joane Sandberg says Jim Evans was a real help to his son-in-law Charles Jennings Junior. Jennings is accused of shooting Evans in the head. He's facing a number of charges, including attempted homicide.

>>Shooting Victim Condition Upgraded

(Ogden, UT) -- A Utah man shot during a Father's Day church service is in fair condition. Jim Evans took a bullet near his ear. Doctors say he'll need surgery and rehab to relearn speaking and swallowing. Evans' son-in-law Charles Jennings Junior has been charged with attempted homicide.

>>Mall Exceeding Everyone's Expectations

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Salt Lake's newest mall is doing very well. State tax records show City Creek Center brought in 200-million-dollars in the past nine months. The LDS Church, which owns the mall, says they're happy to be a part of the economic upswing.

>>Brushfire Causes Tank Explosion

(Leeds, UT) -- The cause of a brushfire that caused a fuel-tank explosion is unknown. Authorities say the fire started Tuesday morning near Buckeye Reef. It quickly spread to a nearby pile of scrap metal and old vehicles along with the tank. No one was injured.