SALT LAKE CITY — The president of one of Utah’s largest Internet companies has vowed not to cooperate with law enforcement requesting customer data — unless they get a warrant. In an interview with FOX 13 News, XMission President Pete Ashdown said he is standing up for his customers’ Internet privacy in an era of intrusion. To that end, he has published a list of requests he has gotten from law enforcement and government agencies for customer data."Most of them are not warrants. Most of them are subpoenas that had one signature on them, and not a judge’s signature," Ashdown told FOX 13. "Very few valid, constitutional requests out of this group which is disappointing to me."

XMission has refused to comply with most of the requests for information — with one notable exception: A Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Court request in 2010. Ashdown said he could not reveal much about the FISA Court order given to XMission on Nov. 29, 2010 because of the same order.

"It was, essentially, setting up a monitoring device on one customer for an extended period of time," Ashdown said. "I wasn’t very happy about that, but they said, ‘Look, it’s going to be a nightmare if you try and challenge it.’ And so I did it." In his interview with FOX 13, Ashdown said he was "uncomfortable" with the massive NSA data center being built in Bluffdale. He was critical of Utah’s congressional leaders for supporting it — then expressing concern and outrage about the data collection.

　

>>Utah Democrats Want Hearing To Discuss Swallow

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah Senate Democrats say they'll seek a legislative hearing to discuss allegations lobbed at District Attorney John Swallow. The "Tribune" says the hearing would examine more closely the allegations of misconduct now facing Swallow. The House made a similar gesture for a hearing last week. Senate Minority Leader Gene Davis reiterated the hearing is not intended for a discussion on impeachment.

>>Experts Warn Heat Dangers

(St. George, UT) -- With triple-digit heat most of this week, doctors are warning people to be careful. Dr. John Foster at Intermountain Healthcare says it's easy to forget how harmful heat exhaustion is.

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(MOAB ) Just out side Arches Nation Park is a major dinsosaur herd discovery. Channel Five news says Utah paleontologists are looking for one enormous helicopter to lift the herd of dinosaurs The Utahraptors are fossilized on a steep slope, just below a cliff. The herd is protected by a jacket of plaster and burlap. "It's certainly one of the most amazing things that I've ever seen in my career," according to Don DeBlieux, a paleontologist with Utah Geological Survey. The area the dinosaurs were found in is believed to have been a death trap. State paleontologist Jim Kirkland theorizes that 100 million years ago a pack of Utahraptors attacked a plant-eating dinosaur stuck in quicksand. The collection was first found in 2001 by a student doing geology in the area. The problem now, is how to move the collection.

SALINA, Sevier County — An Iowa man is dead after driving off a steep embankment on I-70 near Salina. Steve R. Johnson, 58, was traveling west on I-70 in a silver 2010 Ford F-250 at about 8:15 a.m. Monday when he drifted into the median an d then overcorrected. His vehicle went down a steep embankment off the eastbound lanes and began to roll as it reached the frontage road at the bottom, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. It rolled into a dry creekbed lined with large rocks, which tore most of the cab from the frame of the truck. Johnson was wearing a seatbelt, according to UHP, but died instantly due to head and neck trauma.


>>Census: Utah Best In U.S. For Internet Access

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- New census data says Utah is the top state in the nation for providing its people access to the world wide web. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau reports that 12 of every 13-Utahns have access to the internet. No other state was better. One in four Utahns are what the Bureau calls "highly connected" meaning they can get on the Internet using more than one device, whether it's with a phone or tablet.

>>Grass-Roots Org. Denied In Bid To Unplug Plant

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Plans by a grass-roots movement to stop a proposed power plant in Sigurd are derailed for the time being. The "Tribune" says Sevier Citizens for Clean Air and Water wanted Utah regulators to stop the planned 58-megawatt gas-fired power plant. The Sevier group's challenge was reportedly the first in Utah aimed at fighting the state's new environmental regulations. The head of the Utah grass-roots effort promised he wouldn't quit the fight.

>>Salt Lake Strikes 100, Degrees That Is

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Salt Lake City hits 100-degrees on the thermometer for the first time this year. The "Tribune" says yesterday's high temperature tied a record set way back in 1918. Forecasters say we can expect a cooling trend today as the high could reach the upper-80s. Then tomorrow temperatures should once again encroach on the lower 90s.

>>Toddler Critical After Hit-N-Run

(West Valley City, UT) -- A two-year-old boy is in critical condition after a hit-and-run last night. Police say the unidentified boy's mom was crossing a street at four-thousand-five South 56-hundred West when a northbound vehicle hit the stroller. The boy flew out, and the driver kept going. The vehicle's been described as a gray, silver or white sports car with a fin on the back.

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>>Lane Buckling Closes I-15 Lanes

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Two closed lanes of I-15 should be open again this morning. The Department of Transportation says yesterday's high heat caused pavement to buckle near 13-thousand-800 South. UDOT says someone reported the problem around seven last night.

>>Family Struggling Murder Suicide

(Spanish Fork, UT) -- Family and neighbors are struggling to deal with the alleged murder-suicide of a father and son in Spanish Fork. Police lieutenant Matt Johnson says Bryson Drew left a suicide note Sunday night. Authorities say two-year-old Chance had blunt-force injuries. His father died of a single gunshot wound to the head.

>>Experts Warn Heat Dangers

(St. George, UT) -- With triple-digit heat this week, doctors are warning people to be careful. Dr. John Foster at Intermountain Healthcare says it's easy to forget how harmful heat exhaustion is. Foster says drinking plenty of water and getting out of the heat are key to recovery. Major warning signs of heat exhaustion include muscle aches, nausea, and dizziness.

>>Stinky Air In Pleasant Grove

(Pleasant Grove, UT) -- The air in Pleasant Grove isn't so pleasant right now. Local officials say mulch creation at a sewage plant west of I-275 is emitting the terrible odors. A "Stop-The-Stench" rally will be held Thursday near the plant for ideas on either stopping the stench or moving the mulch-creation operation.