Wednesday, July 31, 2013


>>Six Men Arrested For Weekend Gang Slaying

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Six men are under arrest in West Valley City in connection with a weekend murder. Police say the men were arrested yesterday on various charges. Police tell the "Tribune" they believe 19-year-old Armando Majano is the man responsible for shooting 18-year-old Anthony Hernandez. Authorities think the killing was gang-related.

>>Convicted Killer Charged With Obstruction Of Justice

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The man convicted of murdering a B-Y-U professor is facing another charge in court. Benjamin Rettig has been charged with obstruction of justice stemming from his refusal last January to testify against his co-defendant. Rettig refused to testify when asked about his part in the 2009 murder of professor Kay Mortensen. But Rettig had agreed to plead guilty to that murder if prosecutors didn't seek the death penalty.

>>Warrant Issued For Arrest Of Ex-Ute Football Player

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- An arrest warrant is issued for a former University of Utah football player. Authorities say a third district judge issued the warrant yesterday for 24-year-old "Niasi" Mona Leota after he failed to show for a sentencing hearing. Leota was scheduled to be sentenced on domestic violence charges. He is eligible for the mandatory sentence of five-years in prison.

>>Major Retail Show Begins

(Pineview Reservoir, UT) -- A major retail show gets underway at Pineview Reservoir. Officials with the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market kicked off the event yesterday with "Demo Day." More than 13-hundred exhibitors and 27-thousand attendees are expected this year. Considered Salt Lake City's largest convention the Summer Market runs through Saturday at the Salt Palace.


>>Man Says He's Not-Guilty In Deaths Of Uncle, Second Man

(Sandy, UT) -- A Utah man accused of killing his uncle is ordered to stand trial. A judge yesterday ruled that Alex Vasquez must stand trial in the deaths of Simon Vasquez and a second man Paul Giovale. The two died of wounds suffered in a shootout in Sandy last August. Vasquez is pleading not-guilty to all charges.

>>Utah Frosh Football Player Among Three Killed In Crash

(Undated) -- A freshman from the University of Utah football team is dead following a single-vehicle rollover accident this week in New Mexico. Authorities say Gaius Vaenuku is one of three people killed in Monday's late-night accident on U-S 550 near milepost 83. The other victims were Polo Manukainu who is reportedly Vaenuku's cousin and a member of the Texas A and M football team as well as another cousin 13-year-old Lolo Uhatafe. Utah freshman football player Salesi Uhatafe and his father survived the crash.

>>Booze Worth 200K Recovered

(Woods Cross, UT) -- Authorities in Woods Cross say they've recovered an estimated 200-thousand-dollars worth of stolen booze. Police say they were investigating the theft of a semi-trailer containing more than one-thousand cases of liquor since Friday. The truck was stolen when the driver parked it for the weekend in Woods Cross. Most of the stolen booze was tequila.

>>Lehi Juice Maker Puts Squeeze On Workforce

(Lehi, UT) -- A Lehi firm is giving out pink-slips to a fifth of its workforce. The "Tribune" reports close to 50 employees from XanGo are being laid-off in an effort to make the company more "nimble." XanGo markets a brand of natural juice and also distributes a line of skin care products and vitamins. The company recently reported under-performing investments.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission is considering a new rule that would require customers to state an "intent to dine" before getting a drink at a restaurant.

The proposed rule, discussed at the DABC Commission meeting on Tuesday, would have servers ask if someone intended to order food before they were served alcohol at any restaurant. It came out of liquor laws passed during the last legislative session.

Under Utah law, one cannot order an alcoholic drink at a restaurant without ordering food. Lawmakers recently allowed for people to get a drink while they peruse the menu — but they still must order something to eat. For a restaurant to have a license, 70 percent of their revenue must come from food sale.

Salt Lake City. Home prices in Salt Lake City and County are up dramticaly in some zip codes...as much as a 25 per cent increase over prices of last year. IN the denver Metro area home prices are also increasing, but at a slower rate than Salt Lake. In the Las Vegas area, home prices are up 23 per cent. In St George, home prices are up around 12 per cent over last year.

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