>>Patch Springs Fire Burned More Than 31-thousand Acres

(Summit County, UT) -- Firefighters continue their work to extinguish what's now called Utah's largest active wildfire. The Patch Springs Fire in the Stansbury Mountains has burned more than 31-thousand-acres. By last night it was only 20-percent contained. There is some welcome news, however, as residents evacuated by the Rockport 5 wildfire in Summit County will reportedly be allowed back in their homes sometime today.

MOAB — Two people from Texas and one from Georgia were killed in Friday's four-car accident near Moab. Names of the victims were released Saturday by the Utah Department of Public Safety.

Juan Vidales, 54, his daughter Stephanie Vidales, 27, both of Saginaw, Texas, and Arthur Loewen, 69, of Perry, Ga., were killed in the crash. Four others, including a 10-year-old girl, were injured and transported to area hospitals.

About 3 p.m. Friday on state Route 191, a Nissan Maxima driven by David Lewis, 28, of Saginaw, Texas, attempted to pass a semitrailer in a no-passing zone, striking an oncoming Hyundai Azera, the Utah Highway Patrol reported.

Juan Vidales was sitting in the front passenger seat. Stephanie Vidales, who was sitting in the back seat, was ejected from the vehicle. Stephanie's 10-year-old daughter was also ejected but suffered only minor injuries.

The collision sent the Nissan spinning down the road, where it was struck on the passenger door by a northbound Cadillac DTS, stopping it in the center of the highway. The Cadillac spun off the shoulder and came to a stop. Loewen was sitting in the front passenger seat of the Cadillac.

A northbound Toyota Camry that was travelling behind the Hyundai avoided the collision but was hit by debris. The driver was uninjured.

>>Son Of Late Jazz Owner Dies

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The son of once-noted Salt Lake City businessman Larry H. Miller has died. Roger Miller was 45. A family statement didn't offer a cause of death or say whether Miller was in Utah yesterday when he died. Roger Miller worked for his dad, the late Utah Jazz owner, for more than a quarter century.

>>Dead Hiker IDd As Orem Resident

(Undated) -- Garfield County authorities are identifying the hiker who died last week in Capitol Reef National Park. Fifty-six-year-old Dorothy Gillespie of Orem was pronounced dead Thursday while hiking at Brimhall Double Bridge Trail. An autopsy has been ordered but the "Tribune" says heat exhaustion is likely a factor.

>>Water Utility Tells Customers To Cut Use

(Ogden, UT) -- Customers served by one of Utah's water districts are told to cut their usage in half until October. Residents served by the Pine View Water System in northern Utah received notice to slow down their water usage by 50-percent due to extremely low supplies. The utility says if residents fail to adhere to the request its water supply will be exhausted by mid-September.

Man Files Federal Lawsuit Against WVC Cops

(West Valley City, UT) -- A newly-filed federal lawsuit alleges West Valley City police officers violated a family's civil rights. The "Tribune" says Dante Ketchens, a onetime defendant in a drug case that was dismissed over allegations of police misconduct, says his family's rights were violated when narcotics officers detained and searched them without a warrant. This is the first lawsuit brought against the West Valley City police department in connection with more than 125 cases dismissed by state and federal prosecutors.

　

>>U.S. Obesity Rate Nears 70%, Utah 24.3%

(Undated) -- More than two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese. A study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows Louisiana and Mississippi are tied for the title of the heaviest state. Foundation Assistant Vice President Michelle Larkin says Utah is in pretty good shape.

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Thirty years ago, no state had an obesity rate above 15-percent.

　

>>Family Affected By Wildfire Gets Hand From Neighbors

(Summit County, UT) -- Neighbors of a family that lost its home in the Summit County wildfire are lending them a helping hand. The Rasmussen family is among those whose homes were destroyed by the Rockport 5 wildfire. Neighbors of the Rasmussens are rallying to their aide, as a Little League fundraiser was changed to benefit their recovery effort. A benefit barbecue was held for the family on Saturday.

>>Motorcycle Rally For Fallen Officers Draws 4K

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A weekend motorcycle rally to benefit fallen police draws thousands in Salt Lake City. The "Ride for Fallen Officers" celebrated its seventh year yesterday. More than four-thousand people helped raise money for the families of officers who have died in the line of duty. The ride began in Lindon and wrapped up at the State Capitol.

>>Man Okay After Driving Off Parking Garage

(Millcreek, UT) -- A Utah man is lucky to be alive today after Unified Police say he accidentally drove off the side of a two-story parking garage in Millcreek. Authorities say the man mistook his accelerator for the brake just before the vehicle launched over the edge of the garage. The incident happened on the second floor of a parking garage at 39-hundred South and 700 East. The man was reportedly fine and his vehicle suffered only front-end damage.

>>Red Cliffs Open Again

(St. George, UT) -- A recreation area in southern Utah is open again. Jimmy Tyree says Red Cliffs closed in July after flash flooding.

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Officials say some rails and roadways still need repairs. However, the main areas are clear. Around 38-thousand people visit the Red Cliffs every year.

SALT LAKE CITY — Breaking ground for a new temple and marking the 75th anniversary of Deseret Industries, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints participated in important events in both Utah and back East over the past week.

Roughly 500 Latter-day Saints gathered Saturday morning to witness a historic day in central Connecticut — the groundbreaking for the first temple in the state.

"Today is a special and sacred day as we bring to fruition the hopes and dreams of the church members here and break ground for the Hartford, Connecticut temple.," said President Thomas S. Monson.

The temple site is actually in the town of Farmington, which has a connection to Church history. In 1807, Wilford Woodruff, the fourth president of the Church, was born in what was then Farmington.

The temple's architecture is similar to a landmark in Farmington, the First Church of Christ Congregational. The master builder for the Historic church was Judah Woodruff, Wilford Woodruff's great-uncle.