>>One Of Two Men Shot In Parked Car Dies

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A man injured in a Salt Lake City shooting earlier this month is dead. The "Tribune" says 19-year-old Christian Arenas died yesterday afternoon. Arenas and another 20-year-old man who survived the incident were shot October 13th as they sat in a parked car.

(SALT LAKE CITY) The plot thickens in the case of a Layton man who drove up the steps of the Utah Capitol and tried to break into the old Supreme Court: Police said the suspect was hiding a crime in his house. Cops said 36-year-old Gerald Weston Green had a small marijuana grow in the basement of his home in Layton. Police said Green told investigators he wants marijuana to be legalized, and that may have been what prompted his actions at the Capitol Tuesday. On Wednesday, cops searched his home and the Davis County Health Department shut the residence down as a hazardous material team removed possible evidence of a small hydroponic marijuana grow. Police say the pot operation was fairly small...perhaps for personal use.


>>Study Will Look At Transit Lines

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Funding for a new study will explore the idea of adding a street car line between Ogden and Weber State University. The board for UTA approved funding yesterday to examine the addition of a street car line or a rapid bus line known as "BRT." The routes to be explored include two along 25th and 30th streets in downtown Ogden.

>>Utah College Expenses Outrun Nation

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The cost of attending college in Utah now outpaces the entire United States. That's according to a report by the College Board which finds the price of higher education has risen more quickly in Utah than anywhere else in the country. Over the previous five-years tuition and fees increased by 30-percent at Utah colleges and universities while the national average was only 27-percent.

>>Mill Owners Wants To Harvest Dead Timber

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Is it possible for Utah to profit from dying trees in its forestlands? The "Tribune" says a Utah-based mill owner wants to harvest the one-billion square feet of beetle-affected trees forestry officials say are commercially unviable. But the owner of Blazzard Lumber wants to harvest Engelmann spruce trees which have been dying off because of the beetle. Mill owner John Blazzard says he would double the output at his operation in state if he harvested those trees for later use.

>>W-V-C Cops Launch New Campaign

(West Valley City, UT) -- A campaign to find new police officers in West Valley City is about to launch. The police force there has two dozen vacancies for officers. West Valley City's chief of police says the city didn't make those hires for the last several years because they wanted to save money during the recession.

>>Bones Are 100 Years Old

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah officials say the human bones discovered recently in a Salt Lake home are a century old. KSL-TV says a forensic anthropologist believes the bones are probably from a Native American. The bones fell from a sack in the basement ceiling but it's unknown how or when the bones actually got there. Carbon dating revealed the bones likely belonged to a male who was alive between early 17-hundred and early 19-hundred.

>>Alleged Kidnapper Investigated In Brigham City

(Brigham City, UT) -- An attempted kidnapping has parents on edge in Brigham City. Authorities are investigating reports that a man was seen trying to lure young kids. But police say they've been foiled by most witnesses who have so far been reluctant to come forward with information. The best description authorities have is the man's a white male in either his 40s or 50s.

>>Legalizing Pot Might Be Intruder's Motive

(Layton, UT) -- The Layton man caught driving his truck up the steps of the State Capitol may have done so to bring awareness to the legalization of pot. When Weston Green was arrested Tuesday police later found marijuana growing equipment inside his home. Investigators say it's possible that marijuana is in some way connected to Green's motives.

>>Tougher Than Duct Tape Wrap Invented At BYU

(Provo, UT) -- Students from BYU are earning credit for the invention of a product they say is 100 times stronger than duct tape. Student Spencer Quinn says it's the world's strongest repair wrap. Quinn told KSL-TV that unlike regular duct tape, his wrapping can be used underwater as well as heavy loads.




　


>>Young Speaker Hopes To Inspire Crowd Tonight

(Layton, UT) -- A six-year-old boy who could teach people in Toastmasters a thing or two is going to give a speech tonight at the Davis School District's Parent Equity Night. John Haugland isn't shy about sharing some of his speech.

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John will be opening for professional soccer player Sebastian Velasquez with Real Salt Lake, who will speak at tonight's event at Northridge High School in Layton. The young boy also gave a speech he says was inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s work earlier this year at the Utah Human Rights Center's Human Rights Celebration in Salt Lake City. John says he'd like to be president someday and to do speeches for the rest of his life.

(Moab Utah)- The Moab Times Independent reports this morning that Moab is the first rural Utah Community to crerat a mutual committment registry at the city recorder's office. The 4 to one City Council Vote creates a city ordinance that would allow same sex couples and unmarried couples to have greater access to health care and other services. The measure is effective Thanksgiving Weekend. Details in the morning TI on page one.

(Blanding Utah) The second of three Lands Bill meetings was held in Blanding, last evening. A large crow attended. Many comments about the whether San Juan COunty should even consider having any input to such legislation At oe point in the meeting, representatives of an enviromental group, the Friends of Cedar Mesa got up and left. Several citizens said they decided that they will put together a proposal of their own to be presented to the citizens of San Juan County to get their support on before its turned in to the county. At last night's meeting it appeared that most of the Blanding and County residents attending oppose any plan that would increase wilderness or diminish public access to the lands.

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