Tuesday, January 22, 2013


>>Search For Cache Co. Man Ends

(North Logan, UT) -- The search for a Cache County man is called off. The "Deseret News" says 22-year-old Chase Clements made contact with a friend yesterday and later posted an update on Facebook. In the post Clements apologized for worrying the public and his family over his whereabouts. He explained that he was frustrated with life, took off to Nevada and simply took longer there than expected.

>>Protest Planned To Support Slain WVC Woman

(West Valley City, UT) -- Yet another protest is planned today for Danielle Willard, the woman shot and killed by West Valley City police. With the investigation into the November 2nd killing now entering its third month Willard's friends and family are desperately seeking answers. A group of Willard's supporters are planning to gather in front of West Valley City Hall on Market Street today at 3:30 p.m.

>>Community Honors Two Boys Killed In Avalanche

(Heber City, UT) -- The entire community of Heber City gathered together last night to honor the memory of two young brothers lost in an avalanche. Fourteen-year-old Coleman Sweat and seven-year-old Trevan Sweat were critically injured when they were buried in an avalanche Friday while riding snowmobiles in Mill Hollow. The boys were pronounced dead Saturday. The entire community has been impacted by their deaths.

>>Man Arrested In Road Rage Incident

(Spanish Fork, UT) -- Authorities in Spanish Fork arrest a man in connection with an alleged road rage shooting. Police say the 41-year-old man was arrested after he fired six shots into another driver's vehicle Friday along 1550 East and 600 South. No injuries were reported. Formal charges are pending.

>>Sundance Shows Off New Anita Hill Documentary

(Park City, UT) -- The woman at the center of the American political world in 1991 is re-telling her story in a new film just released at Sundance. Twenty years in the making, "Anita" the documentary details the sexual harassment saga involving Anita Hill. In 1991 Hill accused then-Supreme Court justice nominee Clarence Thomas of harassing her while at work. Speaking to the "Tribune" yesterday Hill says quote "I can never go back to the person I was at that moment."



>>Blockbuster To Close 300 Locations

(Undated) -- Blockbuster is going to close 300 stores in the coming weeks. That means as many as three-thousand employees will lose their jobs. Most of them were told last week. Dish Network now owns the video chain and says some stores will simply reach the end of their leases, while others are being closed because they're not making enough money. After the closings, about 500 Blockbuster stores will remain across the country.

>>Southwest Airlines Now Allowing Passengers To Buy Early Boarding Positions

(Undated) -- Southwest Airlines is now offering passengers the opportunity to pay to be in the first group to board flights. Beginning 45 minutes before takeoff and only at the departure gate, the airline will sell passes to move to the front of the line for 40 dollars. Southwest doesn't use assigned seats. Instead, passengers are assigned into group A, B or C. Paying the 40-bucks earns a spot in group A, which always boards first. Southwest has previously allowed passengers to jump into the first group if they have certain business class tickets or are members of a loyalty program.


HEBER, Utah – A memorial was held on Monday for two Heber City boys who died over the weekend after becoming stuck under the snow in Wasatch County.14-year-old Coleman Sweat and 7-year-old Trevan Sweat were snowmobiling with their family in Wasatch County on Friday afternoon when they fell over a crevice and became buried under two feet of snow.The family found the boys after about 30 minutes and called rescue crews, but efforts to revive them were unsuccessful and both died.A large gathering of nearly 200 family, friends and community members was held to remember Coleman and Trevan on Monday night at Rocky Mountain Middle School.

Washington • An eclectic Latino dance troupe from Sandy didn’t perform one dance at the inaugural parade, they performed seven simultaneously, wearing the costumes of their ancestors representing their heritage and the state of Utah.For their effort, they received a wave from President Barack Obama."He waved right at me," said Monica Bustillos, born in Bolivia, now living in Sandy. "It was something very special for me, because I love this country."Bustillos was one of the 16 dancers with the Utah Hispanic Dance Alliance — the first Latino group to represent Utah in inaugural festivities. They performed dances from Mexico, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, Argentina and Bolivia along the 1.5-mile parade route that stretched between the Capitol and the White House.

(Salt Lake)-

For the second day in a row, haze and poor visibility are expected to earn two Utah towns the dubious distinction of being first and second on the list of U.S. cities with the most unhealthy air, according to a ranking from the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

EPA forecasters predict Logan will have the nation’s worst air on Tuesday, with Provo in second. Brigham City is third on the list, with air considered unhealthy for "sensitive groups," which includes those suffering from heart and lung diseases, older adults and children, according to the EPA website, AIRnow.gov.

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