(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Lawmakers in Washington County want to exempt Utah from any federally-sponsored bans on firearms. The county's Republican Party is proposing the exclusion just as President Obama gets ready to propose national gun restrictions today. The county's resolution will be heard by its Republican Central Committee on Saturday - Gun Appreciation Day.

>>Utah Researchers ID Autism Gene Markers

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Researchers at the University of Utah say they've identified genetic markers that might one day be used to screen children for autism. The 24 new "high impact" gene changes recently discovered are a result of what researchers call the largest study of its kind. Researchers say the markers could soon be ready to use in screenings in clinical trials.

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>>Young Mom Admits She Shook Baby

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A Salt Lake City woman faces charges after admitting she shook her baby hard enough to inflict brain damage. Prosecutors charged the 22-year-old mom yesterday with two-counts of felony child abuse. Doctors ruled last month the 18-month-old girl suffered brain damage twice.

>>BYU Grad Finalist On SB Sunday

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A man with Utah ties is a finalist once again for a chance to win one-million dollars as part of a Super Bowl television ad. The "Tribune" says Tyler Dixon wants to win this time when he appears in the "Crash the Super Bowl" contest sponsored by Doritos. Dixon's first two chances ended in defeat. Should the BYU grad win in online voting he'll win the million-dollar grand prize and have a chance to work alongside Hollywood director Michael Bay on the next "Transformers" movie.

(Undated) -- Travelers should make sure to check the sheets when they visit Chicago. According to the pest control company Orkin, the Windy City led the nation in reports of bed bugs last year. Orkin says they increased their overall bed bug business by 33-percent. Among the other cities on the list are Detroit, Los Angeles, Denver and Cincinnati. The nation's largest city, New York City, landed at number ten on the list. Ron Harrison, a technical services director for Orkin, says that given the diversity of the cities that made the list, travelers should be "very cautious" when they hit the road. He adds that people need to remain vigilant against bed bugs wherever

　

　

　

　

　

SALT LAKE CITY — John Swallow, Utah’s newly elected Attorney General, said allegations that he was involved in a bribery scandal are false. Swallow said all he did was introduce Jeremy Johnson and Richard Rawle.David Irvine, an Attorney for Utahns for Ethical Government and a former Republican State Lawmaker said there are still a lot of unanswered questions."It raises a question, what was going on and what was the nature of that relationship and what was expected by Mr. Swallow of Mr. Johnson," Irvine said.John Swallow, who was serving as a Chief Deputy Attorney at the time. was what you call a political appointment."In general, probably if he was just working as an attorney for Mr. X during his time as the assistant attorney general in a non-career services capacity, I don`t see anything in the law that makes that an illegal or an unethical arrangement," Irvine said.The UEG says this is just another example of why Utah needs more stringent ethics laws.

WEST JORDAN, Utah — A Taylorsville man who allegedly caused an accident while under the influence of alcohol and attempted to flee the scene was apprehended by police Tuesday evening.The man, 30-year-old Tyler Jones, was allegedly driving the pickup truck that crashed into another car at 7800 South and Redwood Road. West Jordan Police said witnesses told them the truck was going at least 80 mph.The truck rolled over the top of the car and then hit a third vehicle. The driver of the truck ran away from the scene on foot, but was chased down by detectives from Unified Police and West Valley City who happened to be in the area.

SALT LAKE CITY — Police are asking for help identifying a man they say shot at another motorist on I-215 Tuesday.Police say the driver of newer model, blue Toyota Camry was attempting to merge on the transition ramp between state Route 201 and I-215 about 2:30 p.m. when "a difficulty occurred" with another driver in a white Chevy Colorado pickup.The drivers continued southbound on I-215 to the 3500 South off-ramp, where the driver of the Camry, continuing on I-215, opened fire on the truck as it was exiting the freeway, police said. The truck was hit by multiple rounds, but damage was minimal and no one was injured. Police believe the man was using a handgun.The driver of the Camry, which had Texas license plates, is described as a Hispanic male, about 30 years old. He is between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a light build and short, dark hair. There were no passengers with him at the time of the incident.

　

　

　

>>Forecast Calls For Sub-Freezing Temperatures For Several More Days

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- It's going to be cold and nasty along the Wasatch Front through the weekend. The National Weather Service is expecting temperatures to stay below freezing day and night through Sunday, at least. Overnight lows will be in the single digits or low teens. To make things worse, an inversion is settling in and it's not going anywhere. "Red" air days have been called in Salt Lake, Davis, Cache, Weber and Utah counties for tomorrow and will likely stay in place through the weekend.

>>Gag Christmas Gift Tradition Grows Into Viral Music Video

(Taylorsville, UT) -- A Utah family is enjoying a growing fame on the Internet thanks to a Christmas tradition that got a little out of control this year. Chad and Angela Morton are behind "I'm a Daddy and I Know It," a takeoff of LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It." It tells the story of a man's daily life with two young boys and 22-month-old triplets. The Mortons tell the "Deseret News" the video was actually a white elephant gift they gave to their family this year. It's gotten more than a million-and-a-half views so far.

Final

	1	2	3	4	Total
Grand	11	15	16	23	65
San Juan	16	19	15	17	67

Grand totals
Field goals: 18 Free-throws: 21 -29 (72.4%)

San Juan totals
Field goals: 25 Free-throws: 11 -16 (68.8%)

Despite getting outscored 21-11 from the charity stripe, San Juan was able to survive against Grand. The Broncos' 22 assists on 25 made field goals gave San Juan the advantage over the Red Devils. San Juan's Barkley Christensen led all scores with 27 points.

Individual stats

Grand	Points	3pt	Rebounds	Assists	Steals
JENKINSON, Adam	19	4
WALKER, Brett	5
THOMAS, Dale	15	3
RISENHOOVER, Kaden	5	1

　

BOYS BASKETBALL Region 19

Monticello 66, Green River 44, Final

GIRLS BASKETBALL Nonregion

Grand 38, Pinnacle 27, Final