>>School Report Cards Released

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The new school report cards are out and available for parents to see. School superintendent Martell Menlove says the new accountability system still needs tweaking. (AUDIO) He says many are alternative schools where students go when they "haven't been successful in their regular school." Thirty-one Utah elementary and high schools received an F. Parents can look up their child's school at www.psdreports.schools.utah.gov/Gateway.

>>Orem Man Charged In Deadly Crash

(Orem, UT) -- An Orem man is now facing charges including automobile homicide in a pedestrian death. Ramiro Serrano Hernandez was allegedly driving near 844 North 100 West last month when he struck a car and Ashlee Zimmer. She was on the sidewalk and was dragged under the vehicle, that then hit a building. Hernandez allegedly told police he left the scene to get help and because he was frightened by a man yelling at him.

>>Economic Leaders See Money In Drones

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Economic leaders are pushing for a new drone program to land in Utah. The feds want to find six sites to develop the unmanned aerial planes. Four possible test sites near Promontory, Green River, Delta and Milford are being recommended by the Governor's Office of Economic Development.

>>More Passengers With Guns At Airport

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The number of passengers with guns at Salt Lake International Airport is on the rise. The TSA it doesn't know exactly why that's the case. Thirty weapons were discovered by screeners this year including two loaded guns in one day in July. When passengers are stopped the main excuse they give is they forgot they had it with them.

>>New West Valley City Police Chief Okayed

(West Valley CIty, UT) -- The West Valley City Council is approving a new police chief. The unanimous vote was for a five year agreement for Lee Russo with a yearly salary of 128-thousand dollars a year plus benefits. His experience includes serving as Covington, Kentucky police chief and time with the Baltimore County, Maryland, Police Department. The city's police department has been involved in controversy for a deadly shooting and alleged evidence mishandling.

>>L.A. City Council Members Want Fracking Moratorium

(Los Angeles, CA) -- Some L.A. City Council members want to see a hydrofracking moratorium in the Golden State. Rick Williams has the story.

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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has joined 22 states in a court brief supporting the National Rifle Association's challenge to a law banning federally licensed dealers from selling handguns to people under age 21. The NRA seeks to end the federal prohibition of young adults to buy handguns from federally licensed dealers. The case is before the U.S. Supreme Court. Under state law, an 18- to 20-year-old can buy a handgun in a private transaction.

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>>Police Identify Suspected Gunman In Draper Police Shooting

(Draper, UT) -- Unified Police have identified the man they believe shot and killed a Draper police sergeant Sunday morning. According to investigators, 35-year-old Timothy Troy Walker fired on Sergeant Derek Johnson before the officer could get out of his squad car. Walker then allegedly turned his gun on his girlfriend, 34-year-old Traci Vaillancourt before shooting himself. Both Walker and Vaillancourt are listed in critical condition at Intermountain Medical Center and have yet to be interviewed by police. Sergeant Johnson's funeral services will be held at the Salt Palace on Friday.