SAN FRANCISCO — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell says she will recommend that President Obama act alone if necessary to create new national monuments and sidestep a gridlocked Congress that has failed to address dozens of public lands bills. Jewell said the logjam on Capitol Hill has created a conservation backlog, and she warned that the Obama administration would not "hold its breath forever" waiting for lawmakers to act. Congress has not added any acreage to the national park or wilderness systems since 2010. Jewell blamed ramped-up rhetoric in Washington for the impasse. She said the appetite for preserving American historic and cultural sites remains high but some officials seek to avoid the appearance of publicly embracing more government protection.

>>Utah Doctors Endorse Cannabis For Youth Treatment

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Three top pediatric doctors with the University of Utah are recommending using cannabis oil to treat young patients. A support letter was given to state authorities on controlled substances yesterday. Pediatric neurology chief Francis Filloux says it would be a benefit to kids suffering from severe epilepsy. Under current state law, families are unable to get the treatment. It's extracted from marijuana plants.

ST. GEORGE, Utah – St. George police are looking for someone who allegedly shot and injured an Adult Probation and Parole officer Tuesday. Police say it happened around 6:20 a.m. inside an office building. It’s still unclear at this point what prompted the encounter between the suspect and the victim, but others who work in the office suite say the parole officer happened upon a burglary in progress.The officer works out of Mohave County but has an office in the building.

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>>Church Shooter Could Face Life

(Ogden, UT) -- A Utah man could face life in prison when he's sentenced next year on charges of shooting his father-in-law during a church service last June. Charles Jennings Junior agreed to a plea deal yesterday, pleading guilty but mentally ill. Charges included attempted murder, burglary and firearms charges. He's due to be sentenced in late January.

>>Arguments To Be Heard Friday In Steven Powell Civil Case

(Tacoma, WA) -- Arguments will be heard Friday in civil judgment case against the father-in-law of a missing Utah woman. Court records show Steven Powell believes the two-million-dollar payout to the family of two young Washington-state girls he was convicted of photographing is excessive. He was sentenced in the associated criminal case in 2012. Susan Powell has been missing since 2009.

>>Salt Lake Residents Invited To Free Streetcar Preview

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Salt Lake-area residents are invited out for a free preview of the new Sugar House Streetcar line next month. Fares will be free on December 7th, with a special promotional ride time to follow. The free fares will be in exchange for the donation of a non-perishable food item to the Utah Food Bank. Those paying electronically will be able to pay just a dollar for a limited time starting the next day.

>>E-Cigarette Regulation Being Proposed In Davis County

(Farmington, UT) -- A public hearing is in the works in Davis County regarding the regulation of electronic cigarettes. Board of health members voted yesterday to hear what residents have to say on the topic. Proposed regulations include a ban on advertising promoting the devices as a possible stop smoking aid and placing a limit on nicotine content. There's been no date set for the public forum.


>>Jumper Believed Attempted Suicide

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Police are saying a man who jumped from the roof of the downtown Salt Lake City Main Library is being investigated as an attempted suicide. The 21-year-old jumped yesterday afternoon and landed in the inner courtyard, critically injured. The incident forced the library to close early and cancel an evening event.

>>Federal Funds Providing New Clinics

(Salt Lake County, UT) -- Federal money is helping provide six community health clinics in the state including the Salt Lake area. A grant of nearly two-and-one-half-million dollars will get clinics going in Glendale and Midvale in Salt Lake County and one in Garfield County. They will join clinics planned for South Salt Lake, Vernal and a clinic from the Paiute Tribe for Richfield and Kanosh. All six should open next year and serve 28-thousand insured and uninsured patients.

>>Christmas Tree Is Trouble Transporting

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A 50-foot blue spruce Christmas tree is at The Gateway Mall in Salt Lake City but it took some doing getting it there. The ten-thousand pound Big Piney was donated by a Cottonwood Heights family and it's more than 20 feet across. As it was being moved to the mall it hit a snag at a traffic light at 400 South and 300 West and it was a struggle to get it under the shopping center's pedestrian bridges. The Gateway's "Light the Night" Christmas tree lighting event is a week from Saturday.

>>ICE Deports Man Acquitted Of Murder

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Authorities are saying they've deported a man who was cleared of a Salt Lake City murder. Kenneth Flowers was acquitted last year when he claimed self defense. But Flowers did prison time for felony illegal reentry of a deported alien and possessing a firearm and ammunition. He was taken last week to the Central American country of Belize where officials questioned him in connection with gang activities there.


(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The parents of a newborn baby girl in Salt Lake City say the timing was right when their daughter was born at 9:10 a.m. on 11-12-13.

{1carisaholzer1112_1} Q...right moment 000:05

Carisa Holzer says her doctor did not induce her. The baby's name is Takena. Many other couples nationwide also chose yesterday to get married. They say they consider the rare sequential date lucky.

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{1jeanierobinson1112_1} Q...an anniversary 000:09

Jeanie Robinson got married at 2:15 p.m., that's 11-12-13 at 14:15 in military time.

{1johnknudson1112_1} Q...of my life 000:06

John Knudson married Jeanie Robinson yesterday.