Authorities continue to warn residents to stay out of fast moving water

Washington County first responders are reminding residents of swift water dangers after a group with small children became stranded on the Virgin River last week. Washington County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue liaison Sgt. Darrell Cashin said residents are continuing to underestimate the power of fast moving water.“Please, everyone, just stay away from the rivers for now and wait for them to come down before you start going and playing in them,” said Cashin.  Last weekend, search and rescue crews recovered a body from the popular Gunlock Falls after a Logan man went cliff diving and hit a boulder beneath pools of water, according to Gunlock State Park manager Jon Allred.

ACLU warning Heber City not to remove Pride festivities 

The ACLU of Utah is warning Heber City not to remove banners from this month's Pride festivities hanging from city lamp posts just because a few people complained.  The group sent a letter to the mayor and the rest of the Heber City Council yesterday saying the lamp posts are a limited public forum that has been opened up for public expression.  The ACLU says the banners cannot be removed without violating the First Amendment rights of the person who paid the city to hang them.  Several people disagree with the LGBTQ message conveyed by the banners and called for their removal at a city council meeting last week.

Utah company may have to pay 200 million dollars for filtering movies

A Utah company should find out soon how much it will have to pay companies like Disney, Fox and Warner Brothers for offering "filtered" versions of their movies without paying them royalties.  A two-day trial starting today in Los Angeles will determine the damages VidAngel will have to pay those companies.  A U.S. District Court judge ruled in March that VidAngel violated the copyright of the companies by removing profanity, violence and nudity from about 800 films and then offered that content through a streaming service.  The jury could find VidAngel liable for more than 200-million-dollars in damages.

Utah veterinarian killed by FBI in New Mexico

A Utah man is dead after an off-duty FBI agent fired his gun inside an Albuquerque, New Mexico brewery.  Albuquerque Police say Cody Wrathall followed his ex-girlfriend into the brewery Saturday night, pulling a gun on her during a stalking incident.  Two off duty FBI officers happened to be inside.  According to police, one of the FBI agents told Wrathall to lower his gun and fired when Wrathall didn't comply.  Wrathall, a 43-year-old who worked as a veterinarian in Farr West, died later at a New Mexico hospital.

Wildlife activists protest proposals on wild horses and burros

Wildlife activists are protesting proposals that could lead to the death of thousands of wild horses and burros.  Kristen Bullock was one of about 30 activists who stood on the front steps of the Utah State Capitol yesterday protesting the Bureau of Land Management and Utah Congressman Chris Stewart.  The BLM says there is an overpopulation problem on range land in the west, and Stewart supported removing language from federal guidelines that prevented the BLM from putting down wild horses and burros.  The bureau wants to remove thousands of the animals from public lands, but activists believe that could eventually lead to the animals being put to death.

Man accused of killing two teens pleads not guilty to murder

A man accused of killing two teens and dumping their bodies down an abandoned mine shaft is pleading not guilty to murder charges.  Jerrod Baum is accused of stabbing Riley Powell and Breezy Otteson to death back in January 2018 before he allegedly disposed of their bodies near Eureka.  The suspect's girlfriend, Morgan Henderson, was sentenced to three years in prison on obstruction charges after taking a plea deal.  Prosecutors have 60 days to determine whether they will seek the death penalty.

 

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