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KCYN-KCPX LOCAL-REGIONAL NEWS REPORT MON June 1, 2010 2009

(Moab Utah)-exnews- Cleanup of the 16-million ton uranium mill-tailings pile near Moab, Utah, could be slowed for lack of funding, the head of the project said. Don Metzler, director of the project, told the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce, The U.S. Department of Energy cleanup that is hauling the pile north to Crescent Junction was helped significantly by stimulus money, but he added, "Funding for the project "is not secure at all," . Budget forecasting suggests that 2012 will be a "tough time" for the Energy Department, Metzler said, but spending $90 million a year would make it possible to complete the cleanup by 2019, saving hundreds of millions in life-cycle costs of the $1 billion project. Two trains a day, five days a week, haul tailings from the pile to the 500-acre disposal cell at Crescent Junction. With the help of stimulus funding and other added money, Metzler says the project is operating with about $90 million a year now, but is to fall to the base amount of $30 million a year after 2011. That amount would allow for only one train a day bound for Crescent Junction, which would make the cleanup too slow, Metzler said. -0-

>>Salt Lake County Man Part Of Google Lawsuit (Salt Lake City, UT) -- A Salt Lake County man is part of a lawsuit against Google after Google Maps directed a Los Angeles woman to a dangerous roadway in Park City which caused her to become struck by the Utah man's car. Lauren Rosenberg of Los Angeles filed suit in U.S. District Court for Utah last week. She contends Google Maps on her Blackberry directed her to walk on State Route 224 where she was hit by Patrick Harwood's car. The suit claims Harwood was driving in a, quote, "negligent" manner. Rosenberg is seeking an amount in excess of 100-thousand dollars.

>Abandoned Riverton Mobile Home Destroyed In Fire (Riverton, UT) -- An abandoned home went up in flames yesterday. Unified Fire Authority officials say a mobile home in Riverton near 13-thousand South and eleven-hundred West was torched last night. But firefighters are still investigating the cause of the blaze because the home had no utilities or electricity of any kind. Putting out the flames was also tough for firefighters because of difficult water access. Nobody was injured in the fire.

>Police Identify Victim In Fatal Motorcycle Crash (Salt Lake City, UT) -- Larry McGuire was the Salt Lake City man who died in Sunday's motorcycle crash. Police identified the 55-year-old McGuire as the victim of the crash on South and State Street. A Chevrolet sedan struck McGuire in the intersection around 11 a.m. The driver of the sedan was uninjured but her name was not released as of yesterday. McGuire was wearing a helmet at the time, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

>>Taylorsville Stabbing Victim Speaks Out (Taylorsville, UT) -- While police continue to search for two men connected to a fatal stabbing last week, the victim's boyfriend is now speaking out. Twenty-one-year-old Aric Russom says he and his girlfriend were attacked by the three suspects over a small amount of marijuana last Wednesday. Russom says he and Heather Quast agreed to meet 19-year-old Jose Nerri for a drug deal near the Jordan River Parkway Trail, but Nerri unexpectedly showed up with two other men. One of the men allegedly stabbed 18-year-old Quast, who died shortly after. Russon was not seriously hurt. He claims he and Quast were homeless and just trying to make enough money for an apartment. The two suspects on the loose are described as Latinos in their late teens or early 20s.

>>Man Raises Funds For Fireworks Display At Sugar House Park (Sugar House, UT) -- An annual tradition that was nearly cut will be in full swing this summer in Sugar House. Scott Workman says his efforts to raise 75-thousand dollars will allow the Fourth of July fireworks to be seen this year. After learning the city could not afford to pay for fireworks this year, Workman started a drive to collect enough money to secure a permit. His next goal is to work to keep the show in the years to come. He says he needs the help of a non-profit group to keep the fireworks going.

>>Man Suspected Of Drowning In Strawberry Reservoir (Salt Lake City, UT) -- Strawberry Reservoir is where crews were searching for a man who's suspected of drowning late yesterday. Witnesses told dispatchers three boaters had jumped in the water and needed help. Passing boats rescued two of the people, but a third individual was never found. The rescued boaters are expected to survive. It's not known why the people jumped overboard.

>>Unpaid City Parking Fines Amount To Millions Of Dollars (Salt Lake City, UT) -- Millions of dollars in parking ticket fines are due to Salt Lake City. That's according to KTVX. The station found more than five-million dollars is owed to the city in unpaid parking tickets. Mayor Ralph Becker said, quote, "This is a lot of money to the Salt Lake City Government, it represents a lot of services, people and programs." The station found one of the worst offenders is a woman who owes over five-thousand dollars in parking fines.

>>Utah Boy To Meet President Obama (Salt Lake City, UT) -- A ten-year-old Utah boy who's had two heart transplants is meeting President Obama this week after winning the Champions Across America award. Tommy Walz will be carrying a message of support for the Children's Miracle Network, which helps pay for underprivileged children to get medical attention, to the White House. Tommy was born with half a heart and received his first implant when he was four-months-old. Then he had to get a second one nine years later after the first one failed. As the award recipient, Walz will be representing all the children who fight for their lives at Primary Children's Medical Center.

>>Needy Turn Out For Free Meals At Pioneer Park (Salt Lake City, UT) -- Salt Lake City's Pioneer Park is where more than one-hundred people were fed yesterday by the Salt Lake City Mission. The annual event, which started in 1993, is aimed at feeding people in need and supplying them with clothing and personal care products. The mission's development assistant director, Brad Jaques, told "The Salt Lake Tribune" the other goal is to encourage people to stay positive about their trials and tribulations. He added that, quote, "We just want them to know God loves them."

SOUTHERN UTAH -- A rare helicopter rescue in Bryce Canyon brought spectators to the scene as the chopper landed on a narrow ridge on top of the canyon Saturday. Responding to a non life-threatening injury that required helicopter assistance, it's reportedly the first time a helicopter has landed inside Bryce Canyon. Witnessing the event was the "moment of a lifetime," as some hikers described it. The hikers that sent some amazing photos to KSL were told by a park ranger that 20 years ago was the last time that a helicopter rescue was needed, but that the helicopter could only manage to land on the outer rim of the canyon. The helicopter came out of Page, Ariz. and took off toward St. George.

OGDEN, Utah - 16-year-old Mayra Serrano was a Junior at Ogden High when she died in an auto accident last week. She died as a passenger while the driver lost control of their vehicle and crashed while in a drag race down Ogden Canyon. On Monday, fellow students and friends held a fundraiser car wash to help pay for her funeral expenses. Friends describe Mayra as a typical 16-year-old who enjoyed dancing with her friends, taking care of her little brothers and who loved playing soccer. A viewing was held Monday night and a service planned for Wednesday. In leiu of flowers, the family is taking donations at Wells Fargo in Mayra Serrano's name.

SALT LAKE CITY — A pilot program will soon begin at Salt Lake Community College — and possibly be implemented at other schools — requiring students to pay monthly for Utah Transit Authority passes. Passes at many schools, including SLCC, have been free to students, the cost covered by student fees and other various college funds. But that's not likely to continue under the pilot program. "It would be like $25 a month, most likely," said Lorin Simpson, regional general manager forUTA.

TOOELE — An ideal scenario for Max Biaggi in coming to Utah this weekend was to return to Italy with a pair of victories. Biaggi had a chance to make good on that goal when he cashed in on a forgettable day by Carlos Checa. He won both Monday afternoon races in the HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship at Miller Motorsports Park by comfortable margins after mechanical problems took out Checa, the superpole winner, twice in the same day. Biaggi beat British racer Leon Haslam by 4.931 seconds for his first victory and took the second race by 5.899 seconds over British racer Leon Camier. For the third straight year, the same person won both races. Checa pulled off the sweep in 2008 and Ben Spies did it again in 2009. An estimated 55,000 people took in the World Superbike Championship races over a three-day period. This represents the highest attendance figure for any event at Miller Motorsports Park since it opened in 2006.