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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man suspected of causing the deaths of six men when his dump truck collided last week with an oncoming truck has been charged with six counts of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence. The charges were filed Monday afternoon against 41-year-old Jamie Don McKenzie in connection with the crash last Friday on a state highway south of Park City, Utah. He is set to make his initial court appearance Tuesday. Authorities say five of the six victims were from Honduras.
RIVERTON, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man has been fatally shot in Riverton after officers found him holding a woman hostage at knifepoint. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reports the shooting happened after Unified police responded to a domestic violence report Monday morning. Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera says officers reached the home just after 6:40 a.m. and saw the suspect standing outside with a knife to the victim's neck.
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A new study says a massive aspen grove is still deteriorating despite fencing designed to keep out mule deer that have been blamed for chewing the trees. The Logan Herald Journal reports that two Utah State University professors say some fencing constructed in 2013 is stopping the deer but additional barriers put up in 2014 don't seem to have protected the colony known as Pando. The grove consists of more than 40,000 trees with a shared root system.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some Utah legislators are proposing creating a state park within the downsized Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reported Sunday that lawmakers could petition the U.S. Department of Interior to set aside land for recreation. Under the federal Recreation and Public Purposes Act, the state could potentially ask for up to 25,600 acres of land a year.
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