Man arrested after firing gun, barricading self in home

Saturday, April 27th, 2013, 9:35pm

MIDVALE, Utah – Police arrested a man Saturday night after he allegedly fired shots into the air and barricaded himself inside his home.

Officers say they responded to a home at 7800 South and 1000 East in Midvale around 9 p.m. after they received a call about a man firing shots into the air.

Police say the 44-year-old suspect barricaded himself inside the house and refused to come out when officers arrived at the scene.

Salt Lake City County Sheriff Jim Winder said officers were able to make a peaceful arrest within three hours of arriving.

Winder said he believes alcohol was a factor in the incident, but the investigation is ongoing.

“We’ll continue our investigation, find out what has occurred and, you know, what might have spurred this,” Winder said. “Most importantly he’s OK and the neighbors are OK and we’ll be winding this down.”

No serious injuries have been reported.

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$21M Holladay estate goes up for auction

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Friday, April 26th, 2013, 9:38pm

HOLLADAY, Utah – Next weekend, one of the highest-priced homes in Utah will be auctioned off.

Ron Gunnell, a long-time local philanthropist who currently serves as the assistant to the president of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, is selling his Holladay estate, appraised at $21 million.

The 29,000-square-foot house features things like golden doorknobs and a surround sound movie theater. There are more than 11 miles of crown molding, 80 tons of steel and an entire room for air conditioners.

“The chandelier is from Italy, the chairs were custom made in Paris, France, the walls have 28-carat gold lightly brushed on the wood,” Gunnell said.

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The house features seven bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, nine fireplaces and a six-car garage, all built upon nearly four acres of gardens and ponds.

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Woman calls self a ‘sovereign citizen’ after high-speed police chase

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Wednesday, April 24th, 2013, 8:50pm

DRAPER, Utah – A woman is in custody after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase through Salt Lake County.

The chase started at around 1 p.m. on northbound Interstate 15 near 12300 South. Police say an officer tried to pull the woman over for speeding and illegally using the emergency lane to pass backed up traffic. She refused to stop and the officer called for backup.

The chase continued northbound, sometimes reaching speeds of 90 miles per hour. Officers tried stopping the car with spikes at 8000 South, but she was able to swerve around them. At around 7200 South, another spike strip popped a tire, but the woman continued driving with a flat tire.

“We attempted on multiple occasions to deploy spikes to get the vehicle stopped,” said Trooper Michael Funk with UHP.

The woman, identified as Lisa Ann Bluth, was boxed in and stopped near 600 North exit of I-15.

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UDOT ramps up work as weather grows warmer

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Wednesday, April 24th, 2013, 4:45pm

UTAH — The Utah Department of Transportation is welcoming the warm weather by starting 150 construction projects across the state.

The number may seem large, but 150 projects is actually a reduction from last summer’s total.

Crews are working on replacing the drainage system in I-80 in Parley’s Canyon. Officials said most of the work will be preformed overnight, so that traffic flow won’t be impeded.

UDOT Spokesman John Gleason said the projects planned for this year largely focus on maintenance, so there aren’t any large-scale projects on the horizon.

“Last year we completed I-15 core and the Mountain View Corridor,” he said. “We spent about $1.4 billion and had about 200 projects—a record breaking year for us. This year it’s scaled down just a little bit with 150 projects and about $700 million.”

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Utah Muslim condemns Boston Marathon suspects

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Sunday, April 21st, 2013, 6:09pm

SANDY, Utah – In the days since the deadly attack at the Boston Marathon, some in Utah’s Islamic community have started to fear backlash.

Federal authorities have confirmed that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed, are Muslims of Chechen descent. While it’s unclear if their alleged crimes were related to religion, the local Muslim community has expressed concern about how the public will react.

“This is not the first time this has happened. Going back to 9/11 when that happened, a lot of people did not know about Muslims or Islam,” said Dr. Sajid Faizi, chairman of the Utah Islamic Center in Sandy.

Faizi immigrated to the United States to pursue a career in medicine in 1989. Since his arrival, he has witnessed both a growing understanding and disdain for the Islamic religion.

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Utah Girl Scouts collaborate with U. students on cabin design

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Saturday, April 20th, 2013, 4:51pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Girl Scouts of Utah collaborated with the University of Utah’s College of Architecture to design their new cabins, and the results were revealed Saturday.

“Our leadership girls began this program in October and met about five times with the university students and provided input in various areas,” said Lisa Hardin-Reynolds, Girl Scouts of Utah.

The Girl Scouts, some as young as seven years old, gave their input on design elements such as paint color, wall coverings, window sizes, bed placement and bathroom facilities.

Three cabins have already been built at the organization’s Trefoil Ranch in Provo Canyon. Three more are expected to be built by the end of the summer.

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