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More Documents Unsealed In Susan Powell Investigation
(KUTV) New court documents, unsealed Friday evening, suggest police went to great lengths to solve the mystery surrounding Susan Cox Powell.

The documents go on to paint a picture of a man who allegedly used prostitutes and was quick to cash in on his wife’s disappearance.

According to the documents, Powell may have had a sexual relationship with a woman who says she confronted him about his wife after she saw reports on the news.

Another man tells police that Powell had contacted him for the services of an escort before Susan disappeared on December 6th, 2009. Police documents claim that GPS devices and surveillance tracked Powell to a strip club in Wendover, just 4 days after Susan’s disappearance.

As the search dragged on, police tried to get information out of Powell. One plan was to get a female undercover officer to befriend Powell while he was living with his dad in Washington state, but the plan was scrapped after it was determined Powell seldom left his home.

Also, as friends and police searched for Susan, Josh Powell was cancelling doctors appointments for his wife, scrapping day care for his kids, and on the 17th of December, just 10 days after the investigation began, court documents say Powell went to Wells Fargo and tried to liquidate his wife’s 401k and have a check made out to himself. The branch manager refused, saying it was too early to make a move like that.

There was talk about calling a grand jury on the case, but to do so they would have had to offer immunity to the people they talked to—the only people they wanted to talk to were Josh, Steve, and siblings.

(Copyright 2013 Sinclair Broadcasting Group)

Utah Receives Federal Grant, Benefiting Water Conservation Projects
(KUTV) State water authorities say we can brace for another hot, dry summer—accompanied by water restrictions.

Reservoirs in the valley will be significantly lower this year because there was less snowfall in the high country this past winter. Officials have been working to stretch Utah’s water, and now they have some help. The U.S. Interior Department just sent a grant to Utah in excess of $5-million, benefiting six major water conservation projects.

In the dry desert climate that is the Wasatch Front, man-made canals are the lifeline that brings Utahns refreshing H2O, but canals made of ‘earth’ are less stable. The earthen banks soak in water, leading to drier conditions, fires and water restrictions.

That's why Weber Basin Water Conservancy District is replacing the earthen banks of the Willard Canal. It’s being lined with cement, which will save a lot of water from seeping away.

“We're anticipating 44-hundred acre feet per year being saved,” Tage Flint with the Weber Basin Conservancy Dist. said. That’s should be enough water to sustain an estimated 15,000 people.

“That saved water becomes a block of water we can then apply to the next growth component,” Flint added.

Giant multimillion-dollar projects like replacing earthen canals with cement or pipelines, are taking place statewide.

Construction on the canals will resume in the late fall, after the irrigation season is over.

(Copyright 2013 Sinclair Broadcasting Group)
Man Who Resurrected SLC Tennis Facility Put On Sidelines By City
(KUTV) 67-year-old Michael Martines has been teaching tennis since he was 13-years-old and running Coach Mike’s Tennis Academy in Salt Lake City for 15 years. But Monday, Coach Mike was recently informed the city will not be renewing his contract.

Coach Mike tells 2News that 15-years-ago he found the Dee Glen Smith tennis center had been abandoned for nearly 20 years.  He decided to reconstruct it and make the building usable again. “I approached the city to ask if I could take over the facility and start teaching tennis here. They said ‘sure,’” Mike said.

“I remember the first day I walked into this place and Mike said I’m going to take over this place and I said you’ve got to be kidding. There were weeds growing out of the courts. He said, ‘no it’s okay.’ He had a vision and made this place what it is,” Susan Daynes said.

Susan helped Mike with phones at first, but as the tennis courts were cleaned up and business grew, she opened a Pro Shop on site. “I can’t imagine anyone else could come in with this same passion. Same love for the place to care so much about it,” Susan said.

The once abandoned courts are now in play all day. Even in the winter, with a heated bubble that Coach Mike purchased with his own money.

“The city did come in and put in half-a-million into the facility. We put half-a-million into it. A great partnership and great time. We’ve made a wonderful facility here together,” Mike said. But that partnership is now over.

Coach Mike was notified October 2012 that the city will not renew his contract and to put in a bid by November 14, 2012. He says he put in a bid, but that no other bids came in, so the city extended the deadline. He was informed Monday, May 20th, that his proposal was not accepted.

The city has informed Coach Mike that the new vendor will take over the facility come September.

Coach Mike is not giving up and may try legal action to keep what he has built.

(Copyright 2013 Sinclair Broadcasting Group)
State Park Campsites Booked For Holiday Weekend
By Christine McCarthy
(KUTV) Those who are planning to go camping in Utah state parks for Memorial Day weekend but haven't made reservations might be out of luck. Most, if not all, campsites - RV and tent - are reserved, according to Deena Loyola of Utah State Parks.

Twenty-nine of thirty-two state parks that have campgrounds were completely booked by Thursday, and Loyola expected all 32 to be at capacity by Friday afternoon.

"We appreciate their business but we're full," said East Canyon State Park Manager and ranger James Lowe. "We maintain a few sites that are walk-in only, first-come-first-served, and they're already taken."

Most East Canyon reservations are booked three months in advance, Lowe said.

"I think it's February that we have to go online and book," said Jayme Davis, a Salt Lake City resident vacationing in her RV with her family and friends for the long weekend. "It fills up really fast."

Davis has been heading to East Canyon, near Morgan, for about 15 years. Many times, the weather has been harsh, but this weekend's forecast is much more favorable.

"About half of the time it snows on us up here," Davis said.

Her six-year-old son, Cache, caught three trout fishing in his family's boat in the reservoir on Friday. Cache and his four-year-old sister swim and play among the family's RVs.

Davis's family friend, Danny Billeter, has been traveling to East Canyon for camping and fishing for about 25 years.

"I see the weather report and I thought, 'Oh, okay. We'll go this time,'" Billeter said. "It's a good place to just come up and kick back and enjoy."

East Canyon offers primitive camping with sites for tents, as well as an area with RV hook-ups and running water, cabins and yurts. Jet ski and boat rentals are also available.

Lowe urged vacationers to use caution when on the water, especially at a time of warm air and cold, 53-degree water.

"Water drains your body temperature 26 times faster than air," Lowe said. "So just 15 minutes in water under 60 degrees and you can drown."

Those who would like to reserve a campsite on another day or check for a rare opening or cancellation at any Utah state park can call (800) 322-3770, or visit stateparks.utah.gov.

(Copyright 2013 Sinclair Broadcasting Group)
New Details in Matthew Stewart Case
(KUTV) Accused of killing on Ogden police officer and shooting five others, Matthew Stewart hung himself in the Weber County Jail on Friday--before he even reached trial.

His family maintains his innocence and that he shot without knowing it was police in his home. In a statement Friday, the family said:

"After the illegal assault on his home by a gang of thugs and his inhumane treatment at the Weber County Correctional Institute, along with the recent loss of an unfair and unjust ruling by the court, Matthew gave up hope of his ever getting justice in his case."

Also speaking out Friday was Weber County Dee Smith. He spoke more freely about the case. To hear what he has to say and more, watch the video.

(Copyright 2013 Sinclair Broadcasting Group)
Provo Couple Killed In RV Crash
By Ladd Egan
(KUTV) A Memorial Day weekend vacation ends in tragedy after a Utah couple is killed when their motor home leaves I-15 and crashes into a duplex in St. George.

Provo residents Susan Clark, 53, and husband Steve Clark, 55, died on impact. Eight others inside the RV survived and were treated and released from Dixie Regional Medical Center.

“This is definitely not something you want to start the weekend out with,” said Trooper Joe Pastor with the Utah Highway Patrol.

The 40-foot RV, with a 4-door Jeep in tow, was traveling southbound around 5:45 a.m. between the exits of St. George Boulevard and Bluff Street when it careened off the freeway.

“Looks like a mechanical issue with the tire that might have blown,” Trooper Pastor said, adding that investigators found shreds of the front right tire on the roadway.

The RV then traveled hundreds of feet down an embankment, across a street, over a field, toppling a fence and cinder block wall and clean through the garage of a duplex. The RV finally stopped just inches from the duplex on the other side of the street.

“The sky was full of debris,” said Sharon Gallup, who awoke to find the RV in her driveway. “The whole thing was unreal.”

Gallup said the sound of the RV crashing through her neighbor’s house sounded like an explosion. She watched as the Clarks’ adult son tried to find his parents.

“I heard him say: ‘Dad, dad? Say something. Can you hear me?’” Gallup recalls. “He was stepping on nails in his bare feet, frantically trying to take the debris off.”

Emergency crews quickly arrived and used a ladder to remove the remaining passengers out a rear window.

“Both victims were pretty much covered in debris, as well as the children that were inside,” Trooper Pastor said.

The surviving passengers, ranging in age from 3 to 23, included three of the couple’s children, two grandchildren, a daughter-in-law and her twin sister, and a foreign exchange student.

Residents on both sides of the duplex were home when the accident happened, but were not injured.

“It was still dark and I was in the back master bedroom,” said duplex resident Tim Wiley, who was only feet away from where the RV smashed through.

When Wiley opened the door leading from the house to the garage he was surprised to find gaping holes in the roof and walls and the Jeep Wrangler once connected to the RV sitting inside the garage.

Wiley says he always felt vulnerable living so close to the interstate and worried about vehicles leaving the roadway.

“I’ve always felt like I’m just kind of like a sitting duck,” he said. “I just thought there was a possibility that that might happen someday.”

Neighbors are just glad those inside the homes were not injured.

“If it had rolled and fire and gas, it would have taken out more buildings,” said Rhea Ledingham. “We’re just very, very grateful that all of us are alive and okay.”

(Copyright 2013 Sinclair Broadcasting Group)
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More Documents Unsealed In Susan Powell Investigation
(KUTV) New court documents, unsealed Friday evening, suggest police went to great lengths to solve the mystery surrounding Susan Cox Powell.

The documents go on to paint a picture of a man who allegedly used prostitutes and was quick to cash in on his wife’s disappearance.

According to the documents, Powell may have had a sexual relationship with a woman who says she confronted him about his wife after she saw reports on the news.

Another man tells police that Powell had contacted him for the services of an escort before Susan disappeared on December 6th, 2009. Police documents claim that GPS devices and surveillance tracked Powell to a strip club in Wendover, just 4 days after Susan’s disappearance.

As the search dragged on, police tried to get information out of Powell. One plan was to get a female undercover officer to befriend Powell while he was living with his dad in Washington state, but the plan was scrapped after it was determined Powell seldom left his home.

Also, as friends and police searched for Susan, Josh Powell was cancelling doctors appointments for his wife, scrapping day care for his kids, and on the 17th of December, just 10 days after the investigation began, court documents say Powell went to Wells Fargo and tried to liquidate his wife’s 401k and have a check made out to himself. The branch manager refused, saying it was too early to make a move like that.

There was talk about calling a grand jury on the case, but to do so they would have had to offer immunity to the people they talked to—the only people they wanted to talk to were Josh, Steve, and siblings.

(Copyright 2013 Sinclair Broadcasting Group)

Utah Receives Federal Grant, Benefiting Water Conservation Projects
(KUTV) State water authorities say we can brace for another hot, dry summer—accompanied by water restrictions.

Reservoirs in the valley will be significantly lower this year because there was less snowfall in the high country this past winter. Officials have been working to stretch Utah’s water, and now they have some help. The U.S. Interior Department just sent a grant to Utah in excess of $5-million, benefiting six major water conservation projects.

In the dry desert climate that is the Wasatch Front, man-made canals are the lifeline that brings Utahns refreshing H2O, but canals made of ‘earth’ are less stable. The earthen banks soak in water, leading to drier conditions, fires and water restrictions.

That's why Weber Basin Water Conservancy District is replacing the earthen banks of the Willard Canal. It’s being lined with cement, which will save a lot of water from seeping away.

“We're anticipating 44-hundred acre feet per year being saved,” Tage Flint with the Weber Basin Conservancy Dist. said. That’s should be enough water to sustain an estimated 15,000 people.

“That saved water becomes a block of water we can then apply to the next growth component,” Flint added.

Giant multimillion-dollar projects like replacing earthen canals with cement or pipelines, are taking place statewide.

Construction on the canals will resume in the late fall, after the irrigation season is over.

(Copyright 2013 Sinclair Broadcasting Group)
Man Who Resurrected SLC Tennis Facility Put On Sidelines By City
(KUTV) 67-year-old Michael Martines has been teaching tennis since he was 13-years-old and running Coach Mike’s Tennis Academy in Salt Lake City for 15 years. But Monday, Coach Mike was recently informed the city will not be renewing his contract.

Coach Mike tells 2News that 15-years-ago he found the Dee Glen Smith tennis center had been abandoned for nearly 20 years.  He decided to reconstruct it and make the building usable again. “I approached the city to ask if I could take over the facility and start teaching tennis here. They said ‘sure,’” Mike said.

“I remember the first day I walked into this place and Mike said I’m going to take over this place and I said you’ve got to be kidding. There were weeds growing out of the courts. He said, ‘no it’s okay.’ He had a vision and made this place what it is,” Susan Daynes said.

Susan helped Mike with phones at first, but as the tennis courts were cleaned up and business grew, she opened a Pro Shop on site. “I can’t imagine anyone else could come in with this same passion. Same love for the place to care so much about it,” Susan said.

The once abandoned courts are now in play all day. Even in the winter, with a heated bubble that Coach Mike purchased with his own money.

“The city did come in and put in half-a-million into the facility. We put half-a-million into it. A great partnership and great time. We’ve made a wonderful facility here together,” Mike said. But that partnership is now over.

Coach Mike was notified October 2012 that the city will not renew his contract and to put in a bid by November 14, 2012. He says he put in a bid, but that no other bids came in, so the city extended the deadline. He was informed Monday, May 20th, that his proposal was not accepted.

The city has informed Coach Mike that the new vendor will take over the facility come September.

Coach Mike is not giving up and may try legal action to keep what he has built.

(Copyright 2013 Sinclair Broadcasting Group)
State Park Campsites Booked For Holiday Weekend
By Christine McCarthy
(KUTV) Those who are planning to go camping in Utah state parks for Memorial Day weekend but haven't made reservations might be out of luck. Most, if not all, campsites - RV and tent - are reserved, according to Deena Loyola of Utah State Parks.

Twenty-nine of thirty-two state parks that have campgrounds were completely booked by Thursday, and Loyola expected all 32 to be at capacity by Friday afternoon.

"We appreciate their business but we're full," said East Canyon State Park Manager and ranger James Lowe. "We maintain a few sites that are walk-in only, first-come-first-served, and they're already taken."

Most East Canyon reservations are booked three months in advance, Lowe said.

"I think it's February that we have to go online and book," said Jayme Davis, a Salt Lake City resident vacationing in her RV with her family and friends for the long weekend. "It fills up really fast."

Davis has been heading to East Canyon, near Morgan, for about 15 years. Many times, the weather has been harsh, but this weekend's forecast is much more favorable.

"About half of the time it snows on us up here," Davis said.

Her six-year-old son, Cache, caught three trout fishing in his family's boat in the reservoir on Friday. Cache and his four-year-old sister swim and play among the family's RVs.

Davis's family friend, Danny Billeter, has been traveling to East Canyon for camping and fishing for about 25 years.

"I see the weather report and I thought, 'Oh, okay. We'll go this time,'" Billeter said. "It's a good place to just come up and kick back and enjoy."

East Canyon offers primitive camping with sites for tents, as well as an area with RV hook-ups and running water, cabins and yurts. Jet ski and boat rentals are also available.

Lowe urged vacationers to use caution when on the water, especially at a time of warm air and cold, 53-degree water.

"Water drains your body temperature 26 times faster than air," Lowe said. "So just 15 minutes in water under 60 degrees and you can drown."

Those who would like to reserve a campsite on another day or check for a rare opening or cancellation at any Utah state park can call (800) 322-3770, or visit stateparks.utah.gov.

(Copyright 2013 Sinclair Broadcasting Group)
New Details in Matthew Stewart Case
(KUTV) Accused of killing on Ogden police officer and shooting five others, Matthew Stewart hung himself in the Weber County Jail on Friday--before he even reached trial.

His family maintains his innocence and that he shot without knowing it was police in his home. In a statement Friday, the family said:

"After the illegal assault on his home by a gang of thugs and his inhumane treatment at the Weber County Correctional Institute, along with the recent loss of an unfair and unjust ruling by the court, Matthew gave up hope of his ever getting justice in his case."

Also speaking out Friday was Weber County Dee Smith. He spoke more freely about the case. To hear what he has to say and more, watch the video.

(Copyright 2013 Sinclair Broadcasting Group)
Provo Couple Killed In RV Crash
By Ladd Egan
(KUTV) A Memorial Day weekend vacation ends in tragedy after a Utah couple is killed when their motor home leaves I-15 and crashes into a duplex in St. George.

Provo residents Susan Clark, 53, and husband Steve Clark, 55, died on impact. Eight others inside the RV survived and were treated and released from Dixie Regional Medical Center.

“This is definitely not something you want to start the weekend out with,” said Trooper Joe Pastor with the Utah Highway Patrol.

The 40-foot RV, with a 4-door Jeep in tow, was traveling southbound around 5:45 a.m. between the exits of St. George Boulevard and Bluff Street when it careened off the freeway.

“Looks like a mechanical issue with the tire that might have blown,” Trooper Pastor said, adding that investigators found shreds of the front right tire on the roadway.

The RV then traveled hundreds of feet down an embankment, across a street, over a field, toppling a fence and cinder block wall and clean through the garage of a duplex. The RV finally stopped just inches from the duplex on the other side of the street.

“The sky was full of debris,” said Sharon Gallup, who awoke to find the RV in her driveway. “The whole thing was unreal.”

Gallup said the sound of the RV crashing through her neighbor’s house sounded like an explosion. She watched as the Clarks’ adult son tried to find his parents.

“I heard him say: ‘Dad, dad? Say something. Can you hear me?’” Gallup recalls. “He was stepping on nails in his bare feet, frantically trying to take the debris off.”

Emergency crews quickly arrived and used a ladder to remove the remaining passengers out a rear window.

“Both victims were pretty much covered in debris, as well as the children that were inside,” Trooper Pastor said.

The surviving passengers, ranging in age from 3 to 23, included three of the couple’s children, two grandchildren, a daughter-in-law and her twin sister, and a foreign exchange student.

Residents on both sides of the duplex were home when the accident happened, but were not injured.

“It was still dark and I was in the back master bedroom,” said duplex resident Tim Wiley, who was only feet away from where the RV smashed through.

When Wiley opened the door leading from the house to the garage he was surprised to find gaping holes in the roof and walls and the Jeep Wrangler once connected to the RV sitting inside the garage.

Wiley says he always felt vulnerable living so close to the interstate and worried about vehicles leaving the roadway.

“I’ve always felt like I’m just kind of like a sitting duck,” he said. “I just thought there was a possibility that that might happen someday.”

Neighbors are just glad those inside the homes were not injured.

“If it had rolled and fire and gas, it would have taken out more buildings,” said Rhea Ledingham. “We’re just very, very grateful that all of us are alive and okay.”

(Copyright 2013 Sinclair Broadcasting Group)

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