Miscellaneous

• Logan Northern Canal Disaster - Sixth Installment

  Bret Hanna | July 27, 2009 11:53 PM | 3 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Last week, Utah's soon-to-be Governor, Gary Herbert, backed off on a promised probe into the cause of the failure of the Logan Northern Canal on July 11th with spokeswoman Angela Welling calling it...

• House Explosion Injures Two

  Bret Hanna | October 24, 2009 1:09 PM | 2 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Two people were injured Thursday in Cache County after the house they were taking care of was obliterated by an explosion. Mary Sorensen, 23, and her brother Tony, 27, had been staying in the house...

• Cold Water River Death Raises Safety Concerns

  Bret Hanna | July 23, 2009 10:30 AM | 2 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  As I reported the other day, a 9-year-old-girl fell in the Provo River near Bridal Veil Falls on Monday and was swept downstream away from the helping hands of nearby family members. She was found...

• Alcohol And Boating Are Like Oil And Water - They Don't Mix

  Bret Hanna | June 18, 2009 8:00 AM | 2 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Everyone has heard the old adage that oil and water don't mix - the same is true of water, boating and alcohol. Jesse Lee Melvin, 43, of Denver died Saturday in the Colorado River near the...

• Utah Boating Safety - Take The First Steps

  Bret Hanna | June 10, 2009 2:00 AM | 2 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Summer is the time to hit the lakes and resevoirs in Utah for boating fun. For those who are not versed in local boating safety, adequate training is critical. To achieve this goal, Utah State...

• Straight Talk on Tort Reform from Texas

  Bret Hanna | November 23, 2009 11:20 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT

  Texas passed sweeping tort reform legislation in 2003 that, to a great extent, eliminated medical malpractice cases in the Lone Star State. Jennifer Bard is the Alvin R. Allison Professor of Law and...

• And Speaking Of Drowsy Driving . . .

  Bret Hanna | July 10, 2009 12:00 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT

  My last post was on the dangers of drowsy driving and then I came across an article in the Park Record, my hometown newspaper, which again hits home on this issue. A Utah Highway Patrol trooper and...

• Be Bear Aware

  Bret Hanna | July 08, 2009 11:42 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT

  Two black bears were shot in Utah County within 24 hours last weekend. On Friday, a campground host shot a bear in Hobble Creek Canyon because of fears for campers' safety. The following night, Ken...

• Swine Flu Medications Arrive in Utah

  Bret Hanna | April 30, 2009 10:31 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT

  According to an article in today's Salt Lake Tribune, four truckloads of anti-viral medications have been delivered to a secure warehouse in Utah. The 87,000 doses delivered represent 25% of the...

• Silver Eagle Refinery Voluntarily Shuts Down

  Bret Hanna | November 14, 2009 6:55 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  The Silver Eagle Refinery located in Woods Cross has agreed to follow a safety board recommendation to shut down indefinitely in the wake of a November 4th explosion. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board...