Practice News Story 4: Court

Posted: 10:17 am MT September 26, 2007
Logan Man on Trial for Felony Burglary Charges
Logan, Utah- A preliminary hearing took place today in which a 35 year old Logan resident was charged with two misdemeanor counts of vandalism and breaking and entering, also a felony charge of burglary. The man, James Michaels, was arrested on September 19th after police received several tips incriminating Michaels as well as a juvenile, whose name is not being released. The break in that they are being accused of occurred on September 19th in a Logan Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse. Two CPU’s were stolen and vandalism occurred. There was fingerprint evidence at the scene and a K9 unit was released and brought officers to the neighborhood of the accused. The District Attorney, Noel Mayfield, claims that there is enough evidence to go through to a trial. Defense Attorney, Robbie Cochran, claims, "My client is innocent." Court date is set for October 21, 2007.

Practice News Story 3: Break in at LDS Church

Yesterday in the early morning a Logan Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meeting house was broken into and vandalized. Sheriff Deputy Geoffrey Hasty says they estimate the break in was between 2 and 4 a.m. They have two individuals that are of interest and are currently being questioned. Fingerprints and other evidence was found.They entered the building through a window that was left unlocked and two CPU's were taken. They estimate the loss to be about $700. It is not a common occurrence in Logan, neighbors of the building say that nothing like this has ever happened there before. It's usually such a safe place to live. Authorities do not think that this was an act of religious discrimination, they believe it was just an act of desperation.

Practice News Story 2: Fire

A fire broke out yesterday leaving a local Ogden building in ruins. A local man named Pedro Sanchez and his family are left homeless and their restaurant destroyed. Pedro’s Mexican restaurant on the ground floor is where the fire originated and soon spread to the apartment upstairs where Pedro’s family was. Fortunately no serious injuries occurred. Only five people were in the building at the time of the fire and everyone was able to evacuate before any real damage occurred. Now they are left with the aftermath and no where to go. Rachel Calhoun, owner of the building, says they will rebuild.

Deputy Fire Chief Greg Chamberlain was one of the first firefighters to respond to the scene. They were able to put the fire out in under an hour and make sure everyone in the building was taken to neighboring hospitals for medical treatment. Chamberlain said, "I’m just glad we got everyone out safely, the building was a loss, but human life is what is most important. It was a success."

Practice News Story 1: Accident

A school field trip turned into a tragic loss for everyone at Utah State University yesterday when eleven fellow classmates were involved in a car accident that took the lives of eight and left three in critical condition. Utah Highway patrol officer Jason Jensen was first to respond to the scene of the accident. He stated that no other cars were involved in the accident, preliminary investigations showed that there was a mechanical difficulty with the vehicle which caused the driver to loose control. The car rolled three to four times on its side before stopping. Stan Albrecht, President of Utah State University, is calling this "a great tragedy for the university." There will be a memorial service for the victims so that the school and the community can pay their respects.