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Associated Press - July 16, 2009 10:44 AM ET DRAPER,
Utah (AP) - Search and rescue crews are looking for two hikers missing
during a climbing trip southeast of Draper. Draper Police Sgt. Chad
Carpenter says 29-year-old Cody Hidler and 30-year-old John Vallieres
were reported missing about 10 p.m. last night (Wednesday). The men are
experienced mountaineers and had equipment for climbing, but didn't
have cell phones for the trip to the Jacob's Ladder area of Corner
Canyon. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Election races are shaping up in Utah cities,
after yesterday's filing deadline. In Salt Lake City, seven candidates
are vying to replace Councilman Eric Jergensen, and City Council
Chairman Carlton Christensen will face two challengers. Six candidates
are running for mayor in Provo, and three are running for mayor of West
Valley City. Three candidates will challenge Logan Mayor Randy Watts.
Primaries are Sept. 15, and general elections are Nov. 3. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert is getting ready
for his closeup today (Thursday), with an address to Utah's film
industry. Utah Film Commission Director Marshall Moore is also due to
provide a State of Film address at the industry's annual luncheon.
Herbert is due to succeed Gov. Jon Huntsman, who is up for U.S. Senate
confirmation this summer as ambassador to China. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - More than 250 Utah police officers are
receiving training in tracking missing and abducted children. Utah
Attorney General Mark Shurtleff says a training event at the Salt Lake
Community College in Sandy will be the largest training event ever held
in the nation for the AMBER Alert initiative. Fox Valley Technical
College of Appleton, Wis., is running the seminars for the U.S.
Department of Justice.
