Dumpster Fires In Salt Lake Could Be Arson: KSUB News Summary

A recent string of fires in downtown Salt Lake City on Tuesday are under investigation for arson as the possible cause. Firefighters say the four incidents happened in an area along 100 South between 500 East and 700 East. Officials say two of the fires were confined to dumpsters and the other two involved a vehicle and a fence. Calls about the fires were reported within a thirty minutes window. Officials ask anyone who may have information to contact the Fire Prevention Bureau.

Students Apply For Scholarships Under New State Program

About 27-thousand students are participating in the state's latest effort to provide scholarship funding. This week, officials say nearly 16-thousand applications on behalf of those students were submitted for consideration under guidelines for the Utah Fits All Scholarship. The application deadline was Monday. Utah lawmakers appropriated more than 82-million dollars over the last two years to kick off the program which launches this fall. Officials will give out ten thousand scholarships each valued at eight thousand dollars. The money may be used to pay for private school tuition, educational software and hardware and other approved after-school programs.

Dynamite Collection Gets Supervised Detonation

Firefighters are at the scene of a series of controlled detonations of a collection of "ancient dynamite" and other explosives at a home in Holliday on Wednesday. Unified Fire Authority officials say the stockpile was a family-held collection accumulated over generations with no malicious intent. The residence will be uninhabitable after the detonations are completed. The homeowner was allowed to enter the structure to collect personal items yesterday. An evacuation center was set up at Oakwood Elementary School and evacuated residents were allowed to return to their homes after 6 a.m.

Students With Minor Injuries In Pellet Gun Shooting At Granger High School

Two people are in custody after an incident near Granger High School in West Valley City on Tuesday. Granite School District and school officials say a group of students outside for lunch at about 11:45 a.m. were approached by persons in a vehicle that was circling the parking lot. Two persons left the vehicle, firing at the students using what was described as airsoft-style guns. Three students were treated with minor injuries. Officials say the high school was not placed on lock-down or other protocols initiated as "no threats were made towards the general student body or the school." Police say the shooters attempted to flee the area but were taken into custody off school property. No word yet on what charges may be filed.