Payson House Fire Under Investigation: KSUB News Summary

Investigators are working to determine the cause of a house fire in Payson late Monday.

Firefighters were called to the two-family home at about 6 p.m. on Memorial Day. Investigators say damages are estimated at 200 thousand dollars. The American Red Cross is assisting four adults and five children who were displaced by the fire. No injuries were reported.

Martha Hughes Cannon Statue To Be Sent To U.S. Capitol

Officials will soon gather at the state Capitol for a public send-off of a statue honoring a Utah woman. The statue of Martha Hughes Cannon is headed to its permanent installation in Washington, D.C. The send-off party for the statue is at 5 p.m. on June 5th and the public is invited for music, food, and family activities. Cannon was Utah's first female state senator and a pioneer in women's suffrage efforts until she died in the 1930s. Her statue is currently on the third floor of the Utah Capitol, outside the old state Supreme Court Chambers.

Its move to the U.S. Capital and National Statuary Hall was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Each state is allowed two statues and in 2018 Utah passed a law to send her likeness to replace TV pioneer Philo Farnsworth. Cannon will be with a statue of Brigham Young. Farnsworth's statue will be installed at Utah Valley University.

Murder Investigation Update To Be Presented To Sandy City Council Members

City of Sandy council members will be updated today during their regular meeting on the investigation into the murder of a 60-year-old woman at a recently opened transitional facility on Sunday.

Sandy police say Laura Northup is charged with first-degree felony murder and tampering with evidence in connection with the death of 62-year-old Stephanie Carrasco who resided at the Medically Vulnerable People Shelter. Officers went to the shelter at around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday and found Carrasco dead of blunt-force trauma to the head. Northup is held at the Salt Lake County Jail. The MVP facility was formerly an Econo Lodge Hotel. Councilmembers approved and issued a conditional use permit for the facility to operate at the site to assist medically vulnerable persons with homelessness. The investigation is ongoing.

Shelter In Place Order Lifted In Utah County

A shelter-in-place order is now lifted for a Utah County neighborhood after police initially responded to a report that armed juveniles were possibly threatening homeowners. American Fork police say they arrived at the home near Morgan Boulevard in Cedar Hills this past weekend and found no evidence of a burglary in progress. A shelter-in-place was issued for people living within a radius of the home while the investigation was ongoing. Police say a resident of the home had made the call to police but no other information is available.