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Utah Legislators Rush Legislation Involving Possible Investigation Into Attorney General John Swallow

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

Utah legislators are rushing through a last-minute piece of legislation that would allow an independent investigation into the state’s embattled attorney general as the clock ticks down on the annual legislative session.

Late Wednesday night, lawmakers introduced legislation to allow Lt. Gov. Greg Bell (R) to name special counsel to investigate ethics allegations against state Attorney General John Swallow (R), instead of following the current practice of letting Swallow investigate himself.

Swallow is alleged to have withheld information about outside income he received during his 2012 campaign. He is under investigation by the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice for his possible role in an alleged scheme to bribe Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to stop a federal investigation into a cement company. Swallow’s outside income is from the cement company, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.

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Craig Cusick Hits Buzzer Beater Hours After Learning Dad Has Cancer, BYU Beats Utah State (VIDEO)

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

Hours before BYU‘s game against Utah State on Tuesday, Cougars guard Craig Cusick found out that his father, Randy, was diagnosed with cancer, per the Salt Lake Tribune. Not only did Cusick still play, but he came through when his team needed it most.

Tied at 68 with five seconds remaining, Matt Carlino dribbled to the top of the key and missed a long 2-pointer off the front of the rim. The ball bounced right into the hands of Cusick, who caught it in mid-air and nailed the follow-up at the buzzer giving BYU the 70-68 victory.

“As a player, you couldn’t dream it any better. It’s great that I made the shot but I give all the credit in the world to my teammates during the game,” said Cusick after the game, via KSL-TV. “I made one shot the whole game… so I give credit to my teammates.”

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3 Utah bank workers die in plane crash

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A plane carrying three Utah men crashed shortly after takeoff in Texas Saturday, killing all three aboard, authorities said.

The Piper PA-46 had taken off from an airport near Paris, Texas, around 8 a.m. when it went down.

The Texas Department of Public Safety identified the men as Michael Endo, 50, Michael Dale Bradley, 44, and the pilot Rob Thompson, 49, according to a report in the The Desert News.

All three men worked for Utah-based Celtic Bank, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.

“This is a challenging and difficult time for the entire Celtic Bank family,” bank CEO Reese Howell Jr. said in a statement.

There was no immediate word on the cause of the crash. The Public Safety Department said it was reportedly foggy and the plane attempted to turn back toward the airport before descending rapidly and crashing.

The plane burst into flames upon impact, FAA spokesman Roland Herwig told the Tribune.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Public Safety didn’t immediately return calls f rom The Associated Press for comment.

Its was not clear if the pilot had radioed for assistance prior to the crash, NTSB spokesman Keith Holloway said, according to the Tribune report. NTSB investigators were gathering evidence from the crash site, any witnesses and data radar data to determine why the plane crashed, he said.

According to a bank press release, Bradley was a real estate broker working with Celtic on the sale of some property in Texas. Endo was the bank’s senior vice president and a commercial loan officer. Thompson was a professional pilot contracted by Celtic to fly the company’s plane.

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