Monday, June 29, 2015

 Headlines you may care about today


WEATHER for the next few days... 

We’ll see another triple digit day today with the high peaking around 102, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 67. Forecasters are calling for continued highs near 100 through Independance Day, so if you are planning on attending any of the Freedom Festival events, take water and sunscreen everywhere. Next chance of rain? We may see a thunderstorm on Tuesday night or early Wednesday, but it likely will move through the central Utah Valley and not drop any significant moisture. High Uintas: Watch for rain on Tuesday night and Wednesday. Otherwise it will be highs near 90 and lows in the 50s.


LOCAL SPORTS: Parade of champions. 

 BYU fans must attend the Freedom Festival Parade on Saturday morning when a handful of legendary BYU quarterbacks -- including Robbie Bosco, Ty Detmer and Brandon Doman -- will join former coach LaVell Edwards as the grand marshall. The parade is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on July 4. READ MORE HERE: http://bit.ly/1RLw4ji.

NATIONAL SPORTS: The king is out. 

LeBron James will be a free agent again. The Cleveland Cavalier has refused to exercise a $21.6 million option on his contract, according to AP sources. The move will make him available to any team willing to take a chance. Fans in Cleveland have mixed feelings after seeing him snub his hometown more than once now. After graduating high school at St. Vincent–St. Mary High School near Akron, Ohio, he joined the Cleveland Cavaliers, leading the team to the first finals appearance in 2007, but losing to the San Antonio Spurs. Three years later he left Cleveland for the Miami Heat, which reached the finals every year he was there and earned him his first two championship titles in 2012 and 2013. In 2013. He came back home to Cleveland in 2014, making it to the finals again, but failing to clinch the title after losing to the Golden State Warriors. READ MORE HERE: http://yhoo.it/1Hq0bex.

LOCAL BUSINESS: Springville’s ATL Technology acquires MedConx. 

ATL Technology LLC announced today that it has acquired MedConx Inc.a California corporation with locations in Santa Clara, California and San Jose, Costa Rica. ATL is a provider of electromechanical contract manufacturing of assemblies and devices with specialties in single use solutions, and according to a statement by the company, today’s move result in expanded operational capabilities and increased capacity. The facility is ISO 13485:2003 quality medical device certified and joins ATL's existing facilities in China and the USA. READ MORE HERE: http://bit.ly/1Hq18DN.

NATIONAL BUSINESS: Gay marriage ruling could affect insurance coverage.

The Supreme Court’s decision to make legal gay marriage legal nationwide could have financial impacts as employers decide how to handle the increase of people now qualified under company insurance plans. Some employers already offer benefits to same-sex couples who are unmarried. But now, some employers may drop coverage for unmarried same-sex partners because same-sex marriage is a national right. READ MORE HERE: http://yhoo.it/1NpV4fb.

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