SALT LAKE CITY — Frances B. Monson, wife of Thomas S. Monson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Friday morning in a Salt Lake City hospital.

Monson had been hospitalized for several weeks and died at 6:35 a.m. from causes related to her age, the LDS church said in a statement.

Francis was married to Thomas S. Monson for 64 years.

“She was committed to doing those things that would help the family, support the family, strengthen the family, and at the same time be a companion to her husband,” said Heidi Swinton, author of Thomas S. Monson’s biography.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

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LOGAN, Utah — A former emergency room technician pleaded guilty to forcible sodomy Tuesday in connection with an alleged incident at Logan Regional Hospital, according to a report from the Herald Journal.

Hal. L Weston was arrested in January 2012 after a law enforcement officer saw him sexually assaulting an unconscious patient, the report said.

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SALT LAKE CITY – Fire officials expect a busy wildfire season this year and are already making preparations for it.

Last year, the Dump Fire burned 5,507 acres near Eagle Mountain, forcing several hundred people to evacuate from their homes.

The Dump Fire was just one of the hundreds of wildfires that burned over 500,000 acres in Utah during 2012.

As of January 1st, Unified Fire Authority, which serves much of Salt Lake County, expanded its coverage area to include Eagle Mountain.

“All of our firefighters on the department are what we call ‘red card certified’ or they’re trained to fight wildfires and urban interface fires,” said Unified Fire Authority Capt. Clint Mecham. “So, we bring that level of training and that level of expertise and equipment to the table, as well as our specialized wildland firefighting teams that we have in place during the fire season.”