SALT LAKE CITY – Intermountain Healthcare challenged 13 elementary school principals to a 100-day challenge to see who is the healthiest in the Salt Lake Valley, and the winners of the challenge were announced on Wednesday.

As part of the My Heart Challenge, the principals had to change their habits by exercising more and eating better, and they pushed their students to do the same.

“Before the challenge, my biggest health concern was my weight. I was overweight, out of shape and super busy. I had plenty of excuses for why I shouldn’t exercise or eat healthy,” said Becky Gerber, principal at Herriman Elementary School.

Overall, the 13 principals lost a total 228 pounds in 100 days, or an average of just over 17.5 pounds each.

Gerber was the overall winner and Mark Longe, principal at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School in Salt Lake City, took home the prize for Most Improved.

SALT LAKE CITY – Unmarried couples and same-sex partners living in Salt Lake County will soon be able to get benefits they don’t have now. The county is launching a mutual commitment registry, similar to what Salt Lake City put in place in 2008.

The idea, however has its critics. The county is legally recognizing relationships the state doesn’t, especially when it comes to same sex couples, but the registry is also for people who may be the legal caretaker of someone, whether it’s a relative or a partner. Still, one group says it’s a slippery slope.

“I believe this will be primarily used by same sex couples,” says Salt Lake County Councilman Arlyn Bradshaw who is openly gay.

UPDATE: We talked to Ally and Kaylee again. See what they have to say about the reaction to the punishment.

MURRAY, Utah – Putting a stop to bullying in schools can be a difficult task for teachers, but one woman from Murray, who found out her daughter was relentlessly teasing another student, decided to teach her a lesson by giving her a taste of her own medicine.

“She really needs to know that this had such an effect on someone else’s life,” said the mother, Ally, whose last name we have omitted to protect her daughter Kaylee’s privacy.