LEHI, Utah (AP) — Lehi will allow medical cannabis drive-thrus after a unanimous vote to remove a local ordinance banning them. The Daily Herald reports the Tuesday city council vote came after a proposal from Curaleaf, which is the only cannabis pharmacy in the town. State law allows drive-thru facilities, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will not require masks in K-12 schools for the last week of the academic year. Gov. Spencer Cox made the announcement Thursday and said schools have the option to keep the mask requirement in place through the end of the school year. A mask […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Hawaii man who pleaded guilty to cyberstalking a Utah family by sending more than 500 people to their house for unwanted services including food deliveries and prostitutes has been sentenced to three years of supervision. Loren Okamura was also ordered to adhere to strict […]
Tim Gray/iStock (NEW YORK) — Last year was the deadliest on record for correctional officers, according to the nonprofit group One Voice, which tracks correctional officers’ deaths. According to the group, 219 officers and 41 staff died of COVID-19, since March 2020. In a typical year, about 11 officers lose […]
Nick Laham/Getty Images (SPRINGFIELD, Mass.) — Late NBA star Kobe Bryant will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend. The presentation will be made by all-time great Michael Jordan, who also spoke at the Bryant’s memorial service. Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, will reportedly speak as well. Bryant was […]
Baseball 3-A State Semifinals WEST JORDAN, Utah-Brigham Beacham drove in a pair of runs and the Grantsville Cowboys overcame an 8-0 deficit to stun Richfield 9-8 in the 3-A state semifinals Friday at Cate Field. Daxton Webb earned the win on the mound for the Cowboys, going the distance. Max […]
Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office (DENVER) — A Colorado man arrested this month for allegedly murdering his missing wife has also been accused of voting for former President Donald Trump in her name. Barry Morphew, 53, was charged with felony forgery and offenses relating to mail ballots, a misdemeanor, according to […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ma’Khia Bryant was 16 when she was shot and killed by police outside of her foster home in Columbus, Ohio. Since her death, the Bryant family lawyer, Michelle Martin, said she has had to combat negative portrayals of the teenager, who has been described […]
Montreal_Photos (NEW YORK) — The NHL has told the Canadian government they need an answer on whether they will be exempt from coronavirus-related travel restrictions by June 1st, ESPN reports. “The conversations are ongoing. We’ve told them we really do need to know by the end of the first round, […]
STEPHEN ZENNER/AFP via Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The City of Columbus, Ohio, has agreed to deliver a settlement of $10 million to Andre Hill’s family. Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, was shot to death by former Columbus police officer Adam Coy, who is white, on Dec. 22. Coy has […]
