SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Andy Larsen is a sports writer for the Salt Lake Tribune, but with so many games scratched during the pandemic he has spent a lot of time digging into coronavirus data and its sobering implications. Then on Monday, while he was sorting his spare change, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The parents of a 13-year-old Utah boy with autism have filed a federal lawsuit against the Salt Lake City Police Department alleging an officer shot the teenager 11 times. The lawsuit filed in Utah District Court claims the boy was severely injured when police responded […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Deep in the Mars-like landscape of Utah’s red-rock desert lies a mystery: A gleaming metal monolith in one of the most remote parts of the state. Officials say the smooth, tall structure was found during a helicopter survey of bighorn sheep in southeastern Utah. A […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah had record high voter turnout this year, with a staggering 90% of active voters casting ballots. About 1.5 million people voted in 2020, which is greater than the number of total registered voters in 2018, according to Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox. His office oversees […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A university in southern Utah has said testing will be encouraged but not mandatory despite state health orders mandating college students get tested weekly for the coronavirus. Dixie State University spokesperson Jordon Sharp said the school does not have enough tests to even test everyone. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert will relax restrictions on social gatherings ahead of Thanksgiving weekend. An increased number of hospitalizations has prompted doctors and public health officials to advise against attending large holiday gatherings. Herbert says he will not extend his previous order that required people […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An 18-year-old has been arrested in suburban Salt Lake City for allegedly shooting a fellow teen to death while pretending to arrest him. KUTV reports Kaden Christensen is accused of shooting the 15-year-old boy in the back in Kearns early Saturday morning while mimicking being […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah prosecutors have filed charges against a person who hosted a Halloween party in the Provo-Orem suburb of Levi. The city said Thursday that police shut down a party at a commercial building after receiving a nuisance complaint on Halloween day. The city prosecutor charged […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Because of public feedback, two additional alternatives will now be studied as possible solutions to traffic congestion in Little Cottonwood Canyon: a new cog rail line plus a longer version of a proposed gondola that would begin in the valley below the mouth of the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two more Utah inmates have died after testing positive for COVID-19. Prison officials said Friday that makes a total of six inmates who have died throughout the pandemic, and there are 780 active cases in the Utah prison system. In Utah, 1 in 141 people […]
