SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah health officials reported nine more confirmed deaths from COVID-19 on Monday but the weekly average for new cases dropped to the lowest level in two months. State figures show Utah has averaged 400 cases per day over the last week _ the lowest weekly […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in northern Utah say a fire at a church has destroyed a home and multiple buildings, and threatens other structures. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the Utah Fire Department has said the fire’s progress was halted by firefighters and is estimated at 225 […]
Utah authorities say a man was shot following a confrontation with officers at a parking garage in the Salt Lake City area. The Unified Police Department said a 39-year-old man armed with a handgun was critically injured in the Saturday afternoon shooting. No officers were injured. Police say officers negotiated […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal inmates who have sued a Utah jail and alleged a failure to adequately protect them from the coronavirus will not be able to seek immediate release through a habeas corpus petition. A judge issued the ruling during a teleconference hearing Friday. Six people charged […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A police officer accused of showing off explicit images of a University of Utah student while investigating an extortion case she filed before her 2018 death has lost his job. Officials said Friday that Officer Miguel Deras’ employment with the Logan City Police Department ended […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Board of Education has rejected multiple proposals requiring stricter precautions against the coronavirus as schools reopen across the state. The Deseret News reported that the board voted 9-5 Thursday against a series of mandates, including one that would limit the number of students […]
ROY, Utah (AP) — One man died overnight and another is in custody after Roy, Utah, police say they became involved in a shootout that also injured a police dog. The incident began about 2 a.m. Saturday. That’s according to a Roy City Police Department news release. A Roy City […]
DUCHESNE, Utah (AP) — Six people were injured when their plane crashed in Duchesne County. Officials say the Cessna T210M took off from Roosevelt on Friday morning en route to Moon Lake. The plane had engine trouble and crashed just south of the lake near a campground. One man was […]
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 23 points in his first game of the NBA restart and made the tying and go-ahead baskets as the Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 134-132 in two overtimes. The Nuggets overcame Donovan Mitchell’s 35 points for Utah. Mitchell made a […]
The Pac-12 players of “WeAreUnited” movement said they were “disappointed and deeply concerned” after a recent meeting with the conference’s commissioner. The players sent an email to Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott accusing him of not taking the issues they have raised seriously enough. The group is pushing the conference to […]
