SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state leaders say that updated plans intended to help drive economic recovery won’t compromise the health of residents even though the state is experiencing a multi-week rise in cases. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, a Republican, said Wednesday the increase in cases was somewhat expected […]
According to a statement from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints posted on June 17, Elder Jeffery R. Holland has been admitted to the hospital after several days of illness. Elder Holland is a member of the LDS church’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. According to Eric […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The four Republicans in the race for Utah governor clashed Tuesday over the response to a police-brutality protest that included the burning of a police car. The Deseret News reports that former House Speaker Greg Hughes said the National Guard should have been called in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say an explosion under the car of a candidate for the Utah House of Representatives was caused by a vehicular malfunction and not an explosive device. Democrat Robert Burch told police a small explosion happened as the car was backed out of his family’s […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah health and water quality officials will temporarily stop monitoring a lake for toxic algal blooms as a result of state funding uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Daily Herald reports the state Division of Water Quality and Utah County Health Department will postpone the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have taken a first step toward banning ban police officers from placing their knees on the necks of people being detained in the type of chokehold used by a Minnesota police officer in the death of George Floyd. The Salt Lake Tribune reports […]
On June 16 Sevier County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about a farmer who found a body in the Vermillion Canal south of Sigurd. Upon investigating it was discovered that the individual was a 32 year old female from Sigurd. The Sheriff’s Office isn’t releasing the individuals name until […]
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) — Two opposing groups have rallied in the Salt Lake City suburb of Cottonwood Heights, one calling for police reform and the other voicing support for law enforcement. KUTV reports there were some verbal arguments Monday night, but the evening was largely peaceful. People have rallied […]
EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah have said a child was critically injured when he was accidentally shot in the back of the head with a BB gun. The Utah County sheriff’s office said the 6-year-old boy and his 12-year-old brother were playing with BB guns at their […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man accused of choking and stabbing a woman he met on the dating app Tinder has pleaded not guilty to murder. Ethan Hunsaker entered the plea Tuesday during a virtual court hearing held online. Hunsaker’s lawyer says he plans to get a psychological […]
