OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A prosecutor has concluded that four Ogden police officers were justified in shooting and killing a man last August. Weber County Attorney Chris Allred cleared the officers of wrongdoing for shooting 26-year-old Jovany Mercado, of Ogden, who died at the scene. The Ogden Standard-Examiner reports it […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox has directed a state coronavirus-response team to delete a tweet calling President Donald Trump’s comments about people going to work sick misinformation. The Republican tweeted late Thursday that he asked message to be removed because it appeared political. He said […]
KANARRAVILLE, Utah (AP) — Authorities say extreme winter weather appears to have played a role in the death of a man whose body was found in southwest Utah. KSL-TV reports the body of the 22-year-old man was discovered in Kanarraville. Authorities have not released the Taylorsville man’s name. The Iron […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A university in Utah has converted the former home of the school’s presidents into a mental health clinic for students and community members. The Daily Herald reports the new facility on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem opened earlier this semester. The building constructed after […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Senate has voted for preliminary approval of a bill to ban hand-held cellphone use while driving. The bill received majority support in the 19-8 vote but was tabled before final passage because the legislation would impact the budget. The bill is on hold […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state coronavirus-response team in Utah is calling comments from President Donald Trump ‘misinformation’ and warning people to stay home from work if they show symptoms that match the virus. In a tweet Thursday, the task force led by Republican Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox posted […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — With the census approaching, some state lawmakers are attempting to alter voter-approved measures designed to reduce partisan gamesmanship when drawing new districts for the U.S. House and state legislatures. In Missouri and Utah, Republican-led legislatures have advanced proposals to unravel key provisions in independent redistricting […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A proposal to limit the use of cash bail for people arrested in Utah is advancing in the Legislature. Supporters say changes are needed to prevent people who are presumed innocent from getting stuck behind bars because they don’t have money for bail. The Standard-Examiner reports […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state coronavirus-response team in Utah is calling comments from President Donald Trump ‘misinformation’ and warning people to stay home from work if they show symptoms that match the virus. In a tweet Thursday, the task force led by Republican Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox posted […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Income tax money can only be used for education in Utah, but lawmakers are now introducing a complex proposal to change that in hopes of shoring up the state’s shrinking sales-tax base. The Deseret News reports the plan announced Wednesday would allow income tax to […]
