SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The card millions of people have used to prove their identity to everyone from police officers to liquor store owners may soon be a thing of the past as a growing number of states develop digital driver’s licenses. With the advent of digital wallets and […]
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) — The family of a teenager shot to death in 2018 by Cottonwood Heights police has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, its police department, and some officers after violent clashes occurred at a protest in August. KUTV reports in the lawsuit filed this week […]
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Attorneys for a Utah man who pleaded guilty to murder in the beating death of his wife on an Alaska cruise say he had brain abnormalities that a defense expert deemed consistent with injuries caused by playing contact sports. Attorneys for Kenneth Manzanares say that, along […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 16-year-old Utah boy has been charged as an adult with stabbing a woman to death after she told him to stop using racial slurs. Court documents say Izaak Joseph Vijil was charged Thursday in the death of 34-year-old Melissa Wood in Murray on April […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a Utah man who was shot and killed by a police officer are suing the police department for his death. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the family of Bryan Peña-Valencia is claiming that Omar Flores, an officer with the Unified Police Department […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor says the state has no plans to renew a mask order for K-12 schools next fall. The decision comes after months of mounting pressure from parents calling for the mandate’s end. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox has previously defended his administration’s decision to mandate […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has affirmed the right of transgender people to change their sex designation on birth certificates. Thursday’s ruling came as a bright spot for advocates amid a wave of legislation targeting transgender people around the country. Several states have passed bills banning […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A mask uproar at a Salt Lake City area school district meeting prompted officials to call in the police. KUTV-TV reports parents were incensed that children would still have to wear masks in schools even though face coverings are no longer required elsewhere. A spokesperson […]
Ephraim’s City Council voted to increase the cities impact fees from $6,269 to $14,440. Impact fees are used as a way for municipalities to deal with growth. The four categories that will be raised include wastewater, culinary water, roads and parks and recreation. Wastewater has been raised from $1,107 to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has ended its mandated limits on gatherings and social distancing related to the pandemic. On Tuesday, the state reached several coronavirus-related metrics laid out in a bill passed earlier this year. The legislation established criteria based on case rates, ICU utilization and vaccine allocations. […]
