SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police have suspended the use of police dogs in apprehensions in light of an arrest earlier this year in which officers ordered a dog to attack a Black man who was kneeling and had already put his hands in the air. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah tax watchdog group and a former member of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission are calling on cities to pull out of a planned nuclear power plant project before it becomes too expensive. The Deseret News reports the Carbon Free Power Project is promoted […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake Police Association has criticized new police reforms that aim to limit the use of deadly force by police officers amid continuing national protests against police brutality. The Deseret News reported that Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall signed an executive order last […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — The federal Bureau of Land Management has canceled a planned sale of land in Southeast Utah to be used for oil drilling following opposition from county and municipal officials. The Spectrum reports the land between Arches and Canyonlands national parks will not be included in […]
BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — Advocates have made strides in getting Native American symbols and names changed in sports, but they say more work needs to be done mainly at the high school level. Momentum is building during a nationwide push for racial justice following the death of George Floyd in […]
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 […]
