PROVO, Utah (AP) — Protesters from two opposing groups gathered in Provo on Wednesday after an SUV driver was shot while driving through protesters earlier in the week. A video of the incident captured by KSL-TV shows a man fire a shot at the driver as the car began slowly […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has pleaded guilty to killing a 15-year-old girl who threatened to tell police he had sex with her. The Deseret News reports 26-year-old Shaun Patrick French pleaded guilty to aggravated murder. French admitted to waiting for 15-year-old Baleigh Bagshaw to return home […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The longest-serving member of the Utah Legislature has been ousted, months after sponsoring a controversial tax-overhaul bill. Republican Sen. Lyle Hillyard of Logan conceded the race to the Deseret News on Wednesday. He had held the seat for nearly 40 years. His opponent, Republican businessman […]
A woman was struck by a car while riding her bicycle on June 30 in Monroe. The cyclist was riding along the side of the road when the vehicle came up behind her traveling in the same direction. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis the cyclist, 21 year old […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A university in Utah is considering dropping “Dixie” from its name as another example of the nation’s reexamination of symbols associated with the Confederacy. Dixie State University has faced scrutiny in the past over the name’s association to slavery. It has resisted changing it because […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting a man who tried to drive through protesters blocking traffic in Provo during a rally against police brutality. Authorities say Jesse K. Taggart of Salt Lake City was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of attempted […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A retired Utah sheriff’s deputy has died following a small airplane crash that critically injured him and killed another man. KUTV-TV reports Jason Sorensen died Monday as a result of injuries sustained in the accident near Centerville Thursday. Sorensen was a lieutenant with the Davis […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A professor has reversed himself again and resigned from a university in Utah after posting inflammatory tweets about nationwide protests concerning race and police use of force. Weber State University officials said Tuesday that criminal justice professor Scott Senjo has now permanently resigned. He had […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Black woman who says she was unlawfully arrested and charged with driving under the influence despite passing numerous sobriety tests in 2018 is suing a Utah police officer for violating her constitutional rights. According to the lawsuit filed Monday, Donna Miller alleges that Murray […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State data indicate the coronavirus outbreak has disproportionately impacted Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians living in Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reported the groups make up 1.6% of Utah’s population but account for 3.8% of reported cases of COVID-19. State analysis indicates Pacific Islanders and […]
