SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah’s deputy police chief has resigned following his suspension related to an investigation into the handling of photos of a student-athlete who was killed. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Rick McLenon stepped down Monday. It comes less than a month after he […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert enacted a ban on choke holds for all state law enforcement officers and called on all other police agencies to follow suit. His announcement Thursday marked his first major police reform since George Floyd’s killing by a police officer in Minneapolis […]
Utah’s rate of positive COVID-19 tests has skyrocketed in recent weeks. And that has led at least one prominent doctor to suggest the state may need to take a step back after a month of reopenings. That happened this week in the northern Utah city of Logan, where city officials […]
Evacuations have been ordered in Juab County as a wildfire has burned over 250 acres. Crews battling the fire said that a shift in the wind was the key factor in saving several homes in the area where the fire started. The Rocky Ridge Fire was reported just after 3:00 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New figures show unemployment claims inched back up in Utah last week after eight consecutive weeks of declines as the state experiences a spike in coronavirus cases following the reopening last month of many businesses. State numbers released Thursday show nearly 5,500 people requested unemployment […]
Salt Lake City police became the latest law enforcement agency to ban chokeholds under new policy released in the the wake of calls for police reform following George Floyd’s death. The policy updated on Wednesday also prohibits police from firing tear gas into crowds. At a city council work session […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Utah gubernatorial candidate and former ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. says he has tested positive for COVID-19. Huntsman said Wednesday he is experiencing “classic symptoms” of the illness caused by the coronavirus, and will isolate himself while his campaign continues. The news comes after a […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Workers at a Utah a meatpacking plant and their supporters have protested the company’s handling of a coronavirus outbreak that has resulted in nearly 300 confirmed cases. JBS USA employees protested in Logan Tuesday against conditions at the plant in Hyrum. The Bear River Health Department […]
A man accused of feeding the fire that destroyed a Salt Lake City police car during protests over George Floyd’s death says he was actually trying to extinguish the flames. La’Troi Newbins said during a teleconference court hearing Tuesday that he only had peaceful intentions when he joined protesters on […]
