SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New figures show the number of people requesting unemployment assistance in Utah last week dropped below 5,000 for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the United States but remained at a rate far higher than normal. Utah officials said Thursday that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Salt Lake City men accused of setting fire to an empty police car during protests over the death of George Floyd have been charged in federal court. Arson charges filed Wednesday say they tossed combustible substances into the patrol car, feeding the flames that […]
In a letter posted June 6 by the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints it was announced that the faith’s October 2020 general conference will be virtual only. In the letter it was stated that “as a worldwide organization we have an obligation to be […]
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah say a father killed his two children and himself at their home in a Salt Lake City suburb. The South Jordan Police Department responded to a medical call Tuesday at about 4:30 p.m. at the home. Police Lt. Matt Pennington says officers […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah criminal justice professor who wrote an inflammatory series of tweets about police-brutality protests says he has resigned. Scott Senjo told The Associated Press in an email Wednesday that he agrees that his tweets were simply wrong and his resignation from Weber State University […]
SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) — A largely peaceful protest over George Floyd’s death made its way through downtown Salt Lake City after the mayor announced a new week long curfew. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that demonstrators gathered outside the city’s police headquarters Monday and convinced several […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The hotly contested race for the GOP nomination in the Utah governor’s race is showcasing conservative fault lines over the coronavirus crisis response. The four-way June 30 vote will be a test of whether the state leaders’ approach to the pandemic embodied by Lt. Gov. […]
VERMILLION CLIFFS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. (AP) — Half of the 20 permits for one of the most exclusive and dramatic hiking spots in the southwestern United States remain unavailable during the coronavirus pandemic. The virus hasn’t forced the closure of the Wave in the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument along the […]
The Republican contenders to challenge Utah’s lone congressional Democrat differed Monday on whether a hardline conservative or a more centrist candidate would be the party’s best chance in November. State Rep. Kim Coleman, former radio host Jay Mcfarland, and non-profit CEO Trent Christensen said at a debate they would be […]
