SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new University of Utah report says the state experienced a significant increase in its population over the past decade. The university’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute released analysis that found the growth was especially strong in Utah County. The institute found Utah County’s population […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A tanker truck tipped over on an Interstate 215 offramp in southern Davis County, blocking traffic and spilling 2,300 gallons of beer waste. The Sunday incident was the second highway backup caused by a tipped and leaking tanker in Utah. Interstate 15 was closed in […]
BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — Officials say a wildfire has burned three homes, heavily damaged five more and prompted the evacuation of hundreds of people in the Salt Lake City suburb of Bountiful. The KUTV television station reports that Bountiful police say the blaze started at about 1 a.m. Friday during a thunderstorm. […]
CLEARFIELD, Utah (AP) — Utah prosecutors have declined to file charges against a store owner who fatally punched another man. News outlets reported that officials from the Davis County Attorney’s Office announced April 18 that they will not charge the owner for the altercation resulting in the death of 39-year-old […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah sheriff’s office has formed a committee tasked with recommending changes to improve safety at a jail where 13 people have died over the last decade. The Standard-Examiner reports the Davis County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that the new panel will conduct a life safety […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Eight protesters have been arrested at the Utah headquarters of a contractor operating immigrant detention centers. Centerville Police spokesman Lt. Zan Robison said roughly 25 protesters arrived at the Management and Training Corporation’s offices before 8 a.m. but many left before final arrests were made […]
