SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The top prosecutor in Utah’s most populous county says he will no longer offer plea deals to defendants accused of gun-related crimes in an effort to combat gun violence. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said Wednesday he was putting people “on notice” that […]
Salt Lake City (AP) — A company building affordable apartments in a six-story building made out of recycled shipping containers says a shortage of materials will delay the opening. Eco Box Fabricators owner Rod Newman says a delay in getting roofing materials and an elevator have pushed back the opening […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Inland Port Authority board is moving forward with plans to create a new infrastructure district that will issue bonds for future projects. The authority voted 9-2 yesterday to create the new district. The board also approved issuing 150-million-dollars in bonds to pay for […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new policy that would allow Utah school staffers to address students by their preferred pronouns is getting attention from critics and supporters. Protesters came to a meeting of the Utah Board of Education yesterday ahead of a discussion of gender identity issues in state […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is planning to build 13 new temples worldwide. President Russell M. Nelson announced the new temples yesterday at the close of the Church’s General Conference in Salt Lake City. Four of the new temples will be built […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s governor is asking for less partisanship and more cooperation between western states. Governor Spencer Cox addressed a workshop meeting of the Western Governor’s Association in Salt Lake City yesterday. During his remarks, he told the audience that state governments litigate rather than cooperate to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Newly released data from the FBI is revealing that Utah saw a surge in violent crimes last year. The data shows that the state’s homicide rate in 2020 was 24-percent above the ten-year average. Experts with Weber State University say the pandemic may be a […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A genetic testing company based in Salt Lake City is helping a historically Black and Catholic university in New Orleans create a genetic counseling program. Xavier University of Louisiana said in a news release Friday that the donation from Myriad Genetics will support the program’s initial […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police say a University of Utah football player has been killed in a shooting at a house party early Sunday. The shooting that killed 21-year-old Aaron Lowe occurred just after midnight, only hours after the Utes beat Washington State 24-13. Police said […]
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (AP) — Demolition crews have begun work tearing down a former long-term, secure lockup facility for child offenders. The executive director of Utah’s Division of Juvenile Justice Services tells Fox13 that’s because juvenile justice reforms are allowing dollars to be reinvested in serving youth in their […]
