SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The first Afghan refugee to arrive in Utah since the nation’s swift takeover by the Taliban is a man who built a life as an air-traffic controller in Kabul before he had to flee. Azim Kakaie said Thursday that his wife tried to leave the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kids in Salt Lake City are headed back to school Tuesday wearing masks after the mayor issued a mandate order. That’s despite heavy restrictions on mask mandates imposed by the GOP-dominated Legislature. Democratic Mayor Erin Mendenhall said she used her emergency powers to protect kids […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The mayor of Salt Lake City has issued a mask order in the city’s schools as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus spreads. Mayor Erin Mendenhall said Friday that she used her emergency powers to issue the order. She says she plans to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The mayor of Salt Lake City has issued a mask order in the city’s schools as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus spreads. Mayor Erin Mendenhall said Friday that she used her emergency powers to issue the order. She says she plans to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say a high school student attacked a school-resource officer and tried to take her gun before being stopped with a stun gun. Police tell KSL-TV the student was meeting with a counselor Thursday morning about returning to school in suburban Salt Lake City. That’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah police have arrested a driver who they say caused a vehicle crash last weekend that killed a newlywed bride who was still in her purple wedding dress. KSL-TV reports Angelica Jimenez Dhondup was on her way to a party Saturday when a pickup truck […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a 7-year-old Utah boy died from burns he received after he and a friend played with matches. KSL-TV reports that Salt Lake City police officials said that the two boys were melting a fence with matches and an accelerant on Saturday night. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The school year is days away for many kids in Utah and public health experts are worried about whether kids too young to get vaccinated will stay safe in school amid a wave of coronavirus cases. Salt Lake County Health Department Executive Director Dr. Angela […]
Anyone looking to go to the Sundance Film Festival in Utah next year is going to need more than a badge. All participants must be fully vaccinated, festival director Tabitha Jackson said Tuesday. The 2022 Festival is requiring people attending the festival or Sundance-affiliated events to have received the COVID-19 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Several parts of Utah are cleaning up after heavy rains brought flooding, mudslides and hail on Sunday. Streets turned into torrents of rainwater and flooded parts of cities ranging from Salt Lake City and Tooele to Cedar City and Enoch. Cars were flooded and authorities […]
