SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in Utah County say they have uncovered a second cockfighting ring less than a week after finding another one. KSTU-TV reported that the Utah County sheriff’s department said 35 people were arrested or cited last Saturday for participating in a sophisticated cockfighting operation. Sgt. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A travel security agency said there was an increase in the number of guns detected at security checkpoints at Salt Lake City International Airport, even as air travel declined during the coronavirus pandemic. The Deseret News reports that Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Lorie Dankers says […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police are investigating after a swastika was found scratched into the door of a Jewish community center in Salt Lake City. Chabad Jewish Community Center Synagogue Rabbi Avremi Zippel tells KSL-TV that the symbol isn’t something one expects to see 2021 and conveys a violent, […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — A Salt Lake police K-9 officer already facing a criminal charge accusing him of releasing his dog on a man kneeling in his yard with his hands up has been charged in a second biting incident. The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office has […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say a Salt Lake City police officer has been charged with aggravated assault a second time for ordering a dog to attack someone who complied with officers’ orders. K9 Officer Nickolas Pearce was charged Tuesday with lifting up his K9 Tuco so the dog […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A mask uproar at a Salt Lake City area school district meeting prompted officials to call in the police. KUTV-TV reports parents were incensed that children would still have to wear masks in schools even though face coverings are no longer required elsewhere. A spokesperson […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — First lady Jill Biden plans to speak at a Salt Lake City school as the U.S. makes uneven progress toward reopening classrooms during the coronavirus pandemic. She is visiting Glendale Middle School, which serves a diverse student body and returned to in-person instruction a few […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — First lady Jill Biden is planning to visit Salt Lake City next week as part of a tour of several Western states. The White House said Friday that Biden will travel to Salt Lake City and Las Vegas on Wednesday and then go to Fort […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy who lost his eye in a shootout outside the Salt Lake City area’s jail over the weekend has been released from the hospital. The Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office says Deputy Leland Grossett underwent surgery Saturday after being shot in the eye. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A clothing store in Salt Lake City was forced to close for a day after employees say a man refused to wear a mask then threatened to shoot everyone in the store. A statewide mask mandate had expired on Saturday, but Salt Lake City Mayor […]
