SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah prosecutor says a police sergeant was not justified in his involvement in a fatal shooting in Salt Lake City last summer and could face criminal charges. KUTV reports charges have not been filed against West Valley City Police Sgt. Jason Vincent, but the […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A salmonella outbreak linked to the deaths of hundreds of songbirds has come to Utah and officials are asking people to immediately remove or clean their bird feeders. The outbreak has affected multiple states and infected birds have been found from Salt Lake all the way […]
WOODSIDE, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah reported one person has died after an off-highway vehicle rollover crash on Sunday. KTVX-TV reported that the Wellington Fire Department responded Sunday around 5:30 p.m. to assist two people in the crash near Woodside, about 160 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. The […]
SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut state police say they arrested a Utah man after he drove the wrong way on a highway, led police on a chase and intentionally struck a trooper, who was not seriously injured. Michael Newman, of Salt Lake City, was charged with assaulting a police officer, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Spencer Cox has declared February Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. The Deseret News reports an analysis of state data shows more than 40% of Utah women with a recent live birth experienced depression or anxiety. Nationally, research shows that about 1 in 8 women […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bill Beecham, a longtime bureau chief for The Associated Press in Salt Lake City who oversaw coverage of several major stories including the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, has died. He was 79. His son, Kevin Beecham, said his father died Tuesday morning at the Highland […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Survey software provider Qualtrics went public two years after German software giant SAP bought the company for $8 billion. The move Thursday marked the latest achievement for a company that has become one of the crown jewels of a technology corridor near Salt Lake City […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A school district in northern Utah has reopened to elementary students after increased pressure from state lawmakers and parents during the coronavirus pandemic. The Salt Lake City School District board first voted to reopen middle schools and high schools after all teachers and staff were […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City students are expected to resume in-person learning for at least two days per week amid arguments by legislative leaders and attorneys representing parents. But the Deseret News reports that if that plan changes, the Salt Lake City School District could lose funding […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — While no one living at a Salt Lake City hospice center for homeless people has tested positive for COVID-19, the vaccine’s arrival has provided a new sense of relief. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that staff and medically fragile residents at the medical respite center […]
