(Salt Lake City, UT) — The number of pedestrians and bicyclists killed by Utah drivers are reaching a record high. The Department of Public Safety said as of Monday, drivers have killed 52 pedestrians and 15 bicyclists. That’s the highest number since 1994. There has been over 960 pedestrians hit […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Department of Public Safety says the number of hate crimes reported in the state is on the rise. The agency says nearly 100 hate crimes were verified last year. Around a third of those reports were crimes targeting the LGBTQ community. Thirteen of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Department of Public Safety is admitting that investigators conducted a botched probe into allegations that a member of the UHP sexually assaulted a woman in 1968. In a letter sent Monday, Utah DPS Commissioner Jess Anderson apologized to the family of Valarie Clark […]
(Taylorsville, UT) — The state Department of Public Safety is expected to release its full Crime in Utah 2020 report today that reveals the state saw its highest jump in murders last year. Crime data from the DPS shows that last year the state saw 93 homicides in 2020, an […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Deep in the Mars-like landscape of Utah’s red-rock desert lies a mystery: A gleaming metal monolith in one of the most remote parts of the state. Officials say the smooth, tall structure was found during a helicopter survey of bighorn sheep in southeastern Utah. A […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Public Safety announced Sunday that it will stop texting Amber Alerts to cellphones after an alert was sent that did not have the required information. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the alert sent Sunday was the third one that lacked […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Public Safety says it arrested nearly 40 people under Utah’s new drunken driving law in its first month. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday that 38 people were arrested in January under the state’s DUI law implemented that month. Authorities say the statute […]
