SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The parents of a University of Utah track athlete who was killed by her ex-boyfriend on campus two years ago reached a $13.5 million settlement Thursday with the university, which acknowledged that it didn’t handle the woman’s case properly. University of Utah President Ruth Watkins […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former University of Utah police officer will not face criminal charges after being accused of sharing explicit photos of a student who was later killed on the campus. prosecutors said Thursday. The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office made the announcement involving Miguel Dera, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-A group of University of Utah police officers made inappropriate comments about explicit photos of a student who had submitted the pictures as evidence in an extortion case shortly before her shooting death, an investigation found Wednesday. Utah’s Department of Public Safety opened an investigation after the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah deputy police chief resigned following his suspension related to an investigation into the handling of photos of a student-athlete who was killed. Rick McLenon stepped down Monday, less than a month after he was placed on leave as part of the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah did not reach a settlement after two days of mediation with the parents of slain track star Lauren McCluskey who filed a $56 million lawsuit over her death in 2018. The McCluskeys’ attorney Jim McConkie described the talks as frank but […]
LOGAN, Utah-Sunday, as news broke that a former Logan City Police Department officer kept explicit photos of slain University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey, the department made a statement on the matter Monday. This information was revealed in an article published by the Salt Lake Tribune, prompting Logan City Chief […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The parents of a University of Utah student and track athlete who was fatally shot on campus are fighting a claim by the college that their lawsuit should be dismissed because their daughter’s killer wasn’t a student. Campus police could have contacted the killer’s parole […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah has received a $300,000 federal grant to improve how it responds to cases of stalking and dating and domestic violence on campus. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the school faced criticism over the last year for failing to take concerns from […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — University of Utah students have walked out of class the day before the one-year anniversary of a student’s death, marking the latest sign of continuing fallout over the slaying of Lauren McCluskey by her ex-boyfriend. More than 100 students gathered Monday to share their own […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — University of Utah student leaders have criticized the administration for how it handled concerns by a student-athlete before she was fatally shot by a man she previously dated. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Associated Students of the University of Utah released a public statement condemning […]
