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Utah State Bar apologizes for sending nude photo to lawyers

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah State Bar has apologized after it emailed a photo of a topless woman to all active attorneys in the state. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the state bar had emailed lawyers Monday to advertise its spring convention, but included in that email was […]

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Former head of Salt Lake’s 911 dispatch center guilty of DUI

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The former director of Salt Lake City’s 911 dispatch center has been sentenced to three days in jail after pleading guilty to driving under the influence. Scott Freitag, who is now a member of the Layton City Council, also was ordered Monday to pay a […]

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Suspicious package evacuates Southern Utah school; juvenile arrested

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Police say a juvenile arrested in connection with a suspicious package at a southern Utah high school is also believed to be responsible for an incident involving an Islamic State group’s flag found flying at another area school last month. St. George police say the […]

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Utah Dems pushing back on Trump Highway plan

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Democrats are pushing back on a proposal to rename a scenic highway after President Donald Trump, with one saying he’d suggest naming a frontage road after porn star Stormy Daniels. Republicans want to name the southern Utah road that connects several well-known national parks […]

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Lawmakers in conservative Utah reject gun control bill

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lawmakers in conservative Utah have rejected a bill to allow police to temporarily confiscate guns of those deemed to be a threat. The so-called “red flag” bill is similar to proposals a number of other states are debating in the wake of a school shooting […]

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Campus sex assault bill criticized by victims appears dead

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A campus sexual assault bill appears to be dead after advocates raised concerns it could involve police in investigations against victims’ wishes. A panel of Utah lawmakers said Monday they were tabling the idea with Republican sponsor Kim Coleman in another hearing during the busy […]

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Utah app for reporting school shooting threats growing

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker says an app that allows anonymous reporting of school threats has been downloaded thousands of times in the wake of a school shooting in Florida that killed 17 people. KUTV reports that Republican Rep. Steve Eliason of Sandy says the Safe UT […]

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Colorado woman killed in hit-and-run crash near Moab

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say a 50-year-old Colorado woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash near Moab in eastern Utah. KUTV-TV reports an individual found the body of Cheryl Zimmerman of Lakewood, Colorado near a parked white SUV 12 miles (19 kilometers) north of Moab on Friday morning. […]

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Police looking closer after South Sevier student searched for bomb instructions

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a student at South Sevier High School after fellow students saw something suspicious on his phone. The student reportedly had been looking at homemade bomb instructions. Fellow students saw the search and reported it to the principal. Sevier County Sheriff, Nate Curtis says […]

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Agency: Utah parks director Fred Hayes found dead at home

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s state parks director has died unexpectedly. The Department of Natural Resources says Division of Parks and Recreation Director Fred Hayes died Friday at age 58. The department says Hayes’ body was found in his Heber City home and that cause of death is unknown. […]

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