SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the parents of a slain student. The family of Lauren McCluskey filed the $56 million suit against the university in June, saying the school hasn’t taken responsibility for the death of […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The conventional wisdom that the court is split along partisan lines based on the political views of the president that appointed each justice is false, a U.S. Supreme Court justice said. Justice Neil Gorsuch spoke about civility to an audience of about 1,000 at Brigham Young […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — The father of a 6-year-old Utah girl who died after he accidentally struck her with a golf ball says she died in his arms. The Deseret News reports that Kellen Hill recently returned to the course where an errant drive struck his daughter Aria in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah death-row inmate whose double-murder case was featured in the book “Under the Banner of Heaven” is asking an appeals court to hear his case again. The Deseret News reports the request for the full 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to hear Ron Lafferty’s case comes […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake County Republican Party has elected a replacement for a Utah state representative who resigned from the Legislature to join the private sector. The Deseret News reported Steve Christiansen is expected to be sworn into the Utah House of Representatives Monday. Christiansen will represent District […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has called lawmakers into a special session on Sept. 16 on medical marijuana and other issues, but tax reform is not on the agenda. The Deseret News reported Friday that income taxes in Utah must be used for education, but they are outgrowing […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A land development battle is being waged on open land near the Salt Lake City airport where some farmers and residents want to allow a 1,100-unit housing complex to be built and the land to be annexed to North Salt Lake to improve services. Opponents […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Conservative groups in Utah have addressed school officials to disapprove of a new teacher instructional guide for sex education. The Deseret News reported Thursday that Utah Eagle Forum was one of many groups that addressed the state Board of Education Thursday critical of the changes. Board officials […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah has announced a hard enforcement of their campus wide tobacco-free policy, including public events and football games. The Deseret News reports the rule, which banned smoking for anyone on campus in May 2018, will be fully enforced at university-owned properties like hospitals and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A report indicates that evidence such as drugs and guns is at risk of being stolen once the items reach the Utah court system. The Deseret News reported Wednesday that a state audit of six district courts and three juvenile courts found inadequate procedures to safeguard and […]
