SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Starting Tuesday, people convicted of hate crimes can be subject to harsher punishment, 15-year-olds can no longer be married and the state’s “stand your ground” law will get stronger. Lawmakers passed 574 bills this year, setting a record, and most of those new laws will […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to strengthen Utah’s hate-crimes law cleared another hurdle Friday as the once-stalled measure continued its forward progress. A Utah House committee approved the legislation that would increase sentences for people convicted of targeting someone because of their sexual orientation, race, religion or other […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man accused of attacking three Latinos at a tire shop in Salt Lake City after shouting that he wanted to “kill Mexicans” pleaded not guilty Monday to hate crime charges. Alan Dale Covington, 50, entered his pleas during his first federal court appearance […]
