SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s top education officials have cancelled a contract with a Minnesota-based standardized testing company amid a flurry of technological glitches during the first year of use. The Utah State Board of Education voted Thursday night to rescind a 10-year, $44-million contract it signed last year […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — University of Utah police have apologized after including the name of a slain student in the program for a ceremony that recognized employees. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the police department awarded a dispatcher for the handling of a call involving Lauren McCluskey before her death, and […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Starbucks will open its first stand-alone shop in Provo near Brigham Young University. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Seattle-based coffee giant confirmed on Tuesday its plans to open a store near BYU’s campus in the spring of 2020. Students are taught as part of the Church of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah schools are encountering a number of problems with the rollout of a new standardized testing system with a history of glitches and security issues. The state signed a $44 million contract last spring with school testing company Questar Assessment Inc. despite knowing about the […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — An independent investigation has determined a Salt Lake City suburb violated technical notice rules and should have warned residents sooner when part of the city’s water system became contaminated. The Salt Lake Tribune reports a law firm examined the city of Sandy’s response when a pump failed tainting […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The prison population in Utah is growing despite reform efforts in recent years aimed at curbing the number of inmates. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday the state averaged 6,781 prison inmates each day last month, about 300 more than it had a year earlier. Utah Department […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Becoming one of Utah’s 10 approved medical marijuana growers in the state’s new program won’t be cheap. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the state plans to charge a $10,000 application fee and an additional $100,000 annual licensing fee for those chosen, according to draft rules […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor has criticized federal lawmakers for moving too slowly on marijuana policy reform. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Thursday that Gov. Gary Herbert says the federal classification of cannabis as a schedule 1 drug interferes with research into its potential medicinal uses and prevents regular pharmacies […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah and federal officials have signed an agreement to defer to the state when planning forest projects. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Wednesday that Republican Gov. Gary Herbert and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue signed the agreement Wednesday. Officials say the deal obligates the U.S. Forest Service […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The parents of a Utah teenager are suing police over the death of their son who was shot and killed by an officer last year. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, Tiffany and Aaron James say their son 19-year-old Zane didn’t pose a threat as he […]
