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Steve Alan Archuleta, 62, had his case set for a jury trial during his 1st District Court appearance on Wednesday.

Most major breed associations moved their national shows and sales from the National Western Stock Show to Oklahoma City last year due to COVID-19.

A man accused of fatally shooting a coworker at a Millville construction site was denied bail after appearing in 1st District Court on Wednesday.

This year has been troublesome for everyone, and that includes two Mock Trial teams from Spring Creek Middle School. They sought to recreate a court-like atmosphere for competition in a year where even the real court system went virtual. Zoom quirks, laptop failures, and slow internet speeds added a level of difficulty that was impossible to practice for. They found the process frustrating at times, but rewarding in the end. Coach Alissa Groll invited me to interview the teams about this yearâ...

Two Utah cases highlight pandemic’s grip on the criminal justice system Annie Knox © Kristin Murphy, Deseret News A file photo of a Utah courtroom. SALT LAKE CITY — Michael Wallace Tuinman had an alibi in the murder case against him, but it would take a jury years to hear it. In his lawyer’s eyes, prosecutors in Duchesne County dragged their feet, delaying the case for roughly a year. Then in March 2020, the pandemic pushed it back again, calling off jury trials for ju...