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A man accused of restraining a woman with zip ties last September entered into a plea agreement on Monday, though he refused to admit to certain allegations in the case. Caden Rodney Peterson, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree attempted kidnapping, and no contest to second-degree aggravated assault and third-degree domestic violence in the presence of a child. On Sept. 16, Cache County prosecutors allege Peterson strangled a woman and affixed her to furniture using zip ties. It wa...

Landlords in Northern Utah would like to help remedy the local homelessness issue but aren’t aware of local resources — some of which can even guarantee a “risky” tenant’s rent is paid, on time — according to a recent report by social work professors and undergrads at USU. “Many people are on the brink of homelessness in our communities, and the current state of the housing market makes getting back into housing for those who already are homeless even more dif...

Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Utah has reached the COVID-19 pandemic “endgame.” The state crossed the threshold in the three metrics outlined in HB294, also known as the pandemic “endgame” bill, Tuesday afternoon, according to Utah Department of Health officials. That means that most state and local health orders are ending. The law passed by the Legislature in March set the end of those health orders on the day that Utah’s 14-day case rate is less than 191 per 100,000 people, the s...

An Idaho sex offender who pleaded guilty to exchanging sexually explicit messages with a minor in Cache County was sentenced to prison on Monday. Bradley Drew Sorenson, 56, appeared in 1st District Court from the Cache County Jail after pleading guilty to three counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, one count of second-degree enticing a minor by internet or text and third-degree dealing in materials harmful to a minor. During his appearance, Sorenson was ordered to serve concur...

By Charles McCollum & The Herald Journal • May 4, 2021 Four Cache County Republican leaders who attended the weekend’s state party convention say they did not support the widely reported booing and heckling of Sen. Mitt Romney, even though none of them agreed with Romney’s controversial vote against Donald Trump in the ex-president’s January impeachment trial. Some Cache County delegates reportedly were among those loudly interrupting the senator’s planned speech at ...

Utah reports 259 more COVID-19 cases, 13 additional deaths Natacha Pisarenko/AP Posted at 1:12 PM, May 04, 2021 and last updated 2021-05-04 15:12:08-04 The Utah Department of Healths COVID-19 report for Tuesday shows an increase of 259 cases—bringing the states total to 398,499—and 13 additional deaths. 2,204,824 vaccines have now been administered in Utah, an increase of 19,965 since Monday. So far, 2,574,992 people in Utah have been tested for the disease. The states rolling 7-day...

KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has reached the COVID-19 pandemic endgame. The state crossed the threshold in the three metrics outlined in Utah HB294, also known as the pandemic "endgame" bill, Tuesday afternoon, according to health officials. That means that most state and local health orders will end Tuesday. The bill required restrictions to be lifted once the state reached three benchmarks: A two-week coronavirus case rate of less than 191 per 100,000 people Less than 15% of intensive care ...

RICHMOND, Cache County — A man died Monday morning in a crash near Richmond in Cache County, authorities said. The crash took place about 7:52 a.m. Monday on U.S. Highway 91 near Richmond, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. A 2002 Cadillac Deville was traveling west on 9000 North and was waiting to turn south on Highway 91, according to a highway patrol news release. The driver of the Deville, who was the only person in the car, either didnt stop at a stop sign or stopped and then failed t...

Most state, local health orders end as Utah reaches COVID-19 pandemic ‘endgame’ goals KSL and Mitch Wilkinson © Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Corey Clark receives a COVID-19 nasal swab test at the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City on April 19, 2021. Utah has reached the COVID-19 pandemic “endgame”. The state crossed the threshold in the three metrics outlined in HB294, also known as the pandemic “endgame” bill, Tuesday afternoon, according to Utah Department...

KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has reached the COVID-19 pandemic endgame. The state crossed the threshold in the three metrics outlined in Utah HB294, also known as the pandemic "endgame" bill, Tuesday afternoon, according to health officials. That means that most state and local health orders will end Tuesday. The bill required restrictions to be lifted once the state reached three benchmarks: A two-week coronavirus case rate of less than 191 per 100,000 people Less than 15% of intensive care ...