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A Cache County man has been arrested and accused of using sticks to spank young children and tying at least one to a chair.

Zachary Aaron Kidd, 36, was granted release from jail on Wednesday to receive treatment at an inpatient facility. Kidd was arrested and booked into jail on Feb. 1 after notifying police of an “active bomb threat” at the 1st District Courthouse. He was charged with a single count of second-degree threat of terrorism; by the letter of the law, he could face 1-15 years in the Utah State Prison if convicted. During his appearance in 1st District Court, defense counsel told the court Kidd ...

Utah's latest coronavirus data released from the state Department of Health.

The Utah Department of Health Saturday is reporting 686 more test-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, as well as 22 more deaths from the disease.

On Saturday, the Utah Department of Health reported 686 new cases of COVID-19 in the Beehive State. The department also reported 22 deaths, although 19 of those deaths happened before Feb. 6. There are 223 people currently in the hospital being treated for COVID. There are 702,293 people in Utah who have also been vaccinated. The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 681 per day; the percent positivity of "test over tests" is 5. 5%. The...

| Updated: 9:01 p.m. Last legislative session, Rep. Stephanie Pitcher wrangled together groups from across the criminal justice system to solve what she sees as a longstanding flaw in the way Utah treats defendants before trial, when their guilt or innocence hasn’t yet been established in court. Her problem was this: Why should relatively low-risk defendants sit behind bars for weeks or months awaiting trial because they’re poor, while rich people can simply post bail and walk free? It’s...

A remote area in the Bear River Range Credit Josh Boling ‘Remote’ is not a characteristic I would assign to the city center, a major metropolis like where I grew up. But I also remember summers spent high in the crown of our old magnolia tree, where my 8 year old self may have begged to differ. There, I found wildness—forgot about time and place and the civilization that occupied them.  What does ‘remote’ mean? Take a moment, if you will, and conjure a memory—to the most remote pla...

A man facing multiple theft and burglary cases in Cache County was ordered to be held without bail on Monday after prosecutors cited allegations in the

The Utah Department of Health reported 716 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and an additional 12 deaths. Officials say seven of the reported deaths occurred prior to Feb. 1.

Number of new COVID-19 cases falls back below 1,000 Scott D. Pierce © Provided by Salt Lake Tribune (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nurse Jana Arnold, disinfecting her covid-19 vaccination work space on Friday, didnt have many adults taking the dumdum suckers she placed on her table. Employees of the Jordan School District were invited to West Hills Middle School to receive their coronavirus vaccination, Feb. 12, 2021. Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providin...