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Raymond Andrew Castaneda, 24, appeared in 1st District Court on Monday and continued his change of plea hearing.

The aim of last year’s change was to prevent Utahns from staying in jail simply because they can’t pay their way out. But the case of a child pornography suspect has some lawmakers rethinking their past support of bail reform.

An Idaho man accused of holding a woman against her will during an incident in Richmond was denied release from jail after a detention hearing in 1st District Court on

SALT LAKE CITY — Winter weather conditions are affecting northern Utah canyon and mountain routes as a snowstorm is expected to continue through Saturday morning. Fridays storm is expected to bring up to 10 inches of snow to the mountains of northern Utah, as well as 1-3 inches to the valleys, according to KSL Weather meteorologist Grant Weyman. The storm is expected to clear out Saturday, and warmer temperatures are expected by Sunday, Weyman said. Utah Highway Patrol reported there had been...

| Updated: Feb. 4, 2021, 9:27 p.m. Utah’s domestic violence shelters are asking the Utah Legislature for more support, as they face significant cuts in federal funding that could affect their ability to respond to the increase in people needing help during the coronavirus pandemic. “This is a matter of life and death for victims,” said Jill Anderson, executive director of CAPSA, a nonprofit domestic violence, sexual abuse and rape recovery center serving Cache County and the Bear Lake ar...

. The rate of positive COVID-19 tests in Utah held steady at just over 16%, according to the Utah Department of Health. That’s still more than three times the 5% rate that state health officials have said indicates the coronavirus is under control. And the number of deaths jumped by 17 — although six of those happened before Jan. 13 and are only now being reported after test results were confirmed. Vaccinations reported in past day/total vaccinations • 13,672 / 325,457. Cases reported in ...

Feb. 2 data: 17 more Utah COVID-19 deaths, other numbers show improvement © Provided by KUTV Salt Lake City Utah counted 17 COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, a statistic that lags behind other numbers that are dropping in the sate.  Eight of those killed were men and nine were women. The youngest who died were in the 35 to 44 age group, the oldest were over 85 years old. Utah has now lost 1,685 total lives to the coronavirus. Other data from the Utah Department of Health shows improving data. The sta...

Health Dept.: 1,201 more COVID-19 cases in Utah; 17 additional deaths Rick Bowmer/AP Registered nurse Lindsey Meyer prepares to administer the COVID-19 vaccine at the Davis County Legacy Center Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Farmington, Utah. Utah began vaccinating teachers and school staff across the state. They are aiming to have all teachers and school staff vaccinated by the end of February. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Posted at 1:04 PM, Feb 02, 2021 and last updated 2021-02-02 15:04:17-05 SALT LAK...

Free COVID-19 testing continues as 3rd case of U.K. variant found in Utah Lisa Riley Roche © Spenser Heaps, Deseret News Utah National Guard soldiers staff a COVID-19 test site at the Fairpark in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. SALT LAKE CITY — Just 584 new COVID-19 cases and three additional deaths were reported Monday by the Utah Department of Health as free testing for the deadly virus continues throughout the state. More than 2 million Utahns have been tested...

Spenser Heaps, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox urged Utahns to double up on wearing face masks or upgrade the quality to help control further spread of the novel coronavirus — as well as new variants of the virus that are now circulating in Utah and the United States. “The right quality mask protects the user as well as those around them,” Cox said during a Thursday news conference. He encouraged Utahns to purchase quality N95 or KN95 masks. It remains unknown how we...