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SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City School District announced on Tuesday that it will still require students to wear masks after several districts last week said they would no longer require them for the last week of school. Some school districts decision to ditch the masks came after Gov. Spencer Cox said they would not have to require students and staff to wear masks during the final week of the 2020-2021 school year. "Weve come too far to let go of proven safety practices like mask-wearing wit...

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City School District announced on Tuesday that it will still require students to wear masks after several districts last week said they would no longer require them for the last week of school. Some school districts decision to ditch the masks came after Gov. Spencer Cox said they would not have to require students and staff to wear masks during the final week of the 2020-2021 school year. "Weve come too far to let go of proven safety practices like mask-wearing wit...

This story is sponsored by Robert J. DeBry—more than 200 years of combined experience practicing personal injury law. One of the great things about Utah is its ability to offer a diverse variety of landscapes—all within a short, few-hour drive. From mountains, rivers, streams, deserts, red rock, salt flats, and more, Utah is one of the best places in the world to live if you want to get out of the house and explore. To help you know where to go, these seven Utah road trips are some of the ...

Utah man partially crushed by boulder after gem hunting accident Amanda Crowther and last updated 2021-04-25 21:41:43-04 JUAB COUNTY, Utah — A Utah County man was in the western part of the state on Saturday looking for gemstones when he chipped a rock that gave way to a boulder, carrying him down the mountain. Taylor Horton was at Topaz Mountain in Juab County with some family and friends when he chipped at a rock that ended up causing him to tumble about 20 feet down the slope, ultimatel...

Deseret News Share this story Salt Lake County Jail Police and prosecutors had at least three opportunities following the April 3, 1985, rape of Joyce Yost to prevent the man who had sexually assaulted her from making good on his threat to return and take her life. Breakdowns in communication between multiple individuals, agencies and Utah’s courts allowed the suspect, Douglas Anderson Lovell, to repeatedly leave custody before he at last returned to Yost’s apartment and killed her. Love...

EUREKA, Juab County — A man driving a van on U.S. 6 hit a large trailer on Thursday, sending debris through the windshield that killed the driver of the van, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. Clifford Sweet, 40, of Layton, was driving a Ram ProMaster Cargo Van on U.S. 6 near Eureka just after 1 p.m. when he crossed the center line and struck the rear corner of a large trailer being hauled by a Ford truck, the UHP stated. "This caused extensive damage to the trailer and a large portion of ...

KSL TV SOUTH OGDEN — Police and prosecutors had at least three opportunities following the April 3, 1985 rape of Joyce Yost to prevent the man who had sexually assaulted her from making good on his threat to return and take her life. Breakdowns in communication between multiple individuals, agencies and Utahs courts allowed the suspect, Douglas Anderson Lovell, to repeatedly leave custody before he at last returned to Yosts apartment and killed her. Lovell has spent the last 35 years in priso...

KSL TV PROVO — A Provo man was arrested Sunday after he barricaded himself in a home following a domestic disturbance, which prompted a shelter in place to be issued in a Provo neighborhood Sunday evening. Vardan Verdyan, 29, was arrested and booked into Utah County Jail Sunday night on suspicion of aggravated kidnapping, domestic violence in the presence of a child, possession of a weapon by a restricted person and violating a protective order. Provo police said Monday they responded to "a d...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utahs top political leaders and representatives of several outdoors organizations in the state say they support a bill that would facilitate a federal-local land swap in order to extend the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. Its considered a step forward in the ultimate goal of stretching the Bonneville Shoreline Trail from Utahs northern border with Idaho down to central Utah. Rep. John Curtis and Sen. Mitt Romney announced Tuesday they had reintroduced the Bonneville Shoreline Tra...

Utahs number of COVID-19 cases increased by 658 on Wednesday, with two more deaths and 23,904 more vaccinations reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.