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Deseret News Share this story Kristin Murphy, Deseret News The Fourth of July weekend is expected to boost travel numbers to the highest theyve been since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year. The American Automobile Association estimates 37.1 million Americans plan to travel during the holiday weekend and about 93% of those holiday travelers will do so by automobile. With most of the travel forecast to be on roads, Utah Highway Patrol troopers joined neighboring states for a unified message t...

TAYLORSVILLE — The Fourth of July weekend is expected to boost travel numbers to the highest theyve been since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year. The American Automobile Association estimates 37.1 million Americans plan to travel during the holiday weekend and about 93% of those holiday travelers will do so by automobile. With most of the travel forecast to be on roads, Utah Highway Patrol troopers joined neighboring states for a unified message to drivers: Wear your seat belt. "Seat belt...

A man died and his wife and eight children were injured when his vehicle hit a semitruck and rolled into the median while traveling eastbound on I-80 on Tuesday, Utah Highway Patrol officials said.

A suspect was captured in Utah after a chase in a deputy’s stolen vehicle A traffic stop north of Scipio, Utah, resulted in a deputy’s truck being stolen, a shootout with police and the suspect apprehended after a chase on Wednesday. Interstate 15 in Juab County, approximately 100 miles south of Salt Lake City, reopened Wednesday evening following a manhunt in which the suspect allegedly stole a vehicle and later fired at officers. “During the course of that stop, the suspect they had det...

Deseret News Share this story Utah Highway Patrol trooper Geri Tew looks for distracted drivers along I-15 near Lehi on Thursday, April 8, 2021. The UHP and 20 other agencies will conduct a statewide distracted driver blitz through Monday morning, with the main focus in Salt Lake and Utah counties. Police in marked patrol cars, unmarked vehicles and motorcycles will be patrolling both the freeways and side streets. Steve Griffin, Deseret News Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Wade Breur has seen just abo...

Deseret News Share this story A student uses a cellphone while driving on a course during one of the Ford Driving Skills for Life classes at Manheim Utah on Friday, June 20, 2014, in Woods Cross. Students’ driving abilities were compared using the phone and not using the phone. A bill to toughen Utah’s distracted driving laws by letting police cite people for holding a cellphone while driving never made it out of committee. Hugh Carey, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — A bill to toughen Utah...

Although more than $480 million of the total is attributable to the militarys estimated expenses. Washington: President Donald Trumps onslaught of falsehoods about the November election misled millions of Americans, undermined faith in the electoral system, sparked a deadly riot - and has now left taxpayers with a large, and growing, bill. The total so far: $519 million. The costs have mounted daily as government agencies at all levels have been forced to devote public funds to respond to acti...

Public safety officials say they spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to protect the Utah Capitol from riots before Inauguration Day, even though the riots never happened.

While Americans watched an insurrection Jan. 6 in Washington, Michael Rapich paid attention to what has happening at the Utah Capitol.

Utah law enforcement agencies set to launch heightened DUI enforcement over the holidays Drivers can expect to see an increase in troopers on Utah roadways through the end of the year as UHP heightens its DUI enforcement efforts. Posted at 12:16 PM, Dec 15, 2020 and last updated 2020-12-15 14:18:31-05 SALT LAKE CITY — Drivers can expect to see an increase in troopers and police officers patrolling Utah roadways through the end of the year as local law enforcement agencies increase their D...