Latest Utah Headlines
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$300K Settlement in 2012 Utah Fire to be Paid by Insurer
Jun 26 2017 // Utah officials have reached a $300,000 settlement with a man accused of starting a 2012 fire that led to the evacuation than 1,000 northwestern Utah homes. The Daily Herald reported the Utah County Commission approved the...
Weed Warning: Legalizing Marijuana Tied to Rise in Crashes in 3 States by HLDI
Jun 23 2017 // Legalizing recreational marijuana use in Colorado, Oregon and Washington has resulted in collision claim frequencies that are about three percent higher overall than would have been expected without legalization, a new...
Utah Drivers Lie About Medical Conditions to Keep Motoring, Officials Say
Jun 20 2017 // State officials say many Utah residents lie about their medical conditions so they can keep driving without restrictions. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the state relies on people to report medical conditions themselves,...
Worldwide Facilities Opens New Office in Utah, Domire to Lead
Jun 8 2017 // Worldwide Facilities has opened a new location in Utah and has named Kyle Domire to lead the office. Domire has experience in construction, excess transportation, manufacturing and energy. He most recently was with Burns...
Big Bills Faced by Utahans Who Don’t Have Flood Insurance
May 30 2017 // It’s been more than two months since northern Utah resident Wyatt Brammer’s house was damaged from flooding and he still hasn’t gotten it fixed. After 33 inches of water filled his basement, he said, it...
Search And Rescue Insurance Introduced in Utah
May 30 2017 // A program has been introduced allowing Utah residents to pay a small fee to have any potential search and rescue costs waived. An individual can purchase a $25 annual insurance so they won’t have to pay expensive...
$173K Settlement Revealed in Utah State Student ‘Slack Line’ Death
May 22 2017 // Utah State University has agreed to pay $172,500 to the parents of a student killed four years ago when he hit a slack line rope tied between two trees while he was biking on campus, according to documents released by the...
Republican Governors Have Own Ideas for Healthcare Reforms
May 18 2017 // A group of about a dozen Republican governors is pushing for its own set of national healthcare reforms, flexing its considerable muscle in the national debate over the future of Obamacare as the U.S. Senate begins writing...
Utah Family Reaches Settlement with University over Son’s Slack Line Death
May 15 2017 // Utah State University has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit with the family of a college student who was killed in August 2013 when he hit a rope tied between two trees known as a “slack line” while riding his...
More States Adopt ‘Click It or Ticket’ Laws; Do They Work?
May 1 2017 // In his 28 years with the Utah Highway Patrol, Lt. Lee Perry has seen a lot of carnage from crashes in which motorists weren’t wearing seat belts. One crash in 2013 really struck home: He arrived at a scene where two...
Utah School District to Pay $100K over Girl’s ‘Drunk Goggles’ Injury
Apr 7 2017 // A Utah school district agreed to pay $100,000 to the family of a teenage girl who was injured while wearing goggles to simulate drunkenness in a 2014 health class experiment. The Davis School District will put more than...
Man Seeking $5M in Damages from Utah Big Brothers Big Sisters over Sex Abuse
Mar 16 2017 // The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah organization has been sued by a man who claims the group did not do enough to stop a former mentor from sexually abusing him when he was a boy over a period lasting nearly five...
Nation’s Toughest DUI Limit at 0.05 Percent Passed by Utah Lawmakers
Mar 10 2017 // Utah could soon have the strictest DUI threshold in the nation after state lawmakers on Wednesday night voted to lower the limit for a driver’s blood-alcohol content to 0.05 percent, down from 0.08 percent. The...
Utah Senate, House Pass Bill to Let Workers’ Comp Fund Become A Mutual
Feb 28 2017 // Both the Utah Senate and House have passed a bill to repeal the statue creating the state’s Workers’ Compensation Fund. Following a court battle and several pieces of legislation, the fund has nearly separated...
Flood Emergency Declared at Utah Dam During Heavy Snowmelt
Feb 13 2017 // Federal water managers declared a first-stage flood emergency for the first time at a popular state park and released water from a dam as warming temperatures sent water from rapid snowmelt into homes and onto roads in...
Chasing Cows With Drones Must Be a Thing in Utah
Feb 3 2017 // A Utah lawmaker wants to send people to jail for harassing farm animals with drones, all-terrain vehicles and even dogs under a proposal that is unique in the U.S. but has gained an unlikely opponent. Republican Rep. Scott...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires The Presidio Group in Utah
Jan 31 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired The Presidio Group Inc. in Salt Lake City, Utah. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Presido management and associates will continue to operate from their current location...
Fired Professor Sues Utah University for More than $22M
Jan 23 2017 // A former theater professor at Dixie State University in Utah who was found not guilty of assaulting a student is suing university faculty and staff members for more than $22 million over his termination. Varlo Davenport is...
Utah University Wants Lawsuit Over Frat Party Assault Dismissed
Jan 20 2017 // Utah State University and a fraternity are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former student accusing the school and organization of failing to act on reports of sexual assault and heavy drinking at...
Ex-Professor Sues Utah University for More than $22M over Firing
Jan 10 2017 // A former theater professor at Dixie State University in Utah who was found not guilty of assaulting a student is suing university faculty and staff members for more than $22 million over his termination. The Spectrum of...
