Latest Utah Headlines
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Number of Deaths from Drunken Driving Nearly Doubled in Utah
Nov 2 2015 // The number of people who have died in Utah as a result of drunken driving nearly doubled last year, hitting the highest number in more than a decade. Alcohol-related traffic deaths increased from 23 to 45, according to an...
Concklin Named Field Rep for Berkshire Hathaway GUARD in Colorado, Utah
Oct 28 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Cos. recently added Mark Concklin as a senior field representative to promote targeted growth in Colorado and Utah. Concklin is responsible for identifying prospects for appointments...
Number of Deaths from Drunken Driving Nearly Doubled in Utah
Oct 27 2015 // The number of people who have died in Utah as a result of drunken driving nearly doubled last year, hitting the highest number in more than a decade. Alcohol-related traffic deaths increased from 23 to 45, according to an...
Alleged Oktoberfest Beating Prompts Utah Family to Sue Snowbird
Oct 1 2015 // A Utah family who says they were beaten by a crowd of drunken revelers at Snowbird’s Oktoberfest is suing the ski resort. The lawsuit filed Monday says that Snowbird doesn’t do enough to control the alcohol at...
Report Shows Higher Smoking, Drinking Among Utah Construction Workers
Sep 23 2015 // Utah residents who work in construction and manufacturing are more likely to smoke and binge drink than workers in other industries, according to a new report from Utah’s Department of Health. The data is based on a...
Wrongful Death Verdict Against Utah Doctor Overturned Court
Aug 14 2015 // A wrongful death case against a former doctor will have a new trial after the Utah Supreme Court overturned the $3 million verdict. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the Supreme Court ruled this week that Paul Ray...
Utah Court Tosses $3M Verdict in Prescription Drug Overdose Suit
Aug 14 2015 // The Utah Supreme Court has overturned a $3 million verdict in a wrongful death suit against a doctor accused of prescribing a lethal amount of prescription drugs. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the high court ruled...
Utah City’s Basements Flood After Large Reservoir Leak
Aug 12 2015 // Residents of Ogden, Utah have been facing flooded basements since June, but the area-irrigation water supplier may have found the problem: a leak in a nearby reservoir. The Standard-Examiner reported that the general...
Utah Comic Con Granted Trademark Amid Legal Battle
Aug 3 2015 // The organizers of a Utah comic book convention have been granted a trademark for Salt Lake Comic Con amid a legal battle with the country’s biggest such event in San Diego. Salt Lake City co-founder Bryan Brandenburg...
Utah Comic Con Granted Trademark Amid Legal Battle
Jul 27 2015 // The organizers of a Utah comic-book convention have been granted a trademark for Salt Lake Comic Con amid a legal battle with the country’s biggest such event in San Diego. Salt Lake City co-founder Bryan Brandenburg...
Utah Agent Sentenced to Prison and $1.3M in Restitution
Jul 20 2015 // Utah insurance agent Brent Hilton was sentenced to serve one to 15 years in prison and has been taken into custody from the Third District Court in West Jordan. Hilton in July pled guilty to one count of a pattern of...
Thousands of Utahans Nailed for Violating New Seat Belt Law
Jul 20 2015 // Thousands of motorists have been cited since a tougher Utah seat belt law went into effect nearly two months ago, state transportation officials said. More than 6,000 drivers have been caught not wearing seat belts since...
Utah Agent Sentenced to Prison and $1.3M in Restitution
Jul 8 2015 // Utah insurance agent Brent Hilton was sentenced to serve one to 15 years in prison and has been taken into custody from the Third District Court in West Jordan. Hilton pled guilty to one count of pattern of unlawful...
Utah Officials Use Playful Highway Signs to Encourage Safe Driving
Jul 8 2015 // Utah state transportation officials are employing playful messages on highway digital signs in the latest attempt to encourage safe driving. The Standard-Examiner newspaper in Ogden reported that the signs say things such...
Thousands of Utahans Nailed for Violating New Seat Belt Law
Jul 7 2015 // Thousands of motorists have been cited since a tougher Utah seat belt law went into effect nearly two months ago, state transportation officials said. More than 6,000 drivers have been caught not wearing seat belts since...
Fired Utah Special Ed Teacher Files $1.7M Lawsuit
Jul 6 2015 // A former special education teacher in Utah wants $1.7 million in damages from the school district that she says fired her over complaints she made about another instructor. The Spectrum reported Carol Boehme said in her...
M4.2 Quake Hits Oregon, No Reported Damage
Jul 6 2015 // Some Oregonians woke on the Fourth of July to a significant jolt when a magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck near Springfield and Eugene. Hundreds of people reported to the U.S. Geological Survey that they felt the quake, which...
Farmers Introduces Rideshare Coverage in Utah
Jul 6 2015 // Farmers Insurance has launched what is believed to be the state’s first rideshare insurance coverage designed to provide seamless coverage for ridesharing drivers in Utah. The coverage comes less than two months...
Buckner Co. in Utah Joins RiskProNet International
Jun 24 2015 // Salt Lake City, Utah-based The Buckner Co. has joined RiskProNet International, an association of independent insurance brokers in North America. The Buckner Co. is an insurance brokerage with six offices in Utah, Idaho...
Utah Cabs Want Ridesharing Companies Subject to Airport Fare Rules
Jun 22 2015 // A Utah cab company lawyer says it’s frustrating that new limits on airport cab fares won’t apply to ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft. Yellow Cab attorney Rocky Anderson said last week that cab companies...
