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Hallows Joins Okerlund, Sorensen & Leavitt in Utah

Cameron Hallows has joined Okerlund, Sorensen & Leavitt in Utah as a producer. Hallows will focus on commercial and agribusiness insurance. Prior to insurance, Hallows worked selling farm equipment for Mason Machinery. He has eight years of experience in both …

Nearly Half Of Utah Car Deaths: Seatbelts Off

Utah transportation officials say they counted 219 traffic deaths in Utah in 2013, and almost half of the car crash victims who died hadn’t been wearing seatbelts. The Utah Department of Transportation statistics released Tuesday show two more deaths last …

Poll: Utahns Back Tougher Air Pollution Standards, No-Drive Days

According to a statewide poll, Utahns favor stricter air pollution standards on industry by a 3-to-1 margin. The survey, commissioned by The Salt Lake Tribune, found 67 percent of those surveyed supported the stricter standards and 23 percent opposed them. …

Utah Couple Sue Over Firm’s Negative-Review Charge

A Utah couple have sued an online retailer over a $3,500 charge the company assessed after one of them wrote a negative review concerning its customer service. John and Jennifer Palmer of Layton filed the lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District …

Nearly 100K Utahns Could Be Hit by Data Breach

State officials say a data breach could affect as many as 97,000 Utahns who receive benefits through the state Department of Workforce Services. JPMorgan Chase notified the department last week that its servers affecting UCard customers were hacked from July …

Seatbelt Use Ticks Up in Annual Utah Survey

Officials with the Utah Department of Public Safety say more people are wearing seatbelts this year than they were a year ago. The state’s annual seatbelt observational study found 82.4 percent of people riding in vehicles were buckled up, up …

Utah Mortgage Company To Pay $13.2M in Settlement

A Utah mortgage company and two of its top officers will pay $13.2 million in refunds and fines in a settlement that puts an end to a lawsuit filed in July. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Salt Lake City-based …

Utah Man Who Topples Rock Faces Questions Over Lawsuit

A Utah Boy Scout leader whose toppling of an ancient rock formation in a state park was captured in a viral online video is facing questions over a personal injury lawsuit he filed a month before the incident. Glenn Taylor …

Group Pushes For Lower DUI Standard in Utah

A conservative think tank and advocate for harsher liquor laws in Utah is pushing to lower the legal limit for a driver’s blood alcohol level, arguing it would reduce roadway deaths. The Salt Lake City-based nonprofit Sutherland Institute wants to …

Utah Man Blames Bathroom Emergency For High-Speed Chase

A Utah man has been sentenced to seven days in jail after a high-speed chase that he blamed on a bathroom emergency. Thirty-nine-year-old Jeffrey Laub told a judge Monday that he ate something that upset his stomach and was racing …