Utah News

Ogden IRS Offices Calling More than 1,000 Back to Work

OGDEN, UT. (AP) — Officials say more than 1,000 Internal Revenue Service employees in Ogden are being called back to work to prepare for tax-filing season as the federal government shutdown continues. The St... Read More...

Utah Lawmaker Wants to Regulate Emotional Support Animals

CLINTON, UT. | By BETHANY RODGERS, The Salt Lake Tribune (AP) — Seven-year-old Skyrie Sacks has a backyard coop full of emotional support animals that — like their Pokémon namesakes — began their lives as a hum... Read More...

Audit: Utah Driver’s License Division Illegally Shares Data

SALT LAKE CITY, UT. (AP) — The state is illegally sharing personal data from driver's licenses, a recent state audit says. The Utah Driver License Division is sharing data such as Social Security numbers, bi... Read More...

Food-Stamp Recipients Urged to Ration as Shutdown Continues

SALT LAKE CITY, UT. (AP) — Families across Utah that rely on food stamps will be getting February's benefits weeks early. As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history continues, state officials who adm... Read More...

911 Calls Reveal Frantic Moments After Utah Mall Shooting

SALT LAKE CITY | By BRADY McCOMBS, (AP) — Dozens of people made frantic calls to 911 to report a shooting over the weekend at a suburban Salt Lake City mall that caused hundreds of panicked shoppers to flee the... Read More...

Truck Crashes Into Wellington, UT Restaurant, Flattening It

WELLINGTON, UT. (AP) — Utah authorities say a tractor-trailer rig crashed into a restaurant, flattening the business and injuring three people. The Utah Highway Patrol says the truck was traveling too fast f... Read More...

Boy, 3, Loves New 3D Printed Arm from Family Friend

PRICE, UT. (AP) — A 3-year-old boy in central Utah and his mother are ecstatic about a new prosthetic arm that a family friend made for them on a 3D printer after extensive research, practice and more than 80 h... Read More...

Police: Utah Mall Shooting That Wounded 2 was Gang Dispute

MURRAY, UT. | By BRADY McCOMBS, (AP) — A shooting at a suburban Salt Lake City mall that sent hundreds of panicked shoppers fleeing started as an argument between rival gang members inside the mall and later er... Read More...

2 Shot Outside Mall in Salt Lake City Suburb

MURRAY, UT. (AP) — Two people were wounded in a shooting just outside a popular Utah mall Sunday where hundreds of scared shoppers hunkered down until police arrived to evacuate the building. Two people in t... Read More...

Utah Police Chief: Slain Officer ‘Sacrificed His Life’

OREM, UT. (AP) — A Provo police officer fatally shot during an encounter with a wanted man had "selflessly sacrificed his life to protect the lives of his fellow officers," the city's police chief said Saturday... Read More...