Latest Utah Headlines
All the headlines from our Utah Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Leavitt Insurance Agency Hires Guthrie in Utah
Jun 19 2015 // Preston Guthrie has joined Leavitt Insurance Agency’s St. George, Utah office. Guthrie will focus on employee benefits and life insurance. He has a strong background in sales and life insurance. Preston...
Utah TNC Bill Makes Optional Coverages Mandatory
Jun 18 2015 // When Utah’s brief legislative session came to a close in March, proponents of ridesharing services offered by transportation network companies rejoiced. The state had passed S.B. 294, sponsored by state Sen. Stuart...
Farmers Introduces Rideshare Coverage in Utah
Jun 15 2015 // Farmers Insurance on Monday 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...
Report: 4.5 Million Homes in 13 States at Extreme Wildfire Risk
Jun 10 2015 // A report issued today shows 4.5 million U.S. homes at high or extreme risk of wildfire as the multi-year drought continues. The report’s author said the worsening drought means 2015 has the potential to be one of the...
Utah Man on Hook for $97K for Montana Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 29 2015 // A man who suffered a knee injury while working at the Montana State Prison in 2000 has acknowledged defrauding the state workers’ compensation fund by collecting disability benefits while running a construction...
$1.4M Awarded in Death of Man at Utah Care Facility
May 15 2015 // A jury has ordered a former nurse and a Provo, Utah care facility to pay $1.4 million for the death of a man who was given the wrong medications. The Deseret News reported that 71-year-old Jack Adams, of Spanish Fork, died...
Utah Jury Awards $1.4M in Death Of Man At Care Facility
May 14 2015 // A jury has ordered a former nurse and a Provo, Utah care facility to pay $1.4 million for the death of a man who was given the wrong medications. Deseret News reported that 71-year-old Jack Adams, of Spanish Fork, died in...
Former Utah University Employee Files Suit Against University
May 8 2015 // A former Utah State University employee who was fired for accepting gifts says he didn’t receive proper ethics training from the university. The Herald Journal reported that the university’s former outdoor...
Utah Workers’ Comp Fund Announces 6% Dividend
May 6 2015 // Utah’s Workers Compensation Fund has declared a $12 million dividend that will be distributed to a majority of policyholders this month. Policyholders can expect to receive a dividend equal to 6 percent of their 2014...
2 Former Women’s Basketball Players Sue Utah College
Apr 24 2015 // Two former Dixie State University women’s basketball players are accusing the Utah college of racial, sexual and religious discrimination in a federal lawsuit. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reported the two...
Parts of Nevada, Utah, Idaho Declared Drought Disaster
Apr 16 2015 // The U.S. Agriculture Department has declared two northeast Nevada counties natural disaster areas due to the lingering drought with an emergency order that also makes emergency low-interest loans available to farmers,...
Utah Judge Rejects Class-Action Suit Over Alleged Bogus DUI Stops
Apr 14 2015 // A Utah judge has rejected a potential class-action lawsuit seeking millions in damages for hundreds people arrested for drunken driving by disgraced former state trooper Lisa Steed. In a decision made public last week,...
Utah’s Herbert Signs Ridesharing Regulations Into Law
Apr 2 2015 // Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a bill that creates new statewide regulations for ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft while overriding Salt Lake City regulations that have left the company’s drivers with big...
Utah Oks Bill to Enable Police to Ticket for Seatbelts
Mar 25 2015 // Utah’s Republican governor has signed a bill that that would allow police to pull over drivers for not wearing seatbelts. The measure signed by Gov. Gary Herbert on Monday makes it a primary offense for drivers older...
Utah Firm to Issue Refunds to Settle Suit Over Weight-Loss Pills
Mar 2 2015 // A Salt Lake City, Utah-based company has agreed to pay refunds to consumers who purchased its weight-loss tablets to settle a class-action lawsuit that claimed its advertising slogan, “Eat All You Want & Still...
