Observing the absence of digital devices in preschool classrooms, a U.S. Department of Education deputy secretary on Tuesday said that the students can have immense benefit of digital technology and absence of such equipments from the schools is a concerning issue in Salt Lake City. Libby Doggett, Head of early-childhood education office in Obama administration, visited the Granite School … [Read more...]
Utah High School Yearbook Photos Altered To Show Less Skin
Wasatch High School administrators on Friday refused to apologize in the case of adding Photoshopped clothing to show less skin by covering the bare shoulders of at least seven girls in their yearbook photos. “We only apologize in the sense that we want to be more consistent with what we`re trying to do in that sense we can help kids better prepare for their future by knowing how to dress … [Read more...]
Utah teen gets up to 15 yrs imprisonment, but plea deal was just 180 days
The father of a Utah teenager, who is facing up to 15 years in prison on robbery charges, has claimed that the poor legal advice unfairly upgraded his son's plea deal sentence from 180 days in jail to 1 to 15 years in prison. 16-year Cooper Van Huizen was awarded with 1 to 15 years of imprisonment for taking part in a house robbery with friends. The judgement has left his parents and closed … [Read more...]
Utah to have cemetery for rural veterans soon
Utah will soon have a cemetery for rural veterans as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is going to start searching for a place in southwest part of the beehive state to construct such structures as a mark of respect. The project is part of an initiative by Veterans Affairs to offer burial grounds for veterans in rural areas of the country. Glenn Madderom, chief of cemetery development … [Read more...]
Utah’s debt shrinking slowly, but still too high
Utah has cut down the amount of money it owes but is still running under debt, said the state treasurer. According to the authorities, the state treasurer is having debt for more than USD 3 billion from its borrowing during the financial crunch. “Utah's debt is USD 3.5 billion, down from USD 3.8 billion at its peak. That's USD 1,063 for every Utah resident, and much higher than it should … [Read more...]
Utah shooting death accused charged with aggravated murder
In a major development in the 2011 shooting deaths of a retired Utah couple, a 26-year-old man has been charged with aggravated murder on Thursday. The 6th District Court has charged Logan McFarland for planned murder. 70-year-old Leroy Fullwood and his 69-year-old wife, Dorothy, were found dead n their Mt. Pleasant home on December 31, 2011. The charges were filed a day after … [Read more...]
Utah same-sex marriage Ban Removed, Gays, Lesbian Couples celebrates
It was a celebration time for gays and lesbian couples in Utah after a federal court passed the judgement on legalizing their marriages in their favour. On Monday, a federal judge asked Utah administration and imbues all same-sex marriages performed in the state with the same rights and privileges afforded to married opposite-sex couples. The decision arrives 118 days after the lawsuit was … [Read more...]
Utah’s gasoline Price tax likely to be hiked by Lawmakers
After keeping the gasoline taxes unchanged for 17 long years, several state lawmakers are mulling over raising the taxes. The decision to this effect was taken during a meeting on Wednesday. According to the reports, a transportation panel has proposed hiking the state tax by 1.5 cents per gallon every year over the next five years. "We're at a critical tipping point," said Rep. Johnny … [Read more...]
Utah lawmaker bats for firing squad to execute criminals
A Utah lawmaker has taken strict objection to the use of botched lethal injection for death sentence in Oklahoma last month, saying a firing squad is a more humane form of execution. Rep. Paul Ray, a Republican from the northern Utah city of Clearfield, batted for the firing squad form of execution, saying it is the most humane form of carrying execution of guilty. "It sounds like the Wild … [Read more...]
Utah Minivan Crash Killed Four, Human Trafficking Possibility Being Investigated
A crash of a minivan carrying nine people on Utah's main east-west highway near the Colorado border killed four people and injured four others. The accident occurred on Friday at Interstate 70 about 30 miles west from the Colorado line. The police is now inspecting about the involvement of the vehicle, 1999 Toyota Sienna in human smuggling. They were looking for one person who was in the van … [Read more...]
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