Law Enforcement

The unanimous decision came despite opposition from the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah. In other news, Utah Valley University hired its first-ever chief safety officer a year after Charlie Kirk's death.

In other news, Utah State Fairpark is warning food vendors of scammers impersonating the organization. And, the Bureau of Land Management is removing 300 wild horses in southwest Utah.

A review of Utah's laws and use of license plate readers is underway. Local law enforcement says there “ought to be” clearer restrictions on who controls the data collected by the cameras.

In other news, Washington Terrace decided not to install Flock cameras. And, tickets opened yesterday to tour the Salt Lake Temple. Over a million have already been reserved.

In other news, the Tremonton-Garland Police decided not to Flock-like license plate reader cameras after a test run. And, Utah is getting millions from Meta's social media addiction settlement.

A report released last week on just 10 Weber County Flock cameras found more than 5 million data searches over the last four years. Almost 97% of those searches came from law enforcement outside Utah.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters talk about the week’s top stories, including Gov. Spencer Cox's picks to fill new Utah Supreme Court seats and Kevin O'Leary's plans to reduce the Stratos data center size.

Services will honor Sgt. Lee Sorensen and Officer Eric Estrada, who were killed in the line of duty in Tremonton.

The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office provided an update late Sunday night on the fire and shooting that happened on Canfield Mountain.

USU’s Old Main flagpole united citizens in the remembrance of the more than 100 fallen officers in the U.S. this year alone. Attendees reflect on what the ceremony means to them.