Some Utahns who have committed crimes are finding their past is coming back to haunt them – even though their records were officially expunged. While the courts may have deleted records of the crimes they’ve been convicted of, the same is not true for private firms hired to do background checks. Salt Lake Tribune crime reporter Nate Carlisle has been researching this for a story that will appear Sunday in the newspaper.
The tough economy could mean no hard time for hundreds, and eventually thousands of Utah’s criminals. Wednesday morning, Utah lawmakers heard testimony from the state Department of Corrections. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on why some criminals could be out on the street in as little as a few weeks.
All Utahns would be allowed to openly carry a gun near a school, day care or college if a GOP-sponsored bill makes it out of the legislature. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports on a committee hearing where it narrowly passed last Friday.
Following in the footsteps of several Utah municipalities and health departments, the legislature is cracking down on a pot-like product sold in smoke-shops.
A coalition spanning the entire political spectrum has signed the Utah Compact. It’s a list of five principles to guide the upcoming immigration debate for Utah lawmakers. The document is intended as an alternative to an Arizona-style immigration bill drafted for the upcoming legislative session.
Salt Lake City is drafting an ordinance that would levy a fine on drivers who are caught idling their vehicles longer than a couple of minutes.
Salt Lake County wants more of a say as Salt Lake City considers adopting a new plan for Parleys Historic Nature Park.
A task force of federal immigration investigators and Utah law enforcement agencies has made the largest anti-gang strike in the state’s history, netting dozens of illegal immigrants with criminal records. KCPW’s Elizabeth Ziegler reports.
While some Utahns believe there’s a backroom deal behind the Obama Administration’s decision to vet a Republican to be Utah’s next U.S. Attorney, local Republican and Democratic attorneys are rejecting that idea.
FLDS church leader Warren Jeffs will be tried in Texas before facing any possible re-trial in Utah, after Governor Gary Herbert signed an extradition request Tuesday.
