Author: Kevin Thompson

Ogden, UTAH – Utah’s higher education landscape is undergoing significant upheaval as several universities across the state are forced to make deep cuts in response to a new legislative mandate. Utah State University became the first institution to announce the elimination of more than two dozen academic programs, including majors in engineering, public health, and elementary education. The decision follows the passage of HB 265, a new state law known as the Higher Education Strategic Reinvestment Act, which aims to address a $60 million reduction in funding for public universities. The cuts are not limited to academic programs. Multiple institutions,…

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Jared Dallan Buckley, the lead director of the Leadership Learning Academy, a K-6 charter school, was arrested Tuesday on multiple felony charges related to child sexual exploitation. Buckley, 40, faces two first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and one second-degree felony count of sexual exploitation of a minor. The arrest follows a lengthy investigation that began after law enforcement officers in New York received information about a man selling and distributing child sexual abuse material. Authorities in New York believed the individual was operating out of Utah and subsequently reached out…