Author: Kevin Thompson

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A University of Utah student-athlete has been charged with several felony counts in connection with an alleged sexual assault that took place in November 2024. Berk Bugarikj, 21, a tennis player and scholarship student from Skopje, Macedonia, was formally charged Tuesday in Salt Lake County with three counts of first-degree felony rape, two counts of first-degree forcible sodomy, and one count of first-degree object rape, according to court documents. The charges stem from an incident reported by a woman who told police she was assaulted by Bugarikj on or about November 16, 2024. According to a…

SALT LAKE CITY, UT— A traveler who passed through Salt Lake City International Airport before driving to Idaho was later diagnosed with measles, according to state and local health officials. The Utah Department of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Salt Lake County Health Department, confirmed that the individual flew into Salt Lake City, rented a car, and continued on to Idaho before developing any symptoms. Officials emphasized that the traveler did not make any stops in Utah and posed a minimal risk to the public. Health authorities have since contacted fellow passengers who were on the same…