Becky Bruce

News Director

Becky Bruce

Becky Bruce is the news director of KSL NewsRadio. She has been with KSL since 2007. You can contact her at bbruce@ksl.com.

Utah man arrested in shooting of off-duty Los Angeles deputy

A Utah man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of shooting an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy at a fast-food restaurant.
7 years ago

Lake Powell rising six to 15 inches every day, park rangers say

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area officials say the snowmelt is bringing large pieces of debris into Lake Powell -- some as big as full trees.
7 years ago

Medical pot laws no answer for US opioid deaths, study finds

When researchers included data through 2017, they found states passing medical marijuana laws saw a 23% higher than expected rate of opioid-related deaths.
7 years ago

Soldier to become Iraq War’s first living Medal of Honor recipient

President Donald Trump will award the Medal of Honor to former Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia later this month, the White House announced Monday.
7 years ago

Attempt at Great Salt Lake to break float record falls short

Utah park officials invited people to attempt to set the world record for the largest number of people floating together, unassisted, in a line at one time.
7 years ago

Court rejects challenge to regulation of gun silencers

The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to federal regulation of gun silencers Monday, just days after a gunman used one in a shooting rampage that killed 12 people in Virginia.
7 years ago

Utah mother accused of trying to strangle young daughters

Karen Butterfield, 27, told police she attempted to strangle her 2-year-old daughter to prove a point to her husband. She was booked into Davis County Jail.
7 years ago

Activists challenge restrictions in Utah’s Medicaid program

"If Medicaid was a pot of gold, the maze to get to it has just gotten more complicated," Stephanie Burdick, a community advocate who works with disabled people, said.
7 years ago

Denver measure requires voter consent for any Olympics bid

Denver voters have resoundingly approved a ballot measure requiring the city to seek their consent before spending public funds on any future Olympics bid.
7 years ago

CNN Poll: Rising share expect Trump to win in 2020

The new poll finds 54% say their best guess is that President Donald Trump will win the 2020 election, while 41% feel he will lose.
7 years ago

Forgiveness and your health: What science says about the benefits

"It may not be surprising that when we engage in the act of forgiveness, we can begin to turn off the stress response and the... changes that accompany it."
7 years ago

Utah’s Gail Miller is America’s 14th richest self-made woman

Gail Miller shares the #14 spot on the Forbes list with Facebook's COO, the founder of Forever 21 and the co-founders of Rodan+Fields and Proactiv.
7 years ago

The most generous state in America is Utah – again

Take that, Tennessee. The most generous state in America is Utah, which boasts the highest percentage of volunteers in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
7 years ago

White meat is just as bad for you as red beef when it comes to your cholesterol

The red meat or white meat debate is a draw: Eating white meat, such as poultry, has an identical effect on your cholesterol level as beef, researchers say.
7 years ago

Police rescue man and puppy trapped in garbage truck

The unidentified man and puppy were sleeping in a dumpster when the truck collected and compacted the bin's contents with them still inside.
7 years ago

Son of infamous polygamist leader, Warren Jeffs, is dead

Roy Jeffs, 26, was abused sexually and psychologically as a child by his father Warren Jeffs. His family says he died by suicide May 29.
7 years ago

Utah sex suspect found dead after chase, authorities say

A St. George man sought in an alleged sex crime involving a juvenile is dead after his car plunged into a river in a northwestern Arizona gorge.
7 years ago

Sandy reinstates embattled public utilities director after water flap

A new report into what happened found Tom Ward's department responded appropriately to the water contamination, but criticized communications.
7 years ago

Utah ax-throwing venue adds pool tables, gets beer license

Utah alcohol commissioners approved the license Tuesday for Social Axe Throwing after the business added pool tables.
7 years ago

Uncle of missing five-year-old in Logan charged with murder, remains found

The uncle of a missing five-year-old girl is facing a charge of aggravated murder in her disappearance, and his attorney tells KSL he gave police information that led investigators to her body.
7 years ago

The DNA diet: How knowing your genes can help you fit into your jeans

Nutrigenetics is the field of study which looks at how our genes determine our response to nutrients in food and beverages.
7 years ago

Tucson man gives haircuts to homeless veterans for Memorial Day

Juan Montes Deoca spends one day each week giving haircuts to the homeless. This Memorial Day Weekend, he focused that charity on homeless veterans.
7 years ago

Uncle now suspect as search continues for missing Logan girl, Elizabeth Shelley

Police asked residents of Logan, Hyrum, Mount Sterling and Nibley to be on the lookout for "suspicious items" as they continued the search for Elizabeth.
7 years ago

Utah judge suspended over critical remarks about President Trump

According to the ruling by the Utah Supreme Court, Judge Michael Kwan's Facebook posts were "laden with blunt, and sometimes indelicate, criticism" of Trump.
7 years ago