Crime, Police + Courts

The Utah Department of Corrections has provided more details after three separate assaults on priso...

Simone Seikaly

Utah Corrections offers more details on recent assaults against officers

The assaults happened Jan. 21, Jan. 30, and Feb. 4, 2023. Officials said the prisoners were looking for an opportunity to attack.

2 hours ago

A crash involving four vehicles left one dead this morning around 10:55 a.m., closing U.S. Highway-...

Waverly Golden

One dead after four-vehicles crash on U.S. Highway-40

A crash involving four vehicles left one dead this morning around 10:55 a.m., closing U.S. Highway-40 in both directions for some time.

2 hours ago

Gabby Petito is pictured, her family has filed a lawsuit...

Adam Small

Lawyers say new Petito photos prove Moab Police ignored evidence of abuse

The newly released photo is part of the evidence filed in the Petito and Schmidt family lawsuit against the Moab Police Department.

6 hours ago

Elizabeth Weiler

Lockout lifted for Hunter High and Hunter Elementary Schools

SALT LAKE CITY — Hunter High and Hunter Elementary Schools lockout protocol has been lifted as of 1:30 p.m. Initially ordered by the West Valley City Police Department because of “suspicious activity off campus in the neighboring area.” Police have allegedly spoken with those involved with the suspicious incident and the situation has been resolved. […]

7 hours ago

The Weber County Sheriff’s Office says it’s shortening response times by letting deputies hear ...

Mike Anderson

Allowing deputies to hear 911 calls is saving lives in Weber County

The Weber County Sheriff’s Office says they're the first agency in Utah to use Live 911, a way for deputies to hear 911 calls.

10 hours ago

Salt Lake City Police arrested a 31-year-old man Monday morning after he allegedly threatened anoth...

Mark Jones

Salt Lake City police arrest man after road rage incident, involving a gun

A 31-year-old man was arrested early Monday morning following a road rage incident. Police say the suspect allegedly threatened another person with a gun.

23 hours ago

By Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN

Pentagon says it had ‘an awareness gap’ that led to failure to detect 3 Chinese balloons under Trump

The American military had a "domain awareness gap" that allowed 3 other suspected Chinese spy balloons to transit the United States undetected

1 day ago

Two employees were pronounced dead after being reported unconscious at the Northrop Grumman Space ...

Waverly Golden

GoFundMe created for passing of two employees at Northrop Grumman

Two employees were pronounced dead after being reported unconscious at the Northrop Grumman Space Systems on Jan. 30, just after 6 p.m.

1 day ago

GOSHEN, CA - JANUARY 16: Tulare County Sheriff crime unit investigates the scene where six people, ...

Cheri Mossburg, CNN

2 arrested in central California shooting that left 6 dead, including mother clutching 10-month-old son

Originally Published: 03 FEB 23 16:30 ET Updated: 05 FEB 23 22:44 ET (CNN) — Two suspects were taken into custody, one after a shootout, in a “cartel-style” massacre last month that left six people dead in central California, including a young mother and her 10-month-old son, authorities announced Friday. The suspects, identified in charging […]

2 days ago

little cottonwood canyon pictured, avalanche risk there is high...

Devin Oldroyd

Backcountry skier dead after fatal fall in Little Cottonwood Canyon

A backcountry skier is dead after "tumbling a significant distance," according to the Unified Police Department. The incident occurred near Lisa Falls.

2 days ago

Chandler Holt

SLCPD officer witnesses wrong-way drunk driver crash into embankment

At around 6:30 a.m. Sunday morning, an SLCPD officer witnessed a 2009 black Ford F-150 traveling at a high rate of speed in the wrong lane.

2 days ago

This photo purports to show the suspected Chinese balloon flying over Mills River, North Carolina, ...

Heather Chen and Wayne Chang, CNN

China says it ‘reserves the right’ to deal with ‘similar situations’ after US shoot down suspected spy balloon

China says it "reserves the right" to deal with "similar situations" following the United States' decision to shoot down its high-altitude balloon.

2 days ago

Taylor Romine and Ralph Ellis, CNN

Man wanted for leaving a dead fish at ‘The Goonies’ house saved by Coast Guard in daring rescue

A man wanted by police in an incident at a house featured in "The Goonies" was the subject of a Coast Guard rescue when he was tossed from a stolen boat as it capsized, authorities said.

3 days ago

SLCPD said the driver is fully cooperating with the investigation and the children received non-lif...

Chandler Holt

SLCPD makes arrest connected to fatal stabbing case

SLCPD announced the arrest of 26-year-old Ivy Chase Grant today. Grant was booked into Salt Lake County Metro Jail on a charge of obstruction of justice.

3 days ago

Salt Lake City Police say three sticks of dynamite were safely removed from a house this week by it...

Mark Jones

Three sticks of dynamite removed from Salt Lake City home

Three sticks of dynamite were removed from a Salt Lake City home on Wednesday, the SLCPD announced. The dynamite have been seized for investigation.