Crime, Police + Courts

Members of Arizona for Abortion Access, the ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights in the Ar...
Serena O'Sullivan, KTAR.com

Arizona governor signs bill repealing 1864-era abortion ban

The repeal will not take effect for 90 days after the legislative session
6 days ago
Officer Trenton Halladay pictured, he'll be added to the state's fallen officers memorial...
Caitlyn Johnston

LISTEN: In the line of duty

On Thursday, Provo Police Officer Trenton Halladay was given a place on Utah's memorial for fallen officers.
7 days ago
Older Americans being scammed...
ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press

Scammers stole $3.4 billion from older Americans last year

Losses from scams reported by older Americans last year were up 11% over the year before, according to the FBI's report.
7 days ago
UCLA pro-Palestine demonstrators...
KRYSTA FAURIA, ETHAN SWOPE, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JOSEPH B. FREDERICK Associated Press

Police begin dismantling demonstrator encampment at UCLA

Police entered UCLA campus to disperse pro-Palestine demonstrators and they began to pull down canopies and tents on Thursday.
7 days ago
FILE - Handcuffs hang from a rail inside the Wasatch entry as Gov. Spencer Cox, former Gov. Gary He...
Associated Press

Utah woman arrested on suspicion of murder in uncompleted suicide pact with friend

Utah woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a friend was shot in what police said was an uncompleted suicide pact.
7 days ago
Law enforcement personnel respond to a report of a person armed with a rifle at Mount Horeb Middle ...
TODD RICHMOND, AP

Police shot and killed armed student outside Wisconsin school, authorities say

Police shot and killed a Wisconsin student outside a middle school after receiving a report of someone with a weapon.
7 days ago
chad daybell trial livestream screenshot...
Aimee Cobabe

Former neighbor of Chad Daybell said he was acting strange after death of his former wife

More testimony today in the Chad Daybell trial showed how he reacted after Tammy Daybell's death.
7 days ago
fencing around Utah State Correctional Facility, utah requests execution of death row inmate...
Clayre Scott

Utah requests execution of death row inmate

Utah death row inmate Taberon Honie was convicted of the murder of his ex-girlfriend's mother in 1999.
7 days ago
A white sign reads Mt. Nebo Middle School...
LAUREN STEINBRECHER

Parents frustrated after Mt. Nebo Middle School evacuated after third threat in two weeks

Parents are frustrated after Mt. Nebo Middle School was evacuated for the third time in two weeks.
8 days ago
Various angles of the Ada County courtroom are shown via livestream during Chad Daybell's murder tr...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com

Key testimony so far from witnesses in Chad Daybell trial

The jurors of Chad Daybell in his murder trial have heard testimony from prosecution witnesses over 13 days.
8 days ago
FILE PHOTO (Weber School District)...
Mary Culbertson, KSLTV.com

Four students at Roy High School taken into custody after allegedly brandishing handgun

Four juvenile students were taken into custody Tuesday after police said a community member reported them flashing gang signs and brandishing a gun near Roy High School.
8 days ago
Marijuana grows at Tryke Companies Utah's medical cannabis cultivation facility in Tooele, us moves...
ZEKE MILLER, JOSHUA GOODMAN, JIM MUSTIAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press

US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say

The DEA's move to reclassify marijuana would not legalize it outright for recreational use.
8 days ago
Protests University of Utah result in 17 arrested...
Amie Schaeffer

19 arrested at University of Utah during Gaza war protests

Multiple agencies responded to protests over the Gaza war at the University of Utah Monday night resulting in 17 arrested.
9 days ago
Former president Donald Trump fined for violating gag order...
 Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle, Jeremy Herb and Eric Levenson, CNN

Donald Trump fined $9,000 for violating gag order in hush money case

The judge ruled Trump violated gag order nine times for criticizing expected trial witnesses in posts on social media.
9 days ago
crime scene log haven gun...
Amy Donaldson

Even defense attorney struggles to understand double homicide suspect

The last surviving defense attorney who represented a Utah double murder suspect in 1982 is sharing his memories in an episode of "The Letter."
9 days ago
John Prior speaks with Chad Daybell during a hearing in August 2020. An FBI agent testified Monday ...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com

FBI agent uses phone data to show where Chad Daybell was when JJ and Tylee disappeared

An FBI agent said after the bodies “JJ” Vallow and his sister Tylee were located in Chad Daybell’s backyard, he analyzed devices found near the bodies.
9 days ago
aaron lowe pictured...
Sam Herrera and Emma Keddington

Man who killed U of U football player Aaron Lowe gets maximum sentence

Buk Mawut Buk shot and killed University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe in 2021.
9 days ago
Vernal officer shooting suspect...
Brianna Chavez. KSL TV

Suspect in Vernal police shooting has extensive criminal history

The suspect in a Vernal shooting that injured a police officer has previously faced charges for assault, theft, possession, DUI.
10 days ago
A 25-year-old man is dead following a crash on SR-164 near Benjamin, Utah early Sunday morning....
Devin Oldroyd

Crash near Benjamin kills 1 Sunday morning

A 25-year-old man is dead following a crash on SR-164 near Benjamin, Utah early Sunday morning.
10 days ago
A Vernal City Police Officer was shot when a suspect opened fire on police officers Saturday mornin...
Kennedy Camarena

Vernal police officer in stable condition after being shot

A Vernal City Police Officer was shot while on duty tending to an incident, when the suspect opened fire on police.
11 days ago
Police lights pictured. Man arrested after. allegedly killing his father in west valley...
Derrick Jones

Man arrested in West Valley after allegedly killing elderly father

An incident in West Valley City led to the arrest of Jeremy Pulver, who stands accused of killing his father.
11 days ago
Chad Daybell, right sits next to his attorney, John Prior, during his murder trial in Boise on Frid...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com

‘Something wasn’t sitting well’: Funeral director expressed concerns about Tammy Daybell’s death

Family friends testified in Chad Daybell's murder trial Friday about comments he made in the days after his wife Tammy Daybell died.
12 days ago
police tape pictured, two men were arrested in west jordan over cockfighting...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

2 arrested in cockfighting case that began with a teen at school with a gun

Two men accused of engaging in game fowl fighting, commonly referred to as cockfighting, were arrested Thursday in West Jordan.
12 days ago
Roy High School sign pictured, a student allegedly brought a gun to campus...
Clayre Scott

Roy High student facing charges after allegedly bringing gun to campus

The Weber School District said it received a tip on Thursday about a student at Roy High who brought a gun onto school property.
12 days ago