Crime, Police + Courts

Police have arrested Nestor Rocha-Aguayo, and said he is a person of interest in the homicide inves...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Ex-boyfriend of woman found discarded in Tooele County charged with aggravated murder

Nestor Oved Rocha-Aguayo is charged in 3rd District Court with aggravated murder and kidnapping, first-degree felonies; among other charges.
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The suspect, Ricardo Margalho Prins, 39, of Eagle Mountain, is listed as a teacher at Rockwell Char...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Utah teacher flees country, charged with felony sex abuse of students

Ricardo Margalho Prins, 39, of Eagle Mountain, was charged Monday in 4th District Court.
3 hours ago
West Jordan police car...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Suspicious death of West Jordan woman under investigation

West Jordan police are investigating a suspicious death after finding a woman dead at the bottom of a stairwell and already showing signs of rigor mortis.
4 hours ago
FILE: Braidyn Page picks up a trash and roadside debris along eastbound I-215 between Redwood Road ...
Heather Peterson

Olympics in mind, Utah lawmaker proposes more littering fines

HB53 would modify existing fines and penalties for littering in Utah, and impose a landfill fee for driving with an unsecured load.
10 hours ago
Law enforcement officials investigate after a fatal road rage shooting on SR-201 EB near 900 West i...
Eric Cabrera

Lawmakers say Utah’s road rage problem is bigger than they anticipated

One of the sponsors behind 2024's road rage amendments bill in Utah said the law may need to be revisited.
22 hours ago
Public lands lawsuit...
DANIEL WOODRUFF, KSL TV

Supreme Court declines to hear Utah’s lawsuit over public lands

The Supreme Court will not hear Utah's lawsuit to get millions of acres of public lands back.  
1 day ago
First responders on the scene of a crash involving a semi and a car in Tooele Monday morning. (The ...
MICHAEL HOUCK

Crash involving semi and car slows down traffic in Tooele

A crash between a semitruck and a car impacted multiple directions of traffic in Tooele.
1 day ago
SLC officer involved shooting...
MICHAEL HOUCK, KSL TV

Man dies in hospital after being shot by Salt Lake City police officer during traffic stop

A man who allegedly attacked a police officer with a weapon during a traffic stop has died at the hospital.
4 days ago
Juvenile suspects arrested in Kearns...
Michelle Lee

Juvenile suspects arrested after gunshots were heard near Kearns Library

Police are investigating three juvenile suspects who fled after gunshots were heard near the Kearns Library.
4 days ago
FILE — The logo of the Utah Highway Patrol....
Jacob Freeman

Stop for illegal tint leaves man arrested with 14 driver’s licenses

A routine traffic stop on Wednesday led police to arrest one man. They say he had fourteen other people’s driver’s licenses on him in St. George.
4 days ago
A student at Springville High School was arrested Thursday after allegedly threatening another stud...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Springville student arrested after allegedly threatening another student with a gun

A student at Springville High School was arrested Thursday after allegedly threatening another student with a gun.
4 days ago
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing in front of New York St...
MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press

Judge sentences Donald Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment

A judge sentenced President-elect Donald Trump on Friday in his hush money case.
4 days ago
A photo of the scene where two men were mugged, which left them with "deep wounds," according to Ta...
Mary Culbertson

2 men mugged, injured in Taylorsville, prompting unsuccessful search for suspect

Two men were stabbed by a man late Thursday in Taylorsville after he demanded money, according to police. The man fled afterward.
4 days ago
A man was critically injured by officer gunfire after approaching the officer during unrelated traf...
Mary Culbertson

Man critically injured by police after approaching officer with weapon in SLC, police say

One man is in critical condition after he approached an officer who was performing a traffic stop with a weapon.
5 days ago
The teen survivor who was seriously injured in a family homicide in December is prepared to be rele...
Heather Peterson

Teen survivor of family homicide is recovering, family said

The teen was shot in the head three weeks ago. He has now been moved to a regular hospital room for rehab.
5 days ago
An antitrust lawsuit has been expanded to include the nation's largest landlords who manage over 10...
Allessandra Harris Gurr

Antitrust lawsuit could affect hundreds of Utah renters

An antitrust lawsuit has been expanded to include the nation's largest landlords who manage over 100 multifamily rental buildings in Utah.
6 days ago
Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, speaks in Sandy on Nov. 3 2020....
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.COM

Judge denies Jan. 6 defendant’s request to travel to inauguration with ex-Rep. Chris Stewart

A judge has ruled that a Jan. 6 defendant cannot attend the presidential inauguration after Rep. Chris Stewart invited him.
6 days ago
Utah County detectives arrested a teacher at Oak Canyon Jr. High School for possession of child por...
Brian Carlson, KSL TV

Families voice disgust over arrested Alpine School District teacher

Parents are voicing their disgust after Utah County detectives arrested an Alpine School District teacher for possession of child pornography
6 days ago
Nicholas Rossi leaves Edinburgh Sheriff And Justice Of The Peace Court...
Shara Park, KSL TV

Plea deal withdrawn for Nicholas Rossi who faces two rape charges

There will not be a guilty plea from Nicholas Rossi, the man accused of faking his own death to avoid rape charges in Utah, after all.
7 days ago
Crash caught on dashcam in American Fork...
Debbie Worthen KSL TV

Caught on dashcam: Driver nearly causes deadly crash in American Fork Canyon, then zooms away

A dashcam video from a woman's car shows the crash in American Fork Canyon on Dec. 13. The driver sped away from the scene.
7 days ago
A junior high teacher in Utah County was arrested Monday for allegedly downloading child sex abuse ...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Junior high teacher arrested for allegedly downloading child sex abuse material

A junior high teacher in Utah County was arrested Monday for allegedly downloading child sex abuse material using his school email.
7 days ago
eagle mountain road rage victims Rodney Michal Salm and Mischa Himmleberger....
Karah Brackin, KSL TV

Eagle Mountain man sentenced for deadly 2023 road rage crash

An Eagle Mountain man was sentenced to prison on Monday for two felonies related to a 2023 road rage crash.
8 days ago
An undated photo provided by Alicia Arritt, shows her with former Army Special Forces soldier Matth...
TARA COPP Associated Press

Soldier who died by suicide in Las Vegas told ex-girlfriend of pain and exhaustion after Afghanistan

Matthew Livelsberger was very private according to his girlfriend. He reportedly couldn't sleep at night, and said his life was "a living hell."
8 days ago
handcuffs...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

An intoxicated Washington County man who police say stabbed two people inside a southern Utah home has been arrested.

An intoxicated Washington County man who police say stabbed two people inside a southern Utah home has been arrested.
8 days ago