Crime, Police + Courts

(CNN) — The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday cracked down on a massive illegal robo...
Elizabeth Weiler

Job scams top the list as second most prevalant — here is how to avoid

A scammer may try to lure subjects in by saying you can be your own boss, start your own business, or set your own schedule.
3 years ago
The area of State St at 200 E is closed as is 100 east at main street due to a large police presenc...
Hugo Rikard-Bell

Farmington PD release body-cam footage of traffic stop that led to shooting

Body cam footage of a Farmington traffic stop was released on Wednesday. The traffic stop ultimately led to an officer-involved shooting that claimed the life of 25-year-old Chase Allan.
3 years ago
Genealogy tests...
Elizabeth Weiler

Will your genealogy test data become searchable by law enforcement?

"The Sherry Black bill" or SB.156, is a new bill regulating investigative genetic genealogy. And which information law enforcement can access. 
3 years ago
canyon view high school is pictured...
Adam Small

Officials outline safety plans following gun incident at Canyon View High

The revamped safety plan was prompted by an incident at Canyon View High School involving a former student allegedly pointing a gun at four students.
3 years ago
Elizabeth Smart is asking officials to reconsider releasing Wanda Barzee, one of her kidnappers....
Lindsay Aerts

Elizabeth Smart: 20 years later

It has been two decades since the abduction of Elizabeth Smart who was taken from her home by knifepoint in 2003.
3 years ago
The governor of Tamaulipas, Américo Villarreal, confirmed this Tuesday that two of the four Americ...
CNN

Two out of the four Americans kidnapped in Mexico found dead

The four Americans kidnapped in Mexico on Friday were friends traveling from South Carolina so that one of them could undergo a medical procedure.
3 years ago
There's no doubt that social media and technology can contribute to the lack of safety children may...
Elizabeth Weiler

Elizabeth Smart helps create app to find missing people

Social media and technology can contribute to a lack of safety for children, but the Elizabeth Smart app can be a saving grace. 
4 years ago
Human remains found by a hiker in unincorporated Washington County this weekend have been identifie...
Simone Seikaly

Remains of Miriam Salgado found by hiker in Washington County

Washington County officials said personal belongings found near the human remains helped to identify Miriam Salgado.
4 years ago
tax scams...
Britt Johnson

Amid tax season, IRS cautions about a spike in tax scams

There has been a rise in tax scams this tax season. The IRS warns taxpayers to be weary of scammers.
4 years ago
U.S. releases travel advisory for Mexico after kidnapping...
Ben McGonnell

U.S. releases travel advisory for Mexico after four U.S. citizens kidnapped at gunpoint

MEXICO — The U.S. State Department released a travel advisory for Mexico after four U.S. citizens were kidnapped at gunpoint. The gunman fired upon their vehicle and kidnapped the four U.S. citizens in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros. On Friday, March 6 the four American’s had entered Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas. The […]
4 years ago
Cary Hartmann, who was involved in the Sheree Warren case...
Dave Cawley

COLD Season 3: The supper club

Previously unreleased police records provide new details about how the case against Cary Hartmann.
4 years ago
Authorities believe the group of Americans assaulted and kidnapped in Matamoros, Mexico, Friday wer...
Polo Sandoval and Rebekah Riess, CNN

Four US citizens, missing in Mexico were targeted by mistake

Authorities believe the group of Americans kidnapped in Matamoros, Mexico, Friday were targeted by mistake.
4 years ago
Large crash closes I-86 eastbound lanes....
Michael Houck

Six kittens found tortured, killed on the side of Grantsville road

Grantsville City police are investigating the discovery of the kittens as an animal torture case.
4 years ago
Maurice Hastings, who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder he did not commit, app...
Zoe Sottile, CNN

After serving 38 years for a murder he didn’t commit, Maurice Hastings has finally been declared innocent

Maurice Hastings, a man wrongfully convicted of a robbery-homicide and sexual assault, has been declared innocent by a California judge.
4 years ago
The parents of a 14-year-old with severe disabilities have filed a lawsuit claiming the Davis Schoo...
KAITLYN BANCROFT, KSL TV

Parents claim Davis School District denied their daughter lifesaving care, in new lawsuit

The parents of a 14-year-old with severe disabilities have filed a lawsuit the Davis School District saying it denied their daughter potentially lifesaving accommodations.
4 years ago
FILE: The Utah Office of the Medical Examiner has confirmed that the remains of Dylan Rounds have b...
Waverly Golden

Criminal charges related to the disappearance of Dylan Rounds

The Box Elder County Attorney's Office officially filed criminal charges with the First District Court in Box Elder County in connection with the disappearance of Dylan Rounds.
4 years ago
FILE: The Utah Office of the Medical Examiner has confirmed that the remains of Dylan Rounds have b...
Mark Jones

North Dakota man charged in connection to disappearance of Dylan Rounds

A North Dakota man has been charged with murder in connection to the disappearance of Dylan Rounds, who has been missing since May 2022.
4 years ago
Human remains have been found near Interstate 15 in Washington City....
Mark Jones

Oregon woman indicted for allegedly trafficking illicit drugs

A federal grand jury in Utah indicted an Oregon woman after she was allegedly found in possession of illicit drugs - fentanyl and heroin - following a routine traffic stop on Feb. 9.
4 years ago
The mother of a man shot and killed by police in Farmington this week had sued the Farmington polic...
Kira Hoffelmeyer

Farmington Police Chief says suspect in officer-involved shooting was armed

FARMINGTON, Utah — We’re learning this afternoon that a 25-year-old man shot and killed by police Wednesday afternoon in Farmington did have a gun. In a statement, Farmington Police Chief Eric Johnsen says they did find a handgun lying on the driver’s side floorboard after Chase Allan was shot by police. The chief’s statement also […]
4 years ago
Police turned off body cameras in Farmington just five minutes after an officer-involved shooting....
Aimee Cobabe

Police body cameras in Farmington officer-involved shooting turned off after 5 minutes

Body cameras at the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Farmington Wednesday were turned off just five minutes from the time shots were fired.
4 years ago
After months of requests a judge granted a motion for separate trials for Chad Daybell and Lori Val...
Adam Small

Here’s why separate trials for Chad and Lori Daybell is significant

Chad and Lori Vallow Daybell face charges of murder and conspiracy in the deaths of Lori's two kids and of Chad's ex-wife, Tammy Daybell.
4 years ago
The mother of a man shot and killed by police in Farmington this week had sued the Farmington Polic...
Becky Bruce

Mother of man killed by Farmington police has history with department

Diane Allan sued Farmington police over a traffic stop in April, saying police had no grounds to stop her due to her sovereign status.
4 years ago
There are still a lot of unanswered questions in the officer-involved shooting outside the Farmingt...
Adam Small

Family of man shot and killed by Farmington Police voice outrage

The family of Chase Allan is speaking out against the Farmington Police Dept. after Chase was killed during a traffic stop.
4 years ago
WEST VALLEY, Utah -- One person is dead and two others are in critical condition after a crash in W...
Amie Schaeffer

Teen found dead inside vehicle in West Valley City is identified

The West Valley City Police are investigating the death of man found inside of a crashed vehicle. The man has not been identified.
4 years ago