Crime, Police + Courts
Carlos Artiles Fortun
Riverton teens found safe
RIVERTON, Utah — Teens Ellie and Ocean who went missing on Monday have been found. Riverton Police Chief Don Hutson has confirmed both teens are safe. At around 2:00 am on Sunday, Ocean’s father flagged a police officer who was responding to another call in the area. The father says he heard their garage door […]5 years ago
Mark Jones
Summit County Council terminates the contract of its fire chief
SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah — The Summit County Council terminated the contract of its fire chief Ian Nelson on Saturday. The decision came on the recommendation of North Summit Fire District Administrative Control Board. The action will be ratified at North Summit Fire District Administrative Control Board meeting, which is set for Monday evening. A decision […]5 years ago
Mark Jones
Man taken into custody for making contact with family of murder victim
SALT LAKE CITY — A 43-year-old man was arrested Friday after he made contact with family members of a man that he is accused of murdering. Jesse Joel Bruce was taken into custody and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail under investigation on two counts of retaliation against a witness, victim or informant. Court […]5 years ago
Mark Jones
Salt Lake County Search and Rescue safely rescues stranded hiker
Salt Lake County Search and Rescue safely rescued a stranded hiker Friday out of the Lisa Falls trail.5 years ago
Mark Jones
Single-car accident near Tremonton claims one life
A single-car accident Saturday morning near Tremonton left one person dead.5 years ago
Kate Davis
A car stolen twice in West Valley City
A car stolen twice in West Valley City has since been recovered by WVCPD. A man followed his own stolen car to a home. The thief fled in another car, and police are still looking for that suspect. Meanwhile. the BMW was stolen again by another suspect. Police have arrested the second BMW thief and continue the search for the first.5 years ago
Paul Nelson
TSA reminds airline travelers prohibited items increase lines
The holiday travel season kicks off this weekend, and TSA officials expect a big surge in travelers coming through Salt Lake International Airport.5 years ago
The Associated Press
Rittenhouse jury deliberates for third day without a verdict
The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial has completed a third day of deliberations without reaching a verdict.5 years ago
Eliza Craig
More than 500,000 Utahns’ sensitive information possibly hacked
Farmington-based Utah Imaging Associates notified all of the Utahns who may have been hacked via mail on Thursday, Nov. 18.5 years ago
Sean Murphy Associated Press
Oklahoma governor grants clemency, spares Julius Jones’ life
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt used his authority to spare the life of Julius Jones on Thursday, just hours before his scheduled execution that had drawn widespread outcry and protests over doubts about his guilt in the slaying of a businessman more than 20 years ago. Stitt commuted the 41-year-old Jones’ death sentence to […]5 years ago
Russ Bynum and Jeffrey Collins Associated Press
Shooter admits Ahmaud Arbery didn’t threaten him
The man who killed Ahmaud Arbery testified Thursday that Arbery did not speak to or threaten him in any way before he raised he raised his shotgun.5 years ago
Paul Nelson
Overall crime goes down slightly in Salt Lake last month, but city officials see a bump in violent crimes
Citywide overall crime has dropped 18 percent over the last 28 days, according to the data used by Salt Lake City Police Department.5 years ago
Eliza Craig
Update: Suspect with an air gun shut down State Street in Salt Lake City
SLCPD say they fired two non-lethal rounds at and took a suspect into custody after witnesses saw him aim a gun at people on State Street.5 years ago
Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN
‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley sentenced to 41 months in prison for role in US Capitol riot
Jacob Chansley, the so-called "QAnon Shaman," was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in the US Capitol riot.5 years ago
Mark Jones
Draper crash claims the life of a 78-year-old woman
A crash on Bangerter Parkway Tuesday afternoon in Draper claimed the life of a 78-year-old woman.5 years ago
Simone Seikaly
FOUND: AMBER Alert issued for 4-year-old girl, possibly headed to Utah
Idaho police say a 4-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert was found and that a suspect was in custody.5 years ago
Mark Jones
A two-vehicle crash near Vernal kills one person
VERNAL, Utah — A two-car accident near Vernal on Tuesday killed one person, and second person to the hospital in critical condition. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the incident occurred on US-40 near milepost 139 at 11:16 a.m. According to police, a white 2017 Dodge Ram pickup truck was driving east. It then drifted […]5 years ago
The Associated Press
6 teens injured in drive-by shooting near Denver area school
Six teenagers were shot Monday in a drive-by shooting at a park in suburban Denver. All were expected to survive.5 years ago
Curt Gresseth
Did Rittenhouse fire his weapon in self-defense? Utah lawyer weighs in.
A Utah defense attorney speaks on whether Kyle Rittenhouse was justified in shooting and killing two men during a protest in Wisconsin.5 years ago
By Claudia Dominguez, Joe Sutton and Susannah Cullinane, CNN
One inmate recaptured after five break out of county jail in Georgia, officials say
(CNN) — A reward is being offered for the capture of four inmates still at large after escaping from a south Georgia jail on Friday, with one inmate recaptured after making it only as far as a neighboring county. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) issued a Blue Alert after the five — including two accused of […]5 years ago
Carlos Artiles Fortun
Salt Lake police arrest domestic violence suspect who barricaded himself
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Police have arrested a domestic violence suspect who had barricaded himself at his house. On Sunday, police arrested the suspect near the 1000-block of West Sterling Drive. The suspect was described as a 48-year-old male. SLC911 received a call at 10:30 am about a female who had flagged down a […]5 years ago
Carlos Artiles Fortun
Suspect arrested in connection with Midvale wedding shooting
MIDVALE, Utah — A man was arrested in connection to a deadly shooting outside a wedding, in Midvale. On Saturday Unified Police arrested 19-year-old Guillermo Herrera and booked him to the Salt Lake County Jail. Herrera is being charged with murder, aggravated assault, transaction of a firearm by a restricted person, riot, and obstruction of […]5 years ago
Mark Jones
Crashes near Scipio and in Summit County kill two people
A crash on southbound I-15 near Scipio Friday morning killed one person, and sent five others to the hospital.5 years ago
