Crime, Police + Courts
Tania Dean
South Salt Lake police don’t fault bystanders for not intervening on viral abduction video
The viral video showing an abduction on Friday night has people talking about what they should do in a similar situation.5 years ago
Ryan Meeks
Update: Suspect arrested after South Salt Lake abduction caught on tape
Police say tips from area residents helped them arrest the man they believe carried out an abduction at a South Salt Lake gas station Friday night.5 years ago
Paul Nelson
Dramatic pay raise offered to Salt Lake City Police officers
Salt Lake City officials are confirming a huge pay raise for police officers, firefighters and other city workers.5 years ago
Mark Jackson
Car crash in West Valley early Friday kills one
The car crash involved an SUV and another vehicle and happened on 5600 West near 2200 South.5 years ago
By Eric Levenson and Ray Sanchez, CNN
Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in death of George Floyd
Derek Chauvin's sentencing hearing for the killing of George Floyd last year has started in Minneapolis, with the former police officer facing a potentially lengthy prison stay.5 years ago
Mark Jones
Bodycam footage of Pioneer Park shooting released
The Salt Lake City Police Department released Thursday bodycam footage of a deadly officer-involved shooting last month at Pioneer Park.5 years ago
Paul Nelson
Salt Lake City workers could be getting a pay raise
Salt Lake City officials approved a measure to negotiate salaries for police, firefighters and other city employees which includes a pay raise.5 years ago
Curt Gresseth
Analysis: Obamacare survives third failed attack before Supreme Court
Despite a third challenge before the US Supreme Court by Republican-led states, the justices once again preserved Obamacare (7 to 2) as the law of the land.5 years ago
Simone Seikaly
36 years after Joyce Yost’s assault, rape victims have more help, but key funding has lapsed
Since the disappearance of Joyce Yost in 1985, multiple new laws and programs have come onto the scene designed to help the victims of rape.5 years ago
Heather Kelly
Medical marijuana policies could hurt police recruitment, departments say
Strict policies against medical marijuana use could be hurting police recruitment efforts in Utah, the director of Peace Officer Standards and Training said.5 years ago
Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN
Supreme Court sides with teen in Snapchat case about free speech
In the first free speech case related to public schools in years, justices ruled in favor of a teen who ranted on Snapchat about her cheerleading snub.5 years ago
Paul Nelson
Man dead after officer shooting in Murray
A man is dead after an alleged domestic violence situation led to an officer-involved shooting in Murray.5 years ago
Heather Kelly
Two dead in car vs motorcycle crash in Milford
Witnesses say both a blue Pontiac Grand Prix and a Honda motorcycle were traveling at high rates of speed when they lost control.5 years ago
Dave Cawley, Tania Dean, Mike Headrick
KSL Investigates: Utah’s Death Row
The Utah Department of Corrections has quietly ended a decades-long practice of housing Utah State Prison inmates who are under sentence of death in maximum security, allowing the majority of them to move into medium-security cell blocks.5 years ago
Heather Kelly
An attempted kidnapping leads to a power outage
The truck then crashed into a power pole, shearing it off and falling over Redwood Road near 1700 South5 years ago
Simone Seikaly
One man killed in rollover accident on I-80 near Wendover
Two people were ejected from a vehicle after it swerved early Sunday morning on eastbound I-80 near Wendover.5 years ago
ALFREDO PEÑA Associated Press
At least 15 die in multiple attacks near US-Mexico border
Gunmen aboard a number of vehicles staged attacks in several neighborhoods in the Mexican border city of Reynosa on Saturday5 years ago
Simone Seikaly
UPDATE: Mapleton City boil order lifted, residents asked to flush systems
Mapleton has lifted a boil water order issued Thursday when coliform and E. coli were detected in the water system.5 years ago
Amy Donaldson
Former Utah state prison Warden talks about death row and change
Former Utah state prison Warden Ken Shulsen talks about his experience in the states prison system5 years ago
Simone Seikaly
For the children of Joyce Yost, justice is long delayed
In their own words, the children of Joyce Yost describe what nearly 40 years of waiting for justice does to a family.5 years ago
Simone Seikaly
UPDATE: Police find, arrest third suspect in Magna beating death
Easton Jorge Esparsa was arrested Thursday in connection with a targeted, fatal beating, at a Smith's grocery store in Magna.5 years ago
Annie Knox, KSL.com
University of Utah police chief says school ‘scapegoated’ him in wake of McCluskey case
The University of Utah police chief who took over the embattled department in the wake of Lauren McCluskey's murder says he faced reprisal from his employer for seeking to inform students and employees about missteps in the case.5 years ago
Lindsay Aerts
Assistant Attorney General apologizes for “uncivil” email
Assistant Attorney General Steve Wuthrich has apologized for sending an expletive-laden email to Salt Lake City Council member, Darin Mano.5 years ago
