Crime, Police + Courts

Police are searching for a missing person last seen on Friday, April 25, in West Jordan....
Mary Richards

Suspect dead, officer injured in West Jordan

A person is dead and an officer recovering after an exchange of gunfire after officers responded to reports of a stolen truck on Sunday night in West Jordan.
6 years ago
Shots fired mtc...
Colby Walker

Police investigate shots fired at Provo MTC

Provo Police are looking for a suspect in a white SUV they say fired multiple shots into the main security booth of the Provo MTC.
6 years ago
FILE - In this June 11, 2020, file photo, a boy looks at a memorial for Tylee Ryan, 17, and Joshua ...
KEITH RIDLER and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press

Idaho hearing could offer new details in missing kids’ case

Prosecutors plan to begin sketching out their evidence against a couple at the center of a bizarre case of two missing children whose bodies were later unearthed in rural Idaho.
6 years ago
susan cox powell ten years parents...
Dave Cawley

Jury awards parents of Susan Powell $98.5 million in children’s deaths

The parents of Susan Powell say they will use any money they receive from the judgment in the deaths of their grandsons to fight domestic violence.
6 years ago
Twitter hack bitcoin...
KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer

Florida teen charged in massive Twitter hack, Bitcoin theft

Authorities say a Florida teen hacked the Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and tech moguls to scam people out $100,000 in Bitcoin.
6 years ago
World Day Against Trafficking...
Colby Walker

Utahns march for World Day Against Trafficking

Marches were held in Salt Lake City, St. George, Logan and Orem to commemorate World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, a day created by the United Nations to raise awareness of human trafficking.
6 years ago
foster child Utah reyes election lawsuit...
John Wojcik

Nurse gets one-year in jail for death of foster child, Utah AG upset

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes says the one-year prison sentence for a Utah nurse whose foster child died in her care is too lenient, calling the judge’s decision “beyond disappointing.”
6 years ago
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FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press

Execution set for sole Native American on federal death row

The only Native American on federal death row is scheduled to be executed in late August, the U.S. government announced Wednesday.
6 years ago
New data shows that the amount of deadly crashes in Utah this summer increased from last year....
Curt Gresseth

Dave & Dujanovic: What’s with speeders burning up Utah roads?

Utah is seeing a rash of reckless speeding this summer, sometimes in excess of 100 mph. Why? Dave and Debbie explore.
6 years ago
josh holt prison riot...
Becky Bruce

Prison riot threatened the life of Josh Holt

The prison riot that threatened the life of Utahn Josh Holt exposed a sharp divide between political prisoners and common prisoners in Venezuela.
6 years ago
Burned out car in West Valley City under investigation for possible arson. Photo Courtesy KSL-TV...
Michele Rowe

Fire under investigation in West Valley after SUV burns

WEST VALLEY CITY – Investigators are looking into an early morning fire in West Valley after an SUV burned. They are saying one possibility is arson.  The details of the fire KSL-TV learned the fire was in the area of 3920 West and 4320 South in West Valley. It started around 5 a.m.  The SUV […]
6 years ago
throwing kittens...
Colby Walker

Provo man accused of throwing kittens out of moving vehicle

Robert Earl Corliss, 59, is under investigation of aggravated cruelty to animals after being accused of throwing kittens out of a moving car.
6 years ago
Police say South Jordan man made the explosives they had to detonate...
Ryan Meeks

South Jordan explosive material identified by police

The South Jordan Police Department released a statement saying that the man they took into custody on Saturday made the explosives that were found
6 years ago
West Jordan city leaders sign resolution for city council to include minority input...
Ryan Meeks

West Jordan city leaders sign resolution for city council to include minority input

City leaders signed a resolution that is designed to broaden peace, tolerance and justice in West Jordan through minority input. 
6 years ago
Salt Lake NAACP...
BILL BARROW and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

Pelosi, others hail John Lewis as ‘conscience’ of Congress

Congressional leaders are praising the late Rep. John Lewis in a Capitol Rotunda ceremony punctuated by the recorded voice of the late civil rights icon.
6 years ago
slc critical incident police shooting...
Becky Bruce

Police shooting results in death of man in Salt Lake City

Police say officers shot and killed a man while investigating a knife fight near 500 East and 500 South in Salt Lake City Saturday morning.
6 years ago
cache county murder-suicide...
Becky Bruce

Woman killed by ex-husband in apparent murder-suicide in Cache County

The Cache County Sheriff's Department says a man shot and killed his ex-wife before taking his own life in what appears to be a murder-suicide. 
6 years ago
South Jordan SWAT...
Colby Walker and Becky Bruce

Two blasts, hours apart, signal end of South Jordan explosives scare

Crews destroyed explosives inside a South Jordan home in two separate blasts Friday evening, after determining it would be unsafe to remove them.
6 years ago
traverse mountain fire...
Curt Gresseth

Dave & Dujanovic: Are fireworks on Pioneer Day worth the risk?

The Tooele County fire warden talks about the risks and costs that come with setting off fireworks.
6 years ago
Salt lake city police car Utah rioters penalties...
Colby Walker

FBI announces arrest in Salt Lake City Police car arson

The FBI has announced they have made another arrest in the arson case involving a Salt Lake City Police car on May 30.
6 years ago
ogden police shooting...
Kelli Pierce, Becky Bruce and Saige Miller

Family of man killed in police shooting sues; Ogden responds

A federal lawsuit accuses Ogden police of violating the constitutional rights of a man in a shooting that killed him in August; now, the city is responding to the suit.
6 years ago
el helicoide caracas venezuela prison...
Becky Bruce

Josh Holt, legal team needed to get creative to free him

Josh Holt and his legal team needed to think outside the box to create a plan to gain his freedom.
6 years ago
HAMBURG, GERMANY - OCTOBER 17: Bruno D., 93, arrives for the first day of his trial for his role as...
Nadine Schmidt, CNN

Concentration camp guard convicted in one of the last Nazi trials in history

A former Nazi concentration camp guard was convicted of thousands of counts of being an accessory to murder and given a two-year suspended prison sentence Thursday, a court announced.
6 years ago
John Muir racist...
BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press

Sierra Club apologizes for founder John Muir’s racist views

The Sierra Club has apologized for the racist views of founder John Muir, the naturalist who helped spawn environmentalism.
6 years ago