Crime, Police + Courts

The National Memorial Service marked the end of Police Week, bringing together officers, families a...
Alex Cabrero, KSL

Families of fallen Utah officers honored at National Memorial Service in Washington, D.C.

The National Memorial Service marked the end of Police Week, bringing together officers, families and supporters from across the country to remember 191 officers who died in the past year.
3 months ago
Police said Wednesday they intended to expand their drone first responder program in the coming wee...
Andrew Adams, KSL

SLCPD to expand drone first responder program as it eyes safety, efficiency

Salt Lake City police intend to expand their drone “first responder” program in the coming weeks after seeing positive resolutions to cases as well as improved efficiency.
3 months ago
Generic photo of a Cedar City Police Department vehicle. (Photo courtesy: Cedar City Police Departm...
Devin Oldroyd, KSL

Firearm discharged while police search Cedar City residence, one person injured

Officers in Cedar City were serving a search warrant at a residence when someone discharged a firearm inside. According to a preliminary investigation, the firearm was not shot by police.
3 months ago
This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice, April 29, 2026, shows Cole Tom...
Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Man charged in White House correspondents’ dinner attack pleads not guilty

A man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner while armed with guns and knives pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he attempted to kill President Donald Trump and fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer who tried to stop the attack.
3 months ago
This document released May 6, 2026, by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New Yor...
Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

Handwriting on newly released note matches one found after Epstein’s death, experts tell AP

A note that a former cellmate says he discovered after Jeffrey Epstein’s first suspected jail suicide attempt was likely penned by the same person as a note that authorities found in the millionaire sex offender’s cell after he killed himself three weeks later.
3 months ago
Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth...
Pat Reavy, KSL

Robinson preliminary hearing delayed until July; cameras will be allowed in courtroom

The judge overseeing the Tyler Robinson capital murder case is expected to announce his decisions on a couple of key issues Friday.
3 months ago
Layton Police Det. Sgt. Zachary Jones holds bullets recovered from the body of 20-year-old Carla Ma...
Dave Cawley, KSL

Layton Police name new person of interest in 40-year-old cold case shooting

For 40 years, detectives and amateur sleuths alike have tried to piece together the mystery of who shot 20-year-old Carla Maxwell of Ogden, and why. Now, Layton Police are publicly identifying a new person of interest in the hopes it well at last allow them to answer that question and put the cold case to rest.
3 months ago
A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the financier’s first suspected...
The Associated PRess

Judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Jeffrey Epstein’s suspected suicide try

U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas ordered the note’s release after The New York Times petitioned last week to unseal it and other documents in a case involving Epstein cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione.
3 months ago
FILE - Attendees offer their respects at a makeshift memorial for Athena Strand after a memorial se...
Associated Press

Former FedEx driver sentenced to death for killing 7-year-old Athena Strand

Jurors decided on Tanner Horner's punishment after hearing evidence that included audio of Athena Strand's last moments from inside his delivery van.
3 months ago
A Utah Highway Patrol vehicle in Salt Lake City is pictured. knife...
Pat Reavy, KSL

Knife-wielding man arrested by UHP with help from passerby

A Duchesne man armed with a knife and allegedly threatening a Utah Highway Patrol trooper was safely taken into custody on Sunday thanks to the help of a good Samaritan.
3 months ago
Meggan Sundwall smiles at someone behind her shortly before her verdict is read on Tuesday. She was...
Jacob Freeman

Nurse found guilty of manslaughter ordered to serve up to 15 years

A nurse who was found guilty of manslaughter and obstruction of justice after her friend died of an insulin overdose was ordered to serve up to 15 years in prison on Monday.
3 months ago
Nearly five years after the killing of local radio host Gaby Ramos, her sister is speaking out amid...
Garna Mejia, KSL

Sister of slain Utah radio host Gaby Ramos speaks out against domestic violence

Gabriela Sifuentes Castilla, known publicly as Gaby Ramos, hosted a radio program before she was allegedly shot and killed by her estranged boyfriend in October 2021.
3 months ago
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MEGAN JANETSKY, MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press

10 current and former Mexican officials accused in US indictment of aiding drug trafficking

The U.S. government has charged the governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state and nine other current and former Mexican officials with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a federal indictment.
3 months ago
Shelter-in-place lifted for West Jordan neighborhood after armed adult male taken into custody...
Simone Seikaly

Man arrested after alleged road rage incident forced shelter-in-place in West Jordan

When West Jordan police arrived on the scene, they found an adult male suspect had barricaded himself inside a residence at 6790 W. Callery Lane. 
3 months ago
Cole Tomas Allen was taken into custody after the shooting on Saturday night and is being charged i...
Associated Press

Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting

Cole Tomas Allen was taken into custody after the attempted assassination of Trump on Saturday night and is being charged in federal court in Washington.
3 months ago
Wendy Rollins and her son Colton Moser....
Simone Seikaly, Heather Peterson, Devin Oldroyd, KSL

Families of three men found dead in van plan to sue disability services company

In February, Colton Moser was among three men found dead in a van in a WVC garage. His mother, while happy to see movement against the suspect, is among others who intend to sue Safe and Sound Services.
3 months ago
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Devin Oldroyd

Missing man found dead in Farmington Canyon Friday

A man missing since Tuesday was found deceased in Farmington Canyon Friday.
3 months ago
Members of the Utah Judiciary are questioning the results of a Harvard study that found judges aren...
Adam Small and Simone Seikaly

Researchers question time spent approving search warrants. Utah Judiciary disagrees with conclusions

Researchers published their study findings in the Harvard Law Review, where they reported that 93% of more than 33,000 search warrants were approved the first time a judge reviewed them.
3 months ago
Three horses have died and eight others are severely malnourished in a case of animal cruelty in so...
Daniel Woodruff, KSL

3 horses dead, 8 others malnourished in southern Utah

Investigators found the horses Wednesday afternoon on a property off Highway 130, south of the Parowan Gap and north of Enoch, according to the Iron County Sheriff.
3 months ago
Brigham Young University professor Stephen McKean, 32, has been arrested and placed on administrati...
Devin Oldroyd

BYU professor arrested on suspicion of enticing a minor

BYU professor Stephen McKean was arrested and placed on administrative leave after he was accused of inappropriately messaging someone he believed was a minor.
4 months ago
Southern Poverty Law Center...
COLLIN BINKLEY, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and REBECCA BOONE, Associated Press

Southern Poverty Law Center charged with defrauding donors with payments to extremist informants

The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to secretly pay leaders of the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups for inside information.
4 months ago
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Pat Reavy, KSL

Springville man charged with stabbing friend during drunken dispute

A Springville man was charged Tuesday with attempted murder after police say he stabbed his friend after getting into a drunken argument with him.
4 months ago
A police car sits idly with activated lights on in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 15, 2025....
Jacob Freeman

2 taken into custody in Wyoming after 1 person was killed in Salt Lake City hotel

One person is dead and two are in custody in Wyoming after a shooting at a hotel in Salt Lake City on Monday morning.
4 months ago
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Devin Oldroyd and Kennedy Camarena, KSL

2 people found dead in Herriman home

Two people were found dead inside a home in Herriman Friday evening.
4 months ago