Daniella Rivera

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Website: https://ksltv.com/

Daniella Rivera is an investigative journalist with a passion for serving the public through seeking and reporting truth. She joined the KSL team in September 2021.

AI Revolution: How artificial intelligence could reshape public safety

Police are no strangers to using high tech tools. Now, artificial intelligence could be a game changer. The KSL Investigators look at the public safety impact of the AI revolution.
18 days ago

Many Utah law enforcement agencies are choosing to encrypt their radio channels

Utah is almost done transitioning to a new public safety radio system. But with the new system comes a decision by many law enforcement agencies to encrypt their radio feeds.
19 days ago

Addressing violence against Indigenous people in Utah

November is Native American and Alaska Native Heritage month. From the Utah State Capitol to a tattoo studio in Midvale, Utahns are working to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous people.
24 days ago

First glance at the AG’s calendar: What is — and isn’t — inside

As part of a settlement agreement, the Utah Attorney General’s Office released thousands of pages of Sean Reyes’ work calendar to KSL. The release of the records brings an end to a nearly two-year legal effort by Reyes and his office to conceal the records from the public.
1 month ago

KSL Truth Test: Fact-checking debate claims from candidates for Utah’s 4th Congressional District

Did claims from the candidates running to represent House District 4 pass the KSL Truth Test?
1 month ago

Utah County voter urges registration checks after discovering hers was inactivated

The deadline for Utah voters to register or fix any issues with their registration and receive a mail-in ballot is fast approaching.
1 month ago

KSL Truth Test: Fact-checking debate claims in House District 3 race

Did claims from the candidates running to represent Utah’s 3rd District in Congress pass the KSL Truth Test?
2 months ago

Transparency at a Standstill: Utah State Records Committee cannot meet to consider appeals

Utah's State Records Committee hears appeals from citizens who have been denied government records, but now that committee can't meet because there are three open seats.
2 months ago

KSL Truth Test: Fact-checking debate claims in House District 2 race

Did claims from the candidates running to represent Utah’s 2nd District in Congress pass the KSL Truth Test?
2 months ago

KSL Truth Test: Fact-checking debate claims in race for Utah’s open U.S. Senate seat

Did claims from candidates vying to replace Sen. Mitt Romney pass the KSL Truth Test?
2 months ago

KSL Truth Test: Fact-checking debate claims in Utah 1st Congressional District debate

KSL’s Truth Test reveals whether claims from House District 1 candidates were true, false or misleading
2 months ago

If you’ve called 911 in Salt Lake city, the KSL Investigators want to hear from you

Whether your experience was positive, negative, or neutral, if you've called 911 in Salt Lake City, the KSL Investigators want to hear about it.
2 months ago

Truth Test: Fact-checking claims from candidates for Utah Attorney General

The KSL Investigators looked into claims from four candidates vying to be Utah’s next attorney general.
2 months ago

Serial sexual predator at center of KSL Investigation receives second prison sentence this month

A man at the center of KSL’s Failure to Protect series pleaded guilty and was sentenced in a second sexual assault case adjudicated this month.
2 months ago

Cartel couriers: Who is driving lethal loads of drugs to Utah?

The KSL Investigators dug into who is transporting lethal loads of drugs to Utah for Mexico-based cartels, how they're recruited, and why they choose to take on the risk.
2 months ago

‘He is a serial rapist’: Wrongfully closed cases uncovered by KSL Investigators lead to prison sentence

Nearly two years after a KSL Investigation revealed failures to investigate reports of rape against a Davis County man, a judge sentenced him to at least five years in prison.
3 months ago

KSL Truth Test: Fact-checking debate claims from candidates in Utah governor’s race

The KSL Investigators looked into candidate claims made during the debate featuring incumbent Spencer Cox, Democrat Rep. Brian King, and Libertarian Robert Latham.
3 months ago

Truth Test: ‘Lyman’ write-in candidate denies they were recruited, paid by Cox campaign

When two people with the last name ‘Lyman’ filed a last-minute write-in campaign for governor & lt. governor, unsubstantiated rumors swirled online. The KSL Investigators went directly to the source to get answers.
3 months ago

Recent child firearm deaths highlight troubling trend in Utah

Several Utah children have died from gunfire in the last two weeks. The deaths are a stark reminder of a troubling trend the KSL Investigators have reported on extensively: firearm deaths among children and teens in Utah.
3 months ago

Utah’s Fentanyl Freeway: Inside the effort to stop drug trafficking on I-15

Interstate 15 is a critical route for travelers and Utah families. It’s also the busiest drug trafficking corridor running north to south in the western U.S. The KSL Investigators look at what’s being done to stop shipments of deadly drugs.
3 months ago

Utah parole board rescinds release date for repeat sexual offender after victim testimony

Just three short months after her perpetrator was sentenced to serve up to 15 years, a Utah woman learned the parole board had decided to grant his release without hearing from his multiple victims. That changed this week.
4 months ago

‘My kids are out swimming’: 911 call audio sheds light on double murder

Recorded audio of a 911 call obtained by the KSL Investigators sheds light on frantic moments after gunshots rang out in a Washington City neighborhood in June.
4 months ago

What we know about the drug Utah plans to use in upcoming execution

Utah law includes a secrecy statute, protecting certain information about how the state carries out executions. The KSL Investigators dig into what we can know about the drugs the state intends to use in an upcoming execution.
4 months ago

Preparation underway for Utah’s first execution by lethal injection in nearly 25 years

Utah’s Department of Corrections is preparing to carry out the state’s first lethal injection in more than two decades and the first execution at the Utah State Correctional Facility.
4 months ago