Courts & Legal

A Logan couple is facing criminal charges accusing them of abusing their daughters for over a decad...
Collin Leonard, KSL.com

Logan couple locked woman in crawl space ‘off and on’ for a decade, charges say

A Logan couple is facing criminal charges accusing them of subjecting their daughters to physical and emotional abuse for over a decade.
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Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on July 19. ...
Jean Casarez, CNN

Pivotal witness in Harvey Weinstein’s New York trial says she will testify in upcoming retrial

Mimi Haley, a former production assistant on The Weinstein Company’s “Project Runway,” said she wasn’t sure if she wanted to go through it all again.
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FILE - A person stands in front of a Meta sign outside of the company's headquarters in Menlo Park,...
Kelvin Chan, AP Business Writer

Meta bans Russia state media outlets over ‘foreign interference’

Meta is banning Russia state media organization from its social media company platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow’s propaganda.
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Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested in the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Tru...
Alanna Durkin Richer and Stephany Matat, Associated Press

Florida will launch criminal probe into apparent assassination attempt of Trump, governor says

Florida law enforcement officials will launch their own criminal investigation into the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
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FILE - Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 1...
Elizabeth Wagmeister and Josh Campbell, CNN

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested in New York

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been arrested, his attorney tells CNN, after a lengthy negotiation process for his surrender.
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In this photo illustration, the TikTok app is seen in the app store on a phone on March 13, 2024 in...
Brian Fung, CNN

TikTok just had the most important two hours of its life

A trio of federal judges on Monday began discussions on who really controls TikTok’s magical algorithm — the US-based company that runs the app or its Chinese parent, ByteDance.
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The leaders of the Utah legislature are defending the decision to call lawmakers into special sessi...
Lindsay Aerts

Utah Legislature appeals to Utah Supreme Court over voiding of Amendment D

Utah lawmakers requested the Utah Supreme Court to reverse a judge's decision to void Amendment D from Utah's election ballots.
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The Newsmax broadcast TV booth at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting in Houston on...
Marshall Cohen, CNN

Judge rules Smartmatic’s case over Newsmax 2020 election lies against will go to trial

A lawsuit pitting an electronic voting machine manufacturer against Newsmax which aired accusations of vote manipulation in the 2020 presidential election is heading to trail.
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From left, Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, and Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, ...
Mary Culbertson and Lindsay Aerts, KSL TV

Judge rules against Utah legislature, Amendment D voided but stays on ballots

A judge blocked a controversial Utah Amendment D from taking affect after a lawsuit argued the ballot question was deceptive to voters.
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Judge Dianna M. Gibson makes remarks during an injunction hearing in 3rd District Court in Salt Lak...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com and Lindsay Aerts, KSL TV

Judge rules Amendment D be voided from Utah’s November ballot

A Utah judge is weighing whether to grant a preliminary injunction to keep proposed constitutional Amendment D off of the Utah ballot this fall.
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Gov. Spencer Cox is joined at the podium by Attorney General Sean Reyes as they take questions abou...
Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press

Federal judge temporarily blocks Utah social media laws aimed to protect children

A federal judge in Utah temporarily blocked social media access laws aimed at protecting children’s mental health and privacy.
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Daniel Trujillo, 15, from Tucson, Arizona, wears shoe laces with colors of the Transgender flag dur...
Associated Press

Arizona’s ban on transgender girls playing girls school team sports remains blocked, court says

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower-court ruling that blocks Arizona from enforcing a 2022 law that bans transgender girls from playing on girls’ school sports teams.
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Keith Stebbings (right) confronting Loren Richardson (left) after Richardson allegedly entered his ...
Shelby Lofton and Michael Houck, KSL TV

Brighton homeowner wants resort to help resolve trespassing problems, attorney says

The man caught on camera flashing a gun at a snowboarder in February wants Brighton Ski Resort to help with the ongoing trespassing problems. 
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A still shot of Jonathan Soberanis arrest by West Valley City police officers during an alleged inc...
Courtney Johns

Competency hearing set for man with history of sexual misconduct allegations involving children

Jonathan Soberanis's federal competency hearing has been set for March 2025, nearly three years after his original charges, with new expert evaluations on the horizon.
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DIRECTV logo displayed on a phone screen and a basketball are seen in this illustration photo taken...
Jordan Valinsky, CNN

DirecTV is now paying customers to subscribe to competitors as Disney battle escalates

The impasse between DirecTV and Disney over a new carriage agreement has become more heated as it entered its second week.
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FILE - Bryan Kohberger listens to arguments during a hearing, Oct. 26, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Late...
Rebecca Boone and Gene Johnson, Associated Press

Judge orders change of venue in trial of man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students

A judge has agreed to move the trial of man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students out of the city where the crimes occurred.
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Tyreek Hill #10 of the Miami Dolphins warms up prior to a game against the New York Jets while wear...
Ben Morse and Kevin Dotson, CNN

Dolphins star Tyreek Hill ‘briefly detained’ by police hours before season-opening game

Dolphins star Tyreek Hill was “briefly detained” by police after a traffic incident just hours before Miami’s season-opening game on Sunday.
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Keith Stebbings (right) confronting Loren Richardson (left) after Richardson allegedly entered his ...
Jacob Freeman

Brighton man who pointed gun at snowboarder forfeits gun in plea deal

A man who confronted a snowboarder on his property in February has forfeited his gun to the Unified Police Department.
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dome and side of the Utah Capitol...
Lindsay Aerts

Lawsuit seeks to block Amendment D language on Utah ballots

A lawsuit filed by opposers of the language written for Amendment D on Utah's voter ballot aims to have the ballot question rewritten.
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(FILE) A Carbon County sheriff's vehicle is pictured in Price on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. (Jeffrey ...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

5 officers found legally justified in shooting, killing man in Carbon County

Five police officers were legally justified in shooting and killing a man wanted in a domestic violence investigation, prosecutors announced Thursday.
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Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives to the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on Ju...
Marshall Cohen, Emma Tucker, Paula Reid, Evan Perez and Casey Gannon, CNN

Hunter Biden pleads guilty to federal tax charges

President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, has pleaded guilty to federal tax charges months after his conviction in a separate gun case.
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FILE - New York City Mayor Eric Adams holds a news conference at Manhattan's downtown heliport Nov....
Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

FBI searches homes of NYC police boss, 3 top mayoral deputies

FBI agents this week searched the homes of New York City's police commissioner and at least three top deputies to Mayor Eric Adams.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: In this photo illustration on X, formerly Twitter, Oasis announce thei...
Pan Pylas, Associated Press

Ticketmaster’s pricing for Oasis tickets is under investigation in the UK

The U.K.'s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the way more than one million tickets were sold for next year's reunion concerts from iconic 1990s Britpop band Oasis.
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An upcoming ballot initiative will have Utah voters decide if the State government should have more...
Lindsay Aerts

Here’s what your ballot will say about Constitutional Amendment D on legislative power and citizen initiatives

Utahns will have a chance to change Utah's constitution this November to decide who should have the final say on laws created by citizen ballot initiative, and the proposed language is now public.
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