Crime

Debris is spread out in front of a convenience store, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Rich...
Associated Press

Store owner charged with murder in shooting has shot at suspected shoplifters before

A store owner in South Carolina charged with murder this week after shooting a teen he wrongly thought stole water has shot at suspected shoplifters two other times in the past eight years and not faced charges, authorities said.
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SAM METZ Associated Press

Adult filmmakers ask judge to delay Utah law requiring porn sites verify user ages

A group representing the adult film industry is asking a judge to put on hold a Utah law requiring porn and other adult websites verify user ages. The Free Speech Coalition challenged the law in federal court
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Erik Alldredge, 14, stands in front of truck...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Utah teen charged with manslaughter in rollover crash that killed his friend

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a rollover crash that killed one of his friends.
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Danny Masterson sits in an interview...
ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer

Actor Danny Masterson found guilty of 2 out of 3 counts of rape in retrial

Jurors have found "That '70s Show" star Danny Masterson guilty of two out of three counts of rape.
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Farr West mayor asks Memorial Day vandals to step forward, take responsivity...
Michael Houck

Farr West mayor asks Memorial Day vandals to step forward, take responsibility

Farr West officials say some kids destroyed Memorial Day celebration lights while with a group of people on Saturday.
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FILE - Former state Rep. Michael DiMassa, left, arrives at U.S. District Court in Hartford, Conn., ...
Dave Collins

Former Connecticut lawmaker gets 27 months in prison for stealing coronavirus aid

A former Connecticut state representative has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for stealing more than $1.2 million from the city of West Haven.
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Antonio Blackwell and Jeremy McFadden, left, are now in custody for their involvement in stealing b...
WHNS Web Staff

2 South Carolina men arrested after stealing $40K worth of chicken, deputies say

Two suspects are now in custody for their involvement in stealing boneless chicken breasts worth about $40,000 from Pilgrim’s Pride, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
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Stolen truck and trailer...
Andrew Adams

Truck & trailer full of Utah couple’s belongings stolen in Colorado

A Utah couple on the way to a new life and new job in Kansas discovered their truck and trailer full of belongings had been stolen sometime Tuesday morning.
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FILE — Salt Lake City Council member Amy Fowler discusses the opening of a new temporary, emerge...
Larry D. Curtis

Salt Lake councilwoman announces resignation after DUI

After an arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, a member of the Salt Lake City Council announced she is stepping down.
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FILE PHOTO: Utah Highway Patrol...
Michael Houck

UHP reports decrease in fatalities, increase in DUIs over Memorial Day weekend

Utah Highway Patrol reports that they performed more traffic stops this year compared to 2022 during Memorial Day weekend.
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FILE — Handcuffs in a jail cell. FILE PHOTO (Ravell Call/Deseret News)...
Michael Houck

Police: Two men arrested for stealing from multiple Cedar City storage units

Two men are accused of breaking in into multiple storage units from April to May, with one suspect stealing from the other.
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(File) The Iron County Jail....
Michael Houck

Iron County inmate wanted for California rape case dies in police custody

A man suspected of a rape case in California has died in the hospital after being found unresponsive in his Iron County Jail cell.
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Bridger Beal-Cvetko

Cache County woman arrested, accused of firing shots at man after argument

A Cache County woman was arrested for investigation of attempted murder after police say she fired a gun at a man after a domestic dispute.
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Michael Houck

Police: Man allegedly breaks into Provo home, claims to be God and assaults residents

A man allegedly walked into a Provo home in his underwear, began throwing objects, claiming he was God, and assaulted a woman Saturday night.  
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Police respond to a shooting near the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk in Hollywood, Fla., Monday evening,...
Associated Press

9 people injured in Florida beach boardwalk shooting

Nine people are injured after gunfire erupted along a beach boardwalk in Hollywood, Florida, sending people frantically running for cover along the crowded beach on Memorial Day.
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FILE — Handcuffs in a jail cell. FILE PHOTO (Ravell Call/Deseret News)...
Emily Ashcraft

Police: Woman calls friend screaming for help; officers respond and find man assaulting her

A woman called a friend to report she was being assaulted, leading officers to come and intervene while the assault was happening, police said.
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This booking photo provided by the Mesa, Ariz., Police Department shows Iren Byers. Byers has been ...
Associated Press

Police: Suspect arrested in 5 separate shootings in Arizona’s Phoenix metro area; 4 dead

Authorities say a suspect has been arrested on connection in connection with five separate shootings in the Phoenix metro area that left four people dead and a woman wounded.
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Not long after Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, alcohol of all kinds, opened o...
Zenebou Sylla

Jersey Shore town to crack down on the ‘kind of alcohol’ on beach and boardwalk

Officials in New Jersey are banning the possession of alcohol on a popular beach and boardwalk after city commissioners unanimously passed the “stricter” ordinance.
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FILE (St. George Police Department Facebook)...
Cassidy Wixom

2 teens charged with shooting man 6 times in St. George drug robbery, charges say

Two teens were charged Friday with attempted murder and other charges accusing them of shooting a man six times during a robbery in St. George in January.
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Jared M. Boyce, 27, of Springville, Utah (Kootenai County Sheriff's Office)...
Michael Houck

Utah Patriot Front member will be sentenced for child pornography charges

A Utah man who was arrested last year for his involvement with a white nationalist group in Idaho has admitted to possessing child pornography.
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A member of the Salt Lake City Police Department’s SWAT Team speaks with a firefighter and a SLCP...
Michael Houck

Police take fugitive into custody after SWAT standoff in Sandy

A man wanted for aggravated assault and a domestic violence incident barricaded himself at a Sandy hotel Friday evening.
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Gabriela Sifuentes Castilla, the victim of who was shot and killed in October 2021....
Lauren Steinbrecher

Sister of murdered Utah radio show host ‘can finally sleep’ after suspect’s jailing

The sister of a Utah-based Spanish radio show host is sharing her relief that the justice system is moving forward after her sister was murdered more than a year and a half ago. 
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Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, flanked by his staff, makes a statement at his off...
Acacia Coronado, Jim Vertuno and Jake Bleiberg

GOP-controlled Texas House impeaches Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton

The Texas House of Representatives has voted to impeach scandal-plagued Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Salt Lake police reports about Utah neuropsychologist Parth Gandhi, who killed his 16-year-old son ...
Pat Reavy

Utah psychologist was under sex assault investigation at time of murder-suicide

Salt Lake police reports about Utah neuropsychologist Parth Gandhi, who killed his 16-year-old son in a murder-suicide, describe lengthy custody disputes of the boy and a sexual assault investigation underway at the time of Gandhi's death.
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