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Teen charged with two counts of murder in West Valley shooting

A teenage boy is being charged with two counts of murder after allegedly shooting 14-year-old Tivani Lopati and 15-year-old Paul Tahi court documents state. 
2 years ago
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Cary J. Schwanitz, KSL TV

Gun thefts increasing in Salt Lake City

The number of stolen guns hit staggering levels last year. Salt Lake City Police said they took 294 reports of stolen firearms in 2021. 
2 years ago
Sandy police detectives are asking for help identifying this man they say took an Amazon delivery t...
Larry D. Curtis, KSL TV

Utah police ask for help locating suspect in Amazon robbery

Utah Amazon customers may find a few packages missing after one of the online delivery company's trucks was stolen as a driver was making deliveries.
2 years ago
Former BYU professor , 45, of Springville, has been charged with two counts of forcible sexual abus...
Eliza Pace, KSL TV

Former BYU professor heads to court Feb. 14 for 7 counts of sexual abuse

Michael James Clay, a former BYU professor will go to court on this Feb. 14 to face seven charges of sexual abuse from 2020.
2 years ago
The driver of a fatal hit-and-run crash in Salt Lake City last fall is facing criminal charges. (Ge...
The Associated Press

4 killed, 1 hurt in ‘ambush’ shooting at house party near LA

Four people were killed and one was wounded when multiple shooters opened fire at a house party near Los Angeles early Sunday, authorities said.
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Salt Lake City Police responded to a fatal shooting at 130 South and 800 West. Sunday morning. (KSL...
Cary J. Schwanitz & Madison Swenson, KSL TV

One person killed in Salt Lake City shooting Sunday 

The Salt Lake City Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting. 
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Madison Swenson, KSL TV

Salt Lake County man arrested for allegedly abusing grandson

A 57-year-old man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly threw his grandson onto a couch during an argument, where he lost consciousness. 
2 years ago
Moneka Pace is sharing a warning for others after her bank account was cleaned out by an identity t...
Lauren Steinbrecher, KSL TV

Lehi woman’s bank account drained nearly a year after smash-and-grab burglary

A Lehi woman is sharing a warning for others after her bank account was cleaned out by an identity thief who impersonated her at several Utah County banks.
2 years ago
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Larry D. Curtis, KSL TV

Man arrested for alleged rape in Dixie State University dorm room

Police at Dixie State University arrested a man for rape after a woman said she woke up to find him sexually assaulting her.
2 years ago
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Josh Ellis, KSL TV

Ex-SLC school board member pleads guilty to child pornography charges

A former member of the Salt Lake City School District Board of Education has pleaded guilty to two felony counts related to the production and transportation of child pornography in federal court.
2 years ago
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Madison Swenson, KSL TV

SLC Police arrest registered sex offender on new sexual assault allegations

A 57-year-old man, who police say is a registered sex offender, has been arrested on allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman.
2 years ago
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Larry D. Curtis, KSL TV

Utah man arrested after police follow tip for child pornography

A Utah man was arrested on suspicion of eight counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after police said they found videos in his home and on his Dropbox of child sexual abuse, including rape.
2 years ago
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Larry D. Curtis, KSL TV

Years after death, Utah police make arrest for infant murder

Police arrested Jordan Sasaki and booked him on suspicion of aggravated murder in the death of a 14-month-old baby, Genesis McCall.
2 years ago
FILE: Pro-Trump supporters storm the US Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on Ja...
ALI SWENSON Associated Press

FACT FOCUS: Federal agents didn’t orchestrate Jan. 6

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection poked another hole in the pro-Trump conspiracy theory that federal agents orchestrated the attack, confirming on Tuesday that a man at the center of the claims said he’d never been an FBI informant. Ray Epps, an Arizona man who was filmed encouraging others to enter the U.S. […]
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Debbie Worthen, KSL TV

Work trailer stolen from job site in Federal Heights neighborhood

A work trailer, full of thousands of dollars in equipment, was stolen from a job site in Federal Heights, and now the owner wants help trying to track it down.
2 years ago
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Eliza Pace, KSL TV

Former SLC IT employee now being charged with sex trafficking in addition to giving data to trafficker

Patrick Kevin Driscoll, 50, of Salt Lake City now faces multiple charges after it was found he was involved in the human trafficking scheme and benefitted financially.
2 years ago
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Lauren Steinbrecher, KSL TV

State task force busts alleged gambling operation at Roy gas station

An alleged gas station gambling operation in Roy is no longer running after state agents and Roy police officers raided the business Monday, seizing nearly two dozen machines, along with all the cash inside.
2 years ago
The driver of a fatal hit-and-run crash in Salt Lake City last fall is facing criminal charges. (Ge...
Eliza Pace, KSL TV

Police arrest man for murders in 2006 and 2008, extradite him from Mexico

Police arrested the man allegedly responsible for murdering two women and an unborn child in 2006 and 2008.
2 years ago
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Madison Swenson, KSL TV

Police investigating armed robbery, kidnapping at SLC convenience store

Police are searching for a man who they say robbed a Salt Lake City convenience store while armed and briefly held a customer hostage Sunday afternoon.
2 years ago
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Cary J. Schwanitz, KSL TV

9-year-old girl hit in drive-by shooting in West Valley City

A nine-year-old girl was shot in a drive-by shooting in West Valley City Saturday night. 
2 years ago
FILE - Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, wears a protective mask while arriving to a Senate C...
JILL COLVIN Associated Press

Ted Cruz apologizes for describing Jan. 6 attack as ‘a violent terrorist attack on the Capitol’

Ted Cruz went on Tucker Carlson's show Thursday night to apologize for his description on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot "a violent terrorist attack."
2 years ago
Members of Congress evacuate the House Chamber as protesters attempt to enter during a joint sessio...
J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE Associated Press

‘We have to be there’: AP photographer recalls Capitol siege, by Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol was under siege. By Americans. It was Jan. 6, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, and Associated Press photographer J. Scott Applewhite was in the middle of it all — and was the eyes of the world in some respects. His camera recorded images that we are still gazing […]
2 years ago
People head to their cars in the parking garage of Oakbrook Mall on December 23, 2021 in Oak Brook,...
The Associated Press

2021 ends as Chicago’s deadliest year in a quarter century

The year 2021 ended as one of the deadliest on record in recent years in Chicago.
2 years ago
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Larry D. Curtis, KSL TV

Woman who worked for Provo City files suit after rape at recreation center

A woman has filed a lawsuit against Provo City for a rape that happened as she was leaving a work shift at the city's recreation center.
2 years ago

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