Crime

Taylorsville residents come together to grieve Alex Franco, who was shot over the weekend. (Ray Boo...
Debbie Worthen

Taylorsville residents grieve missing man shot over the weekend

Taylorsville residents are grieving Tuesday, following the death of Alex Franco, whose body was found in the West Desert.
2 months ago
A Utah Highway Patrol emblem is pictured as shown on the side of a UHP vehicle. (Utah Highway Patro...
Mark Jones

UHP seeks information on road rage incident from earlier this month

The Utah High Patrol is seeking the public's assistance on a road rage incident from earlier this month. 
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Eliza Pace

UPDATE: Taylorsville man believed to be abducted, found dead

A man who police said was possibly the subject of an abduction, was found dead Tuesday, police told KSL TV. 
2 months ago
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Lauren Steinbrecher, Eliza Pace and Larry D. Curtis

Update: Multiple people injured in fight outside Salt Lake funeral home

Multiple people are hospitalized following a stabbing  near 400 East 100 South in Salt Lake City, outside of a downtown funeral home.
2 months ago
Kouri Richins, a Utah mother of three who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband then wrote a...
Mary Culbertson

Kouri Richins in court for potential violation of separate plea deal

Kouri Richins faces a hearing on Tuesday for a domestic violence assault charge after she punched her sister-in-law after her husband's death.
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FILE - Isabella DeLuca, of Long Island, N.Y., appears outside the Supreme Court, Oct. 26, 2020, on ...
Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press

Social media influencer is charged with joining the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol

A conservative social media influencer has been charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and passing a stolen table out of a broken window, allowing other rioters to use it as a weapon against police, according to court records unsealed on Monday.
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Kouri Richins, a Utah mother of three who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband then wrote a...
Mary Culbertson

Detectives: Kouri Richins’ mother had a romantic partner who also died of ‘suspicious overdose’ in 2006

New information reveals Kouri Richins' mother was involved in an eerily similar situation to her daughter in 2006.
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FILE - Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro speaks to the media as he departs federal cou...
Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Supreme Court denies ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro’s bid to stave off prison sentence

The Supreme Court has refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction.
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Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Ogden woman charged with making false reports about an active shooter

An Ogden woman is facing a felony charge accusing her of falsely reporting an active shooter at a South Jordan business, prompting a full police response.
2 months ago
Police found information at the home of Muhammad Syed showing he may have known his victims. (Chanc...
Eric Levenson and Sarah Dewberry, CNN

Suspect accused of killing Muslim men in Albuquerque found guilty of murder

A man who was accused of killing three Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 2022, sparking widespread fear in the Islamic community, was found guilty of murder on Monday.
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Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com

Utah man sent to prison for firing gun at Amazon driver who honked at him

A Utah man was ordered Monday to spend between three and five years in prison for firing a gun toward an Amazon truck driver who honked at him and his brother in July.
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FILE - Ruby slippers once worn by Judy Garland in the "The Wizard of Oz," are displayed at a news c...
Steve Karnowski, The Associated Press

A second man is charged in connection with 2005 theft of ruby slippers worn in ‘The Wizard of Oz’

A second man has been charged in connection with the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz," according to an indictment made public Sunday.
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Mary Culbertson

Logan police officer indicted for sexual abuse after allegedly groping woman while in squad car

A Logan police officer was indicted on a forcible sexual abuse charge after he allegedly called two women into his police car and then proceeded to inappropriately touch one of them as she left the vehicle.
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A resident is evacuated from a home in Trenton, N.J. on Saturday, March 16, 2024.  A suspect has ba...
Mike Catalini and Ron Todt, The Associated Press

Suspect arrested in New Jersey after killing 3 people in Philadelphia suburb, police say

A man suspected of killing three people in the Philadelphia area was arrested in New Jersey on Saturday after an hourslong standoff, police said.
2 months ago
FILE PHOTO of handcuffs and gavel...
Carlysle Price

Suspect being charged with aggravated assault after apartment stabbing

Officers responded to an aggravated assault call today after Seth Nielsen was stabbed in his apartment.
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Sarah Dewberry and Jeff Winter

Pennsylvania shooting suspect barricaded with hostages in New Jersey after killing 3, town official says

A man has barricaded himself with several hostages in Trenton, New Jersey, after killing three people in Falls Township, Pennsylvania, Saturday morning, according to local officials.
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New Mexico State Police Officer Justin Hare...
Rebekah Riess, CNN

NM State Police officer killed in apparent ambush by driver he tried to help, police say

(TUCUMCARI, New Mexico, CNN) — A New Mexico State Police officer was fatally shot early Friday when he offered to help the driver of a disabled vehicle, who responded by shooting the officer twice and driving off with his patrol car, authorities said. An arrest warrant has been issued for 32-year-old Jaremy Smith, of Marion, […]
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Alexander Campbell

Police: Man breaks into Taylorsville home, touches child, then hides under bed

After touching a 14-year-old child on the chest and hiding under a bed, a man is behind bars.
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cuffs hang on a pipe against a wall...
Alexander Campbell

Three Florida residents arrested after a string of thefts in Utah County

Three Florida residents were arrested in American Fork on Thursday, following an extensive fraud investigation by American Fork police.
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Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com

Jury finds Matt Hoover guilty of murder of Provo police officer

An eight-person jury found Matt Frank Hoover guilty of aggravated murder on Friday.
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Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Colorado fugitive arrested after 40-mile chase in Utah

A Colorado fugitive was arrested in Utah on Thursday following a 40-mile chase with police that ended in a crash and a significant drug seizure.
2 months ago
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Associated Press

Prison inmates who failed a drug test are given the option to drink urine or get tased, lawsuit says

Seven inmates at an eastern Kentucky prison have filed a federal lawsuit saying officers at the facility forced them to either drink urine or be tased after failing a drug test.
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Joshua Homer appears in court in Weber County on Oct. 18, 2022....
Daniella Rivera and Keira Fairmont, KSL-TV

Rapist at the center of KSL Investigation ‘Failure to Protect’ pleads guilty

Guilty: An accused serial predator in Utah, who’s had more than a decade of allegations against him is now a convicted rapist following a KSL Investigation.
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Matt Frank Hoover walking to the Provo City Justice Court on Feb 29. (KSL TV)...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com

Officers testify of chaotic scene 5 years ago in trial of man accused of killing Provo officer

The trial for the man accused of shooting and killing Provo police officer Joseph Shinners in 2019 is expected to end on Friday after prosecutors finished presenting evidence.
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