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Trump cites Biden classified records probe as he seeks to toss documents case
Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Updated May 2 - 4:03 p.m. | Save Story
Donald Trump cited President Joe Biden's mishandling of classified documents after leaving the vice presidency as he seeks to have criminal charges related to his own retention of sensitive records tossed out, court filings showed on Thursday.
Trump lawyer suggests hush money payment was extortion
Jack Queen, Jody Godoy and Andy Sullivan, Reuters | Updated May 2 - 3:48 p.m. | Save Story
A lawyer for Donald Trump sought on Thursday to portray the hush money payment at the center of his criminal trial as extortion, questioning a lawyer involved in the deal about his cash-for-dirt negotiations with other celebrities.
Fugitive flees from southern Utah police at 135 mph, gets caught with drugs
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted May 2 - 3:02 p.m. | Save Story
A South Dakota man already wanted in another state on drug-related charges was recently arrested in Utah after allegedly trying to flee from officers and possessing more drugs.
Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison
Bruce Shipkowski, Associated Press | Posted May 2 - 2:41 p.m. | Save Story
A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients has pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges and been sentenced to life in prison.
Chad and Lori Daybell were looking at wedding rings before his wife died, JJ's grandma testifies
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Updated May 2 - 1:56 p.m. | Save Story
Jurors in the Chad Daybell murder trial heard testimony on Thursday from JJ Vallow's grandmother, Kay Woodcock. Daybell is accused of murdering his wife and his new wife's two children.
Pleasant Grove man charged with choking uncle, breaking his arm because he dropped a box
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted May 2 - 11:19 a.m. | Save Story
A Pleasant Grove man who allegedly told police he solves problems with violence is facing charges accusing him of breaking his uncle's arm and choking him after the uncle dropped a box.
Local, federal law enforcement investigate bomb threats after 'furry' outrage at middle school
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Updated May 2 - 10:54 a.m. | Save Story
The Payson Police Department on Wednesday said it and federal law enforcement partners are investigating bomb threats made against Mt. Nebo Middle School.
Central Utah man charged with physically abusing 11-month-old nephew
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Updated May 2 - 9:46 a.m. | Save Story
A Sevier County man has been arrested and charged with causing life-threatening injuries to his 11-month-old nephew.
Saratoga Springs father arrested, accused of abusing infant son
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted May 2 - 9:32 a.m. | Save Story
A Saratoga Springs man was arrested Wednesday and accused of physically abusing his 1-month-old son.
Jury finds Salt Lake pastor not guilty in rape case
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted May 2 - 7:39 a.m. | Save Story
A pastor charged with nine first-degree felonies and accused of raping a teenager in his congregation multiple times was acquitted after a four-day jury trial.
Utah prosecutors request execution of man on death row for 1998 murder
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted May 1 - 10:33 p.m. | Save Story
State prosecutors are requesting the execution of a man who was sentenced to death in 1999 for murdering his ex-girlfriend's mother.
Kaysville police warn about 'senior assassin' game after stranger with gun spotted in neighborhood
Andrew Adams, KSL-TV | Posted May 1 - 7:35 p.m. | Save Story
Police are warning about a high school game in which teens are being assigned to shoot people with a squirt gun in a "senior assassin" game.
Motorcyclists and drivers need to 'meet in the middle,' new Utah road safety campaign says
Sky Mundell, KSL.com | Posted May 1 - 5:05 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Department of Public Safety launched a new campaign for the safety of motorcyclists that emphasizes the shared responsibility that motorists and motorcyclists have.
'She didn't like me': Friends testify about Chad Daybell's comments about missing girl
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Updated May 1 - 4:18 p.m. | Save Story
The man who performed the autopsy on Tammy Daybell showed jurors photos of the procedure and spoke about what he saw that made him conclude she died by homicide.
Prosecutors seek September retrial for Harvey Weinstein after rape conviction was tossed
Associated Press | Posted May 1 - 4:04 p.m. | Save Story
Prosecutors have asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein, who was back in a New York courtroom for the first time since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by an appeals court last week.
Herriman woman charged with abusing foster child
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted May 1 - 1:37 p.m. | Save Story
A Herriman woman is facing a charge of aggravated child abuse.
Driver with blood alcohol level nearly 5 times the legal limit accused of hitting school bus
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted May 1 - 1:04 p.m. | Save Story
Police arrested a man Tuesday who they say was intoxicated when he hit a school bus with children on board.
Magna man charged with kidnapping, beating woman for 3 days
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted May 1 - 12:38 p.m. | Save Story
A Magna man is facing nearly a dozen felony charges accusing him of holding a woman captive in his room for three days and sexually and physically assaulting her during that time.
