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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A West Valley City police detective is being charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting an unarmed 21-year-old woman in 2012. District Attorney Sim Gill announced the charges today against 33-year-old Shaun Cowley in the death of Danielle Willard. The shooting triggered an internal investigation that uncovered misconduct and led to the disbanding of West Valley City's drug unit.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is planning to set up new private laboratory space to reduce a backlog in DNA evidence for rape cases. Lawmakers this year set aside $750,000 toward the effort. They say the state crime has had too few resources for years, and it's held up about 2,000 samples from undergoing analysis.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Four airplanes are taking part in a search across the southeast corner of Utah for a missing plane with one person on board. San Juan County Sheriff Rick Eldredge says the plane was one of two that took off from Durango, Colorado, yesterday morning. The search began yesterday afternoon.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Actor Ty Burrell from ABC's "Modern Family" is set to headline a fundraiser today in Salt Lake City for gay marriage. The fundraiser comes as gay marriage advocates await a ruling from a federal appeals court in Denver about the constitutionality of Utah's same-sex marriage ban, which a federal judge overturned in December.
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