
Cassidy Wixom

BYU students sweep nominations for College Television Awards
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Jan. 10 - 5:03 p.m.
Brigham Young University represented Utah well with 17 students garnering nominations at the Television Academy Foundation's 45th College Television Awards.

Vineyard implementing financial change while welcoming new City Council
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Jan. 10 - 7:07 a.m.
Big change is on the horizon for Vineyard, with an almost entirely new council and a focus on financial transparency following last year's audit, which revealed inaccurate reporting of transactions.

Ogden man sent to prison for deadly robbery at Layton trailer in 2018
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Jan. 8 - 6:51 a.m.
Angel Christopher Abreu, 29, has been sentenced to at least six years and up to life in prison for his involvement in a deadly robbery at a trailer in Layton in 2018.

Man given 15 years in prison for deadly shooting during Draper drug deal
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Jan. 7 - 10:17 a.m.
A man convicted of murder for a drug deal gone wrong in Draper was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years to life in prison.

1 dead after car hits pedestrian in St. George
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Jan. 6 - 7:37 a.m.
A vehicle hit a pedestrian Tuesday morning at 700 S. River Road, St. George police said on social media.

West Jordan man faces federal charges in decadeslong identity theft scheme
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Jan. 4 - 11:28 a.m.
A West Jordan man is charged with wire fraud for allegedly using someone else's identity for the last two decades to receive more than $1 million in Social Security and private insurance benefits.

Man surrenders after allegedly shooting at SWAT vehicle in Spanish Fork
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Jan. 3 - 2:50 p.m.
A man in Spanish Fork was taken into custody after shooting at an armored police vehicle during a domestic violence call on Saturday, police said.

Utah man who rammed 8 police cars in chase sentenced to prison
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Jan. 3 - 12:04 p.m.
A Utah man who rammed into several police cars while fleeing law enforcement in August was sentenced to one to 15 years in prison.
Utah leaders react to US deposing Venezuela's Maduro
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Jan. 3 - 11:15 a.m.
Utah legislators took to social media Saturday in reaction to the news of the U.S. attacking Venezuela and deposing President Nicolas Maduro.

Tooele woman sentenced for $177k in wire fraud tied to pandemic funds
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Jan. 3 - 8:17 a.m.
A Tooele woman was sentenced last week to more than a year in prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $177,000 in small business funds during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Have You Seen This? The history of the famous Times Square ball
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 31 - 3:28 p.m.
One of the time honored traditions for New Year's Eve is staying up to watch the Times Square ball drop at midnight. But do you know the history of the tradition?

'Evidence of divine love': Services honor life, legacy of President Jeffrey R. Holland
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 31 - 12:57 p.m.
President Jeffrey R. Holland, president of the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was honored Wednesday as a man of deep faith.

2 men given jail time, probation for injuring 2 in fight outside Utah rodeo
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 31 - 9:25 a.m.
Two men who severely injured two others during a fight outside a county fair rodeo last year were sentenced to 60 days in jail.

59-year-old hiker critically injured in Little Cottonwood Canyon fall
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 30 - 4:36 p.m.
A 59-year-old man was critically injured in a fall at Mount Superior in Little Cottonwood Canyon Tuesday.

Father killed child, himself in Tremonton murder-suicide, police say
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 30 - 4:25 p.m.
Police announced Tuesday that a Tremonton father killed his child before killing himself in a murder-suicide earlier this month.

2 Minnesota residents charged with trafficking 150 pounds of meth on I-15
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 30 - 10:30 a.m.
Two Minnesota residents were charged earlier this month in federal court with trafficking 150 pounds of drugs through Utah.

College grad devastated after U-haul stolen while passing through Salt Lake City
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 30 - 10:00 a.m.
A college graduate from Colorado is devastated after all of her belongings were stolen while she was staying at hotel in Salt Lake City.

Man killed in South Jordan shooting, 1 in custody
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 27 - 4:32 p.m.
One person was arrested, and police are searching for a second person after a man was killed in an overnight shooting in South Jordan.

'Compassionate leadership': Local leaders praise service of President Jeffrey R. Holland
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 27 - 11:23 a.m.
Local religious and political leaders express condolences for President Jeffrey Roy Holland, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ, who died Saturday.

No jail time for 4 of 5 men arrested in Heber City quinceañera stabbing
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 26 - 10:30 p.m.
The cases for four of the five men arrested in connection with a double stabbing at a quinceañera party in Heber City earlier this year have been resolved, with all four only receiving probation for their involvement in the attack.

Goshen woman accused of orchestrating kidnapping plot sentenced to prison
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 26 - 7:15 p.m.
A woman accused of harassing a mayor, obstructing police and extorting a woman in Arizona, was sentenced this week to prison for her role in orchestrating a kidnapping plot in Goshen.

Utahn sentenced to probation for pointing gun at other vehicle in road rage confrontation
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 26 - 1:31 p.m.
A Utah man pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm at another driver in a road rage confrontation in Midvale.

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is ... a giant gingerbread man?
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 25 - 8:31 a.m.
What started as just a silly idea in a group chat has become a movement connecting an entire community. And at the heart of it all are 20-foot tall blow-up gingerbread men.

SLC to NYC: Utah dancers perform in Rockettes' Christmas Spectacular
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 24 - 8:00 p.m.
Two Utah dancers are living the dream, performing in New York City with the Radio City Rockettes, the iconic dance group that is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

