Linda Williams

Have You Seen This? Mountain climber inches along ledge of highest peak in European Union

Have You Seen This? Mountain climber inches along ledge of highest peak in European Union

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Sept. 4 - 3:00 p.m.

An awe-inspiring video is drawing attention to a mountain climber maneuvering a ledge on the highest mountain peak in the European Union.
Have You Seen This? Sports officials apologize after really slow race performance

Have You Seen This? Sports officials apologize after really slow race performance

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Aug. 11 - 3:32 p.m.

Sports officials from Somalia are apologizing after video of a woman's very slow race performance at the World University Games in China went viral this week.
Have You Seen This? Crime fails when customers ignore would-be robber

Have You Seen This? Crime fails when customers ignore would-be robber

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted July 14 - 3:33 p.m.

Crime certainly didn't pay at a nail salon in Atlanta when a robbery didn't go as planned.
Have You Seen This? Who needs an iron, anyway?

Have You Seen This? Who needs an iron, anyway?

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted June 16 - 3:30 p.m.

No iron? No worries. Just grab a pan off the stove.
Have You Seen This? Chef creates 8-foot-tall velociraptor from chocolate

Have You Seen This? Chef creates 8-foot-tall velociraptor from chocolate

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted May 19 - 3:30 p.m.

I've seen plenty of dinosaur replicas, but I've never seen a dinosaur like this. The 8-foot-tall creation is made completely from chocolate.
Have You Seen This? Time-lapse video shows Chicago River dyed green

Have You Seen This? Time-lapse video shows Chicago River dyed green

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted March 17 - 3:30 p.m.

The local plumbers union uses boats to dye the Chicago River green on Saturday, in honor of St. Patrick's Day.
Officers shoot, kill armed man trying to break into Saratoga Springs home, police say

Officers shoot, kill armed man trying to break into Saratoga Springs home, police say

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Jan. 10 - 3:29 p.m.

Police shot and killed a man who they say led officers on a chase and was armed when he then tried to break into a home in Saratoga Springs overnight.
Missing endangered man found unharmed

Missing endangered man found unharmed

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 23 - 11:20 a.m.

A man considered missing and endangered in South Salt Lake has been found safe, police say.
School delayed in 3 districts as more snow hits northern Utah

School delayed in 3 districts as more snow hits northern Utah

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 15 - 7:43 a.m.

Snow slowed the morning commute and delayed the start of some schools in northern Utah Thursday morning.
I-15 reopened after multivehicle crash, oil spill in Draper

I-15 reopened after multivehicle crash, oil spill in Draper

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 8 - 10:44 p.m.

Northbound I-15 was reopened near 14600 South on Thursday after crews spent hours clearing a multivehicle crash that involved an oil spill.
Utah Tech student dies after fall from 5th-floor balcony

Utah Tech student dies after fall from 5th-floor balcony

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 4 - 10:32 p.m.

A Utah Tech University student died after falling from a fifth-story balcony early Sunday in what the university says appears to be an accident.
Snow hits morning commute, delays school in some districts Friday

Snow hits morning commute, delays school in some districts Friday

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 2 - 7:51 a.m.

A predicted snowstorm has turned roads icy along the Wasatch Front and delayed the start of school in several districts Friday morning.
Snow snarls morning commute, prompts school delay Tuesday

Snow snarls morning commute, prompts school delay Tuesday

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Nov. 29 - 12:14 p.m.

Lake effect snow turned many roads icy along the Wasatch Front Tuesday morning, resulting in multiple accidents and a school delay in Davis County.
Man critically injured as vapors ignite, explode inside shipping container

Man critically injured as vapors ignite, explode inside shipping container

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Nov. 19 - 6:08 p.m.

A 49-year-old Taylorsville man was critically injured when fuel vapors ignited inside a walk-in shipping container in Utah County Saturday morning.
Electricity restored to most in Salt Lake Valley, still hundreds without power

Electricity restored to most in Salt Lake Valley, still hundreds without power

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Nov. 7 - 11:37 a.m.

More than 22,000 customers found themselves without electricity Monday morning. By 10:15 a.m., the website showed 72 outages affecting 439 customers, most in the Salt Lake City area.
Police identify man killed by officers in South Salt Lake shooting

Police identify man killed by officers in South Salt Lake shooting

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 11:02 a.m.

South Salt Lake police have identified the man officers exchanged shots with early Tuesday, resulting in the gunman being killed and an officer injured.
UTA officer shoots man armed with a knife, police say

UTA officer shoots man armed with a knife, police say

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Sept. 2 - 7:15 a.m.

Police are investigating after a Utah Transit Authority officer shot a man they say was armed with a knife near 900 South and 200 West Thursday night.
3 killed in 'targeted' shooting at West Jordan house party, police say

3 killed in 'targeted' shooting at West Jordan house party, police say

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted July 24 - 1:42 p.m.

Police have one person in custody as they investigate a triple homicide at a house party in West Jordan on Saturday night. Investigators say the shooting deaths appear to be gang-related.
Motorcyclist dies in I-15 collision with Tesla on autopilot, UHP says

Motorcyclist dies in I-15 collision with Tesla on autopilot, UHP says

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted July 24 - 9:48 a.m.

A motorcyclist died after being hit from behind on I-15 Sunday in Draper by a Tesla on autopilot, the Utah Highway Patrol reported.
1 dead, 1 injured in separate auto-pedestrian crashes Wednesday morning

1 dead, 1 injured in separate auto-pedestrian crashes Wednesday morning

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted June 8 - 7:17 a.m.

One person was killed and a teenager was seriously injured in separate auto-pedestrian crashes in Salt Lake City Wednesday morning, officials said.
Major delays expected on FrontRunner following pedestrian incident near Clearfield

Major delays expected on FrontRunner following pedestrian incident near Clearfield

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted May 18 - 6:54 a.m.

FrontRunner passengers should expect major delays in Davis County after a train versus pedestrian incident Wednesday morning, Utah Transit Authority says.
Overturned semitruck closes most lanes of southbound I-15 in Centerville

Overturned semitruck closes most lanes of southbound I-15 in Centerville

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted May 9 - 8:30 a.m.

Southbound I-15 is down to one lane in Davis County Monday morning after a semitruck hit a hanging power line and crashed.
UHP reports 140 crashes in icy Wasatch Front commute

UHP reports 140 crashes in icy Wasatch Front commute

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Feb. 2 - 3:09 p.m.

The Utah Department of Transportation reported 140 crashes during a rough commute along the Wasatch Front Wednesday.
Fiery crash kills 1 on Bangerter Highway; roads reopen following crash

Fiery crash kills 1 on Bangerter Highway; roads reopen following crash

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Jan. 18 - 8:44 a.m.

One person died in a car fire that forced troopers to close the ramps at Bangerter Highway and northbound I-15 in Draper Tuesday morning. Those ramps, however, have since been reopened.
Gun drawing, Snapchat post cause Utah district to cancel in-person classes

Gun drawing, Snapchat post cause Utah district to cancel in-person classes

Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 13 - 11:46 a.m.

Classes at many schools in the Box Elder School District were held online Monday as police investigated several potential threats made against some schools in the district.