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Search ongoing for man missing in Willard Bay reservoir
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted June 1 - 10:33 a.m. | Save Story
The search is still ongoing for a man who went missing in Willard Bay Reservoir Sunday.
West Point community mourns 71-year-old veteran shot and killed on his front porch
Garna Mejia, KSL | Updated June 1 - 9:35 a.m. | Save Story
A West Point neighborhood is reeling after a 71-year-old military veteran was shot and killed in broad daylight on Saturday, prompting a search for a Honda Civic seen speeding away.
Rights groups sue over conditions at largest immigration detention center
Andrew Hay, Reuters | Updated June 1 - 6:31 a.m. | Save Story
Civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit over alleged human rights abuses at the United States' largest immigration detention center in El Paso, Texas.
'Cold blooded': Provo woman gets consecutive sentences for killing her husband
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted June 1 - 6:11 a.m. | Save Story
Melissa Johnson-Fausset's only son talked about the loss of his mother and father before she was sentenced to prison after admitting to murder.
1 dead, 2 injured in rollover near Coalville
Payton Davis, KSL | Posted May 31 - 7:06 p.m. | Save Story
A person died and two were critically injured Sunday in a rollover on I-80 near Coalville.
Park City resident who held suspect at gunpoint speaks out
Sarah Martin, KSL | Posted May 31 - 3:32 p.m. | Save Story
A man in Park City is accused of running from sheriff's deputies and threatening his neighbors with a pair of scissors; he was eventually stopped by a resident at gunpoint.
Dozens of Orange County residents file lawsuit against GKN Aerospace in chemical tank incident
Michele Gile, KCAL | Posted May 31 - 2:22 p.m. | Save Story
While officials say the crisis in Garden Grove has moved out of the emergency response phase, a group of affected residents joined mass tort litigation after being evacuated from their homes for days.
The battle over Utah's judicial selection system
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted May 31 - 10:01 a.m. | Save Story
By the end of his second term in office, Gov. Spencer Cox will have transformed the Utah Supreme Court, potentially more than any of his predecessors in the executive branch.
3 men sentenced after planned robbery led to killing
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted May 31 - 8:27 a.m. | Save Story
Two men were sentenced in 3rd District Court on Wednesday for their roles in the robbery and killing of Alex Franco, and another was sentenced in juvenile court in December.
1 dead after police respond to shooting in Davis County
Alex Tumalip, KSL | Updated May 30 - 10:33 p.m. | Save Story
A man is dead after police responded to a shooting in West Point, Davis County, on Saturday.
Judge orders review of Trump's IRS lawsuit settlement
David Shepardson, Reuters | Posted May 30 - 9:53 p.m. | Save Story
A judge in Florida said she will review a deal between the Justice Department and President Donald Trump to settle his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.
Meteor over Massachusetts causes explosion reports, sightings from Delaware to Montreal
Associated Press | Updated May 30 - 9:42 p.m. | Save Story
Reports of an explosion from people across New England on Saturday afternoon sent police agencies and others scrambling to understand what caused it.
Police searching for 'fugitive gang member' who evaded traffic stop in central Utah
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted May 30 - 12:26 p.m. | Save Story
County officials are searching for an "armed and dangerous" fugitive who fled from police during a traffic stop in central Utah Saturday.
Jury finds Sandy man guilty of negligent homicide in the death of longtime Bees announcer
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted May 30 - 9:19 a.m. | Save Story
A jury has found a Sandy man guilty of negligent homicide in the death of longtime Salt Lake Bees announcer Steve Klauke.
Graffiti covers historic mining ruins in Washington County near Leeds
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted May 29 - 9:33 p.m. | Save Story
The historic Stormont Mill Office, located in the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area north of Leeds in Washington County, began to crumble last year. Today, the building's remnants and much of the surrounding area have been vandalized.
Man guilty of crash that killed Utah CEO and his daughter gets maximum sentence
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted May 29 - 9:01 p.m. | Save Story
The man convicted in a 2024 Ogden Canyon crash that killed a Utah CEO and his daughter got the maximum sentence in the case, four to 23 years in prison.
Large-scale simulated emergency tests SLC airport readiness
Debbie Worthen, KSL | Posted May 29 - 8:31 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City International Airport transformed a nearby parking lot into the scene of a simulated disaster Thursday as crews responded to a mock plane crash.
Witnesses testify of overdose death in murder hearing for man who provided her with fentanyl
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted May 29 - 8:03 p.m. | Save Story
A judge heard testimony Friday in a preliminary hearing for Darik Ottens, who is charged with murder and accused of supplying fentanyl to a Midvale woman who died from an overdose.
