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Daybell assigned many 'light' or 'dark' ratings and discussed them with family, officer testified
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Updated April 25 - 3:04 p.m. | Save Story
An investigator testified Thursday in Chad Daybell's murder trial about how Daybell would assign multiple people "light" and "dark" ratings, depending on what level of evil he believed a person had.
Video shows SUV pushing parked car across street and into Orem house
Andrew Adams, KSL-TV | Updated April 25 - 2:39 p.m. | Save Story
Neighbors say homeowners avoided injury Wednesday in a car-versus-house ordeal that surveillance video shows apparently happened when an SUV pulled up behind a parked car and then pushed it across the street.
US judge upholds Trump's $83.3M defamation loss, rejects new trial
Jonathan Stempel, Reuters | Updated April 25 - 2:38 p.m. | Save Story
A federal judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's bid to throw out an $83.3 million defamation verdict in favor of the writer E. Jean Carroll, who said the former president defamed her after she accused him of raping her decades ago.
Man convicted in Bangerter Highway killing sentenced to minimum of 30 years
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 1:14 p.m. | Save Story
A man accused of stabbing another man and then pushing his body out of a moving vehicle onto the Bangerter Highway in 2022, was sentenced this week to a long prison term.
Tabloid publisher says he wrangled with Trump over who should buy story of alleged affair
Jack Queen, Jody Godoy and Andy Sullivan, Reuters | Updated April 25 - 1:13 p.m. | Save Story
Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified at Donald Trump's criminal trial on Thursday that he wrangled with Trump and his former lawyer ahead of the 2016 election over who should buy the silence of women who said they had sexual encounters with him.
Salt Lake gang 'shot caller' charged with killing 2, now linked to 4th shooting
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 12:00 p.m. | Save Story
A man who has been arrested or charged in connection with three Salt Lake County shootings, including a double homicide in Magna, now faces charges tied to a fourth shooting from 2021.
Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump's claim of absolute immunity but decision's timing is unclear
Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Colleen Long and Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 9:57 a.m. | Save Story
The Supreme Court seems highly skeptical of former President Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution. But it's less clear that the justices are headed for a quick resolution.
Man arrested, accused of filming woman in Salt Lake dressing room
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 9:32 a.m. | Save Story
A man was arrested Wednesday and accused of using his cellphone to try and record a woman in a store dressing room last fall.
Appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction
Michael Sisak, Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 7:48 a.m. | Save Story
New York's highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction.
Only chimney remains after Utah house containing old dynamite detonated in Holladay
Lindsay Aerts, KSL-TV | Posted April 25 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
A chimney and the smell of smoke was all that remained of a home in Holladay Wednesday after a significant amount of old dynamite was discovered inside.
Supreme Court to decide if outright camping bans constitute cruel and unusual punishment
Ashley Fredde, KSL.com | Posted April 24 - 9:32 p.m. | Save Story
A group of people experiencing homelessness in Portland filed a class action lawsuit which has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to decide on whether enforcement constitutes as cruel and unusual punishment.
Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police
Associated Press | Updated April 24 - 9:14 p.m. | Save Story
Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff's office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud roar.
Cedar City jury convicts man of raping co-worker at Paragonah dairy farm
Jeff Richards, St. George News | Posted April 24 - 8:30 p.m. | Save Story
A man accused of sexually assaulting a co-worker at a Paragonah dairy farm on Halloween morning of 2021 has been found guilty on all counts.
Duchesne County asking public to help identify woman whose remains were found 21 years ago
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted April 24 - 6:05 p.m. | Save Story
The Duchesne County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying the remains of a woman whose skull was found on a fence post 21 years ago.
Driver charged in rollover crash that ejected 4 friends, killing 1 a year ago
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted April 24 - 4:41 p.m. | Save Story
A woman who police say was going over 100 mph when she lost control of her car and rolled, ejecting her four passengers, resulting in the death of one of them, is now facing criminal charges.
Coroner describes why she changed Tammy Daybell's cause of death to homicide
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Updated April 24 - 4:26 p.m. | Save Story
Testimony in the death penalty trial against Chad Daybell on Wednesday focused on Tammy Daybell's death and autopsy.
Cause of Parowan teacher's death 'undetermined'
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted April 24 - 4:08 p.m. | Save Story
A recently completed report by the Utah State Medical Examiner's Office could not come up with a conclusive manner of death for a Parowan's woman who died in December.
Northbound I-15 reopens in Washington County after semitruck crash
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Updated April 24 - 3:17 p.m. | Save Story
Northbound I-15 has reopened several miles south of Kanarraville in Washington County after a crash forced the freeway's closure for several hours on Wednesday.
