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Woman killed in crash on northbound Legacy Highway in Davis County
Sicily Stanton for KSL | Updated Dec. 24 - 7:55 a.m. | Save Story
Northbound Legacy Highway near 500 South in Davis County was closed early Wednesday as Utah Highway Patrol investigated a crash.

1 hospitalized after shooting in Eagle Mountain
Curtis Booker, KSL | Updated Dec. 24 - 7:06 a.m. | Save Story
A person was flown to a hospital after a shooting in Eagle Mountain on Tuesday evening.

9-year-old who vanished during road trip found dead in Utah
Josh Campbell, Holly Yan, CNN | Updated Dec. 23 - 9:15 p.m. | Save Story
The remains of missing 9-year-old California girl Melodee Buzzard have been found in Utah's Wayne County. Her mother has been arrested.

Provo's Ford's Locker meat processing business faces uncertain future after devastating fire
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Dec. 23 - 7:52 p.m. | Save Story
A fire at Ford's Locker in Provo has resulted in a complete loss, and owners ask for patience as they figure out next steps for the business.
Justice Department says card purportedly sent from Epstein to Nassar is 'fake'
Brad Heath, Reuters | Posted Dec. 23 - 5:22 p.m. | Save Story
A document making a crude reference to Donald Trump — purportedly written by Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar, who is serving a life sentence for abusing hundreds of girls — is fake, the Department of Justice said.

Centerville man sentenced for attempted obstruction in deadly Weber County shooting case
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 23 - 4:04 p.m. | Save Story
A Centerville man has been sentenced for attempted obstruction of justice in a case tied to a deadly Aug. 31 shooting in western Weber County.

Taylorsville man, 30, killed in crash Monday night, police say
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Updated Dec. 23 - 3:21 p.m. | Save Story
A motorcyclist was killed and two teenagers were injured in a crash late Monday in Taylorsville.

Vernal caretaker arrested in death of 3-year-old boy
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated Dec. 23 - 1:38 p.m. | Save Story
A 50-year-old Vernal woman has been arrested for investigation of child abuse homicide in the death of a 3-year-old boy.

Navajo police arrest suspected drunken driver after deadly crash ahead of Christmas parade
Associated Press | Updated Dec. 23 - 12:51 p.m. | Save Story
Navajo Nation police said a suspected drunken driver struck bystanders who were waiting for a Christmas parade to start, killing one and injuring three others.

Angry U-Haul driver claims impatient driver prompted road rage confrontation, police say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Dec. 23 - 12:00 p.m. | Save Story
A U-Haul driver who says he was angry at another driver for not waiting for him to move was arrested in Park City on Monday for allegedly hitting the other driver's vehicle intentionally.

Court blocks Trump homelessness plan, creates uncertainty for Utah 'central campus' funding
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 23 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump's overhaul of federal homeless services faced a setback on Friday that could jeopardize Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's top priority for 2026: funding Utah's massive central homelessness campus.
Trump administration to review safety at Brown University after campus shooting
Ryan Patrick Jones, Reuters | Updated Dec. 22 - 8:26 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Department of Education on Monday said it was reviewing safety at Brown University in response to a mass shooting on the campus earlier this month.

DA seeks to vacate man's murder conviction 24 years later, after he served his sentence
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated Dec. 22 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office says a 2001 murder conviction should be thrown out because potential exculpatory information was never released by police.

Cop kills knife-wielding man during domestic violence incident in Idaho Falls
Kaitlyn Hart and Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Dec. 22 - 6:24 p.m. | Save Story
A man was shot and killed by officers Monday morning in Idaho Falls after he allegedly grabbed a knife during a domestic violence investigation.

Missing couple found dead near Logan River, police say
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Updated Dec. 22 - 1:08 p.m. | Save Story
Logan police say they have found the bodies of a couple who were reported missing on Sunday after relatives found a concerning typewritten note.

Utah becomes a test case for Trump's immigration strategy as street arrests skyrocket
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 22 - 10:05 a.m. | Save Story
Street arrests conducted by federal immigration authorities spiked in Utah during the month of September to five times the level of President Donald Trump's first six months in office.

Utah man sentenced for sexually abusing child in hospital waiting room
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 22 - 9:03 a.m. | Save Story
A Utah man who inappropriately touched a girl in a hospital waiting room in 2018 has been sentenced to three years to life in prison.

Judge sentences man to 120 days in jail on fentanyl distribution charge
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 21 - 10:30 p.m. | Save Story
A Weber County judge sentenced a man to 120 days in jail on a fentanyl distribution charge and said he can be released to federal immigration officials after 90 days of the term.


