Collin Leonard
Future uncertain for popular Riverdale Senior Center
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 20 - 8:33 p.m.
The Weber Human Services board of directors have decided to stop funding the Riverdale Senior Center, prompting outcry from patrons.
Former Centerville police officer charged with sexual abuse of teen girl
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 19 - 9:02 a.m.
A former Centerville police officer, 44, was charged Wednesday with sexually abusing a teen girl, almost a year after he was terminated for an "inappropriate but not illegal friendship" with an underage girl.
Drones spotted recently in vicinity of Hill Air Force Base, spokesman says
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 16 - 10:07 p.m.
Unmanned drones have been spotted near Hill Air Force Base amid the numerous unidentified drone swarm sightings over military installations in recent weeks, the base confirmed.
Park City Ski Patrol authorizes strike after unanimous vote
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 14 - 11:36 a.m.
The Park City Ski Patrol Association announced Saturday that a strike authorization vote held this week passed unanimously. A holiday strike is a possibility that both the union and the company want to avoid.
Logan man pleads not guilty by insanity in stabbing death of his father, 77
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 14 - 7:43 a.m.
Clayton Shaw, 33, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murder on Thursday. He is charged with killing his father, who was found stabbed to death in Logan Canyon in September.
Heber City man pleads guilty to sexually abusing elderly dementia patients
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 13 - 1:38 p.m.
A Heber City man has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two elderly dementia patients at a senior living facility in February.
A look inside controversial $895B defense budget supported by Utah's representatives
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 12 - 7:11 p.m.
The modified National Defense Authorization Act passed the House Wednesday, possibly giving junior enlisted members significant raises, but some of the act's language is being criticized.
Riverdale woman pleads guilty to murder of 2-month-old baby
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 12 - 8:27 a.m.
Bryce Jo Harkins, 27, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years to life in prison, after entering a guilty plea last week to murder in the death of her 2-month-old son in January.
Utah National Guard to add an infantry battalion of 762 soldiers
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 11 - 7:11 p.m.
A new infantry battalion, made up of an estimated 762 soldiers, is in the initial phase of creation within the Utah National Guard.
2025 Sundance Film Festival schedule announced
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 11 - 1:23 p.m.
The 2025 lineup for the Sundance Film Festival features a large number of newcomers in major categories.
Godmother of NBA Youngboy speaks out about rapper and his Utah family
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 10 - 7:32 p.m.
Kentrell Gaulden, also known as rapper NBA Youngboy, was sentenced to prison Tuesday for firearm charges, ending his years of home confinement and months in various Utah jails.
19 mayors send letter opposed to Cache County's sales tax increase for public safety
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 10 - 4:57 p.m.
The Cache County Council is voting Tuesday on using a proposed sales tax increase for public safety, which nineteen county mayors have signed a letter opposing such a change.
Prison ordered for man who murdered woman in 2020 Millcreek carjacking
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 9 - 1:39 p.m.
A Utah judge said he was "overwhelmed" by the family of murder victim Linda Nemelka's "capacity for generosity" in sentencing her killer to prison. She died during a failed carjacking attempt in March 2020.
VA is funding first psychedelic-assisted therapy study since the 1960s
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 8 - 7:16 a.m.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced the funding of its own study into psychedelic-assisted therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans.
'Not everyone is happy': Logan's pipeline project draws criticism
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 6 - 9:05 p.m.
Well over 100 Logan residents packed the City Hall and an overflow room to voice concerns about transparency and the environmental impact of a pipeline project.
Vail Resorts, ski patrol union remain in a deadlock after latest contract talk
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 5 - 12:43 p.m.
Vail Resorts and the patrol union remain in a deadlock over wages, as public pressure grows with a petition garnering over 2,200 signatures, and weeks of demonstrations by ski patrollers.
4th man charged in random vicious attack at Ogden gas station
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 4 - 5:37 p.m.
An Ogden man, who codefendants called "one of the most egregious" of the group, was charged Wednesday with being involved in a vicious attack on a random stranger at a gas station in September.
Firefighters extinguish 'suspicious' blaze at vacant Salt Lake commercial building
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 3 - 8:24 a.m.
A vacant commercial building near the Redwood Road and North Temple intersection caught fire Tuesday morning. Crews extinguished the fire but called its origin suspicious.
State could flex exemption, override local opposition to build affordable housing in Heber Valley
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 2 - 8:15 a.m.
Affordable housing goals have spurred changes in the way Utah approaches its vast land holdings, prioritizing affordable housing over local opposition, according to SITLA.
One dead after car is 'engulfed with flames,' Cedar City police say
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 30 - 2:44 p.m.
Cedar City police are working to identify a person found dead in the car that was engulfed in flames Saturday afternoon.
Police release identities of 2 men shot, killed in Clinton
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 30 - 1:17 p.m.
Police have identified two men who were shot and killed at a Clinton home on Thursday morning.
Man seriously injured after crashing into power pole, Taylorsville McDonald's
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 30 - 12:09 p.m.
Police believe speed to be a factor in a crash early Saturday where a driver barreled through a power pole, a business sign and into a McDonald's in Taylorsville.
Salt Lake man, 21, arrested after accidentally shooting friend, police say
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 30 - 11:53 a.m.
A 21-year-old man was critically injured Friday by his friend after both men were handling a gun in the Poplar Grove neighborhood of Salt Lake City when it fired.
US Magnesium 'hopeful' layoffs, plant closure is temporary
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 27 - 5:32 p.m.
The closure of Skull Valley's US Magnesium plant and release of almost 200 workers was prompted by a market collapse of lithium carbonate, the company says.
