Emily Ashcraft
Open house, dedication dates announced for Syracuse Utah Temple, the 31st in Utah
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 28 - 4:00 p.m.
The Syracuse Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be dedicated on June 8, after an open house in May, the church announced Tuesday.
Here's what to expect at 2025's RootsTech
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 24 - 9:16 p.m.
A gold medal couple, Nelson Mandela's grandson, Elder Neil L. Andersen and others will share messages at the 2025 RootsTech family history conference in March.
Officers testify about their actions, investigation of murder suspect Kouri Richins
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 24 - 7:08 p.m.
Law enforcement officers testified Thursday about why they believe specific evidence should be admitted in Kouri Richins' upcoming murder trial.
Humanitarian collaboration celebrated between Latter-day Saints and Seventh-day Adventists
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 22 - 7:36 p.m.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Seventh-day Adventists have worked together on 330 separate projects in 85 countries, and representatives from each church met to celebrate.
Millcreek man found guilty of murder a decade after shooting death
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 21 - 4:01 p.m.
A jury on Friday found Ahmed Sharif-Mohamed Ali guilty of murder, almost a decade after he pulled out a gun during an argument in Millcreek and shot and killed a man.
Salt Lake City Swig sued by neighboring laundromat over 2-lane drive-thru
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 17 - 6:03 p.m.
A Swig store in Sugar House is being sued by a neighboring laundromat claiming its two-lane drive-thru breaches a 20-year-old contract.
COVID-19 increases the risk of chronic fatigue syndrome, U. Health study says
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 16 - 8:01 p.m.
A study published by Utah researchers found a COVID-19 infection increases the risk of developing chronic fatigue syndrome by almost eight times.
Man ordered to stand trial in death of brother-in-law
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 15 - 11:30 a.m.
Kevin Ellis was ordered to stand trial in the killing of his brother-in-law, Matthew Restelli, along with charges of obstructing justice and conspiracy. He pleaded not guilty Tuesday.
Mobile cancer clinic opens to help detect cancer earlier, save lives in rural Utah
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 14 - 7:14 a.m.
The Huntsman Cancer Institute's second mobile cancer screening clinic was opened on Monday. It will help provide screenings to more people in rural areas of Utah.
Grim tally: A look at each of Utah's 100 homicide victims of 2024
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 14 - 6:18 a.m.
There were 100 homicides in Utah during 2024, according to statistics compiled annually by KSL.com. These are the faces and stories of Utah's 2024 homicide victims.
Utah team is part of effort hoping to make eye transplants a reality
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 12 - 5:02 p.m.
A Utah scientist at the Moran Eye Center is part of a project working to make eye transplants a reality.
Mother sentenced to prison for sexual abuse of her child's 14-year-old friend
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 10 - 8:17 p.m.
A Sandy woman was sentenced to prison for forcible sexual abuse of a 14-year-old boy who was at her home as her child's friend.
Church of Jesus Christ asks local children's Primary groups to plan yearly service projects
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 10 - 12:00 p.m.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has invited its Primary organizations around the world to plan yearly service projects, expanding a history of children's service in the church.
Teen sentenced to prison for shooting and killing his 13-year-old sister
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 9 - 9:37 p.m.
Joseph Landers was sentenced to prison for shooting and killing his 13-year-old sister after pleading guilty to manslaughter in September.
Man gets consecutive sentences for killing 2-year-old stepdaughter in child abuse case
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 9 - 5:11 p.m.
Randy Lessing was sentenced to prison on Tuesday in an emotional hearing where the mother of the 2-year-old child who died spoke about her grief and the judge encouraged Lessing to take accountability.
'Our miracle and our hero': 18-year-old West Valley shooting victim remains 'hopeful'
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 8 - 6:03 p.m.
An 18-year-old who survived a shooting that killed the rest of his immediate family in December is expected to be released from the hospital soon.
South Jordan says gunman shot, killed by police Friday was 17 years old
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 7 - 8:32 p.m.
South Jordan police said the person shot and killed by officers on Jan. 3 was a 17-year-old boy.
Plea deal is off the table for rape suspect Nicholas Rossi, attorneys say
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 7 - 8:03 p.m.
Attorneys say they were unable to negotiate a plea deal between prosecutors and international fugitive Nicholas Rossi in a 2008 Utah County rape case.
Family remembers 2 who died in Eagle Mountain road rage crash as man is sent to prison
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 6 - 1:37 p.m.
Family members of two people killed as the result of a road rage incident spoke at the sentencing for Peterson Drew Matheson, who pleaded guilty to causing the Eagle Mountain crash in 2023.
Riverton hospital welcomes first baby born at Intermountain hospitals in 2025
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 1 - 4:48 p.m.
Parents and medical staff at Intermountain Riverton Hospital welcomed Zyani Tala Hyatt early Wednesday as the first baby of the year born at Intermountain hospitals.
Court upholds conviction for 2018 murder at Ogden apartment complex
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 31 - 1:36 p.m.
The murder conviction for Keshaun Mykel Puente, found guilty of murdering a man in Ogden in 2018, was upheld by Utah's Court of Appeals in an opinion published last week.
Appeals court upholds murder conviction in 2017 killing at a Murray parking lot
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 31 - 10:58 a.m.
The Utah Court of Appeals has upheld a murder conviction for a 2017 shooting death in a Murray parking lot.
Have You Seen This? Utah family starts Christmas morning with epic challenge
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 27 - 3:32 p.m.
A Utah family's children face a series of elaborate traps before getting to their gifts on Christmas morning.
Appeals court upholds conviction for 2021 murder of roommate in Duchesne County
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 26 - 7:24 a.m.
The Utah Court of Appeals has upheld the murder conviction for Keith Broadwater, who murdered his roommate in 2021 and was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
