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Utah woman charged in attempted kidnapping and extortion cases faces new charge
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 15 - 6:02 p.m. | Save Story
Amanda Kaye Bachman is facing a new charge accusing her of trying to extort a woman in Arizona.
Utah property manager accused of pocketing hundreds of thousands in rent money
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 9 - 9:35 a.m. | Save Story
A property manager for a Carbon County real estate agency is accused of pocketing rent money from tenants, nearly leading to their evictions.
Serious crash latest misfortune to strike Carbon County family
Andrew Adams, KSL-TV | Posted Jan. 6 - 9:35 p.m. | Save Story
A teen is facing a long road to recovery after a serious crash that was only the latest misfortune to strike his family over the past month.
Police arrest Duchesne prisoner who escaped during transport in October
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 3 - 10:32 p.m. | Save Story
A Duchesne County inmate who has been on the run since October has been located and arrested Thursday.
26,000-year-old red fox skeleton finds new home after being removed from Utah cave
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 31 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
A "nearly complete" skeleton of a red fox dating back to the last ice age found in northeast Utah over a decade ago is about to get a cushy new home in a much warmer place.
Feds seek information after climbing bolts found on Uintah County petroglyph panel
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 26 - 7:12 p.m. | Save Story
Federal land managers say someone illegally installed climbing bolts that damaged a prehistoric petroglyph panel in Uintah County, and they're now seeking the public's help.
Appeals court upholds conviction for 2021 murder of roommate in Duchesne County
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 26 - 7:24 a.m. | Save Story
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.
Prosecutors decline to file charges in Duchesne High basketball assault case
Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV | Posted Dec. 19 - 10:32 p.m. | Save Story
Iron County prosecutors opted not to pursue any assault charges against any members of the Duchesne High boys' basketball team, it was announced Thursday.
Angel Flight pilots bring early Christmas to Vernal school
Mike Anderson, KSL-TV | Posted Dec. 12 - 2:24 p.m. | Save Story
A surprise arrived by helicopter Wednesday in Vernal, spreading holiday cheer to elementary students.
Man charged with attempted murder for allegedly trying to run over children at park
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Updated Dec. 9 - 9:10 a.m. | Save Story
A Utah man was charged Monday with three counts of attempted murder after police say he chased two groups of children through a park in Price, trying to run them over.
'Trying to run me over': Price teen gives play-by-play of being chased by a truck
Andrew Adams, KSL-TV | Posted Dec. 8 - 12:25 p.m. | Save Story
A man was booked for investigation of attempted murder after police said he threatened children and tried to run them over with his truck at a city park.
Rep. Celeste Maloy and Sen. Mike Lee work to hand control of federal lands back to Utah
Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 7 - 4:24 p.m. | Save Story
Earlier this week, the U.S. House passed a bill — the Utah State Parks Adjustment Act — that could revert ownership of three parcels of federal land to Utah.
Vernal woman charged with secretly drugging husband's drink
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 7 - 9:01 a.m. | Save Story
A Vernal woman has been charged with secretly putting blood pressure medication in her husband's drink and allegedly telling a friend, "Maybe (he) will die this time."
Supreme Court's Gorsuch steps away from Utah railway case after recusal request
John Kruzel and Andrew Chung, Reuters | Posted Dec. 4 - 7:37 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will not participate in an environmental case to be argued next week involving a proposed railway in Utah, the court said Wednesday.
Groups pan planned railway in Utah's rural Uinta Basin
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 4 - 6:16 a.m. | Save Story
Critics of a proposed 85-mile railway line in the Uinta Basin to ship waxy crude to the Gulf Coast detailed their opposition Tuesday in an advance of a U.S. Supreme Court hearing next week.
Cold case murder suspect arrested 52 years to the day after Utah soldier was killed
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 26 - 2:05 p.m. | Save Story
A 74-year-old man recently charged with murder in a 52-year-old killing of a Vernal Army soldier was booked into the Uintah County Jail on Tuesday.
Woman convicted of kidnapping says co-defendant planned it all
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 21 - 7:25 p.m. | Save Story
A woman convicted of kidnapping testified it was a co-defendant who manipulated and convinced her and others to try and kidnap a 3-year-old girl from the child's father in Vernal.
Judge dismisses Gabby Petito family's wrongful death suit against Moab police
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 20 - 12:08 p.m. | Save Story
A wrongful death lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito's family against the Moab Police Department was dismissed on Wednesday due to the governmental immunity statute.
