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Pop star Selena's murderer denied parole in Texas, 30 years after shooting
Rich McKay, Reuters | Posted March 27 - 9:23 p.m. | Save Story
Yolanda Saldivar, the convicted murderer of Latin pop star Selena Quintanilla-Perez, known as the queen of Tejano music, was denied parole on Thursday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles announced.
US arrests El Salvadoran man on gun charge, alleges MS-13 ties
Julio Cesar Chavez and Brendan O'Brien, Reuters | Updated March 27 - 8:37 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. prosecutors charged an El Salvadoran man on Thursday with illegal possession of a firearm, hours after federal officials arrested him in an early morning raid in Virginia and alleged he was a leader of the MS-13 international criminal gang.
Man accused of setting fire to Tesla vehicles in Las Vegas arrested, police say
Rio Yamat, Associated Press | Posted March 27 - 8:33 p.m. | Save Story
Las Vegas police on Thursday said they arrested a man who allegedly set fire to Tesla vehicles in Las Vegas last week.
Judge dismisses wrongful death lawsuit against Salt Lake police
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted March 27 - 7:34 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah judge has dismissed a wrongful death suit filed against Salt Lake police by the family of a woman who was murdered by her ex-husband.
Police shoot, injure man they say tried to burn them with aerosol spray and lighter
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted March 27 - 6:17 p.m. | Save Story
A man was shot in the hand by a police officer Thursday after Murray police say he refused to leave an apartment and tried to burn responding officers with aerosol spray and a lighter.
Semitruck rollover, spill on I-15 in Bountiful is cleared
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Updated March 27 - 4:25 p.m. | Save Story
A semitruck rollover has forced the closure of several northbound lanes on I-15 near Bountiful.
Utah County Sheriff's Office issues rare rebuke of dismissed child sex abuse case
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted March 27 - 4:10 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah County Sheriff's Office says it is "shocked"' that a criminal case against David Hamblin was dismissed again and calls it "abhorrent" investigators and victims never got to testify.
Hurricane man charged with sexually exploiting Las Vegas teen
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted March 27 - 2:13 p.m. | Save Story
A southern Utah man is facing charges accusing him of possessing child sex abuse material. He is also being investigated for suspicion of engaging in sexual activity with a teen boy in Las Vegas.
Prosecutors can keep evidence in case against Idaho murder suspect, judge rules
Eric Levenson and Taylor Romine, CNN | Updated March 27 - 1:04 p.m. | Save Story
Prosecutors are allowed to keep a wealth of evidence in their case against Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in their off-campus home in 2022, a judge has ruled.
'No, I think I'm going to run,' driver allegedly tells trooper, resulting in chase and freeway standoff
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted March 27 - 12:40 p.m. | Save Story
A man being investigated for reckless and impaired driving led police on a chase that ended in a crash and a standoff after troopers say he refused to exit his vehicle for a DUI test.
Gunman checked to see if shooting victim was 'good' before shooting him again, charges say
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted March 27 - 12:09 p.m. | Save Story
A West Valley man was charged Wednesday with shooting two people outside a house party in West Valley City. Police say one man was shot 14 times.
Utah man charged with aggravated assault in high school parking lot road-rage case
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted March 27 - 11:05 a.m. | Save Story
Charges have been filed against a Cottonwood Heights man accused of hitting the back of a woman's car multiple times while she was stopped at a crosswalk and waiting for students.
2 girls named as persons of interest in southern Utah stabbing death have been located
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Updated March 27 - 10:39 a.m. | Save Story
Two teen girls who police believe were the last to see a 47-year-old woman alive before she was stabbed to death have been named persons of interest by police. They were located in California Wednesday night.
Springville woman recounts seeing, reporting Amber Alert suspect with his kids
Shelby Lofton, KSL-TV | Posted March 27 - 7:38 a.m. | Save Story
A Springville woman has a message for fellow Utahns after she said she spotted the truck and suspect involved in Monday's Amber Alert.
Pilot rescued with 2 girls from icy Alaska lake was not authorized to have passengers, official says
Mark Thiessen, Associated Press | Updated March 27 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
A pilot rescued with two young family members after they survived a night on the wing of an airplane partially submerged in an Alaska lake is a student pilot who was not authorized to fly with passengers, according to aviation records.
Ex-counselor, Scout leader sent to prison after admitting to sexual abuse of children
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted March 26 - 10:04 p.m. | Save Story
David Scott Curtis, 55, was sentenced to at least 15 years and up to life in the Utah State Prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to sexually abusing multiple young people in his care.
US appeals court pauses order forcing Musk's DOGE to turn over documents
Jack Queen, Reuters | Posted March 26 - 9:54 p.m. | Save Story
A federal appeals court on Wednesday paused an order that would have forced Elon Musk's government cost-cutting initiative to turn over records and answer questions under oath about its efforts to slash bureaucracy under President Donald Trump.
Governor inks $127M income tax cut, bill phasing out automatic vote-by-mail
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted March 26 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
Gov. Spencer Cox inked an additional 100 bills Wednesday, codifying $127 million in income tax cuts and reforms to the state's vote-by-mail system, and adding protections for children downloading apps.
