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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.
Utah man with autism found after 10-day search
Pearl Ashton, KSL | Posted Dec. 21 - 8:14 p.m. | Save Story
August Beckwith, a 29-year-old Utah man with autism, has been found safe after disappearing for a second time in a matter of weeks.
Springville woman given probation for hitting employee with car after stealing sports cards
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 21 - 6:15 p.m. | Save Story
A Springville woman pleaded guilty to hitting an employee with her car after stealing sports cards from an antiques store.
Weber County judge dismisses sexual abuse charge against man who died
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 21 - 5:45 p.m. | Save Story
A Weber County judge has dismissed a sexual abuse charge against a man because the man died months before the charge was filed.
Multiple gunmen open fire at a South African pub, killing 9 and wounding 10
Michelle Gumede and Alfonso Nqunjana, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 21 - 1:56 p.m. | Save Story
Authorities report that nine people have died and at least 10 others are injured after a shooting at a South African pub. The incident occurred early Sunday in Bekkersdal, west of Johannesburg.
Driver accused of shooting at another vehicle
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Dec. 21 - 12:38 p.m. | Save Story
A Taylorsville man was charged in a road rage investigation on Friday.
How surveillance technology and the 'Reddit Detective Agency' helped search for a killer
Matt O'brien, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 21 - 9:32 a.m. | Save Story
The suspected gunman of the Brown University shooting evaded detection for days until a local Reddit user "blew this case right open" with an old-fashioned tip.
Get a message about a big financial windfall from a long-lost relative? It's an inheritance scam
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL | Posted Dec. 21 - 9:03 a.m. | Save Story
If you've received a letter or message about a multi-million-dollar inheritance from a relative you didn't know about, it's an inheritance scam. Matt Gephardt explains why.
Epstein files full of famous names, but not Trump's; some have been removed
Brad Heath, Sarah N. Lynch, Joseph Ax and Andy Sullivan, Reuters | Posted Dec. 20 - 7:43 p.m. | Save Story
The documents released by the Justice Department related Jeffrey Epstein were filled with the names of some of the world's most famous people — but not President Donald Trump.
Utah father fears for children's safety after mother flees to Europe
Garna Mejia, KSL | Posted Dec. 20 - 5:46 p.m. | Save Story
West Jordan police are urgently searching for four children believed to have been taken overseas by their biological mother, in violation of a joint custody agreement.
Woman arrested in southern Utah for DUI after collision that put cyclist on life support, police say
Alex Tumalip, KSL | Posted Dec. 20 - 4:18 p.m. | Save Story
A 26-year-old southern Utah woman is in custody after police say she was driving under the influence following a collision that left a cyclist on life support on Friday.
Utah man ordered to pay up to $7.9M for running e-commerce scam
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Dec. 20 - 1:47 p.m. | Save Story
Parker Wilde was ordered on Thursday to pay up to $7.9 million in restitution following the Utah Division of Consumer Protection's filing of a complaint.
Investigators study Brown University shooter's failed past in academia
Svea Herbst-Bayliss, Rich McKay and Sergio Goncalves, Reuters | Updated Dec. 20 - 9:34 a.m. | Save Story
Claudio Neves Valente was briefly enrolled as a young, promising doctoral student in the physics department at Brown University before dropping out. How did it lead to a shooting?
