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New fire in Duchesne County threatening structures
Curtis Booker, KSL | Updated March 18 - 10:28 p.m. | Save Story
A new fire in Duchesne County is threatening structures, fire officials said Wednesday.
12-year-old hit by car, critically injured in West Jordan
Curtis Booker and Debbie Worthen, KSL | Updated March 18 - 10:27 p.m. | Save Story
A 12-year-old was hospitalized with critical injuries after being hit by vehicle while on a scooter in West Jordan.
Taylor Frankie Paul discusses domestic abuse allegations prior to 'Bachelorette' premiere
Margaret Darby, Deseret News | Posted March 18 - 9:44 p.m. | Save Story
Utah influencer Taylor Frankie Paul, slated to be ABC's upcoming "Bachelorette," addressed reports Wednesday of an alleged domestic abuse incident involving her former boyfriend.
Salt Lake driver was going 129 mph one second before double fatal crash, charges say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted March 18 - 6:35 p.m. | Save Story
A Salt Lake man is facing charges accusing him of going as fast as 129 mph when he ran a red light and hit another vehicle, killing two Grantsville men in June.
Firefighter injured in Uintah County brush fire
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted March 18 - 5:32 p.m. | Save Story
A firefighter was injured Tuesday while fighting a Uintah County blaze; the cause remains under investigation.
US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta accuses Cesar Chavez of sexual assault
Reuters | Posted March 18 - 3:23 p.m. | Save Story
Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez and fought alongside him for decades, on Wednesday accused Chavez of sexually assaulting her in the 1960s.
Jury finds man guilty of murder in Murray parking lot shooting
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted March 18 - 2:00 p.m. | Save Story
Pirawn Mula was found guilty of murder and all other charges by a jury on Monday following a four-day trial. Panoum Jangjuol was killed in the 2024 shooting.
Holladay man sent to prison for beating, kidnapping his sister
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted March 18 - 11:30 a.m. | Save Story
A Holladay man was sentenced on Friday to prison for kidnapping and assaulting his sister in 2024.
Jury awards $81M in 2018 Pleasant Grove auto-pedestrian collision
Andrew Adams, KSL | Posted March 18 - 10:00 a.m. | Save Story
More than seven years after 12-year-old Michael Madsen was hit and killed by a driver in Pleasant Grove, a jury has returned what attorneys believe is a record trial verdict in Utah.
Repeat DUI offender convicted of hitting, killing teen cyclist will remain in prison
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted March 18 - 9:00 a.m. | Save Story
A man convicted of killing a 13-year-old boy on a bicycle in 2022 will serve at least another six years in the Utah State Prison, the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole has decided.
Kearns man charged with stabbing estranged wife multiple times
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted March 18 - 7:15 a.m. | Save Story
A Kearns man who had recently separated from his wife was charged Tuesday with attempted murder and accused of stabbing her numerous times.
Farmington police officer found justified in killing gunman beating, threatening wife
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted March 18 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
A Farmington police officer was legally justified in shooting and killing a gunman who had attacked his wife and threatened to kill her, the Davis County Attorney's Office said.
US 40 in Uintah County reopens after brush fire prompts closure
Curtis Booker, KSL | Updated March 17 - 10:36 p.m. | Save Story
A brush fire has forced a closure of U.S. 40 in Uintah County on Tuesday.
Man who drove young sisters in refrigerated tractor-trailer sentenced to probation
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted March 17 - 10:01 p.m. | Save Story
Jacob Scott will spend two years on probation after pleading guilty to child abuse for driving his young sisters in a refrigerated tractor-trailer.
Utah asks federal court to throw out DOJ's lawsuit seeking private voter information
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted March 17 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking access to private records of Utah voters.
Man convicted of Salt Lake murder 20 years ago seeks parole
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted March 17 - 8:33 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Board of Pardons will decide whether a recent streak of good behavior by a convicted murderer outweighs numerous disciplinary write-ups over the past 20 years.
Utah DUI data shows dangers of drinking and driving
Brian Carlson, KSL | Posted March 17 - 6:36 p.m. | Save Story
A lot of people are planning to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Tuesday. If you're one of them, state safety experts want to remind you — don't drink and drive.
House panel subpoenas Attorney General Bondi in Epstein probe
Ryan Patrick Jones, Susan Heavey and Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Updated March 17 - 4:33 p.m. | Save Story
A congressional committee said on Tuesday it has issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify behind closed doors in its probe of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
