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1 dead in multi-vehicle crash on Bangerter Highway
Sicily Stanton for KSL | Posted Dec. 29 - 6:45 a.m. | Save Story
A crash involving six vehicles on Bangerter Highway left one person dead and several others injured late Sunday.
Orem man sentenced to at least 25 years in prison for sodomy on a child
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 29 - 6:37 a.m. | Save Story
An Orem man was sentenced to a term of 25 years to life in prison on Wednesday for sodomy on a child stemming from a July 11 incident in West Haven.
2nd man in custody in connection with South Jordan fatal shooting
Payton Davis, KSL | Posted Dec. 28 - 9:10 p.m. | Save Story
A second man is in police custody after a man was killed overnight Saturday in a South Jordan shooting.
Brown University police chief put on leave — 5 years after facing scrutiny in Utah
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 28 - 3:00 p.m. | Save Story
Brown University Chief of Police Rodney Chatman has been put on administrative leave following the shooting at the Ivy League institution on Dec. 13.
Utah woman delivers comfort to incarcerated women
Tamara Vaifanua, KSL | Posted Dec. 27 - 10:31 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah woman who visited her sister in the Salt Lake County Jail walked away with an idea to give back to those who are struggling through a nonprofit that donates pillows to incarcerated women.
2 hospitalized after crash into utility poles in South Jordan; power outages reported
Sicily Stanton for KSL | Updated Dec. 27 - 8:37 p.m. | Save Story
Two people were hospitalized in severe to critical condition Saturday evening after a two-vehicle crash sent an SUV into multiple utility poles, causing power outages along a busy South Jordan roadway, police said.
3 injured after gunman opens fire on sheriff's office in Idaho before being fatally shot in standoff, officials say
Taylor Romine and Alaa Elassar, CNN | Posted Dec. 27 - 7:24 p.m. | Save Story
A shooter armed with several guns opened fire in the lobby of an Idaho sheriff's office and the street outside Friday, injuring three people before being killed in a standoff with law enforcement, the local sheriff said.
Utahn missing for 3 years presumed dead, but police still seeking answers
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Dec. 27 - 7:01 p.m. | Save Story
Investigators believe a South Salt Lake man who disappeared in 2022 is likely dead, but they're still trying to figure out what happened to him more than three years later.
At least 15 injured in a knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan
Associated Press | Updated Dec. 27 - 5:43 p.m. | Save Story
A man has been arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with a chemical believed to be bleach at a tire factory in central Japan.
Man killed in South Jordan shooting, 1 in custody
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Updated Dec. 27 - 4:32 p.m. | Save Story
One person was arrested, and police are searching for a second person after a man was killed in an overnight shooting in South Jordan.
Oklahoma woman killed on Christmas Day by man doing target practice in backyard blocks away
Hanna Park, CNN | Updated Dec. 27 - 4:11 p.m. | Save Story
An Oklahoma man who was doing target practice with a recently purchased handgun in his backyard on Christmas Day is accused of shooting and killing a woman seated on a front porch blocks away as she held a child in her arms, authorities said.
Idaho man kicked in genitals by child he allegedly tried to kidnap
Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Dec. 27 - 11:27 a.m. | Save Story
A 31-year-old Idaho man was arrested in Washington after he reportedly tried to kidnap an 11-year-old girl, but was thwarted after she kicked him in the genitals.
Kearns woman killed boyfriend after accusing him of sexually abusing daughter, police say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Dec. 27 - 10:44 a.m. | Save Story
A Kearns woman was arrested for investigation of murder after allegedly being told that her boyfriend tried to sexually abuse her daughter, according to police.
Ogden man charged with 15 crimes stemming from antisemitic threats, homemade bombs
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 27 - 7:53 a.m. | Save Story
An Ogden man faces 14 felony counts stemming from antisemitic threats he allegedly made and possession of six homemade bombs and parts for four more.
No jail time for 4 of 5 men arrested in Heber City quinceañera stabbing
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 26 - 10:30 p.m. | Save Story
The cases for four of the five men arrested in connection with a double stabbing at a quinceañera party in Heber City earlier this year have been resolved, with all four only receiving probation for their involvement in the attack.
Goshen woman accused of orchestrating kidnapping plot sentenced to prison
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 26 - 7:15 p.m. | Save Story
A woman accused of harassing a mayor, obstructing police and extorting a woman in Arizona, was sentenced this week to prison for her role in orchestrating a kidnapping plot in Goshen.
How a backroad discovery led to arrest of Melodee Buzzard's mother in child's 'calculated' killing
Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN | Updated Dec. 26 - 5:08 p.m. | Save Story
Ashlee Buzzard was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder in her daughter's killing, which a criminal complaint said was carried out with exceptional "cruelty" and "viciousness."
Salt Lake man broke windows, poured fuel to get attention for missing dog, police say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Dec. 26 - 4:21 p.m. | Save Story
A Salt Lake man was arrested and accused of breaking multiple windows and pouring fuel at several apartments early Friday, allegedly to grab the attention of police.
