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New York judge resigns after saying he can't be on a jury since he thinks all defendants are guilty
Associated Press | Posted Feb. 4 - 6:45 p.m. | Save Story
An upstate New York judge has resigned after he got out of jury duty by claiming that he couldn't be impartial because he thought everyone brought before a court was guilty.
Man hospitalized after being pinned in truck for several hours in Legacy Parkway crash
KSL.com Staff | Updated Feb. 4 - 5:16 p.m. | Save Story
A man was hospitalized in serious condition Tuesday afternoon after police extricated him from a crashed semitruck in Centerville.
Driver who killed 2 BYU students seeks parole
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 4 - 5:02 p.m. | Save Story
A man convicted of causing the deaths of two BYU students in Orem while driving recklessly is seeing parole.
Driver narrowly escapes collision after vehicle gets pushed onto train tracks in Layton
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 4 - 3:46 p.m. | Save Story
A driver narrowly escaped getting hit by a train after their car was rear-ended and pushed onto train tracks in Layton Tuesday.
Police investigate 'domestic' incident in West Point that injured father and son
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Updated Feb. 4 - 3:29 p.m. | Save Story
The Davis County Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident in West Point that left a father and son injured Monday evening.
Officials identify Wyoming snowmobiler killed in avalanche east of Huntsville
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Updated Feb. 4 - 3:27 p.m. | Save Story
Officials identified the Wyoming man who died after getting caught in an avalanche in the Monte Cristo area Monday evening.
Washington Terrace junior high student stabbed in stomach; 4 'apprehended' after fight
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Updated Feb. 4 - 2:41 p.m. | Save Story
A student was stabbed with a knife Tuesday at T H Bell Junior High School in Washington Terrace during a fight.
Man kidnapped Salt Lake security guard for 2 hours, charges say
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 4 - 1:59 p.m. | Save Story
A criminal charge was filed Tuesday against a man accused of holding a Salt Lake security guard captive in his car for about two hours.
About 10 killed in shooting at adult education center in Sweden
Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press | Updated Feb. 4 - 1:32 p.m. | Save Story
Swedish police say that about 10 people, including the gunman, were killed during a shooting at an adult education center. A final death toll and a conclusive number of wounded hadn't yet been determined.
Violent gang member arrested in 2016 killing in Kearns
Pat Reavy and Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Updated Feb. 4 - 9:12 a.m. | Save Story
Police announced Monday that a documented gang member with a violent history was arrested in the 2016 shooting death of a 24-year-old man in Kearns.
Preventing hot car deaths: How well protected are Utah's K-9 officers?
Courtney Johns, KSL-TV | Posted Feb. 4 - 8:28 a.m. | Save Story
More than a year and a half after a Utah K-9 officer died inside a hot car, KSL Investigators learned the vehicle was equipped with a system designed to prevent heat deaths. But officers may not have known how to use it.
Jail crowding bill advances after controversial provision banning public masking was removed
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 4 - 7:39 a.m. | Save Story
A bill that would have criminalized wearing a mask in public to conceal one's identity advanced through a legislative committee Monday, after that provision and others were removed.
Google asks US appeals court to overturn app store verdict
Mike Scarcella, Reuters | Updated Feb. 3 - 10:02 p.m. | Save Story
Lawyers for Alphabet's Google and "Fortnite" maker Epic Games squared off before a U.S. appeals court in California on Monday, as Google tries to undo a judge's order forcing it to revamp its app store.
Woman wanted for multiple business burglaries charged
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 3 - 7:34 p.m. | Save Story
A woman who police say is suspected of stealing wallets and other personal items from multiples businesses throughout Salt Lake and Utah counties has been charged.
Judge orders acquittal of prosecutor on 1 count in misconduct trial over Ahmaud Arbery case
The Associated Press | Posted Feb. 3 - 5:22 p.m. | Save Story
A judge has ordered the acquittal of a former Georgia prosecutor on one of two misconduct charges she faced at trial over whether she abused her power to shield the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.
Southern Utah man charged with abusing teen in 2006 as her bishop
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 3 - 1:50 p.m. | Save Story
A Washington County man was charged Monday with sexually abusing a teen girl nearly 20 years ago when he was her bishop.
Kearns man shot and killed while attempting to 'dodge a bullet,' police say
Matt Brooks, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 2 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
Police arrested a man in the shooting death of another man in Kearns following what investigators say may have been an attempt to "dodge a bullet."
Ogden Fire Department expands services with new homeless medical advocate
Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV | Posted Feb. 2 - 9:27 a.m. | Save Story
The Ogden Fire Department has created a new position. The homeless medical advocate will address the high number of 911 calls from the city's homeless shelter and other areas where the homeless gather.
