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Magna couple charged in ‘child torture’ case; neighbor horrified by ‘monsters’
MAGNA — A Magna man and woman were formally charged Thursday with more than two dozen counts of child abuse against three young children. In hindsight, their downstairs neighbor described what he saw and heard in the years leading up to their arrests. On Thursday, the Salt Lake County...
Infant in critical condition after being found with skull fractures
MIDVALE, Utah (ABC4) — A 4-month-old infant is at a local area hospital in critical condition after she was found to be suffering from two skull fractures and a “significant” brain bleed earlier this week. Sgt. Aymee Race with the Unified Police Department said officers were called...
Midvale babysitter facing murder charge after slamming infant's head into metal wall
MIDVALE, Utah (KUTV) — A Midvale man was arrested on several felony charges, including murder, after allegedly slamming an infant’s head into the side of an elevator multiple times while babysitting. Unified police said officers were dispatched to the Road Home shelter in Midvale shortly before 8 p.m....
Midvale man remembering husband who died in Lake Powell houseboat accident
MIDVALE — A family is grieving over a Midvale man’s death after a houseboat accident on Lake Powell. The victim’s husband explains what he’s now holding onto, after a fun trip turned into a tragedy. Looking down at his phone, Wyatt Hendricks sat in his home...
‘Fear and panic’: Orem mother voices frustration over bus driver mishap after daughter’s brief disappearance
An Orem mother is expressing her frustration with the Alpine School District and its bus transportation system after her 5-year-old daughter was left wandering a neighborhood alone because the driver reportedly dropped her off at the wrong location. That was the third and final straw for Madison Largin, who said...
Utah DCFS: When to call for help if abuse is suspected
KEARNS — Concerning allegations of a teen kept in makeshift cells in Kearns has some neighbors wondering if they could have gotten help there sooner. These cases are always very sensitive. It can be tough to tell from the outside looking in whether abuse is happening. That's why the Division of Child and Family Services doesn't want us having to take on that pressure.
Trial for Kent Cody Barlow scheduled to begin in 2 weeks
PROVO, Utah (KUTV) — The trial for Kent Cody Barlow, who is accused of hitting and killing two young boys while driving under the influence of methamphetamine, is set to start in around two weeks. This trial marks a significant milestone in a case that has been ongoing since...
Parents remember ‘vivacious’ Utah woman who drowned on canyoneering trip
LEHI — The parents of a Utah woman who drowned on a canyoneering trip in California said they are relying on their faith as they mourn their daughter’s loss. Jeannine Skinner, 34, died last week along with two friends, David Bell and Peter On, as they were hiking near the Seven Teacups area of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Skinner got caught in a whirlpool. Bell and On both jumped in to save her.
Judge denies defense attorney's request to withdraw from Kent Cody Barlow case
PROVO, Utah (KUTV) — The lead attorney for Kent Cody Barlow, the man charged with two counts of first-degree murder has formally requested to withdraw from the case, but is he getting a fair shake from the judge? A 2 News Investigation looks into written and oral arguments on the motion and whether the judge has lost his neutrality in this high-profile case involving the deaths of two little boys, Hunter Jackson, and Odin Ratliff in 2022 at a horse boarding facility in Eagle Mountain.
Taylorsville man allegedly shoots at friend during argument over who will drive
MIDVALE, Utah (ABC4) — A 21-year-old Taylorsville man is facing federal charges for multiple violent crimes after he allegedly fired a gun toward one of his friends during a heated argument about who would drive a car. According to court documents, Maxwell Archibald was with two friends at Midvale...
Police: Suspect shot at victim after texting him he planned to shoot him
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah, Aug. 28, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — After first announcing his intentions online, police arrested a West Valley City man after he drove to South Salt Lake to allegedly shoot at his associate. Richard Eugene Doty, 41, who is a convicted felon, was booked into the...
'We can all do better': Mom urges drivers to remain calm after South Jordan road rage encounter
SOUTH JORDAN — A mother urged all drivers to do better after an unnerving road rage encounter over the weekend that she feared could have put her children in harm's way. Katie Koelliker and her family were heading east along 10400 South on Sunday when another car sped past them in the right lane and honked its horn.
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