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Missing kayaker identified after body recovered at Little Dell Reservoir
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Crews have recovered the body of a missing kayaker after she was seen falling into the waters at Little Dell Reservoir east of Salt Lake City. The individual was identified as 29-year-old Salt Lake City resident Hailey Mason, who was on the lake alone Tuesday when someone heard her calling for help around 2 p.m., Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera said at a Wednesday media briefing.
After lightning strikes teen group, one faces monthslong recovery
SALT LAKE CITY — All of the teens hospitalized after being shocked by a lightning strike have been released from the hospital. Fourteen-year-old Kaileigh Saling, the last of the hospitalized teens, was sent home Sunday night. Kaleigh said the lightning strike hit just inches from where she was walking.
3rd suspect arrested in Salt Lake City homicide case
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 3, 2024 — Salt Lake City police detectives have arrested a third alleged suspect in connection with the May 26 shooting death of 30-year-old Nico Christopher Patino. According to a Wednesday morning press release by the SLCPD PR Unit, 19-year-old Nhial Buk was booked...
Warhola pleads guilty to killing her 2 kids as part of agreement, awaits sentencing
FARMINGTON — Sun Cha Warhola has pleaded guilty in the 2010 killings of her two young children as part of a plea agreement, and appeared before the judge Monday as the sides prepare for sentencing. Warhola took part in the video hearing from the Utah State Hospital, where she...
Man arrested by SLCPD after found asleep in running pickup with drug paraphernalia visible
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 2, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A 52-year-old man was arrested Monday after he was found sleeping in a Chevrolet pickup with the engine running and with drug paraphernalia visible through the windows. A search of the vehicle found blue pills stamped “M30,” determined to...
Salt Lake City fireman killed in rafting accident, remembered for his life of adventure
SANDY — Friends of Capt. Michael Harp recounted the deadly rafting accident the veteran firefighter did not survive. Officials said Harp was pinned under his raft Thursday after it flipped. He was with a group of about 20 friends rafting down the Green River at Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado.
Missing Big Cottonwood Canyon hiker found dead
SALT LAKE CITY — A missing Big Cottonwood Canyon hiker has been found dead by a search and rescue crew. In a post to X, KSL TV’s Dan Rascon said that search and rescue has been on the scene all morning. Authorities believe the 80-year-old man fell off Sundial Peak.
Drug arrest made in relation to suspicious package that forced courthouse evacuation
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Deputies have made an arrest in relation to a suspicious package that forced the evacuation of the Matheson Courthouse in downtown Salt Lake City. Eric Lynn Bentrum, age 55, was taken into custody on drug-related charges. According to court records, deputies with the Salt...
The FBI is starting a new program to prevent mass violence
SALT LAKE CITY — In the newest reiteration of “see something, say something,” the FBI is asking people to be on the lookout for signs someone could be contemplating mass violence. There’s been a huge increase in mass violence over the past 20 years. But the FBI’s...
Keeping luggage safe from thieves at the airport carousel
SALT LAKE CITY — A Davis County family believes their luggage was stolen right off the airport carousel, and they’re hoping to warn others to be prepared. Sarah Barrett said they tracked their bag with the Delta app all the way to the baggage carousel, but by the time they got there, it was gone.
Charges filed against man accused of trying to hijack UTA bus
LAYTON — A Farmington man who police say huffed a can of air duster before trying to hijack a UTA bus and attempting to burn an officer, is now facing formal charges. Keith Sterling Frandsen, 36, was charged Monday in 2nd District Court with bus hijacking, a first-degree felony; assault on a police officer, a class A misdemeanor; and interfering with a police officer, a class B misdemeanor.
Defendant arrested by federal agents in Cambodia appears for sentencing in St. George
ST. GEORGE — A northern Utah man arrested in February in Washington County with a juvenile runaway appeared for sentencing in St. George recently. He had also been arrested as a fugitive in Cambodia by U.S. Marshals Service agents in April. On June 18, the defendant, 58-year-old Philip Alan...
Suspect facing weapons, drug charges after Salt Lake City PD vehicle defaced with Sharpie
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A man with an apparent penchant for permanent markers found himself in permanent trouble after allegedly turning a police vehicle into his personal canvas. Silis Harper, 35, was arrested near North Temple and the Jordan River Trail after officers responded to reports of trespassing...
3 families displaced after Sunset apartment fire
SUNSET, Utah (ABC4) — Three families have been displaced after a two-alarm fire at an apartment complex in Sunset early Wednesday morning, July 3. North Davis Fire District Chief Mark Becraft told ABC4.com the fire started just after 8 a.m. on Wednesday. When firefighters arrived, they found “heavy flames” coming out of an apartment building with four units near 500 West and 2600 North.
All-clear called after Matheson Courthouse evacuated, suspicious package checked
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 2, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Traffic was blocked and there was a large police presence Tuesday afternoon after a package judged to be suspicious was found near the Scott M. Matheson Courthouse. Officials from the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office alerted the Salt Lake...
Utah Highway Patrol increasing DUI shifts for July holidays
With two holidays this month, Lt. Zach Randall with Utah Highway Patrol said throughout July, there will be over 280 DUI shifts by 37 law enforcement agencies, keeping an eye out for signs drivers may be under the influence.
Downtown courthouse evacuated due to ‘suspicious package’
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A large police presence in downtown Salt Lake City disrupted traffic and public transit near 400 South and State Street on Tuesday, July 2, as officers investigated reports of a suspicious package at the Scott M. Matheson Courthouse. Details are extremely limited, however, the...
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