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‘Karen’ charged with pulling down teen’s skirt in Utah restaurant signs plea agreement
In a case that garnered national headlines due to a viral TikTok video, a former Utah state employee has signed a plea deal in connection to yanking down a teenager’s miniskirt in a St. George restaurant earlier this year.
Motorcycle Crash UPDATE: Both Riders from Utah Killed on Idaho Highway
ACCIDENT UPDATE: Idaho State Police have updated their report. The driver of the motorcycle, a 69-year-old male from Farr West, Utah, has also passed away. He succumbed to his injuries at the hospital on July 28th, 6 days after the crash. A motorcycle crash on an Idaho highway has left...
Eight killed in speed-related crashes since Pioneer Day
Eight people have died on Utah roads since Pioneer Day in speed-related incidents. Seven months into 2024, the state has seen more than 5,000 crashes caused by high speeds. According to the DPS Highway Safety Office, Utah had about 9,300 speed-related crashes in 2023. That’s 11% higher than the previous five years.
Officials deny clemency for Hopi man set to be executed for killing of ex’s mother
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah officials denied clemency July 26 to a Hopi man who is set to be executed for the stabbing death of his girlfriend’s mother in 1998. The decision regarding the fate of Taberon Dave Honie, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection Aug. 8, was announced in a one-paragraph notice from Scott Stephenson, chair of the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole.
Foreign national in Utah indicted on drug charges after fentanyl bust
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A federal grand jury has indicted a foreign national living in Utah on drug charges following the seizure of 20,000 fentanyl pills during an undercover operation. Bryan Guadalupe Diaz-Lopez, 21, of West Valley City, Utah, was arrested on July 19, 2024, after attempting to...
$20K reward offered in killing of two endangered California condors in southern Utah
Wildlife officials say two endangered California condors were shot and killed in southern Utah. According to the Utah Division of Wildlife, the first condor was discovered north of Zion National Park near Cedar City in the fall of 2022 with a second one found dead in the same area in June. It’s not clear if the two incidents are connected.
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