Mexican national charged with drug and immigration crimes in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City has indicted a Mexican national on drug and immigration charges following a significant drug seizure in Salt Lake County. Francisco Javier Gonzalez-Diaz, a 40-year-old residing illegally in West Jordan, Utah, was initially charged by complaint on...
Man sentenced to life without possibility of parole for 2018 double homicide in West...
A man has been sentenced to life without possibility of parole after being convicted of a double homicide from 2018 in West Valley City where he shot two people with an AR-15 while naked.
The Gyros At This No-Frills Utah Restaurant Are So Good, You’ll Think About Them...
A restaurant does not need a spotlight when the food is already doing all the talking. This Salt Lake City favorite has the kind of loyal following that grows from real cravings, not staged photos or passing trends. Utah’s capital has no shortage of places competing for attention, but this...
Video captures SLCPD patrol car pinning suspect’s bike in dramatic arrest
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Tyler Campos saw it coming — patrol cars chasing a man on a bike — and the pursuit seemed to be coming right at him. "It almost looked like he was going to hit me,” Campos said of the police car. “He kept on going straight and pinned him against the corner there. I had a few seconds to jog over
Warm & breezy; Fire danger increasing
Perfect patio weather! Sunny & warm today, but hot & windy by Saturday with increasing fire danger across Central & Southern UT. A dry cold front will bring more seasonal temps by Sunday.
‘Already brave’: Hogle Zoo welcomes Briar, a new baby porcupine
Utah's Hogle Zoo has welcomed a new porcupine, Briar.
West Jordan man faces federal drug-trafficking count in sting operation; local charges dismissed
OGDEN — Federal prosecutors have charged a West Jordan man with drug trafficking, while charges in the same matter in the 2nd District Court in Ogden have been dismissed. Federal prosecutors filed a count of possession of fentanyl with the intent to distribute, a felony, against Jeremy Gene Aiken, 51, in U.S. District
Wanted fugitive with over 20 years of felony charges tries to hide from Murray...
SALT LAKE CITY — Newly obtained body camera footage shows the moments when a federal fugitive with over 20 years of felony charges and convictions, attempts to hide from police after fleeing three times within several days. In 2022, a Utah federal judge sentenced Bobby Dean Cowell, 45, of...
Murray man sentenced to prison for assault after hitting his mother with a hammer
SALT LAKE CITY — A Murray man was sentenced to prison on Tuesday after he seriously injured his mother with a hammer during an unprovoked domestic violence incident. Dray D. Howick, 42, pleaded guilty on Jan. 27 to aggravated assault, a second-degree felony. Third District Judge Chelsea Koch ordered him to spend one to
A new look and new names to fill in as Utah’s largest farmers market...
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's largest farmers market will look different when it returns this weekend, as its home undergoes a facelift. There will also be new faces, as some familiar vendors deal with the impacts of a "fruit famine" and others step aside for the next generation of businesses when the Salt Lake City Downtown
