Man charged after driving at nearly 200 mph, leading to crash that killed passenger
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A 22-year-old man was charged after troopers found him driving at nearly 200 mph, leading to the crash that killed his passenger in 2022. Ricardo Aceves, 22, was charged in February with one second-degree felony count of manslaughter. The Salt Lake County District Attorney's...
Locations in Idaho and Utah Removed From DOGE Cuts List
We recently published data from the DOGE website that listed locations in Idaho, Utah, and Washington that had been affected by the DOGE cuts. The information on the Department of Government Efficiency website is fluid as they add information, review it, and adjust it as needed. For some real estate...
Texas man pleads guilty to sneaking onto Delta flight from Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A Texas man has pleaded guilty to a felony after sneaking onto a Delta Airlines flight and hiding in the plane’s lavatory to get a
Man accused of killing his children’s mother and setting her trailer on fire before...
A Utah man has been accused of killing the mother of his children and setting her home on fire before snatching their young children. Deputies with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office arrested Ricardo Trujillo Rojel, 29, on charges of aggravated murder and aggravated arson on Monday. Authorities were first alerted to...
Flavored vape is now banned in Utah after federal judge’s preliminary ruling
Nearly all flavored vape products are now banned in Utah after a federal judge's Monday ruling in an ongoing lawsuit against the state's new e-cigarette law.
Utahns can soon buy beer without leaving their cars
Utahns will soon be able to buy beer from the grocery store without leaving their car. Gov. Spencer Cox on Monday signed SB328, the annual update of Utah liquor laws, which would permit people buying groceries online to add beer to their order and have it delivered to them in the parking lot. Under the current law, a...
Utah honors its soldiers who received the National Medal of Honor
'They completely protected those they were serving and gave of themselves'
Experts say this week’s warm temperatures shouldn’t cause flooding problems
SALT LAKE CITY — The sudden warm temperatures this week will cause most of our remaining valley snow to melt. Luckily, experts aren’t expecting any flooding problems. National Weather Service Hydrologist Glen Merrill said the reason is that we don’t have much snow left at the lower elevations.
Web of abuse: Several women say Utah police, courts have failed to stop an...
SALT LAKE CITY — He was very charismatic in the beginning. He told the women he was a pilot, a marine biologist or a singer-songwriter. Other times, he said he worked for the U.S. government, was in the military or owned a coffee brand. He said he couldn’t have children and was a God-fearing man.
We asked ChatGPT to write jokes about Utah. Here are the yuks
Our tech team recently hosted a ChatGPT training for reporters to experiment with some limited text summaries and data analysis. Why it matters: The use of AI in news media has massive implications for for democracy, ethics and community power dynamics. Yes, but: I'm still fumbling with my account login,...