West Valley couple charged with child torture for allegedly starving 5-year-old
WEST VALLEY CITY — A West Valley couple accused of starving a 5-year-old girl to the point that she would eat nonfood items has been charged. Daniel James Fivas, 32, and Jessica Marie Harmes, 44, were each charged Friday in 3rd District Court with child torture, a first-degree felony.
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1 teen dead, another in critical condition after shooting at West Valley City Halloween...
One teen is dead and another is in critical condition after a shooting at a Halloween party in West Valley City Friday night, according to West Valley City Police.
Sewage line break causes relocation of students at SLC school
Students and staff who typically would be going to Open Classroom in Salt Lake City will have to go elsewhere for their education.
Salt Lake man given 25 years to life in prison for raping, impregnating child
SALT LAKE CITY — A 60-year-old man convicted of impregnating a 13-year-old girl a decade ago has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. In January 2017, William Piol Makuei, of Salt Lake City, was charged with two counts of rape of a child, a first-degree felony. More than eight years later, on Sept. 3, he was...
Car drives into Murray nail salon Friday morning
A vehicle drove into a Muray nail salon on Friday morning.
A Pirate’s Life for Fresh Living
KUTV — Ahoy, mateys! The Fresh Living crew set sail this Halloween dressed to impress — pirate style!. With help from our friends at Pib’s Exchange, we traded our everyday attire for swashbuckling style and took the high seas of the studio by storm. It was all...
Utah’s Hogle Zoo celebrates Halloween with themed-enrichment for animals
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah's Hogle Zoo provided resident animals with Halloween-themed enrichment to celebrate the holiday. Animal care and volunteer teams provided five different types of enrichment to stimulate animals' senses. The enrichment included sensory (sight, sound, smell, and touch), feeding (puzzle...
Man convicted of killing teen boy faces new charges in prison
SALT LAKE CITY — A man sentenced to the Utah State Prison a year ago for his role in the murder of a 15-year-old boy is now facing new charges. Xavior Lunt, 19, was charged Friday in 3rd District Court with aggravated assault by a prisoner and possession of a weapon, second-degree felonies.
Salt Lake Temple time-lapse video: Crews dismantle huge crane that worked 6 days a...
Workers also are rebuilding the west access area for the Relief Society Building next to the temple to make it more accessible.
