Mother speaks out after son’s death in West Valley carbon monoxide incident
WEST VALLEY CITY — A mother spoke out Wednesday about her son’s death and called for accountability, after police said the man was one of three who died of carbon monoxide poisoning after being left in a running vehicle in a garage by a care worker. Investigators late...
Firefighter injured while responding to house fire in Bountiful
BOUNTIFUL, Utah (KUTV) — A firefighter was briefly hospitalized after being injured while fighting a fire on the exterior of a home in Bountiful. A home on the 400 block of 1500 South caught fire shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to officials with the South Davis Metro Fire Service Area.
Man hikes up condo stairwells to help neighbors evacuate during Salt Lake fire
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A resident at Canyon Road Towers took action during a fire at the 13-story condo building, hiking up multiple flights of stairs to ensure his neighbors made it out safely. “I was on the second floor, and we went up to the tenth floor...
Homeless man charged with digging hole under overpass arrested again for same crime
MURRAY — A homeless man charged last fall with digging a giant hole under an I-15 overpass, causing about $10,000 in damage, has been arrested again and accused of digging another hole. Troy Coyn Jones, 45, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on Wednesday for investigation of...
‘Blindsided’ by new homeless campus, west side lawmakers want a seat at the table
SALT LAKE CITY — As Utah leaders weigh building a 1,300-bed homeless services campus on the northwest side of Salt Lake City, two lawmakers who represent that area worry their constituents are being left out of the decision process. "The community has a lot of concerns right now, and...
Thunder Rumbles Toward Salt Lake City, Turning Drive Home Into a Soaker
Salt Lake City is waking up to mostly cloudy skies and about 43°F this Thursday as a Pacific storm rolls through, delivering a steady light rain overnight and into the morning hours. The wet pattern eases by mid-morning before reloading: showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected to pop back up across the...
UDOT issues traction law restrictions as snow returns to Wasatch mountains
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Snow returned to the Wasatch Front, bringing a fresh layer of powder to the region's higher elevations. According to the Ski Utah Snow Report, three inches of new snow fell in Alta, Deer Valley, Snowbird, and Sundance in the last 24 hours, with more expected through Wednesday morning. Other...
Man with sword entered random West Valley home, injured residents, police say
WEST VALLEY CITY — A man who police say may have been under the influence of drugs was arrested for allegedly entering a random home with a sword and injuring two people. Martin R. Espino Camacho, 42, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on Tuesday for investigation of aggravated burglary, aggravated assault,...
Magna man charged, accused of threatening junior high students during anti-ICE walkout
The man accused of threatening protesters from Magna junior high schools during a walkout has been criminally charged.
Man who dug hole under Murray Trax line arrested
A man who dug a hole under the overpass at a Trax line in Murray has been arrested and booked into jail for criminal mischief, months after he was charged for digging a tunnel under I-15
