McKenzie Stauffer

More than 1,000 wildlife were illegally killed in the state of Utah in 2020, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources reported Monday. This is a slight decrease from 2019. In 2020, a total of 1,056 animals were illegally killed in Utah. 1,080 were killed the previous year. The combined total value…

A West Valley City man is accused of assaulting a woman he allegedly asked to use a taser on him when he had panic attacks, police reported. Ashten Lawrence, 20, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on charges of assault, a class B misdemeanor, and aggravated assault, a third-degree felony, ac…

What to do with an abandoned water park in Salt Lake City may quite literally be a million-dollar question. Closed in 2018,Seven Peaks Waterpark, also known as Raging Waters, is damaged beyond use, forcing city leaders to fork over hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, of dollars to repair the…

(KUTV) — A Washington County man is behind bars after he allegedly raped and assaulted a woman over the weekend. Gabriel Newland Dutson was arrested Sunday on charges of object rape, rape, aggravated assault and assault with substantial bodily injury, according to a probable cause affidavit.…

(KUTV) — An Ogden man is facing a slew of charges, including attempted aggravated murder and aggravated assault,after he allegedly shot his brother and strangled his sister-in-law after she reportedly tried to break off their romantic relationship. Charges were filed Tuesday in the Second Dist…

A Utah man is behind bars after he allegedly targeted a family and stole their vehicle while they were at St. Mark’s Hospital in Millcreek, Utah. A probable cause affidavit states 28-year-old Alexander Harward was arrested on multiple charges of theft, possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, an…

A Salt Lake County councilman is receiving backlash for a controversial Facebook post where he said the “equity movement” will “ruin life for everyone. ” David Alvord, former mayor of South Jordan, said”the left won’t be happy until... we have no children... we are all bi-sexual...…

The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office determined that the use of deadly force by a Unified Police Department officer on March 21, 2020 was not justified. Caption: KUTV: Jeremy Harris reports Bryan Pena Valenica, 28, of Salt Lake City, was shot and killed by Unified Police officer Omar Flor…

A man was arrested last week for allegedly attempting to stab a co-worker and injuring another. A probable cause affidavit states 23-year-old Kay Karnes was arrested on felony charges of murder and aggravated assault. On Friday at 1: 30 a. m. , officers arrived at an Ogden business to find a victi…

The parents of slain University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey dismissed their federal lawsuit Tuesday after reportedly getting paid their nearly $14 million settlementfrom the university and state. A motion filed in the U. S. District Court in Salt Lake City said Jill and Matt McCluskey would di…

Idaho authorities are asking for the public’s help to identify a set of human remains that were found in the Palisades area in September 2002. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office reports that a man and his dog were walking near Palisades Reservoir when they came upon what appeared to be a human s…

A former Salt Lake City police officer is accused of being involved in storming the U. S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the FBI announced Friday. Caption: KUTV: Kelly Vaughen reports Special agents and members of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, with the assistance of the Utah Bureau of Investigation, ar…

A West Valley City man was charged with murder after he allegedly shot his friend during a drunken argument in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 23. He claims the shooting was in self-defense. Glen Hogue, 59, was charged in the Third District Court, according to court documents, after he adm…

A 95-year-old Utah man is believed to have set the world record as the oldest person to helicopter ski. Snowbird made the announcement Wednesday. Junior Bounous skied four runs in the Wasatch Mountains near Snowbird, Utah on Monday, April 5 with his son Steve Bounous, daughter-in-law Suzanne Bounous…

Dr. Angela Dunn, a state epidemiologist who has been a prominent spokesperson for the Utah Department of Health during the coronavirus pandemic, has accepted a new position. She will be the executive director of the Salt Lake County Health Department, replacing Gary Edwards who is retiring in July.…

A 29-year-old man is behind bars after he allegedly hit two teenage girls with his car as they were walking in a crosswalk in Hurricane. Preston J. Camp, of Fredonia, Ariz. , was reportedly driving a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu on April 10 at 1150 W. State St. when the collision occurred. Camp fled the sc…

Salt Lake City is looking to give a place for people experiencing homelessness to live by building a tiny home village. Caption: KUTV: Michael Locklear reports The pilot model, called The Other Side Village, will serve as an addition to resources already available to people experiencing homelessnes…