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Paighten Harkins

Paighten Harkins

Reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune

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Utah woman accused of killing 12-year-old stepson pleads guilty, joining 2 other relatives

The stepmother accused of killing 12-year-old Utah boy Gavin Peterson has pleaded guilty and is anticipated to be sentenced next month, making her the third relative to accept a plea deal in the case, including the boy's father and brother.
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This Utah man once tried to strangle a woman he’s now accused of ki...

Funds for forensic strangulation exams for victims didn't exist when Ricardo Trujillo Rojel was arrested for domestic violence in 2021. Now, as he is accused of strangling and killing the same woman, the funding wasn't re-upped.
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White supremacist gang member killed by police, Ogden officer shot ...

Ogden gang task force officers shot and killed a “known white supremacist gang member with an extensive criminal history" after they say the man pulled a gun on officers who attempted to arrest him.
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‘Ritual’ sex abuse case: Judge dismisses charges against a central ...

A Utah judge has dismissed for good some charges stemming from Utah County's "ritual" sex abuse ring investigation, saying the measure was warranted because of the "quantity and quality of prosecutorial missteps" in the case.
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Salt Lake police officer won’t face charges in seemingly accidental...

An SLCPD officer who injured a suspect when he appeared to accidentally fire blindly through thick grass won't face criminal charges, the Salt Lake County District Attorney said Friday.
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After a 20-year wait, this Utah city is finally getting a west-side...

While its east side has a variety of options, those who live on the west have needed to cross Interstate 15 to grocery shop for 20 years. Now, after decades of plans starting and stalling, Provo's growing west side is finally getting a store.
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After a 20-year wait, this Utah city is finally getting a west-side...

While its east side has a variety of options, those who live on the west have needed to cross Interstate 15 to grocery shop for 20 years. Now, after decades of plans starting and stalling, Provo's growing west side is finally getting a store.
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This Utah couple is being harassed over old satanic abuse claims. T...

Since being clearly “falsely accused” — along with more than 140 other Utahns — in decade-old allegations of ritual sex abuse, a Spring City couple has endured death threats and harassment stirred up online, their attorney says.
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When justice is at stake, science says more jurors are better than ...

The Constitution establishes the right to a trial by jury, but in Utah — and five other states — a defendant's fate often rests on the decision of fewer jurors than is standard across the country. Why?
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Utah homeschooling community wants to dismantle law meant to stop c...

This bill, HB209, removes a requirement meant to keep convicted child abusers from homeschooling. That requirement seemed like a good idea at the time, sponsor Rep. Nicholeen Peck said, but she argued it's caused too much confusion and lacks "teeth."
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Provo’s tiny, budget-friendly airport is the ‘fastest growing’ in t...

Since 2020, the airport’s demand has ballooned, surging from 77,217 people boarding a plane up to 448,972 last year — a 481% increase. The "fastest growing commercial airport in the entire country" now plans to get bigger, its director said.