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Midvale man charged in January shooting now charged with shooting 3 in February
23+ hour, 19+ min ago (501+ words) SOUTH SALT LAKE " Two men, both documented gang members, have been charged in connection with a shooting at a South Salt Lake party that injured three people. One of the men is already facing charges in connection with a separate…...
Demonstrators protest outside small ICE facility in Ogden they say is getting increased use
16+ hour, 4+ min ago (375+ words) OGDEN " For nearly 26 years, federal immigration officials have quietly worked out of a nondescript office in an industrial area of west Ogden, periodically processing immigrants through the facility. Kreeck has put his focus on the Ogden office, tapping data from…...
Questions grow over possible ICE 'mega center' in Salt Lake City
23+ hour, 25+ min ago (519+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " Local and state leaders are seeking answers after the federal government purchased a massive warehouse on Salt Lake City's west side, raising concerns it could become part of a new, large-scale immigration detention system. The property, an…...
3 arrested as hundreds protest new ICE purchase of Salt Lake warehouse
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (671+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " Three people were arrested Wednesday evening during a clash between protesters and Salt Lake police outside a warehouse recently purchased by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. An estimated 500 people gathered in front of the warehouse, 6020 W. 300 South, to protest…...
Couple accused of stealing liquor using rideshare cars as getaway vehicles
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (303+ words) COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah " Cottonwood Heights Police are investigating a bizarre and brazen theft pattern at the State Liquor Store off Fort Union Boulevard. Investigators say a man and woman have hit the same store four times this month " each time…...
Mullin makes his case as a steady hand for DHS but faces Senate pushback
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (964+ words) WASHINGTON " Markwayne Mullin, the White House pick for homeland security secretary, made a case to fellow senators Wednesday that he would be a steady hand for a department roiled by controversy under Kristi Noem, but signaled he would follow President…...
UHP trooper resigns after being charged with lewdness involving teen
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (272+ words) WILLARD, Box Elder County " A Utah Highway Patrol trooper is facing charges accusing him of exposing himself to a teen and also offering to show the teen a pornographic movie. Robert Ellis Nelson, 57, of Willard, was charged Feb. 13 in 1st District…...
Payson students train future service dogs
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (211+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " A group of students at Payson High School are making a difference outside the classroom by helping train service dogs for people in need. Among them is student Madison Langston, who said the experience has taught her…...
8 convicted of terrorism-related charges for attack on Texas ICE facility
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (337+ words) WASHINGTON " A jury convicted nine people on Friday for their involvement in "a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Texas last year, the Justice Department said. Eight of the nine defendants were "found guilty of providing…...
Tooele sheriff, fired detective trade political retaliation claims over dismissed DUI case
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (1180+ words) Estimated read time: 7-8 minutes TOOELE " What started as a routine traffic stop in Tooele County last fall has led to accusations of politically-motivated retaliation within the sheriff's office and now the firing of a detective. The KSL Investigators first started…...