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The gardener: Ogden Fire Chief Mike Mathieu speaks about four-plus decades of first responder service, leadership
Arrests made following theft of A-10 Warthog aircraft statue in Clearfield

Salt Lake DA uses Utah’s newly created ‘child torture’ law

Utah judge schedules execution by firing squad for a man with dementia

Body found in Cedar Canyon identified as Ogden-area woman
Deputy Chief Mike Slater tapped to take over leadership of Ogden City Fire Department

Box Elder couple facing multiple felony charges including sexual assault
Illegally discharged fireworks lead to weekend fire, damaged houses and displaced family
Lightning causes short-lived fire at Antelope Island State Park over Independence Day holiday
Salt Lake DA uses Utah’s newly created ‘child torture’ law
The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office charged two people this week in the first child torture case since lawmakers passed a bill inspired in part by social media influencer and convicted child abuser Ruby Franke. Tyrel Scott Belone and Amber Lee Leary were both charged on Tuesday ...
Utah judge schedules execution by firing squad for a man with dementia
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah judge on Wednesday set an execution date for a man with dementia who has been on death row for 37 years, even as his lawyers file appeals and argue his condition is worsening. Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, is set to be executed Sept. 5 for abducting and killing Utah mother ...
Box Elder couple facing multiple felony charges including sexual assault
BRIGHAM CITY — A husband and wife living in Box Elder County have been charged with multiple felonies following an alleged sexual assault in May. Perry residents Ryan Wood and K'Dee Wood, both 37, made their initial appearances in Brigham City's 1st District Court on Monday. According to ...
Ralph Menzies’ attorneys say death row inmate’s dementia has worsened
Attorneys for Ralph Menzies are requesting another review to determine whether the 67-year-old death row inmate with dementia is competent enough to be executed, arguing that his cognitive decline has worsened in the year since he was last evaluated. The petition, filed in Utah’s 3rd ...
Layton woman sentenced in 2010 killing of her own children
FARMINGTON — A Layton mother who pleaded guilty with a mental condition last year to the 2010 murders of her two children was sentenced Monday in Farmington’s 2nd District Court. Sun Cha Warhola, 59, received concurrent sentences of 15 years to life on two counts of first-degree felony ...
Utah’s gun laws and the factors at play as prosecutors mull charges after ‘No Kings’ shooting
A man is dead. One man who was arrested is now out of jail. And the man who allegedly shot three bullets — including the one that killed “innocent bystander” Arthur “Afa” Ah Loo, according to police — is cooperating with law enforcement but is not in custody. Based on what’s ...