SALT LAKE CITY — An Ogden man found guilty of fatally stabbing a good Samaritan who intervened in a fight has lost his appeal to the Utah Court of Appeals. In a decision released Thursday, the court ruled that Xavier Soto’s defense was not constitutionally deficient and that his conviction ...

OGDEN — Brain Tasker, a shooting suspect who told police he intended to empty his handgun into the victim, has pleaded guilty to first-degree felony attempted murder. The gun jammed after one shot in the April 16 shooting, according to charging documents. The man who was shot drove himself ...

WILLARD — A tow truck driver who was severely shocked under a high-voltage Rocky Mountain Power transmission line at Willard Bay State Park has lost a personal injury lawsuit against the utility. Cooper Bacon is disabled, his lawsuit said, because of electric shock injuries he suffered ...

FARMINGTON — A judge has sentenced a Layton man to prison on reduced charges for a sudden suffocation and strangulation attack on his mother. In a plea bargain, Jacob Raoul Solis, 36, pleaded guilty in July to second-degree felony aggravated assault and second-degree felony aggravated ...

LAYTON — Prosecutors on Monday filed a first-degree felony aggravated arson charge against an apartment resident after a fire last week that started in his couch forced the displacement of occupants of 14 units in the building. Firefighters found Shaun Aaron Gale’s apartment engulfed in ...

OGDEN — In a deal with prosecutors that lets her avoid capital punishment, Brenda Emile pleaded guilty on Friday to first-degree felony aggravated murder in the death of her 3-year-old daughter. Emile, 27, will face sentencing Oct. 17-28 in 2nd District Court before Judge Michael DiReda. The ...