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(Salt Lake City, UT) — A University of Utah student is dead after an electric scooter accident on the Salt Lake City campus Friday evening. University officials say the victim was a first-year student from California. No additional details about the student or circumstances surrounding the accident have been released. The university says counseling services are available for students and officials are providing support to the student's family.
(Sandy, UT) — After a five-year-old girl died in an accidental shooting in Sandy, gun safety advocates are reminding gun owners to properly store their weapons. So far, police are only saying the victim died after being shot in an accident involving young children. The Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah tells KUTV there are many ways to keep guns out of tiny hands. One system now in use is biometric safes. They keep guns away from kids, but they can be quickly opened with a gun owner's fingerprint.
(Nephi, UT) -- A woman killed in an officer-involved shooting in Nephi is being identified. ABC 4 reports Crysti Vincent made an erratic 911 call Sunday morning, threatening to shoot her ex-husband. He also called police, saying Vincent had shown up at his home acting erratically. Officers located her later at her own house, and
(Provo, UT) — A Utah judge is ordering the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk to stand trial for capital murder. The judge ruled that there was sufficient probable cause after prosecutors presented what they called “overwhelming” evidence against Tyler Robinson during his preliminary hearing. The capital murder charge allows prosecutors to pursue the death penalty. Robinson is accused of shooting and killing Kirk last September during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University. Kirk's widow, Erika, and his mother, Kathryn, were in court for the ruling.
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Former Utah Utes football coach Kyle Whittingham is denying accusations from his former players that he made them play while injured. Yesterday on the Dan Patrick Show, Whittingham insisted he has never overruled a decision by his medical staff. Last week, the Salt Lake Tribune published an article in which six former players raised questions about the way injuries were handled by Whittingham. He's now the head coach at Michigan.
(Springdale, UT) — A major roadway in Zion National Park is closed because of a rock slide. The Zion-Mount Carmel Highway shut down yesterday in both directions. State Route Nine is closed from Canyon Junction to the park's East Entrance. The Utah Department of Transportation says they're working to clear rocks from the roadway's switchbacks.
(Orem, UT) — A woman is now in custody after she allegedly made threats near Utah Valley University in Orem. It started yesterday around 12:20 p.m., when the woman reportedly threatened to shoot some people near The Green Apartments. She was apprehended after she was seen moving between the apartments and the UVU campus. The suspect, who is now in custody, has not been publicly identified. She was described as a white woman in her late teens or early 20s. She was wearing green clothing and a green New York Jets hat. It's not yet clear if she's a UVU student.
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A coalition of environmental groups is suing to stop the Trump administration from shrinking the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. The White House wants to shrink the monuments by about three million acres and the groups are reviving a lawsuit from 2017, which was the last time President Trump decided to shrink the area. The Wilderness Society, the Sierra Club and others claim the president violated the Antiquities Act.
By: Porter Huntsman
(Orem, UT) -- A woman is now in custody after she allegedly made threats near Utah Valley University in Orem. It started yesterday around 12:20 p.m., when the woman reportedly threatened to shoot some people near The Green Apartments. She was apprehended after she was seen moving between the apartments and the UVU campus. The
(Park City, UT) — A Park City dentist is accused of unlawful sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl. Police say 48-year-old Benjamin James Wilson allegedly gave the girl drugs and brought her to his dental office, where she says he gave her nitrous oxide and alcohol. The teen says Wilson then promised her more drugs in exchange for sexual contact. He's facing other charges including distribution of a controlled substance, furnishing an alcoholic product to a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
