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Kirk Killer Defense Team Requesting Limitation Of Media Coverage

Kirk Killer Defense Team Requesting Limitation Of Media Coverage

(Undated) — Law enforcement, plus the defense team for Charlie Kirk’s accused killer Tyler Robinson, are calling for a ban on cameras for court hearings. The Utah County Sheriff’s Office and Robinson’s defense team made the request to Judge Tony Graf to limit media coverage. Graf will meet with the […]

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Defense Seeks to Strike Prosecutor’s Response in Charlie Kirk Murder Case

Defense Seeks to Strike Prosecutor’s Response in Charlie Kirk Murder Case

(Provo, UT) — The defense for Tyler James Robinson is asking a judge to strike a recent response from prosecutors in the case over the killing of Charlie Kirk. The motion concerns Robinson’s request to appear in court in civilian clothing without restraints, arguing that inmate attire could bias the […]

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Two Separate Drownings Prompt Swift Water Warning

Two Separate Drownings Prompt Swift Water Warning

(Provo, UT) — The Utah County Sheriff’s Office is urging people to use caution near rivers and bodies of water especially during heavy runoff periods. Deputies say two separate drowning incidents this past weekend involved victims near rivers. On Saturday, a 12-year-old boy fell into the Provo River. Search and […]

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Utah man rescued from mine shaft near Provo uninjured

Utah man rescued from mine shaft near Provo uninjured

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An 18-year-old Utah man was rescued from a mine shaft after he was unable to climb his way out. The man was not injured or trapped but did not make an attempt to climb out of the mine on Tuesday because he did not feel […]

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Police yet to find 2 teenage girls missing on Utah Lake

Police yet to find 2 teenage girls missing on Utah Lake

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah County sheriff’s office has resumed a search Thursday morning for two teenagers who went missing on Utah Lake earlier this week. Two girls, ages 17 and 18, were reported missing by family members Wednesday after going to the Knolls area on the west […]

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Police yet to find 2 teenage girls missing on Utah Lake

Police yet to find 2 teenage girls missing on Utah Lake

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah County sheriff’s office has resumed a search Thursday morning for two teenagers who went missing on Utah Lake earlier this week. Two girls, ages 17 and 18, were reported missing by family members Wednesday after going to the Knolls area on the west […]

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Smoke near Spanish Fork Canyon expected from prescribed burn

Smoke near Spanish Fork Canyon expected from prescribed burn

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities say people may see smoke near the site of several wildfire burn scars over the next few weeks, but it will be coming from a prescribed burn. The Daily Herald reports that the project near Sheep Creek in Spanish Fork Canyon could make smoke visible until early […]

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Woman sought in New Mexico narcotics case arrested in Utah

Woman sought in New Mexico narcotics case arrested in Utah

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a woman wanted in New Mexico in a drug trafficking case has been arrested in Utah. The FBI said detectives from the Utah County Sheriff’s Office and the Provo Police Department booked 29-year-old Marysol Pena into jail Friday on suspicion of intent to distribute […]

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Falling debris leads to hiker’s death in Provo Canyon

Falling debris leads to hiker’s death in Provo Canyon

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A visitor from Mexico hiking a popular waterfall in Provo Canyon died after debris fell on him. The Daily Herald in Provo reports the accident happened Sunday afternoon as the 23-year-old man was climbing around Bridal Veil Falls. Utah County Sheriff’s investigators say it appears a large log […]

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2 dead in suicide, accidental shooting in Utah campground

2 dead in suicide, accidental shooting in Utah campground

PAYSON, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities say a woman was fatally injured when struck by a bullet that first killed a man apparently taking his own life by shooting himself in the head. The Utah County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that investigators believe the couple were arguing early […]

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