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Saratoga Springs woman arrested after killing friend in suicide pact, police say
SARATOGA SPRINGS — A Saratoga Springs woman has been arrested after police say she shot and killed her friend as part of a suicide pact, but did not take her own life. Heavenly Faith Garfield, 21, was booked into the Utah County Jail Monday for investigation of murder and discharge of a firearm.
Cat survives 500-mile journey in Amazon box
Lehi, Utah — A mischievous cat named Galena survived a journey across the United States after accidentally getting shipped inside an Amazon return package, reported The Guardian. The indoor-only cat traveled over 500 miles from Lehi, Utah, to California in a three foot by three foot shipping container, enduring six days without food or water. Galena was discovered in relatively good shape by an Amazon employee. ...
Herriman woman charged with abusing foster child
HERRIMAN — A Herriman woman was charged Wednesday with abusing an infant boy. Heather Danielle Breitenstein, 45, is charged in 3rd District Court with aggravated child abuse, a second-degree felony. On Jan. 4, 2023, Breitenstein took a 5-month-old boy, described as her foster child, to Primary Children's Hospital "and...
'Nothing but humble': Family remembers man killed in Bluffdale industrial incident
SALT LAKE CITY — The family of a 43-year-old man killed in an industrial accident in Bluffdale is speaking publicly for the first time. The victim of the April 25 incident in Bluffdale was identified as 43-year-old Saulisi "Sau" Mahe of West Valley City. "You would find Sau on...
Children’s Justice Center expands, opens at new location in American Fork
The American Fork location is called the North Utah County Children’s Justice Center, and was relocated from a rental space to a 150-year-old historic home in American Fork that has been renovated.
2News Investigates honored with National Headliner Award
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — KUTV’s 2News investigation into the failed supervision of a parolee accused of killing two little boys and state officials attempts to cover up the truth has won a National Headliner Award. 2News Investigates, led by Chief Investigative Reporter Wendy Halloran and Executive Producer...
Building for tomorrow: Officials break ground on Central Iron County Water Conservancy District building
CEDAR CITY — Officials broke ground Monday for Central Iron County Water Conservancy District’s new maintenance and office building. Located on a 10-acre site at 710 South Westview Drive, the new facility is expected to be completed within one year, said Paul Monroe, the water conservancy district’s general manager.
Provo man shot by police in South Salt Lake charged in auto burglary investigation
AMERICAN FORK — A Provo man, who police say stole his impounded car from a lot in Utah County and was later shot by police looking for him in Salt Lake County, is now facing criminal charges for the American Fork incident. Kevin Mitchell Ballew, 37, was charged Monday...
Bluffdale creates accessory dwelling unit toolkit as one solution to help housing crisis
BLUFFDALE, Utah (KUTV) — Bluffdale is making it simpler for homeowners to offer accessory dwelling units as affordable housing solutions. The city is creating a toolkit that will give homeowners an start-to-finish guide through building a detached stand-alone rental structures on their residential properties. Holly Neilson, a Utah County...
Alpine School District moves forward with study of 2 potential reconfiguration options
AMERICAN FORK — The Alpine School District Board of Education on Tuesday voted to continue studying two potential options for how Utah's largest school district could be reconfigured going forward. The latest decision comes in anticipation of putting at least one of the reconfiguration options on the ballot for...
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