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Saratoga Springs investigating reports of attempted kidnapping
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah (ABC4) — A pair of reports of attempted kidnappings have put the Saratoga Springs Police Department on alert over the last two weeks. Saratoga Springs spokesperson AnnElise Harrison told ABC4.com the city received two reports of attempted kidnappings in the Harvest Hills neighborhood of the city and several reports of suspicious activity. However, the parents of the victim in the initial report called the police department and retracted their report.
Salt Lake gang 'shot caller' charged with killing 2, now linked to 4th shooting
SANDY — A Salt Lake man already charged with killing two people at a party in 2021 has now been connected to another shooting in Sandy two days earlier. Patrocinio Perez, 21, was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with discharge of a firearm causing injury, a second-degree felony, plus aggravated assault and seven counts of shooting in the direction of someone, third-degree felonies.
‘Something wasn’t sitting well’: Funeral director expressed concerns about Tammy Daybell’s death
BOISE — Family friends testified in Chad Daybell’s murder trial Friday about comments he made in the days after his wife Tammy Daybell died — a death that seemed very sudden. Steven Schultz, a former neighbor who worked as a funeral director, described driving to Daybell’s Salem,...
2 arrested in cockfighting case that began with a teen at school with a gun
WEST JORDAN — Two men accused of engaging in game fowl fighting, commonly referred to as cockfighting, were arrested Thursday in West Jordan. And police say their monthslong investigation started because of a separate investigation where a teenager was removed from a high school for allegedly threatening to kill a teacher and was found on school property two months later with a gun.
Video shows SUV pushing parked car across street, into Orem house
OREM — Neighbors say the homeowners avoided injury Wednesday in a car-versus-house ordeal that surveillance video showed happened when an SUV pulled up behind a parked car and then pushed it across the street. The chain of events unfolded sometime after 11:30 a.m., according to neighbor Marcus Hight. He...
Pride in Progress aims to celebrate and empower LGBTQ+ BYU students
Saturday, the Cougar Pride Center will host its annual Pride in Progress march and festival in Provo. The event starts at 5 p.m, kicking off at the Historic Utah County Courthouse, followed by march to Memorial Park for the festival filled with music, food and drag performances. The Cougar Pride...
Man killed in industrial accident with concrete slab in Bluffdale
BLUFFDALE — A man has been killed in an industrial accident in Bluffdale when cement slabs fell on him. Bluffdale Fire Chief Matt Evans said the apparent accident is under investigation after an emergency call at approximately 12:45 p.m. Thursday. “Upon arrival, we were informed that some big cement...
Storm to roll through Park City and Heber this weekend
The National Weather Service reports snow will begin Friday and continue until Sunday, accumulating six to 12 inches in the mountains above 8,000 feet. However, ABC 4 meteorologist Thomas Geboy said Park City could get a bit of snow Friday night. “With the overnight low dropping to 34 degrees in...
Heber police find Southfield Park vandals; Wasatch County Parks and Recreation seeks community input to prevent future instances
Two Heber City juveniles responsible for the recent destruction of public property at Southfield Park were identified Thursday evening by the Heber City Police Department. The update came a day after Wasatch County Parks and Recreation decided to indefinitely close Southfield Park’s skate park Wednesday following the latest vandalism in the park’s bathroom, this time within 72 hours since it had been repaired from previous incidents.
Utah student earns perfect ACT score but rejected by MIT and BYU
SALT LAKE CITY — A Davis High senior earns a perfect ACT score but wasn’t accepted by the school of his choice. About 1.4 million students nationwide take the ACT but just 0.25% (1/400) of all test takers earned a perfect 36 score, according to PrepScholar. FairTest reports...
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