For some Utah prisoners, the wait for an appellate lawyer stretches beyond a year. The state’s Indigent Appellate Defense Division has four full-time attorneys, handles nearly 100 criminal appeals annually and says it needs twice its current staff to keep pace,…
More than 50 years after hunters found the body of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith in Utah, officials have determined that notorious serial killer Ted Bundy was responsible for her murder. The announcement comes six months after Utah officials used DNA evidence…
DNA connects serial killer Ted Bundy to the death of another Utah teenager, authorities announced Tuesday, exactly 52 years after her body was discovered in the woods by a hunter. Bundy has been dead since 1989, but the tally of his confirmed…
FILE - Ted Bundy smiles during the second day of jury selection for his murder trial in a Dade County courtroom in Miami, June 27, 1979. Bundy has been dead since 1989, but the tally of his confirmed victims continues to grow due to…
Henderson announced the ruling on social media, writing “0-27” with a heart emoji, referring to the number of times the U.S. Department of Justice has lost similar lawsuits. U.S. District Court Judge David Barlow issued the order Friday, determining…
Michael Rapich — a retired Utah Highway Patrol colonel with a decades-long law enforcement career — has been appointed as Utah Valley University's first-ever chief safety officer. Rapich's hiring comes a little over a year after the assassination of political activist Charlie…
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration against Utah's top election official, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, that sought Utah voters' sensitive private information. Henderson announced the ruling on social media, writing "0-27" with a heart emoji,…
Estimated read time: 11-12 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — Artificial intelligence is already being used inside the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, helping prosecutors sort through evidence, conduct legal research and manage growing amounts of digital information. But District Attorney Sim…
Published Oct 23, 2026 4:17 PM EDT An eight-year hunting suspension starts this year for an Idaho man who killed a 6×6 bull in Box Elder County, Utah, in 2023.. It’s part of his punishment for hunting Utah elk with a resident license, despite not…
(Utah State Courts) Weber County Justice Court Judge Trent Nelson is the only judge on the ballot this year who received a negative recommendation from the Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission. Only one Utah judge on this year’s ballot received…
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