Pamela Manson

Courts reporter

Pamela covers federal court, the state appellate courts and breaking news. She has worked at The Tribune since 2003.

(George Frey | AP file photo) Ron Lafferty is lead by security into his court hearing in the 4th District Courtroom of Judge Anthony Schofield in Provo, Oct. 6, 2005. Lafferty was trying to get his conviction overturned from the 1984 double murders of his sister-in-law and her 15-month-old child.

Utah death row inmate Ron Lafferty dies of natural causes

By Pamela Manson | Jessica Miller | November 11, 2019, 11:06 p.m.

Audit of Utah’s court system finds need for controls over surcharge payments, weaknesses in online records system

By Pamela Manson | May 9, 2018, 5:12 p.m.

‘Racially offensive’ comments at a middle school volleyball game may have led to an altercation, Utah principals say

By Pamela Manson | May 7, 2018, 11:20 p.m.

Brad James Moore (Courtesy of BIA Ft. Duchesne Police Department)

FBI, police searching for suspect in Fort Duchesne shooting

By Pamela Manson | May 8, 2018, 9:51 p.m.

Feds crack down on people who are banned from owning firearms but still ‘lie and try’ to buy guns

By Pamela Manson | May 3, 2018, 12:20 a.m.

(Tribune file photo) A photo of Kiplyn Davis shortly before her disappearance May 2, 1995

Vigil for Utah teen who has been missing for 23 years is scheduled for Wednesday in Spanish Fork

By Pamela Manson | May 2, 2018, 5:06 p.m.

| Courtesy
Steven Crutcher

Utah Department of Corrections gives 74 cases a second look after mishandled evidence prompts a records request review

By Pamela Manson | May 1, 2018, 2:23 a.m.

(Sue Ogrocki | Associated Press file photo) Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) shoots between Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Huestis, left, and guard Russell Westbrook, right, during the first half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, April 25, 2018.

Federal judge grants deadline extension to Utah lawyer who said Jazz loss led to late filing

By Pamela Manson | April 30, 2018, 2:06 p.m.

(Photo courtesy of Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office) William Vernon Keebler

Leader of Utah citizen militia, called a ‘would-be terrorist’ by prosecutor, enters plea in attempted bombing case

By Pamela Manson | April 26, 2018, 10:14 p.m.

| Courtesy photo

Gregory Lee Smith

Wrongful death lawsuit over care given to Utah veteran at VA medical center resolved

By Pamela Manson | April 25, 2018, 10:02 p.m.