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(Christian Hansen | The New York Times) Johnny Hincapie, right, who spent 25 years in prison, after a court dropped his case in New York, Jan. 25, 2017. Hincapie said he was beaten and coerced into making a false confession by a detective who convinced him that admitting a minor role in the crime would allow him to go home and receive lenient punishment.

Man exonerated in 1990 New York subway killing of Utahn to get $18 million

By Benjamin Weiser | The New York Times | December 3, 2022, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robert Gehrke.

Police misconduct put a man on death row. Robert Gehrke says it casts doubt on capital punishment in Utah.

By Robert Gehrke | December 3, 2022, 1:00 p.m.

(KMRI 1550) Gabriela Sifuentes Castilla, 38, was shot fatally Oct. 17, 2021. A suspect in her killing was apprehended in Mexico on Thursday. Castilla, who went by the on-air name Gaby Ramos, was a host of La Radio de la Nueva Generacion/La Mas Picosita.

Suspect in the killing of radio host Gaby Ramos apprehended in Mexico

By Leto Sapunar | November 26, 2022, 12:10 a.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) l-r Noella Sudbury, founder and CEO of Rasa Public Benefit Corporation and executive director of Clean Slate Utah, Ciara Gregovich, director of outreach and Amy Daeschel, director of client services at work in the Rasa office, April 15, 2022. Rasa-legal.com is launching a phone app that would allow Utahns to check their criminal records to know what is eligible to expunge from their criminal records under the new Clean Slate Law.

A new app is helping some 450 Utahns get a second chance. Robert Gehrke explains how.

By Robert Gehrke | November 23, 2022, 7:44 p.m.

(Geneva Heffernan | AP Photo) Flowers and a sign reading "love over hate" lay near a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 where a shooting occurred late Saturday night.

Gay club shooting suspect evaded Colorado’s red flag gun law

By Bernard Condon and Colleen Slevin | Associated Press | November 21, 2022, 5:00 p.m.

(Via GoFundMe) Nichole Olsen is photographed with her son. Olsen was fatally shot early Sunday, police said.

Woman fatally shot outside Salt Lake City nightclub, police say

By Kolbie Peterson | November 21, 2022, 10:20 p.m.

(West Valley City Police Department) Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run.

21-year-old West Valley City man charged in fatal hit-and-run

By Jordan Miller | November 19, 2022, 6:38 p.m.

(John Roark | The Idaho Post-Register via AP, Pool) Defense attorney John Prior, right, addresses Magistrate Judge Faren Eddins during a preliminary hearing in St. Anthony, Idaho, on Monday, August 3, 2020.

Attorney asks judge to split Daybell triple-murder trial

By The Associated Press | November 11, 2022, 10:47 p.m.

(Jane Barlow | PA via AP) The defendant authorities believe to be Nicholas Rossi arrives at Edinburgh Sheriff And Justice Of The Peace Court for a hearing on his extradition to the US, where he is wanted after allegedly fleeing the country in 2017 to evade charges involving identity theft and fraud, and a 2008 sexual assault charge in Utah. The man, who goes by at least ten other aliases, including Nicholas Alahverdian and Arthur Knight, denies he is Rossi, in Edinburgh, Wednesday Nov. 9, 2022.

UK court: Arrested man is US fugitive wanted on Utah rape claim

By The Associated Press | November 11, 2022, 8:42 p.m.

(Sandy City Police Department) One man is dead and another has been arrested after a shooting in Sandy that police say was the result of road rage.

Man charged with murder in road rage shooting that killed Utah father

By Paighten Harkins | November 4, 2022, 9:30 p.m.

(Wayne County Sheriff's Office via Facebook) Wayne County Sheriff Dan Jensen resigned in a letter dated Oct. 16, 2022. County officials said he never told anyone he was leaving and they only found out when they discovered the letter on someone's desk on Oct. 20, 2022.

This Utah sheriff hastily resigned after losing a primary election, leaving a county scrambling

By Paighten Harkins | October 31, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

(Eric Risberg | AP Photo) Police investigators work outside the home of Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Paul Pelosi, was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, according to people familiar with the investigation.

AP source: Assailant shouted ‘Where is Nancy?’ in attack

By Kevin Freking, Michael Balsamo and Colleen Long | Associated Press | October 28, 2022, 5:00 p.m.

(SLCPD) A Salt Lake City Police Department patrol car at a crime scene in September. A Salt Lake City police officer was charged with sexual battery after he allegedly hit a woman on the butt with a boxing glove during a work training this summer.

Salt Lake City officer accused of slapping woman’s butt faces sexual battery charges

By Paighten Harkins | October 28, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

A screenshot of a now-deleted video from Salt Lake County District Attorney candidate Danielle Ahn's campaign Instagram account. The two-minute clip showed an apparently intoxicated man walking down the sidewalk and nearly into traffic. Ahn, who is running on a tough-on-crime platform, said she stopped recording to pull the man out of the street. In the now-deleted video, she said, "This stuff is happening, and we can't allow this to happen anymore, and it's because of lax law enforcement, lax laws."

Exploitation or proof of harsh reality? Salt Lake County D.A. candidate’s campaign video drew controversy and concern.

By Paighten Harkins | October 27, 2022, 5:02 p.m.

(Courtesy Utah Attorney General's Office) Stolen catalytic converters seized by law enforcement are shown.

‘Ringleader’ in stolen catalytic converter scheme sold many parts from local cars, police say

By Kolbie Peterson | October 25, 2022, 3:47 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) El fiscal de distrito del condado de Salt Lake, Sim Gill, que se postula para la reelección, ve un video de un tiroteo policial fatal en 2018 durante una conferencia de prensa en Salt Lake City el viernes 26 de agosto de 2022 Una iniciativa de la Unión Americana de Libertades Civiles tiene como objetivo educar al público sobre lo que hacen los fiscales de distrito y cómo los planes de

¿Qué hace un fiscal de distrito? ACLU de Utah explica el poder en juego en el próximo D.A. Razas

By Paighten Harkins | October 21, 2022, 3:44 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill, who is up for re-election, watches a video of a fatal 2018 police shooting during a news conference in Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. An initiative from the American Civil Liberties Union aims to educate the public on what district attorneys do, and how policy plans could affect offenders in your community.

What does a district attorney do? ACLU of Utah explains power at play in upcoming D.A. races

By Paighten Harkins | October 21, 2022, 3:44 p.m.

(Grand Teton National Park) Moulton Barn at Grand Teton National Park's Mormon Row on May 6, 2016. A Salt Lake City man pleaded guilty last month to destroying about 4,000 square feet of property in this area of the park in July 2020.

Utah man fined for dirt bike race that damaged field in Grand Teton National Park

By Jordan Miller | October 18, 2022, 5:03 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A memorial is created at the spot where Bryan Galicia-Rodriguez, 17, was fatally shot on Saturday night, Sept. 10, 2022, while sitting in his pickup truck with his girlfriend after arriving home.

Two teens charged in fatal driveway shooting of 17-year-old East High student

By Jordan Miller | October 15, 2022, 9:50 p.m.

(Scott Sommerdorf | Tribune file photo) The Matheson Courthouse in 2016. Michael W. Thompson will receive $300,000, as required by Utah law, to account for the seven years he spent incarcerated after being wrongfully convicted. A judge found Thompson factually innocent on Aug. 30, 2022.

Truck driver exonerated 14 years after Utah child sodomy conviction

By Paighten Harkins | October 19, 2022, 10:18 p.m.