Collin Leonard
Clearfield man charged with motel rape
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 16 - 10:31 p.m.
A Clearfield man broke into a woman's motel room, threatened her with a gun and knife, and raped her, according to charging documents filed Friday.
Granite School District shares new high school bathroom designs to combat vandalism, bullying
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 16 - 7:41 p.m.
Granite School District officials say they hope the new designs, that could be used in the new Cyprus and Skyline projects, will allow students to feel safer going to the bathroom at schools, while curbing the rising trend in vandalism that has cost the district tens of thousands in damages.
Electrical fire at Taylorsville discount store causes estimated $1.3M in damage
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 16 - 6:25 p.m.
Crews responded to an electrical fire at the Value Vault in Taylorsville at around 3 a.m. Saturday morning, according to the Unified Fire Department.
Police identify woman killed in South Salt Lake motorcycle crash
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 16 - 2:46 p.m.
Police have confirmed the identity of the woman killed in a motorcycle crash in South Salt Lake Wednesday.
2 men shot, 1 killed, after apparent argument in Sugar House, police say
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 16 - 8:55 a.m.
A 26-year-old was shot and killed, and another man taken to the hospital in critical condition after police believe an argument escalated near the Natural Grocers and Quarters Arcade Bar on 2100 South in Sugar House late Friday night.
2 men dead after shooting and hours-long SWAT stand off near Liberty Park
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 16 - 8:33 a.m.
Two men, 21 and 53 years old, are dead after a shooting outside an apartment building at around midnight Friday, and a subsequent SWAT standoff near Liberty Park, police say.
Proposed tax hike in Cache County draws ire from residents at packed hearing
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 15 - 12:35 p.m.
Residents flooded the Cache County council chambers Tuesday to protest a possible property tax increase that officials say is necessary to cover a $7 million shortfall.
Las Vegas man sentenced to 30 years for dark web drug trade, ordered to pay $20M
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 15 - 10:55 a.m.
A Las Vegas man who sold over 300,000 oxycodone pills across "virtually every state" was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay millions Wednesday, after a Utah woman says she almost died from an overdose in 2018.
$19,000 reward: BLM seeking public's help finding killer of protected wild stallion near Dugway
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 14 - 11:02 a.m.
Advocacy groups and the Bureau of Land Management are pooling money to help find who shot a protected wild stallion named Glory, found dead Sunday near the Simpson Springs area in Tooele County, the third killing in 20 months.
Man found dead in burning car in Cottonwood Heights parking lot
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 13 - 12:07 p.m.
A man was found dead in a burning car in Cottonwood Heights Wednesday morning, according to the Unified Fire Authority.
T-Mobile back online after customers reported statewide outage
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 12 - 3:20 p.m.
T-Mobile says "a brief mechanical issue" was the cause of an outage that customers reported for around three hours across the state Tuesday.
SUV plows into Salt Lake 7-Eleven
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 12 - 12:47 p.m.
Police say the driver of an SUV appears to have accidentally hit the gas instead of the brakes, crashing through the wall of a 7-Eleven in Salt Lake City Tuesday.
66-year-old seriously injured in Roy hit-and-run
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 12 - 7:56 a.m.
Roy police are asking the public for help finding the car that hit a 66-year-old pedestrian before fleeing the scene of the accident Monday night.
Nuclear may be the answer to Utah's skyrocketing energy demands, Cox says
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 11 - 12:02 p.m.
The Mountain West area is expanding investments into nuclear power as data centers and electric transportation increase national demand for electricity.
Letter shared in business owner's name prompts removal of Heber City commission member
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 11 - 7:56 a.m.
Wasatch County Council candidate Jami Hewlett was removed from her post as Heber City Planning Commission alternate for an alleged ethics violation.
3 firefighters injured in Riverton garage fire
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 9 - 11:20 p.m.
Three firefighters were injured while fighting a car fire in a Riverton garage on Saturday afternoon.
Salt Lake police arrest 9 while clearing motel for winter overflow shelter
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 9 - 1:21 p.m.
Police say they arrested 9 people trespassing at 1990 West North Temple Street, which is being converted from a motel to a temporary overflow shelter for the winter.
A list of Veterans Day events and freebies across Utah
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 8 - 1:41 p.m.
To celebrate Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 11, organizations across the state are hosting performances, parades, ceremonies and more to honor living veterans.
Former US national security adviser John Bolton makes predictions for Trump's second term
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 8 - 10:05 a.m.
John Bolton, former U.S. national security adviser, sat down with KSL.com Thursday to discuss national security concerns before a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University.
1 killed in South Jordan house explosion
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 6 - 10:29 p.m.
One person was found dead in an explosion that engulfed a neighborhood home in flames Wednesday afternoon.
Nibley man faces charges of filming in locker rooms in Logan, Clearfield
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 6 - 12:23 p.m.
A man who was arrested in October after police say he filmed people in a USU locker room now faces charges of filming young boys at the Clearfield Aquatic Center in 2023.
Multiple crashes on I-80 in Parleys Canyon causing delays
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 6 - 7:50 a.m.
Commuters should expect heavy delays going up Parleys Canyon on I-80, after multiple crashes have closed all but one lane of traffic.
2 men charged in September killing of Ogden man on front porch
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 5 - 4:36 p.m.
Police say at least seven shots were fired at a man who was sitting or sleeping on a porch swing in front of his Ogden house Sept. 21. Charges have been filed against two men.
5 hospitalized; US 40 reopened in Wasatch County after snowy head-on collision
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 5 - 4:07 p.m.
A head-on crash in Daniels Canyon, between Heber City and Strawberry Reservoir, closed U.S. 40 and sent five people to the hospital, with one in critical condition.
