Alicia Bultez at her home in Santaquin on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. The 81-year-old woman was the victim of a romance scam. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News It started with a friend request on Facebook in February. The handsome Army officer stationed abroad liked Alicia Bultez’s profile and wanted to be...
Suzette Rasmussen, an attorney representing former employees and contractors of Operation Underground Railroad, speaks on behalf of her clients in front of the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Sept. 28, 2023. Attorneys representing O.U.R. filed a countersuit accusing counter-defendants of making defamatory claims about the organization. Kristin Murphy, Deseret...
Bonneville Elementary School principal Karen Holman look over signs made by students at the school in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, after hate vandalism occurred at the school over the weekend. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Bonneville Elementary School principal Karen Holman, like most school principals at...
Utah 5th District Court A little more than three months after being arrested and charged, popular YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke pleaded guilty Monday in her child abuse criminal case. A plea deal was announced in St. George’s 5th District Court for the 41-year-old Springville mother of six who gained millions...
Ruby Franke, of Springville, appears in court for the first time on child abuse charges on Sept. 8. She is expected to accept a plea agreement in 5th District Court on Monday, the law firm representing her announced Friday. Screenshot A popular YouTube vlogger charged with six counts of felony...
Lyndsey gets emotional while talking about surviving an abusive relationship for years during an interview at her home in Santaquin on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Editor’s note: This is part of a three-story package on domestic violence issues in Utah following months of reporting by the Deseret...
Oregon State long snapper Dylan Black (48) warms up near a Pac-12 logo on the field at Reser Stadium before a game against UC Davis on Sept. 9, 2023, in Corvallis, Ore. Amanda Loman, Associated Press The Washington Supreme Court denied requests Friday to review a lawsuit the two remaining...
Kent Mayne holds up a photo of his daughter Mandy, who was killed by her ex-husband, as he speaks in support of SB117 during a Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee hearing in the Senate Building in Salt Lake City, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. At right is...
Pallbearers move the caskets of Consuelo Alejandra Haynie, and three of her children — Alexis, Matthew and Milan — following their funeral at the Grantsville Stake Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grantsville on Jan. 24, 2020. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Editor’s note: This story...
Utah Highway Patrol Maj.Steve Salas stands inside Bar X during a press conference urging drivers to add a sober ride to their winter holiday plans in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. Laura Seitz, Deseret News With the holiday season about to go into full swing, the Utah...