Daniel Woodruff

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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz said lawmakers will look at starting impeachment proceedings against a judge charged with sexual abuse if he does not step down. Third District Judge William Kendall, 54, was charged two weeks ago with forcible sexual abuse, distributing or arranging to distribute a controlled substance, and possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Prosecutors said Kendall provided a “weed pen” to a woman on Feb. 21 at a gathering at his home in Salt Lake County.

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MAGNA — A Utah mother is speaking out about her son's unlikely recovery from a shooting. Grethel Garcia-Vega's son, Abraham, was shot 14 times at a party last month at 3038 S. Timeron Drive in West Valley City. Another man was also shot. Prosecutors said it was "pure luck" neither victim was killed, but Garcia-Vega believes it was something higher than that. When she first learned her son was shot, she prayed. "I told God: 'It's up to you. If you want to take him, take him.

1 week ago | ksltv.com | Daniel Woodruff

CRIME Apr 15, 2025, 7:31 PM | Updated: 7:32 pm MAGNA — A Utah mother is speaking out about her son’s unlikely recovery from a shooting. Grethel Garcia-Vega’s son, Abraham, was shot 14 times at a party last month in West Valley City. Another man was also shot. Prosecutors said it was “pure luck” neither victim was killed, but Garcia-Vega believes it was something higher than that. When she first learned her son was shot, she prayed. “I told God, it’s up to you.

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SALT LAKE CITY — A stack of vehicles set to be recycled went up in flames at an industrial facility in Salt Lake City Friday morning. The two-alarm fire, which was reported at approximately 5:15 a.m. at Metro Group Inc’s scrap metal recycling yard at 3150 W. 900 South, sent flames and a large plume of smoke into the air. No one was hurt, Salt Lake City Fire Capt. Brandt Hancuff said, but it will likely take days to ensure the fire is fully extinguished.

2 weeks ago | ksltv.com | Daniel Woodruff

OREM — The owner of a popular Utah County restaurant is in the hospital recovering from serious injuries after a snowboarding crash. Cameron Treu, 46, of Highland was with his family on spring break last week at Kirkwood Ski Resort in California, south of Lake Tahoe, when he crashed into a tree while snowboarding. Treu is the owner of Bam Bam’s BBQ in Orem, which opened in 2013. “He loves this place. This is like his kid,” said Cameron Treu’s oldest child, Taya Treu, laughing.