Jeff Tavss

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Digital Executive Producer at KSTU-TV (Salt Lake City, UT)

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Brian Santiago named new BYU Director of Athletics

1 day ago | fox13now.com | Jeff Tavss

PROVO, Utah — Brigham Young University has named Brian Santiago as its new Director of Athletics following the recent retirement of Tom Holmoe. The school announced Santiago's hiring on Tuesday, and he will be formally introduced at a media conference on Wednesday. Santiago came to the school in 1997 as part of the BYU men's basketball coaching staff and has served as deputy athletic director since 2017.
New discovery solves decades-old University of Utah student cold case

1 day ago | fox13now.com | Jeff Tavss

SALT LAKE CITY — The mystery over a 23-year-old University of Utah student who disappeared over a half-century ago has finally been solved following a recent discovery in the foothills above campus. Douglas Brick walked out of his dormitory on October 12, 1973, and was never seen again despite lengthy searches that continued for about a year before the case stalled and went cold for more than 50 years.
Tanks for nothing: Utah Jazz fail to win top pick in NBA Draft Lottery... again

2 days ago | fox13now.com | Jeff Tavss

SALT LAKE CITY — The ping pong gods continued their merciless campaign to mock the Utah Jazz on Monday as the team... once again... failed to win the NBA Draft Lottery, losing out on the opportunity to bring a generational talent to the Beehive State. Despite putting up the league's worst record and holding a 14 percent chance at securing the No. 1 selection, the Jazz came away with the fifth-overall pick.
Teen killed on motorcyle in American Fork Canyon crash

2 days ago | fox13now.com | Jeff Tavss

AMERICAN FORK CANYON, Utah — A 17-year-old was killed after the motorcycle he was riding crashed in American Fork Canyon on Monday, the Utah Highway Patrol reported. The unidentified teen was riding towards American Fork on State Route 92 when his motorcycle went off the road and crashed. The teen was transported by ambulance down the canyon so he could be transported to the hospital, but he died before reaching the helicopter.
Body of man found in Box Elder County springs

2 days ago | fox13now.com | Jeff Tavss

BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah — The body of a 69-year-old Brigham City man was found in springs located in Box Elder County, the sheriff's office reported. Eusevio Leyva's body was originally reported Friday morning in Stinking Springs, which is located on Highway 83 near Corrine. When deputies arrived, along with fire personnel, they found the body, which they later identified as Leyva.
Gavin Peterson's stepmom sentenced for role in his child abuse death

3 days ago | fox13now.com | Jeff Tavss

OGDEN, Utah — The stepmother of Gavin Peterson, the 12-year-old West Haven boy who died last year after suffering from a "prolonged pattern of abuse," was handed a sentence of 15 years to life in prison Monday in connection with the murder. Nichole Lea Scott pleaded guilty in April to several charges related to Peterson's death. Her sentencing comes just days after her husband and Gavin's father, Shane Peterson, was sentenced to 5 years to life in prison.
35,000+ pounds of frozen meat at risk after semi truck rollover

3 days ago | fox13now.com | Jeff Tavss

WILLARD, Utah — The Utah Department of Health is on the scene of a semi truck rollover in northern Utah in an attempt to save over 35,000 pounds of frozen meat being hauled by the vehicle on Interstate 15. Watch LIVE below as UHP works frozen meat truck accident in Willard:According to the Utah Highway Patrol, two semi trucks were heading southbound near Willard in Box Elder County when one of the trucks drifted over and made contact with the other.
Tanker filled with oil crashes into Wellington home; multiple people hospitalized

3 days ago | fox13now.com | Jeff Tavss

WELLINGTON, Utah — A tanker filled with crude oil left the road it was traveling in through the town of Wellington early Monday, crashing into a home and sending multiple people to the hospital. Just before 6:30 a.m., the tanker was heading eastbound on State Road 6 through the town when it went off the right side of the road and collided with six vehicles parked outside an auto repair shop.
2 arrested following drive-by shooting in Salt Lake City neighborhood

4 days ago | fox13now.com | Jeff Tavss

SALT LAKE CITY — Two people were arrested early Sunday after an alleged drive-by shooting in Salt Lake City. A person told police that his ex-girlfriend and her cousin drove by his home near 1200 South and 900 West and fired a weapon before driving off. Officers later found the vehicle with the woman and her cousin and arrested both after recovering evidence from the alleged shooting, according to the Salt Lake City Police Department.
Wanda Barzee officially charged after violating probation by visiting parks

5 days ago | fox13now.com | Jeff Tavss

SALT LAKE CITY — Wanda Barzee, the woman who kidnapped Elizabeth Smart over two decades ago, has officially been charged with violating her probation as a sex offender by visiting multiple Salt Lake City parks. Barzee was charged Friday by the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office with two counts of Violation by a Sex Offender of a Protected Area, a Class A misdemeanor. The charges come just over a week after she was arrested at her home.