Paighten Harkins

1 day ago | sltrib.com | Paighten Harkins |Jordan Miller

Provo * Airplanes and birds don't mix. So why did the federal government pay millions to renovate and restore wildlife habitat less than a mile from Provo's bustling airport? It all started with a fish. Large with wide-set eyes and a mouth that works like a vacuum, the June sucker is unique to Utah, only found in the Provo River and Utah Lake. Utah Lake, though, long had a reputation of being "gross,"said Luke Peterson, executive director of the Utah Lake Authority.

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Paighten Harkins

A third relative charged with killing 12-year-old Gavin Peterson has pleaded guilty and is anticipated to be sentenced next month. Nichole Scott, the boy's stepmother, was the last remaining co-defendant in criminal cases filed after Gavin died from malnutrition in July 2024. Public school employees had notified the Division of Child and Family Services of suspected abuse multiple times before Gavin was pulled out of school and later died.

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Paighten Harkins

Nearly four years ago, experts could have seen the signs that Ricardo Trujillo Rojel may one day kill the mother of his children. They were as clear as the red marksofficers saw around the woman's neck. In June 2021, Mayra Catalan-Dimas was 19 and a few months pregnant with her and Ricardo Trujillo Rojel's first child when she woke up around 2 a.m. to Trujillo Rojel choking her and accusing her of cheating on him, according to charging documents.

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Paighten Harkins

A white supremacist gang member was shot and killed by police early Friday after task force officers attempted to arrest the man at a West Haven motel. A task force officer was also shot but survived, Ogden police announced. It's unclear who shot the officer, or whether the unnamed suspect, who police say had a gun, fired at all. Before 2 a.m., officers with the Ogden Metro Gang Task Force initiated an "operation" at a Motel 6, at 1206 W.

2 months ago | sltrib.com | Paighten Harkins

A Salt Lake City police officer was not legally justified when he shot and injured a suspect when he appeared to accidentally fire blindly into a wall of thick grass, the Salt Lake County District Attorney said Friday - but the officer will not face criminal charges.