Sarah Murphy

6 days ago | abc4.com | Derick Fox |Sarah Murphy

CACHE VALLEY, Utah (ABC4) — Just over a week after 22-year-old Deserae Turner-Buck decided she would begin hospice care, her family announced she had passed away. Deserae was only 14 years old when she was shot in the head and left in a canal bed in Smithfield, Utah, by two of her classmates in 2017. She survived and went on to live another eight years, fulfilling many milestones such as earning the crown of homecoming queen, getting married, and serving a church mission.

2 weeks ago | abc4.com | Sarah Murphy |Trevor Myers

CACHE VALLEY, Utah (ABC4) — “Death is scary. I’m not gonna lie,” 22-year-old Deserae Turner said. Deserae was 14 years old when she was shot in the head and left in a canal bed in Smithfield, Utah, by two of her classmates in 2017. Deserae survived, and two teenagers were sentenced to at least 15 years in prison for the shooting. “I have been in so much agony, so much pain, for eight years… it is time for me to take the steps to be in less agony and less pain,” Deserae told ABC4.com.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Sarah Murphy

CACHE VALLEY, Utah (ABC4) — “Death is scary. I’m not gonna lie,” 22-year-old Deserae Turner said. Deserae was 14 years old when she was shot in the head and left in a canal bed in Smithfield, Utah, by two of her classmates in 2017. Deserae survived, and two teenagers were sentenced to at least 15 years in prison for the shooting. “I have been in so much agony, so much pain, for eight years… it is time for me to take the steps to be in less agony and less pain,” Deserae told ABC4.com.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Sarah Murphy

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – The University of Utah was not required to provide a Utah Valley University student resources after she was raped by one of their football players because the assault happened off-campus, according to a judge. This month, United States District Judge David Barlow dismissed Marissa Root’s lawsuit against the University of Utah.

2 months ago | wnct.com | Trevor Myers |Sarah Murphy

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — Julian Hernandez and his son got lost while hiking in southern Utah recently, and they began searching for shelter — instead, they stumbled across a “miracle” in the form of a fully stocked green backpack. But how did the backpack get there? Back at the beginning of January, 15-year-old Levi Dittman was planning to hike in the Red Mountain Trail area of Dammeron Valley.