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Utah residents sue officials over Kevin O’Leary data center plan

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A progressive nonprofit and five Utah residents have filed a lawsuit against government officials and a special entity overseeing Kevin O’Leary’s planned Stratos Project data center, alleging that Box Elder County residents’ rights were violated. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The lawsuit was filed on … Read more

Why Kouri Richins jurors decided Utah mom was a killer

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In February 2026 , in a packed courtroom in Summit County, Utah, chief prosecutor Brad Bloodworth laid out the state’s case against Kouri Richins, for the murder of Eric Richins,  her husband and father of their three sons. The case against Kouri Richins BRAD BLOODWORTH (in court): The evidence will prove that Kouri Richins murdered … Read more

Jurors reveal key evidence that led them to convict Utah mom Kouri Richins of murder

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Utah mom and author Kouri Richins was sentenced last week to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2022 murder of her husband. Richins has maintained her innocence. In a new episode of “48 Hours,” two jurors discuss the key evidence that led them to convict Richins. Natalie Morales reports. Source link

Utah officer accused of shooting unarmed man faces manslaughter charge

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Prosecutors on Thursday charged a Salt Lake City-area police officer with manslaughter, alleging he violated police department policy and law enforcement standards when he shot an unarmed man through the back window of a pickup truck. An expert who reviewed the Oct. 9, 2024, shooting concluded that Taylorsville police officer Jimmy Jeremy Haas did not … Read more

Utah mom sentenced to life without parole for husband’s murder

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Alex Murdaugh’s convictions for murder of wife and son overturned 02:10 Now Playing Utah mom sentenced to life without parole for husband’s murder 04:14 UP NEXT Watch: Philippine senator chased by police after arrest warrant issued 00:39 Hallie Jackson interviews … Read more

Kouri Richins’ hopes of flipping Utah mansion flop after she is charged in the death of her husband Eric

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CASE UPDATE: Kouri Richins was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on May 13, 2026. In March, a  jury convicted her of murder and other charges in her husband’s 2022 death. In the early morning hours of March 4, 2022, Kouri Richins says she found her husband Eric unresponsive in their bed. She said his death was … Read more

Utah grief author sentenced to life in prison in husband’s poisoning death

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The Utah grief author convicted of murder after prosecutors said she laced her husband’s cocktail with a fatal dose of fentanyl was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday, on what would have been his 44th birthday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Richins, handcuffed … Read more

Sons of Utah woman convicted of murder worry she would hurt them if she was ever freed from prison

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SALT LAKE CITY — The young sons of Utah children’s author Kouri Richins said ahead of her sentencing hearing Wednesday that they would feel unsafe if she was ever released from prison after she was found guilty in March of killing their father. Richins, 35, faces several decades to life in prison on five felony … Read more