Loretta Park
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Utah, United States
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Crafters Anonymous: Time to take a break and crochet
Writing this craft column for the past 14 months has been one of the highlights of my 28 years as a journalist. I’ve met truly interesting, talented people who can take an ordinary object... → Read More
Judge wants Weber County kidnapping, sex abuse cases to move forward
A judge expressed concern that cases filed against a Murray man who triggered an Amber Alert seem to not be moving forward. Judge Michael DiReda questioned attorneys Thursday, Jan. 26, about... → Read More
Former Northern Utah Autism Program volunteer enters guilty plea to theft
A former Northern Utah Autism Program volunteer accused of stealing more than $5,000 from a parents’ program entered a guilty plea to a reduced charge. → Read More
Ogden man accused of holding 8 hostage, cutting man with knife appears in court
Frank Jimenez Jr., 27, is accused of holding eight people — including children — hostage inside an Ogden home and threatening them with knives. → Read More
Man pleads not guilty by reason of insanity in 9-year-old Bountiful murder case
A 44-year-old man accused of murder has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and will spend the rest of his life in the state’s care. → Read More
Attorney of Layton teen accused of murder discussing plea deal with prosecutors
The attorney of Marilee Patricia Gardner, 16, of Layton, says she’s discussing a possible plea deal with prosecutors. → Read More
Former Davis teacher admits responsibility for student sexual relationships
A former Davis High School English teacher admitted the sexual relationships she had with three of her former students was due to her decisions and no one else’s. → Read More
Layton woman sentenced to prison for unlawful sexual activity with a minor
Amber Renee Bradley, a 29-year-old Layton woman who admitted to sexually abusing a teenage boy, was sentenced to prison Tuesday. → Read More
Prosecutors in murder trial ask for more time to get witnesses to Utah
Prosecutors filed a motion saying they’ve had difficulty locating two “critical” witnesses and getting them to Utah to testify in a 9-year-old murder case. The... → Read More
Antidepressant’s role in Bountiful murder to be determined at July hearing
David Drommond Jr. is serving life without parole in connection with the 2005 murder of his ex-wife. The Utah Supreme Court ruled a judge must determine what role — if any — an... → Read More
Layton man charged with kidnapping, accused of giving false name to officers
A Layton man who allegedly threatened a woman with a gun to get her to drive him around Ogden Tuesday morning gave police a false name, according to court documents. → Read More
Layton man accused of murder has bail, preliminary hearing date set Wednesday
Christopher Scott Fritz is accused of shooting his roommate — 24-year-old Taylor VanCamp — multiple times Dec. 19 at their Layton home. → Read More
Man accused of holding 4 adults, 3 children hostage in Ogden
Frank Jiminez, Jr., has been charged with several counts of kidnapping, among other charges, relating to a Jan. 12 incident on Adams Avenue in Ogden. → Read More
20-year-old pleads guilty to child kidnapping charge in Clinton home invasion
Luis Angel Martinez and two other men are accused of entering a Clinton home on Oct. 25, 2015, where police say they kidnapped a woman and her son. → Read More
Judge rules guilty verdicts stands for 4 men accused of burglary
Julio Alphonso Dominguez, 27; Davy Ray Martinez, Jr., 31; Eric Christian Duran, 23; and Jaime Cruz Martinez, 26, were each found guilty of one count of aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony... → Read More
Crafters Anonymous: West Point woman’s fabric, sewing passion is home business
Kristen Roubinet learned how to sew from her grandmother, and she sells her crafts online to continue her hobby. → Read More
Ogden man arrested by FBI after bank robberies charged in federal court
A 21-year-old Ogden man arrested by the FBI this week has been federally indicted on a charge of bank robbery, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Kansas says. Dakota Shareef Walker, who... → Read More
Clearfield police arrest 5 suspects accused of burglarizing multiple vehicles
Five men are behind bars after a Clearfield woman says she spotted them entering parked vehicles Thursday morning, Clearfield police said. → Read More
Ogden man accused of beating, kidnapping and choking woman is going to trial
Chad Steele Whittington is accused of holding a woman against her will for four days at his Ogden home. She says he beat her and repeatedly choked her during the incident. → Read More
FBI arrests Ogden man after string of bank robberies in multiple states
Dakota Walker, 20, was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon at his Ogden home in connection with bank robberies that occurred in multiple states. → Read More