As the days tick down to Ralph Menzies’ execution, anti-death penalty advocates said Friday that a firing squad leaves open ...

Prosecutors will pursue the death penalty against the man accused of shooting and killing two Tremonton-Garland police ...

The 20 plus charges the state threw at Ryan Bate—the accused killer of the Tremonton officers—is an indication they do not ...

Simms explained, “If you kill a law enforcement officer, a police officer, you can face the death penalty in Utah. If it’s a ...

The oldest daughter of Maurine Hunsaker, who was given up for adoption at birth, says she is opposed to the death penalty and ...

The Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice recently completed a study that concluded the state and local governments spent roughly $40 million over 20 years on death penalty cases.

Two influential conservative Republicans are spearheading this year's effort to repeal Utah's death penalty and replace it with a new sentence of 45 years to life in prison: Rep. Lowry Snow, R-St ...

A death penalty supporter, Ray said lawmakers instead should focus on another bill, HB70, which would request further study into capital punishment costs in Utah.

When lawmakers considered abolishing Utah’s death penalty system in 2016, Rep. Gage Froerer was against the legislation. Two years later, the Republican lawmaker from Huntsville has changed his ...

An unexpectedly potent push to abolish Utah’s death penalty came up short this week, and the practice remained on the books as the state’s legislative session wrapped up. A bill that would ...

Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting two police officers in northern Utah last ...

The man accused of killing two Tremonton-Garland police officers has been charged with two counts of capital murder and other ...