Wendy Halloran

A Weber County deputy attorney on the prosecution team for a 14-year-old boy charged in juvenile court with two counts of first-degree murder and other serious felony charges said the teen's prior juvenile record played a role in the decision to seek to try him as an adult.

Unauthorized searches in Utah's criminal justice database have cost officers their jobs and led to criminal charges, but the offense is still classified as a Class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 180 days in jail.

As Utah marked Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, advocates and state leaders warned that sexual assault numbers are moving in the wrong direction, with data continuing to show the state's rape rate is worse than the national average.

The number of sex offenders listed as non-compliant on Utah’s Sex, Kidnap and Child Abuse registry has climbed again, raising concerns about who is responsible

A new Utah law aimed at tightening oversight of registered sex offenders takes effect Wednesday, May 6, expanding responsibilities for local law enforcement agencies and creating a new monitoring program for offenders who cannot provide a residential address.

After a case 2News Investigates reported on last week involving a mix-up of a body during a funeral that had occurred, we looked into who regulates the funeral industry in Utah and how it fares.

An Eagle Mountain man is being held without bail in the Utah County Jail after prosecutors said he attacked his 14-year-old daughter, including slamming her head into the ground and shaving off her hair, and after additional charges tied to alleged violence against his wife and threats against his stepson.

A Utah mother is pushing for a new law she believes could help prevent other families from suffering the kind of loss she has endured. Following a years-long 2News Investigation, Laurice Critchlow is advocating for “Morgan's Law,” a proposal that would create a public registry of convicted repeat domestic violence offenders in Utah, similar to the sex offender registry. Critchlow says she is trying to turn her grief into action after the death of her daughter, Morgan Kay Harris.

A Utah public registry aimed at helping consumers and businesses identify people convicted of certain white-collar crimes is drawing attention from victims who

A multi-million dollar lawsuit could leave taxpayers holding the bill as the plaintiffs accuse the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office - the West Valley City Police Department and multiple people in those organizations including the District Attorney himself, Sim Gill of trying to railroad a 14-year-old boy. The federal civil rights lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah and seeks a minimum of $20 million dollars for allegedly violating the teen boy's constitutional rights. 2News Investigates has spent more than a year deeply reporting on the prosecution and incarceration of Emiliano.