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

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

Governor Cox speaks about Ryan Michael Bate, accused of killing two Tremonton officers and injuring a Deputy and K9 Officer.

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

Prosecutors within Box Elder County have filed charges against Ryan Michael Bate, the man accused of shooting three law ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

A Utah judge has set an execution date for a man with dementia who has been on death row for 37 years, despite appeals from his legal team. Ralph Leroy Menzies, is set to be executed by firing squad ...

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 ...