Collin Leonard
Inside the 'extremely difficult' Air Force broadcast of a historic space mission
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted May 7 - 7:04 p.m.
The 2nd Audiovisual squadron recently won a Webby People's Voice Award for their live broadcast of the OSIRIS-REx capsule landing at the Utah Test and Training Range last year.
Slamdance founder explains why festival is leaving Utah
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted May 6 - 9:02 a.m.
Slamdance, the festival founded under the shadow of Sundance, announced it is moving to Los Angeles after 30 years in Utah.
Salt Lake bar owner who touted ban on 'Zionists' arrested twice in 2 days after demonstrations
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted May 4 - 9:06 p.m.
Michael Valentine says he is being politically targeted by Mayor Erin Mendenhall, after he was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail twice after his involvement in pro-Palestine demonstrations.
Person hit, killed by FrontRunner train
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted May 4 - 4:19 p.m.
A person was hit and killed by a FrontRunner train in a suspected suicide on Saturday, the Utah Transit Authority said.
Gail Miller tells USU graduates to 'lead with love'
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted May 2 - 4:37 p.m.
Gail Miller related a recent back surgery to the importance of flexibility and moderation while moving through life during a commencement address at the Utah State University.
Have You Seen This? Old government supercomputer is up for auction
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted May 2 - 4:23 p.m.
The Cheyenne supercomputer, once the world's 20th-fastest, has been put up for auction after its retirement in August 2023. The computer was used to build advanced models and simulations over seven years, through the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Hill Air Force Base announces 2 fiery new acts for summer air show with Thunderbirds
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted May 1 - 12:16 p.m.
A Pearl Harbor reenactment and an extreme pyrotechnic air and ground team will join regular crowd favorites at the Hill Air Force Base air show in June.
Man charged with stealing over $7M in treasury checks in Utah, other states
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 30 - 6:52 p.m.
A man deposited six stolen checks worth over $7 million across banks in Utah, Nevada and Washington, according to a federal indictment unsealed Monday.
Former Salt Lake police officer sentenced to jail for pinning man with truck
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 30 - 3:48 p.m.
Former police officer Thomas Caygle was sentenced to jail time Monday, two months after he was found guilty of negligently operating his truck during an Ogden traffic accident.
Utah delegation returns from trade mission to 'pivotal' Taiwan amid growing tensions
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 27 - 9:02 p.m.
Utah government, education and industry representatives traveled to Taiwan this month with the 47G association, developing partnerships as "threat escalation" has led to a larger market for defense technology.
Man arrested after violent West Valley hatchet killing, police say
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 27 - 6:26 p.m.
Jeremy Ross Pulver, 46, was arrested after police say he admitted to the killing of his father with a hatchet on Friday morning.
Syracuse title insurance agent charged with stealing millions in 'wide-ranging scheme'
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 27 - 6:25 p.m.
Ryan Kelly Goodrich is facing numerous criminal cases along the Wasatch Front, after investigators say he stole from homebuyers, lenders, retail businesses and others, for alleged financial damages in the milliions.
Adams Canyon trailhead ribbon cutting in Layton 'a tender experience'
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 26 - 5:46 p.m.
Layton residents brave the rain to celebrate the opening of new amenities at popular Adams Canyon trailhead, a decade in the making.
Ogden house raided; baby hospitalized after ingesting meth, fentanyl, police say
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 26 - 5:19 p.m.
Four people were charged with felony child endangerment and other offenses after medical personnel reported finding meth and fentanyl in the system of an 11-month-old baby Wednesday.
Utah to receive $57M from tobacco settlement payouts after agreement renewal
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 26 - 9:00 a.m.
The state of Utah will be compensated for economic burdens related to tobacco use to the tune of $57 million. It has already received more than $822 million since the landmark tobacco settlement in 1998.
Worker in Bluffdale killed by falling concrete slabs
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 4:36 p.m.
An employee working for a concrete product manufacturer was killed Thursday after large concrete panels fell on him in Bluffdale and trapped him underneath, fire officials said.
Once deadlocked jury finds Daggett County liable for abuse of jail inmates
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 23 - 7:02 p.m.
After a nearly six-year court battle, three of four former inmates at the now-closed Daggett County Jail were awarded $352,000 Tuesday for abuses suffered at the jail.
Ogden man charged after 'choking out' another man for taking too long in a bathroom, police say
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 23 - 6:07 p.m.
A 64-year-old Ogden man was charged Friday, after police say he put a man in a chokehold because he was angry at how long the man took in the public restroom.
Ogden man erased timecard data for over 200 employees after he was fired, charges say
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 23 - 5:06 p.m.
An Ogden man was charged Monday with a felony and accused of deleting timecard data for more than 200 employees after he was fired for "timecard fraud."
After 40 years, 'Footloose' star Kevin Bacon returns to Payson
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 20 - 4:00 p.m.
Ahead of the Payson High prom Saturday night, actor Kevin Bacon and a swarm of volunteers worked to fill 5,000 care packages for charities. This was part of the students' yearlong campaign to get the "Footloose" star back to Utah before the old school building was torn down.
Rapper YoungBoy charged with 31 felonies in 'large-scale prescription fraud ring'
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 19 - 8:31 a.m.
Rapper YoungBoy was charged in Utah Thursday with 31 felonies and 15 misdemeanors in what investigators call a "large-scale prescription fraud ring."
A Utah crime lab linked a jawbone found in a boy's rock collection to a Marine's tragic death
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 19 - 7:38 a.m.
New "game-changing" DNA techniques by a Salt Lake lab helped repatriate the remains of a Marine who died in a 1951 training accident over 200 miles from where the bone was found.
A sea of trash — Logan landfill has a plastic problem
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 19 - 6:17 a.m.
Plastic bags, film and other materials regularly catch the wind and travel across the landscape of Cache County and southern Idaho, despite constant effort by the North Valley Landfill operators.
Leaving Park City? Sundance Institute seeks proposals for future location of film festival
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 17 - 6:22 p.m.
The Sundance Institute announced Wednesday it is seeking "viable locations" to host the Sundance Film Festival in the future. The event has been in Park City for 40 years.
