Author: Kevin Thompson

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Jared Dallan Buckley, the lead director of the Leadership Learning Academy, a K-6 charter school, was arrested Tuesday on multiple felony charges related to child sexual exploitation. Buckley, 40, faces two first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and one second-degree felony count of sexual exploitation of a minor. The arrest follows a lengthy investigation that began after law enforcement officers in New York received information about a man selling and distributing child sexual abuse material. Authorities in New York believed the individual was operating out of Utah and subsequently reached out…

ST. GEORGE, Utah — With spring events in full swing, St. George police have reported a concerning rise in DUI-related arrests, raising alarms as the “100 Deadliest Days” of summer approach. Over the past week, a dozen DUI-related bookings were made across Washington County, underscoring the ongoing challenge of impaired driving as the region gears up for a busy tourist season. According to St. George Police spokesperson Tiffany Mitchell, two impaired-driving crashes occurred in quick succession on April 12 and 13. One crash took place near the Pilot gas station off Brigham Road, while the other occurred near Banana Blossom…