Utah Man To Be Sentenced For 2021 Murder: KSUB News Summary

A man is facing sentencing in late July after pleading guilty today to the murder of Nicole Solorio-Romero nearly three years ago. The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office says Jorge Rafael Medina-Reyes entered his plea in connection with one count of first-degree felony murder and one count of first-degree felony aggravated kidnapping. Prosecutors say Medina-Reyes, along with co-defendant Orlando Tobar, allegedly forced 25-year-old Solorio-Romero from her home at gunpoint and into a vehicle in early February in 2021. Her abduction near her Kearns home in was caught on a doorbell camera. Police say she was shot twice and her body was found months later in Tooele County. Tobar pleaded guilty on May 24th to the same charges and with the same plea deal as Medina-Reyes. They are both scheduled to be sentenced on July 23.

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Head On Crash In Wasatch County Proves Fatal

Utah Highway Patrol says a 39-year-old driver is dead following a head-on collision on a Wasatch County highway yesterday. Police say the driver of a Ford F-150 was traveling westbound on State Route 40 at about 10:45 p.m. The driver reportedly entered oncoming traffic to pass another vehicle, but collided with a Dodge Ram hauling a flatbed trailer. The driver and sole occupant of the Ford died on the scene. The crash is under investigation. No names have been released.

Utah Man Presumed Dead In Alaska Plane Crash

One of two men presumed dead in a plane crash in Alaska this week is now identified as Paul Kondrat from Utah. Officials say he was in a small plane traveling with U.S. Air Force Col. Mark Sletten of the Alaskan Command at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage. The plane crashed in Crescent Lake on the Kenai Peninsula on Tuesday. Hikers reported the crash to Alaska Wildlife Troopers. Rescue crews say they have found some wreckage from the crash although most of the plane is submerged in the lake.

Brigham City Home Fire Under Investigation

The cause of a Brigham City home fire on Thursday is under investigation. The Brigham City Fire and Police departments arrived at the residence on North 300 East just after 8 p.m. Officials say several people including a disabled woman were inside when the fire started. All were able to get out safely and were treated at the scene by first responders. Fire officials did not release an estimate of the damage.