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Parents at charter school outraged after discovering director's dark secret

25/04/25 05:33

Parents at a Utah charter school were left outraged when their trusted director's shocking arrest unmasked a disturbing hidden life of child exploitation. Jared Dallan Buckley, the 40-year-old lead director of the Leadership Learning Academy, was taken into federal custody on charged in a criminal complaint amid chilling allegations under the online persona, 'EMMA'....read

I hadn't seen my childhood sweetheart in 20 years. Then I found out I was being framed for her murder
24/04/25 20:07
Jack Anthony Holland, 43, was shocked when police turned up at his door in December 2023. He had no idea his ex-girlfriend, Kristil, had been brutally murdered on that very same day in Colorado.
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America's baby bust laid bare: Graphs reveal the shocking fall in mothers as Trump pushes for pregnancy boom
24/04/25 04:27
Public health officials issued a report casting the shockingly low birth rates in the US in sharp relief with a new report showing an ongoing declines that show few signs of rebounding .
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Livvy Dunne's emotional final acts as she calls time on gymnastics career
24/04/25 03:51
After officially deciding to end her gymnastics career, LSU super senior Livvy Dunne posted photos of her now-empty locker just weeks after the season came to a close.
Doorbell cam shows eerie figure walking towards house where mom and son, 8, were found mysteriously murdered
23/04/25 21:02
Jessica Orton Lyman, 44, and her son Eli Painter, eight, were found with fatal gunshot wounds amid a gruesome scene inside their home in Saratoga Springs on March 28.
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I've just turned 18 - I'm done with school forever and can't wait to get married, I don't care I won't have a career
23/04/25 07:14
While Samantha Kay's peers will be having fun with friends, dating and getting ready for university, the 18-year-old from Utah, US, is solely focused on becoming a wife.
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Post Malone's ex-fiancée 'served him with legal papers in very brutal way' amid custody battle
23/04/25 06:39
The 29-year-old pop star, whose real name is Austin Post, announced the birth of his child in June 2022 without disclosing her name.
Terrifying discovery in the back of minivan after Colorado cops pulled over two Mexican men
20/04/25 22:33
Fremont County Sheriff's Office (FSCO) detectives made the deadly discovery after noticing a white Chevrolet van driving by them without dimming its headlights in Canon City, Colorado on March 26.
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Incredible tale of the only man to sneak into Area 51 and get out alive... here's what he saw
19/04/25 18:31
An anthropologist from California got more than he bargained for during a secret journey into the Nevada desert - coming face to face with the strange happenings taking place at Area 51.
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Livvy Dunne bids 'peace out' to gymnastics after LSU's crushing exit
19/04/25 07:51
Livvy Dunne has apparently bowed out of gymnastics for good after a career that saw her become the highest-paid female athlete in college sports.
The two ingredient drink hospital medics swear by to instantly relieve constipation: 'It's better than laxatives'
19/04/25 07:22
Social media users who have tried the simple-to-prepare drink, which contains just two easily obtained ingredients, confirm it delivers on its promise.
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MAGA ally shares devastating news that his daughter passed away ahead of Easter
18/04/25 18:16
A conservative Trump ally who often makes cable news appearances announced the tragic passing of his child on Friday.
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Livvy Dunne QUITS gymnastics in shock move after heartbreaking final night with LSU
18/04/25 12:23
Dunne and the Tigers failed to seal back-to-back NCAA championships this week when they finished third in the semifinals, marking the social media sensation's final meet in the purple and gold.
Colorado father Daniel Krug found guilty of shocking murder of beloved wife found dead in suburban garage
17/04/25 20:25
Colorado father and husband Daniel Krug was accused of stabbing his wife to death after stalking her. He posed as an ex-boyfriend, sending her tormenting messages via emails and texts.
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Japanese BYU student reveals bizarre reasons he's being deported: 'This is no longer about politics'
17/04/25 13:24
ICE agents have revoked the student visa of Suguru Onda, who is one year away from completing his program at Brigham Young University in Utah with little explanation.
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Huge explosion destroys building at mysterious Rocket Ranch in Utah desert
16/04/25 17:48
Shocking images captured the aftermath of an explosion at a Northrop Grumman facility in Utah on Wednesday.
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Utah mom's chilling five word text to dad days before she 'had whiskey-fueled sex with husband then killed him'
15/04/25 17:36
Jennifer Gledhill, 42, was arrested last year for allegedly fatally shooting Utah National Guardsman Matthew Johnson, then 51, on September 21, 2024.
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Salt Lake City has transformed into a metropolis with STEM jobs to rival Silicon Valley
14/04/25 16:21
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Superfit never-smoker hit with shock terminal lung cancer at 45 - the only sign was in his LEG
14/04/25 11:46
A father-of-two from Utah had just completed a total of 3,000 miles of mountain biking and considered his lungs his healthiest body part just before his life-changing diagnosis.
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Moving moment famous Utah woman, 22, got her final wish after shock announcement she's in hospice care
13/04/25 18:35
Deserae Turner was 14 when she was shot in the head and left to die in a canal bed in Smithfield in 2017 after being lured and attacked by two of her classmates.
Mountain metropolis' transformation into the new 'Silicon Valley' has fueled boom in luxury housing market
13/04/25 13:09
A western American city, once an economy reliant on agriculture and defense, has blossomed into a mecca for tech jobs with prime real estate to match. One catalyst from 2002 can explain the shift.
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Cop killer's final act of defiance before being shot dead by prison firing squad in violent execution
12/04/25 01:09
Mikal Mahdi, with a hood over his head, cried out as the three bullets to the heart hit him and his arms flexed. A red bull's-eye that was placed over his heart was pushed into the bullet wound in his chest.
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Utah woman who survived near-fatal shooting is now preparing for her death - eight years after 'good fight'
10/04/25 08:11
A 22-year-old shooting survivor who was left for dead as a teenager is now terminally ill and preparing for the end.
Americans involved in botched Congo coup are back in the US to face charges after avoiding death sentence
10/04/25 05:42
Marcel Malanga, 22, Tyler Thompson Jr, 22, and Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, 37, were initially sentenced to die in Congo but had their punishments commuted by Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi.
Doctor predicts three terrifying long term health effects of Ozempic
09/04/25 14:48
Dr Ben Bickman told DailyMail.com that people should be weary of the outfall that will come with weight loss medications and he predicts three crippling failures of Ozempic.
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Famous Utah woman aged just 22 shocks fans by entering HOSPICE care and breaks hearts as she reveals why
09/04/25 12:25
Deserae Turner was 14 when she was shot in the head and left to die in a canal bed in Smithfield in 2017 by two of her classmates.
Moment detectives tell distraught husband they think HE killed his wife while 'posing as her stalker'
09/04/25 11:31
Daniel Krug, 44, is on trial for first-degree murder, stalking and criminal impersonation in the 2023 death of his wife, Kristil. Prosecutors say he pretended to be an ex stalking her beforehand.
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Scientists develop a 'splash-free urinal' that promises zero urine splashback - regardless of where the user aims
09/04/25 10:07
Urinals, first invented nearly 200 years ago, have a notorious flaw - splashback. Now, experts have come up with a design that solves this problem using the basic principles of physics.
Wicked stepmother's shocking act of self-pity as she pleads guilty for starving boy, 12, to death
08/04/25 20:29
A wicked stepmother pleaded guilty to her role in the tragic starvation death of her 12-year-old stepson, Gavin Peterson, admitting to a heartbreaking series of crimes.
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Enraging behavior of 'killer' BMW driver, 22, blamed for 142mph fireball that burned child to death
08/04/25 18:56
Prosecutors said a 22-year-old BMW driver accused of taking a teenager's life in 2022 during a 142mph fireball crash in Utah has indicated an 'unwillingness' to listen to the law.
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Utah mom of 10 gets devastating news after going to the hospital for routine blood work
08/04/25 14:03
Angela Goodrich, 45, was feeling unwell when she went to the hospital on March 3 when what was expected to be a simple check-up quickly spiraled into a nightmare.
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RFK Jr. makes sensational call to reverse one of the country's 'great public health achievements'
08/04/25 05:33
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stunned public health officials Monday with a dramatic call to roll back what's long been considered one of America's signature health successes.
I went in for a routine procedure and woke up speaking a different language
07/04/25 21:36
A Dutch-speaking teenager who underwent routine knee surgery mysteriously woke up speaking American English
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Utah boy, 8, survives horror Wizard of Oz-style wind incident that should have killed him
07/04/25 20:09
Jake Smith, 8, miraculously walked away unscathed last month after a wind gust picked up a trampoline he was on and threw it 20 feet in a scene straight from the Wizard of Oz.
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Adopted girl, 16, hatched evil plot in her diary last year...and now she's 'carried it out'
07/04/25 17:41
Andreea Mottram, 48, was found by cleaners with 14 stab wounds inside a rental home in Washington City, Utah, and her adopted daughter Mihaela Gabriela 'Bella' Sorescu, 16, charged with murder.
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Fears for woman who vanished in rural Utah as cops say her phone is now inactive
07/04/25 14:19
Emily Wolfe, 34, was last seen March 31 in northern San Juan County in Utah, and cops said Monday that her phone is no longer active as the urgent search for her stretches on for weeks.
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Mystery as Utah worker finds dead woman's body in plastic bag with 'distinct' bicep tattoo
07/04/25 02:52
A railroad crew in Brigham City, Utah, discovered human remains in a plastic bag, prompting a homicide investigation.
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How concealed carry could soon become much easier in your state under Trump
06/04/25 20:43
Gun laws around the nation may soon change in seismic fashion should a Republican concealed carry proposal wind up on Trump's desk.
Awful mystery as Utah mother and son, 8, both found killed inside their home
04/04/25 14:10
An awful mystery has rocked the Saratoga Springs community in Utah after a mother and her son were found unconscious inside their home.
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Three Americans have death sentences commuted in Congo...but now a lifetime of suffering begins
03/04/25 16:23
Three Americans have been spared the death penalty, but will spend the rest of their lives in a brutal prison in Congo after participating in a failed coup.
Ballerina Farm's Hannah Neeleman reveals her workout routine as we put her protein powder to the test
03/04/25 16:20
Hannah Neeleman, the viral 'tradwife' behind Ballerina Farm is finally peeling back the curtain on her workout routine and how she uses her protein powder.
NFL-bound Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart causes a stir after killing rare turkey on Georgia hunting trip
31/03/25 16:15
There is no need to question Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart's accuracy ahead of next month's NFL Draft. As judged by a recent hunting trip in Georgia, his aim is not the problem.
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Woman, 84, is 'cured' of terminal lung cancer...and shocked doctors have fascinating theory
31/03/25 12:03
Dukhi Hong, 84, has confounded medics to far exceed their six month prognosis following her diagnosis with small cell lung cancer in 2019.
Ski legend Lindsey Vonn hit by tragic update on beloved family member: 'There will never be another'
31/03/25 03:59
Earlier this week, Vonn shared that Lucy, her 9-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel - and loyal travel companion - has failing kidneys.
Defiant California farmer fought Disney for decades to stop them from buying his land... until tragedy struck
29/03/25 18:11
For decades, a stubborn California farmer stood his ground against the behemoth that was the Walt Disney Company, fighting relentlessly to protect his family's land from development.
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State is first to ban LGBT pride flags from schools... but some MAGA fans are furious
29/03/25 14:55
The use of unsanctioned flags in local and state buildings will no longer be permitted under the new law, which takes effect on May 7.
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Utah becomes first state to back RFK Jr.'s fluoride ban
28/03/25 15:49
Utah has become the first US state to ban a controversial mineral from public drinking water amid a push from Robert F Kennedy Jr.
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First US state agrees to Trump administration's radical change to tap water... and it will start flowing within weeks
28/03/25 14:46
Utah has become the first US state to ban a controversial mineral from public drinking water amid a push from Robert F Kennedy Jr.
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'Woke' Sundance film festival shockingly moves location after 40 years as fans rejoice
28/03/25 01:57
The annual cinematic event will relocate after a bidding process that included locations in Salt Lake City, Utah and Cincinnati, Ohio , Deadline reported earlier Thursday.
Ski legend Lindsey Vonn reveals heartbreaking family news following historic end to her comeback season
25/03/25 21:12
Lindsey Vonn made history when she finished her comeback season with a second-place finish in a World Cup super-G race - but the legendary skier is also leaving Sun Valley with a heavy heart.
Social media outage as both Facebook and Instagram go down
25/03/25 14:55
A major social media outage has affected both Facebook and Instagram Tuesday morning. Thousands of users started reporting problems with the platforms around 9am ET.
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Netflix billionaire sparks local fury by turning hidden gem mountain town into a playground for the super-rich
25/03/25 12:11
Reed Hastings, Netflix's billionaire co-founder, is converting Utah ski resort Powder Mountain into a new public/private model. Locals and long-time regulars say new policies are a 'slap in the face'
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TikTok's ultimate 'trad wife' Ballerina Farm insists her Mormon husband does a lot - just months after being attacked for her lifestyle
25/03/25 11:54
The couple - who are Mormon and live and work on their Utah ranch - have since called in the help of an in-house PR team since the Sunday Times article, Tatler revealed.
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'Kidnap victim' rescued after scrawling note for help to woman in gas station restroom
24/03/25 14:55
A Good Samaritan helped rescue an alleged kidnapping victim after being slipped a hastily scrawled note for help in a gas station restroom.
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Woman receives note while using gas station restroom... and helps save 'kidnap victim'
24/03/25 10:41
Suspected kidnapper Epigmenio Bustillos Marquez, 53, has been arrested after a heroic bystander contacted police after his alleged victim bravely slipped her a note in a gas station restroom.
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State park in Thelma & Louise's finale is cheaper than the Grand Canyon, with better views and no crowds
24/03/25 06:31
Although the Grand Canyon is one of the most photographed places in the U.S., an obscure state park in Utah is giving the most visited national wonder of the world a run for its money.
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Mia Love dies age 49: America's first black Republican Congresswoman passes away after brain cancer battle
24/03/25 05:54
Mia Love, the first black Republican woman to be elected to Congress, died in her Saratoga Springs, Utah home on Sunday, her family announced on her X account. She was 49 years old.
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Top doctor reveals surprising medications causing sex misery for millions
21/03/25 19:11
Dr Evan Levine, a cardiologist at a major university hospital, has revealed the common medications that may be causing sexual problems in your bedroom
Tailor warns about a common mistake brides make when picking out their wedding dresses
21/03/25 14:12
A specialist from Heming and Fitz, a Utah based alterations service, spoke about why some brides aren't happy with their final fit on their big day in a recent TikTok video.
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Pedophile judge and fire chief 'shared fantasies of abusing their own grandchildren' before their twisted lives came crashing down
21/03/25 13:04
The secret lives of a respected fire chief and judge from Utah were uncovered in an FBI investigation that unveiled their pedophilic fantasies they shared with each other.
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Paris Hilton reveals reason behind her 'Barbie persona' as she details traumatic school years where she was 'mentally and sexually abused'
19/03/25 18:46
Paris Hilton has revealed the real reason behind her 'Barbie doll' persona in a candid new interview on Wednesday.
'Killer' Utah mom is offered plea deal, even though cops still haven't found body of husband she cheated on
17/03/25 15:53
A cheating Utah mom accused of killing her husband was reportedly offered a plea deal - even as police are still looking for the man's remains.
Former Congresswoman Mia Love's heartbreaking last words to America as she 'lives out final days'
17/03/25 13:27
Former Utah representative Mia Love, the first black Republican woman elected to Congress , was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor.
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Utah set to lose its classiest tourist attraction over new law banning pride flags on public property
14/03/25 16:42
The Sundance Film Festival could leave Utah over a newly passed law event organizers say would ban pride flags in the state.
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce break cover for first time since humiliating Super Bowl loss
11/03/25 04:14
Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce were seen for the first time together following the Chiefs loss at the Super Bowl one month earlier.
Ex-Mormon reveals the most popular foods within the religious community
10/03/25 17:29
Alyssa Grenfell regularly discusses her upbringing online after opening up about how she was raised in a devout Mormon family before making the decision to leave the church as a young adult.
$5 million Utah home where Ruby Franke's children were abused surges in interest thanks to Hulu series
08/03/25 13:01
The sprawling Utah desert home where Ruby Franke's children were tortured and abused has received a 'surge of interest' following Hulu's docuseries about the Mormon vlogger's crimes.
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Grim warning ahead of firing squad execution from brother of the last man who suffered the 'barbaric' death
07/03/25 17:39
Randy Gardner (left), the older brother of Ronnie Lee Gardner who was executed via firing squad in Utah in 2010, said he was praying Friday's execution of Brad Sigmon is halted.
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Netflix co-founder buys Utah mountain and reveals ultra-elitist plan
06/03/25 18:28
Reed Hastings hopes to enlist hundreds of homeowners to join him in living on the mountain, with property owners getting exclusive access to the ski area.
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Netflix co-founder buys Utah MOUNTAIN and reveals ultra-elitist plan for it
06/03/25 17:01
Reed Hastings hopes to enlist hundreds of homeowners to join him in living on the mountain, with property owners getting exclusive access to the ski area.
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Paralympic hero Hunter Woodhall undergoes emergency surgery while visiting his dad in hospital
06/03/25 16:21
In a bizarre twist, Paralympic track athlete Hunter Woodhall had to undergo emergency surgery after visiting his father in the hospital for a surgery of his own.
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Woman says she's not a 'monster' after 'admitting to shooting husband dead' on phone call with lover
04/03/25 12:16
A Utah mom accused of killing her husband was devastated to find out her lover was 'scared' of her.
Chilling photos reveal how Utah mom Jennifer Gledhill 'murdered her husband' after whiskey-fueled sex
03/03/25 20:55
Unnerving images have revealed the gruesome evidence left by a cheating Utah mom who murdered her husband after a night of drunken sex, according to police.
I was about to surprise my husband and daughter. They were killed by a predator freed by cops the night before
02/03/25 17:37
A devastating head-on collision in Mesa, Arizona, caused by a stolen vehicle, resulted in the deaths of Troy Garlock, 42, and his eight-year-old daughter, Elsie, of Gilbert.
Utah mom's 'shocking phone call to lover after shooting husband dead at $1m home' following whiskey-fueled sex
02/03/25 14:35
Jennifer Gledhill, 42, was arrested in early October after her husband Matthew Johnson, 51, vanished and was later charged with his murder.
America's first black female Republican in Congress is dying of highly aggressive cancer
01/03/25 21:55
America's first black Republican woman elected to Congress , Mia Love, is no longer responding to her cancer treatment, her daughter announced on social media on Saturday.
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Evil vlogging mom Ruby Franke's cruel ways of making her six children obey her are highlighted in new documentary
27/02/25 20:12
Thousands of hours of home videos showing Ruby Franke's cruel methods to make her six children obedient are on full display in Hulu's new documentary that's dropping this Thursday.
I grew up Mormon... I only had my first relationship in my 40s
27/02/25 15:26
Mia Chard, 42, a social worker from Salt Lake City, Utah, said she had tried to find romantic connections in her younger years, but it never worked out.
Heartbreaking moment two confused dogs are abandoned in locked cage in Utah desert
26/02/25 18:13
The two male Landseer dogs were found by police in Hurricane, Utah on Sunday morning, heartlessly locked in a cage with no food or water in the baking sun.
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5 fastest-growing fried chicken chains
26/02/25 15:09
As fried chicken continues to dominate the fast food scene, here are five chains that are experiencing rapid growth and are likely to pop up in more locations near you soon.
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