Salt Lake Detectives Announce Arrest in 1997 Cold Case Murder

(SALT LAKE CITY) -- Investigators announced Tuesday an arrest has been made in connection with a 1997 cold case murder.

Officials say 59-year-old Alana Lee Marx was arrested by Salt Lake City Police Department detectives in Hawaii Monday for the murder of Ward Woolverton. Police say Woolverton was found dead near 1005 South and 300 West in Salt Lake City on March 20, 1997, suffering from blunt force trauma to the head.

Authorities say they were able to link Marx to the murder through DNA and fingerprint evidence discovered in 2010, which places Marx at the scene of the crime based on a bloodied shirt containing his DNA. The two men were staying together at a Salt Lake City homeless shelter at the time, police said.

Marx, who has been charged with first-degree murder in Woolverton's death, is being held on $1 million bail.

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Toddler Hospitalized after Being Struck by Falling Television

(SALT LAKE CITY) -- A toddler was hospitalized in serious condition after a television toppled over and fell on it Tuesday morning at the Rose Park motel in Salt Lake City, ABC News affiliate KTVX-TV reports.

Salt Lake City Police responded to the scene at 1025 North 900 West where they found the 1-year-old barely breathing; the victim was taken to Primary Children's Medical Center.

The cause of the incident is believed to have been an accident, according to investigators. No charges have been filed.

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Armed Man and Woman Storm Apartment, Steal Cash from Victim

(SALT LAKE CITY) -- Salt Lake City police are searching for two suspects in connection with a robbery at an area apartment on Monday night.

A police report states that the robbery happened just before 8 p.m. at an apartment located on the 2000 block of S. 200 E. The 49-year-old male victim told police that he answered the door to his apartment and was met by a man with a handgun and a woman with a knife, and both suspects forced their way inside. The suspects then reportedly demanded money from the victim, and eventually fled with a bag of cash.

Investigators believe the suspects may be driving a white four-door vehicle.

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Woman Accused of Trying to Sell Teen's Virginity Pleads Guilty

(SALT LAKE CITY) -- A Salt Lake City woman accused of trying to sell her teen relative's virginity for $10,000 has accepted a plea deal.

The Salt Lake Tribune reports the 32-year-old woman was trying to sell her daughter's virginity to an unidentified man in May before her boyfriend discovered her plot and notified authorities. Both the name of the suspect and victim is being withheld to protect the identity of the 13-year-old girl.

Officials say the woman, who allegedly sent lingerie-clad pictures of the teen to a man known only as "Don," pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 5.

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Truck Carrying Beehives Crashes on I-5, Spills 25 Million Bees

(ST. GEORGE, Utah) -- A semi truck carrying 460 beehives rolled over on Interstate 15 in southern Utah on Sunday, spilling its contents and forcing the closure of southbound lanes near St. George, ABC News Salt Lake City affiliate KTVX-TV reports.

The driver was transported to an area hospital with bee stings, as were a police officer and others responding to the crash, reports the Salt Lake Tribune.

The 25 million escaped bees prevented crews from moving the truck and caused miles of traffic on the interstate.

No other cars were involved in the accident, although one vehicle caught fire after rear-ending a semi truck in the slowdown.

The cause of the crash was unknown.

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