Ben Winslow

Multimedia Journalist

Ben Winslow is a multi-media journalist for Fox 13 News, experimenting with new technologies and new ways of disseminating news stories across multiple platforms (you can follow him on Twitter @BenWinslow).

Prior to joining the Fox 13 news team, he worked at the Deseret News and KSL NewsRadio. Winslow has covered some of Utah's biggest news stories, including the 2002 Winter Olympics, issues surrounding polygamy, the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart and the Lori Hacking and Destiny Norton murder cases. He has won numerous awards for his work, including a national Edward R. Murrow Award, Utah Broadcaster's Assocation awards and local SPJ awards.

Winslow volunteers on the board of the Utah Headliner's Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Recent Articles

  • Kennecott meets with union leaders to discuss layoffs

    Posted on: 8:00 pm, May 7, 2013, by and

    WEST JORDAN, Utah — Kennecott Utah Copper is preparing to layoff part of its workforce following the massive slide at...
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  • DA to consider charges against teen in soccer ref’s death

    Posted on: 8:46 pm, May 6, 2013, by , updated on: 10:59pm, May 6, 2013

    SALT LAKE CITY — The district attorney will screen charges against a 17-year-old boy accused of punching a soccer referee,...
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  • Soccer team banned, extra security promised after ref attacked

    Posted on: 8:43 pm, May 3, 2013, by , updated on: 10:22pm, May 3, 2013

    SALT LAKE CITY — The soccer team that a teenage boy played for, when he allegedly attacked a referee who...
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  • Salt Lake County DA files to drop 26 more WVCPD drug cases

    Posted on: 10:58 am, May 3, 2013, by and , updated on: 07:56pm, May 3, 2013

    WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill’s office has filed motions to dismiss 26 more...
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  • Soccer referee’s family asks for prayers, seeks justice

    Posted on: 8:11 pm, May 2, 2013, by , updated on: 09:29pm, May 2, 2013

    MURRAY — As she keeps vigil in the hospital where her father lays in a coma, Johana Portillo has a...
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  • Homeless numbers declining in Utah

    Posted on: 9:07 pm, May 1, 2013, by , updated on: 09:46pm, May 1, 2013

    OGDEN — A homeless shelter is the last place Ashley Morningwolf wanted to be at. But here she is, with...
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  • Ex-FLDS president to be released from prison

    Posted on: 7:44 pm, May 1, 2013, by , updated on: 08:59pm, May 1, 2013

    ELDORADO, Texas — A former leader of the Fundamentalist LDS Church is scheduled to be released from prison next week....
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  • Pediatrician accused of killing ex-wife makes first court appearance

    Posted on: 8:06 pm, April 30, 2013, by , updated on: 10:26pm, April 30, 2013

    SALT LAKE CITY — A pediatrician accused of killing his ex-wife made his first court appearance. Dr. John Wall, 49,...
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  • Soccer referee attacked by teen player and critically injured, cops say

    Posted on: 9:03 pm, April 29, 2013, by , updated on: 10:22pm, April 29, 2013

    TAYLORSVILLE, Utah — A soccer referee has been critically injured after being attacked by a 17-year-old player angry about a...
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  • BYU students develop device to prevent prescription pill abuse

    Posted on: 11:03 pm, April 27, 2013, by and

    PROVO, Utah — Prescription pain medicine abuse is a growing problem, and some Brigham Young University students have created a...
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  • Airport bag thefts spike, TRAX used as getaway vehicle

    Posted on: 8:30 pm, April 26, 2013, by , updated on: 10:36pm, April 26, 2013

    SALT LAKE CITY — The opening of Utah Transit Authority’s Airport TRAX line is already proving popular — with travelers...
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  • Stars vanish as light pollution increases

    Posted on: 9:47 pm, April 25, 2013, by , updated on: 11:12pm, April 25, 2013

    NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT — The sun sets, casting a peaceful glow over the plateaus that surround these arches. There...
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