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Utah drivers to see enhanced penalties in July 1 road rage law
Lindsay Aerts, KSL-TV | Posted June 5 - 9:08 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's recently passed road rage law takes effect July 1, but one of the lawmakers who crafted it says the law alone can only go so far in curbing Utah's road rage problem.
Davis School District, ex-employee reach $143,558 settlement in discrimination suit
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Updated June 5 - 9:05 p.m. | Save Story
Davis School District officials and an ex-employee tasked with helping the district address race issues have agreed to a $143,558 settlement to resolve the discrimination suit she filed.
Colorado woman, handcuffed in a police car hit by a train, receives $8.5M settlement
Colleen Slevin, Associated Press | Posted June 5 - 8:43 p.m. | Save Story
A Colorado woman who was seriously injured when a freight train hit the parked police vehicle in which she sat handcuffed has reached an $8.5 million settlement.
Why this Florida dad is talking to Utah's state school board about school safety
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted June 5 - 8:15 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah School Board of Education is looking to establish a school safety dashboard to reduce violence on school campuses by providing timely access to critical school safety data.
Woman hit, killed by train in Weber County
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted June 5 - 7:33 p.m. | Save Story
A woman was killed by a train in Weber County Wednesday.
A stinky situation: Solid waste spills out of truck in Idaho, closes area for cleanup
Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.vom | Posted June 5 - 6:33 p.m. | Save Story
Part of a street in Ammon, Idaho, has been closed off due to a solid waste spill that stretches at least a mile.
'Democrats are fearmongering' with contraception bill, says letter signed by Romney and Lee
Hanna Seariac, Deseret News | Posted June 5 - 6:03 p.m. | Save Story
A Democrat-backed bill aimed at enshrining the right to contraception into federal law infringes on parental rights and religious freedom, according to a letter signed by 22 Senate Republicans including Utah Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee.
Walmart to pay US hourly store workers bonuses for first time ever
Savyata Mishra and Siddharth Cavale, Reuters | Posted June 5 - 5:34 p.m. | Save Story
Walmart will, for the first time ever, pay bonuses to its U.S. hourly store workers, the retailer said on Wednesday, in a move that could boost wages for 700,000 front-line staff.
Utah seeks to 'maintain' Great Salt Lake levels after it peaks below some projections
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted June 5 - 5:03 p.m. | Save Story
The Great Salt Lake's southern arm remains the highest it has been in five years, but it appears this year's peak will end up lower than some projections and expectations.
'So much more than a building': Utah Clean Energy opens Climate Innovation Center
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted June 5 - 4:27 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Clean Energy on Wednesday opened its Climate Innovation Center, a building the organization hopes will serve as a beacon of a sustainable design and a carbon-neutral future.
Big Joro spiders don't fly, except they kind of do, and they may be coming
Melina Walling, Associated Press | Posted June 5 - 4:04 p.m. | Save Story
Many researchers think it's only a matter of time before the Joro spider, a large spider native to East Asia, spreads to much of the continental U.S.
Have You Seen This? Japanese ski jumper shatters world record for longest jump
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted June 5 - 3:32 p.m. | Save Story
A world-renowned athlete from Japan recently soared to new heights by breaking the world record for the longest ski jump.
SEC to close Salt Lake office after 'gross abuse of power' in Utah crypto case
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Updated June 5 - 3:06 p.m. | Save Story
The closure of the Salt Lake office follows the case a judge called "deeply troubling," leading to the sanctioning of SEC prosecutors who presented false information and lost $1.8 million in attorneys' fees.
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Utah's largest gas provider switches owners as $4.3B deal is finalized
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted June 5 - 2:35 p.m. | Save Story
Canada-based Enbridge completed its acquisition of Dominion Energy's Utah operations this week.
Wildlife crews, police remove bear from tree in SLC neighborhood
Eliza Pace and Josh Ellis, KSL-TV | Updated June 5 - 2:25 p.m. | Save Story
Police asked some Salt Lake City residents to remain inside their homes while officers and crews from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources removed a bear from a tree.
Chad Daybell files notice of appeal, asks Idaho Supreme Court to review verdict and sentence
Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted June 5 - 2:03 p.m. | Save Story
Chad Daybell's attorney has filed an appeal and is asking the Idaho Supreme Court to examine his case, verdict and death sentence.
The border crisis reaches Utah schools, says Rep. Burgess Owens
Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News | Posted June 5 - 1:28 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Rep. Burgess Owens said the high number of migrants entering the U.S. through the southern border is affecting the entire country, including Utah.
Thousands of cars equipped with faulty airbags on Utah roads
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL-TV | Posted June 5 - 12:59 p.m. | Save Story
Auto manufacturers have recalled over millions of Takata airbags because of their potential to explode and shoot out sharp metal fragments. And there are still thousands of those in cars across Utah.
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