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Firefighters respond to West Valley City house fire

Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 18 - 10:54 p.m.  |  Save Story

Firefighters responded to a house fire in West Valley City on Tuesday evening.

Utah parents urged to talk to kids about fentanyl as school year begins

VideoAnnette Campbell, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 18 - 10:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

As students head back to school across Utah this week, law enforcement and educators are encouraging parents to have conversations with their children about the dangers of illegal drugs

Minnesota sues Texas, seeking extradition of US immigration agent on assault charges

Jonathan Allen, Reuters  |  Updated Aug. 18 - 10:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Minnesota sued Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday to try to compel him to extradite a federal immigration agent facing ​assault charges for shooting a Venezuelan man in the leg in Minneapolis during last winter's deportation surge.

Trump says US and Canada strike deal, temporarily pauses tariffs

Kanishka Singh, Promit Mukherjee and Maria Cheng, Reuters, Associated Press  |  Updated Aug. 18 - 9:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump announced late on Tuesday night he was putting a three-day pause on new 50% tariffs set ​to go into effect on Canadian goods on Wednesday, saying the two countries had reached an agreement.

Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says

Mike Stobbe, Associated Press  |  Updated Aug. 18 - 8:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

Flight attendants and pilots are at the highest risk of dying from radiation-related cancers — even more than people who work with radioactive materials, according to a new study.

'Stunned': Utah's Tongan community looks to move forward after funeral shooting

VideoDaniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 18 - 8:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Leaders at the National Tongan American Society are reacting following a shooting this week outside a funeral in Kearns.

Salt Lake City approves $1M loan to help Whiskey Street rebuild after 2025 fire

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 18 - 7:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

A popular Salt Lake City bar and restaurant destroyed by a massive fire on Main Street last year is getting an assist from the city as it plans to rebuild taller than before.

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Top Pack and Pad Picks for Beginner Backpackers | Scheels Outdoor Tip

VideoAdam Eakle, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 18 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

In this Scheels Outdoor Tip, we go over how to size a backpacking pack for the perfect and most comfortable fit.

Man with multiple fraud convictions sentenced for using grandparents' identity to obtain truck

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 18 - 6:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Lehi man now has convictions of fraud and similar charges in five Utah counties as he resolved his final case in St. George courts.

Justice Department pushes to revive criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Travis Loller, Associated Press  |  Updated Aug. 18 - 5:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Justice Department is pushing to revive criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, telling a federal appeals court late Monday that the judge erred in his ruling.

Why the Pentagon will be paying some US troops to have their sperm or eggs frozen

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted Aug. 18 - 5:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Pentagon is launching a demonstration project to provide money for select troops who want to preserve their eggs or sperm prior to their deployments to danger zones.

'Mayday, Mayday, Mayday': Report outlines moments before fatal crash at Utah wildfire

Devin Oldroyd and Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 18 - 4:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

The National Transportation Safety Board, on Tuesday, released its preliminary report on a deadly helicopter crash near the Widemouth 2 Fire.

Pentagon orders audit of 30 universities' partnerships with foreign institutions

Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press  |  Updated Aug. 18 - 4:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Department of Defense has ordered 30 universities to audit their partnerships with mostly Chinese universities and military training institutions.

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Utah native Zavier Gozo completes club-record transfer from Real Salt Lake to Crystal Palace

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 18 - 3:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

Real Salt Lake announced Tuesday the completion of a transfer sending Utah native Zavier Gozo to Crystal Palace FC in South London for a club-record transfer fee.

Have You Seen This? Massive spider invades bathroom

VideoGrant Olsen for KSL  |  Posted Aug. 18 - 3:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

I'm seriously impressed by how calm this woman remained despite the presence of a monstrous spider.

Utah's 10 largest fires this year have already cost nearly $217M to battle

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 18 - 3:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah is in the midst of its worst fire season in nearly two decades, and it and the federal government are quickly running up a large tab to handle all of it.

Frank Beard of ZZ Top dies at 77; Utah show canceled

Mark Kennedy, Associated Press  |  Posted Aug. 18 - 2:55 p.m.  |  Save Story

Frank Beard, the drummer for ZZ Top who kept the tempo for the band's biggest hits like "Sharp Dressed Man," "Legs" and "Gimme All Your Lovin,'" has died. He was 77.

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Utah theater performing 'Once' musical mourns death of artist behind the music

Lottie Johnson, Deseret News  |  Posted Aug. 18 - 2:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

On the morning of July 29, just hours after Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash on the outskirts of Dublin, a group of people roughly 4,500 miles away in Utah began to text each other.

Tremonton reflects on deadly shooting that claimed 2 officers' lives, a year later

VideoMike Anderson, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 18 - 2:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Tremonton community marked one year since a deadly shooting took the lives of Sgt. Lee Sorenson and officer Eric Estrada by reflecting on grief, gratitude, and coming together.

How a BYU study led Utah lawmakers to pass a student data privacy law

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 18 - 2:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Research from Brigham Young University found that education technology vendors don't always meet their student privacy obligations, a realization that has prompted legislation to address some of these privacy issues.

Black bear euthanized after being spotted in Logan

VideoKennedy Camarena and Sarah Earnshaw, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 18 - 1:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

A young black bear was tranquilized and evaluated after being spotted in Logan on Saturday during a time when Utahns continue to report more bear sightings across the state.

HHS 'actively reviewing' Mike Lee's push for a new Type 1 diabetes treatment

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Updated Aug. 18 - 1:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Department of Health and Human Services is reviewing a request from Sen. Mike Lee to reclassify a set of cells within the pancreas to be used to treat Type 1 diabetes.

Madonna leads 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Taylor Swift

Maria Sherman, Associated Press  |  Updated Aug. 18 - 1:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations, the network announced Tuesday, with Taylor Swift following close behind.