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Sandy teen who 'couldn't take it anymore' accused of killing father after years of abuse

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 6:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 15-year-old boy accused of shooting and killing is father told police the abuse he and his brother endured that day was "the last straw."

Some guardrails on ChatGPT for Teens don't work as promised, watchdog group says

Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 6:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Some of the guardrails that OpenAI included in ChatGPT for Teens product don't work as intended, and the chatbot poses an "unacceptable risk" to children, according to a report.

Department of Energy awards funding to Utah geothermal projects

Alixel Cabrera, Utah News Dispatch  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 5:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $99 million to 21 geothermal projects nationwide, including five projects in Utah focused on testing technology and exploring geothermal resources.

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Henefer baseball coach honored for saving boy from cardiac arrest

VideoBrittany Tait, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 7 - 5:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

A baseball coach in Henefer is being honored after he saved a young boy's life, after he was hit in the chest with a baseball and suffered cardiac arrest.

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Davis County GOP won't fill former Rep. Trevor Lee's seat before the general election

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 7 - 5:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

Republican delegates in Davis County won't vote to fill former Rep. Trevor Lee's seat in the Utah House of Representatives ahead of the Nov. 3 election, the county party announced this week.

US government, Google join Zuckerberg-backed Biohub in $1.8 billion push for AI biology data

Krystal Hu, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 5:23 p.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. government and tech heavyweights Meta Platforms and Google parent Alphabet are joining nonprofit Biohub to build open ​datasets to train AI models for biological research.

Kids take part in Red Bull Rampage as it celebrates 25th year in southern Utah

VideoArianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 4:52 p.m.  |  Save Story

Hundreds of kids, teens and adults made their way to Washington Wheels Park in southern Utah Tuesday to showcase their skills on wheels ahead of Red Bull Rampage, an extreme mountain bike event that will take place Oct. 8-10.

Christa Pike survived 2 doses of an execution drug. How is that possible?

Hannah Schoenbaum and Hallie Golden, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 4:39 p.m.  |  Save Story

Christa Pike regaining consciousness and speaking a week after receiving two doses of execution drugs in Tennessee has astonished even some medical professionals and left many people wondering: How did she survive?

Home price cuts hit September record

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 4:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

The share of U.S. home sellers cutting prices just hit a new high for September.

Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war, sources say

Jonathan Saul, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 4:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit ​their highest last week since the war began, according to maritime security sources tracking incidents, amid a ‌bigger export push by Gulf producers.

Have You Seen This? Rainy day skate park turns into extreme water stunt

VideoCassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 3:55 p.m.  |  Save Story

Where one person may see a rainy day as a hindrance to enjoying the local skate park, extreme sports and stunt fanatic Ryan Bean sees it as an opportunity.

Bluffdale police investigating infant death

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 3:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

The death of an infant has prompted a police investigation in Bluffdale.

Holy Score: Who's better right now, Utah or BYU? We broke down the matchup using real metrics and a fake location

Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 3:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Let's imagine the Utes and Cougars were scheduled to play this weekend, not Nov. 7, at that most neutral of sites. Which team should be favored? Which team would win?

Record-breaking October heat expected to scorch Southern California for the rest of the week

Chelsea Hylton  |  Updated Oct. 7 - 3:14 p.m.  |  Save Story

The record-breaking heat that has been scorching Southern California over the past few days is expected to continue impacting the region through the rest of the week.

These Utah resorts recognized among best in the Mountain West

Dennis Romboy, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 3:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two Utah resorts — one known for skiing, the other for golf — were recognized among the best in the Mountain West in Condé Nast Traveler's 2026 Readers' Choice Awards.

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A lifestyle centered on balance, beauty and elevated desert living

Solenté  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 3:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Solenté's La Parea Club is set to open in early 2027, giving residents another way to enjoy the landscape and lifestyle that drew them to Southern Utah in the first place.

Kelvin Obot gaining confidence in his role on Utah's offensive line

Steve Bartle, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 2:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Kelvin Obot's first college start brought a bigger responsibility with the offensive line, but the Utah freshman felt ready for it.

Utah to get $800k in grants for veteran suicide prevention

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 2:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

More than $800,000 was awarded to two community organizations that provide suicide prevention services for veterans in Utah.

900+ Tooele residents sign letter to not approve data center ordinance draft

Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 1:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

More than 900 people have signed a letter requesting that the Tooele County Planning Commission refuse to approve a draft of Tooele County Land Use Ordinance Chapter 34, the county's data center ordinance.

Trump administration plans to charge international students $70,000 for work authorization

Susan Heavey, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 12:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed that international students pay at least $70,000 ​in training fees if they want to work in the country, according to a government notice posted online on Wednesday, part of the Trump administration's wider crackdown on foreign ‌visa holders.

Utah consumer sentiment falls to lowest level since May amid soaring gas prices, mortgage rates

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 12:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's consumer sentiment dropped 4.6% in September to its lowest level since May.

FBI says it thwarted an attack on the Mall of America by a teen it supplied with an assault rifle

Ellen Schmidt and Gene Johnson, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 12:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

The FBI says it thwarted an attack on the Mall of America by a teenager after agents supplied him with an assault rifle.

61-year-old woman holds 5-hour plank — a new world record — at Huntsman World Senior Games

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 12:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Jean Wilde, 61 of Canada broke the world record for the longest female abdominal plank at the Huntsman World Senior Games Tuesday, after holding the position for five full hours. Utah resident Alta Pierson, 100, also entered her first-ever track meet and set a Senior Games record for the 50-meter dash.