Holladay neighbors assess damage, begin cleanup after dynamite detonation

Layton crossing guard is going above and beyond to keep kids safe

Tamara Vaifanua, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 25 - 5:41 p.m.  |  Save Story

In one Layton neighborhood, a crossing guard is making all the right moves to keep people safe.

Biden administration finalizes rule to grant overtime for millions more salaried workers

Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press  |  Updated April 25 - 5:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

Starting July 1, employers will be required pay overtime to salaried workers who make less than $43,888 a year in certain executive, administrative and professional roles, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

Worker in Bluffdale killed by falling concrete slabs

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Posted April 25 - 4:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

An employee working for a concrete product manufacturer was killed Thursday after large concrete panels fell on him in Bluffdale and trapped him underneath, fire officials said.

Energy secretary promotes Utah's role in plan to expand, modernize electrical grid

Logan Stefanich, KSL.com  |  Posted April 25 - 4:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Thursday paid a visit to a Rocky Mountain Power substation in Salt Lake City to highlight the Biden administration's latest efforts to strengthen and expand the nation's electric grid while continuing to deploy clean energy.

Cleanup underway at Sugar House Park after semi crashes, spills fuel in Parleys Canyon

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Updated April 25 - 4:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

Cleanup is underway at Sugar House Park after a semitruck crashed in Parleys Canyon, spilling 200 gallons of diesel fuel on Thursday.

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Tired of expensive vacation rentals? Utah startup is changing how you vacation

Ember  |  Posted April 25 - 3:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

There's a new way to own a vacation home for a fraction of the price.

Have You Seen This? Rams ring in 2024 NFL draft with turf field on beach

Caleb Turner, KSL.com  |  Posted April 25 - 3:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Los Angeles Rams are embracing their coastal identity by building a 60-yard turf football field on Hermosa Beach ahead of Thursday's NFL draft.

Daybell assigned many 'light' or 'dark' ratings and discussed them with family, officer testified

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Updated April 25 - 3:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

An investigator testified Thursday in Chad Daybell's murder trial about how Daybell would assign multiple people "light" and "dark" ratings, depending on what level of evil he believed a person had.

Video shows SUV pushing parked car across street and into Orem house

Andrew Adams, KSL-TV  |  Updated April 25 - 2:39 p.m.  |  Save Story

Neighbors say homeowners avoided injury Wednesday in a car-versus-house ordeal that surveillance video shows apparently happened when an SUV pulled up behind a parked car and then pushed it across the street.

New deep-water channel allows first ship to pass Key bridge wreckage in Baltimore

Lea Skene, Associated Press  |  Updated April 25 - 2:14 p.m.  |  Save Story

The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago. A bulk carrier sailing under a Panama flag passed through the new 35-foot channel Thursday morning, headed for St. John, Canada.

KSL.com news stories now available to read in Spanish

KSL.com Staff  |  Posted April 25 - 1:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

KSL.com has added a new function that allows readers to read news stories in Spanish. The new service aims to broaden KSL's reach to Utah's growing Spanish-speaking community.

Man convicted in Bangerter Highway killing sentenced to minimum of 30 years

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted April 25 - 1:14 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man accused of stabbing another man and then pushing his body out of a moving vehicle onto the Bangerter Highway in 2022, was sentenced this week to a long prison term.

Tabloid publisher says he wrangled with Trump over who should buy story of alleged affair

Jack Queen, Jody Godoy and Andy Sullivan, Reuters  |  Updated April 25 - 1:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified at Donald Trump's criminal trial on Thursday that he wrangled with Trump and his former lawyer ahead of the 2016 election over who should buy the silence of women who said they had sexual encounters with him.

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How a single quirk in the U.S. Constitution could trigger an electoral disaster

Ethan Bauer, Deseret News  |  Posted April 25 - 12:49 p.m.  |  Save Story

Here's how third-party candidates can disrupt presidential elections.

Salt Lake gang 'shot caller' charged with killing 2, now linked to 4th shooting

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted April 25 - 12:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man who has been arrested or charged in connection with three Salt Lake County shootings, including a double homicide in Magna, now faces charges tied to a fourth shooting from 2021.

FTC sends $5.6M in refunds to Ring customers as part of video privacy settlement

Associated Press  |  Updated April 25 - 11:23 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with Amazon-owned Ring, which was charged with failing to protect private video footage from outside access.

'Sacrifices' will need to be made from Bear River water supply to help Great Salt Lake

Mike Anderson, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 25 - 11:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

With the Bear River serving so many different purposes in the state of Utah, agricultural producers are trying to make sure their uses for the river aren't forgotten as lawmakers discuss the preservation of the Great Salt Lake.

Utah teacher in running for 'America's Favorite Teacher'

Arianne Brown for KSL.com  |  Posted April 25 - 10:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah man is steps away from becoming "America's Favorite Teacher," as the nationwide contest narrows down its top five this week. Cole Wilkes, of Foxboro Elementary, is in first place for the Reader's Digest contest that will award him $25,000 and a trip to Hawaii should he win.

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump's claim of absolute immunity but decision's timing is unclear

Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Colleen Long and Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press  |  Updated April 25 - 9:57 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Supreme Court seems highly skeptical of former President Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution. But it's less clear that the justices are headed for a quick resolution.