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Thai teen kills 7 in rampage at home and school before shooting himself

Chalinee Thirasupa and Panarat Thepgumpanat, Reuters  |  Updated Aug. 7 - 6:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

A teenage Thai student killed at least five people and himself at a school outside Bangkok on Friday after fatally shooting his grandparents, police said.

United Way packs thousands of backpacks as back-to-school need reaches record high

Madi Vollmer, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 10:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

United Way of Salt Lake and hundreds of volunteers packed thousands of backpacks and school supplies to help meet a record level of need among students ahead of the new school year.

Locals in the NFL: Cardinals' Simi Fehoko among impact players in hall-of-fame kickoff

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 10:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

The former Brighton High standout was one of several Locals in the NFL to kick off the 2026 preseason, catching a five-yard touchdown pass in the first half of Arizona rookie Carson Beck's first NFL minutes.

Trump signs orders to limit US birthright citizenship, despite Supreme Court ruling

Kristina Cooke, Andrew Chung and Daniel Trotta, Reuters  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 9:49 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday in a new but narrower attempt to curtail birthright citizenship, once again challenging a provision of the Constitution even ​though the Supreme Court rejected his previous effort.

UTA considers first base fare rate increase in over a decade

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 9:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's largest transit agency is seeking its first base fare increase in over a decade, saying that rising costs are driving up the need.

Rubber ducks by the thousands splash into Chicago River for annual Special Olympics fundraiser

Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Associated Press  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 8:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

A deluge of 90,000 rubber ducks poured out of a truck on the Columbus Drive bridge and plunged into the Chicago River on Thursday, and then raced at a leisurely pace in the annual Chicago Ducky Derby.

Smithfield man gets up to five years more imprisonment in sexual abuse case

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 8:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Smithfield man has been sentenced to up to five years imprisonment in a sexual abuse case, which will be added to his lengthy prison term in a separate case.

'Story of contribution': Longtime Mexican restaurant operator honored with key to Ogden

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Javier Chavez Sr., operator of a small chain of Mexican restaurants, received a key to Ogden from the mayor for his business efforts and contributions to the city.

Jalapeños linked to a US salmonella outbreak are tracked to a Mexican farm and a distributor

Mike Stobbe, Associated Press  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 6:16 p.m.  |  Save Story

Federal officials have traced a multistate salmonella outbreak to jalapeño peppers from a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico. At least 345 people in 27 states have fallen ill. Most cases are in Minnesota and Colorado.

Great Basin jumps to highest fire preparedness level; $18M fund launched for Beaver area

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 6 - 5:58 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah and federal officials announced an $18 million agreement to begin the recovery from a massive fire that burned this year, while firefighting operations continue at a nearby fire.

Man drowns at Sand Hollow Reservoir

Payton Davis, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 5:53 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 19-year-old man from Nevada died Thursday afternoon at Sand Hollow Reservoir after drowning.

Immigrant advocates picket against immigrant detainee flights at Salt Lake airport

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 5:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

A handful of immigrant advocates gathered at Salt Lake City International airport to protest the regular immigrant detainee flights out of the facility.

Utah secures victory in lawsuit over its prop betting law; prediction market plans to appeal

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 5:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

The prediction market Kalshi said it plans to appeal a federal court ruling issued earlier this week that allows Utah to enforce its new law banning proposition betting.

Kellogg says it's removing artificial dyes from cereals by the end of this year

Dee-ann Durbin, Associated Press  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 4:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

WK Kellogg said Thursday that it will remove artificial colors from all its cereals by the end of this year.

Snake River Animal Shelter in Idaho receives grant to help senior dogs

Lisa Lete, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 4:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

Snake River Animal Shelter has received new funding to help more senior dogs stay with their families and find loving homes.

Have You Seen This? Santa-dressed cat runs over baseball player

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 3:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Dinger, the Sacramento River Cats mascot, ran over an unsuspecting rival outfielder in a surreal moment at the ballpark.

Here's a look at the 7 Utah school districts proposing tax hikes

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 3:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

Seven Utah school districts have proposed tax increases to fund various district projects. Here's a breakdown of all of them.

Roche launches 2 new cyclospora tests as outbreak widens

Christy Santhosh, Reuters  |  Updated Aug. 6 - 2:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Roche said on Thursday it launched two new ​tests to detect cyclospora, as cases climbed to record levels, making the outbreak one of the largest in recent U.S. history.

Video shows fire threatening building in Riverdale along I-84

Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 2:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

A fire spread to the surrounding trees on I-84 in Riverdale on Thursday, threatening an American First Credit Union building. Four different fires blazed along the freeway, which was closed to fight the flames.

Here's how much Americans need to earn to afford a typical home

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 2:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

It actually takes slightly less income to buy a median-priced home in the United States than a year ago, a new analysis shows.

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Arizona governor's race is turning into the battle of the BYU grads

Brigham Tomco, Deseret News  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 1:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

Former Mesa mayor on track to join Arizona governor ticket against Andy Biggs

What the lull in teen hiring this summer tells us about the job market ahead of Friday's report

Alicia Wallace, CNN  |  Updated Aug. 6 - 1:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

When the latest official jobs report is released on Friday, economists are expecting it to show that hiring picked up in July. But what about teen hiring this summer?

Wayshawn Parker is chasing 1,200 yards; Utah is measuring something bigger

Steve Bartle, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 1:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

Wayshawn Parker finished 19 yards short of 1,000 last season, so he responded by moving the target further away.