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Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge over rollover crash in Florida

Daniel Kozin, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 2 - 7:34 a.m.  |  Save Story

Tiger Woods has pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge in Florida after he was arrested in March following a rollover crash near his home on Jupiter Island.

Utah father remembered for helping others before fatal lightning strike in Florida

VideoAnnette Campbell, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 2 - 7:33 a.m.  |  Save Story

Family and friends are remembering a Utah husband and father after he was killed by a lightning strike while helping stranded boaters during a sudden storm off the coast of Florida.

The USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand following its Middle East deployment

Sakchai Lalit and Anton L. Delgado, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 2 - 6:31 a.m.  |  Save Story

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier docked at a port in eastern Thailand on Wednesday after its grueling deployment in the Middle East.

4 things we learned from Kalani Sitake entering BYU-Utah Tech game

Mitch Harper, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 1 - 10:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

The 2026 BYU football season might be the most highly anticipated season in program history.

A new way to reach Arches National Park is now available from Moab

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 1 - 10:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

An experiment to improve transportation challenges at Arches National Park is now available, albeit for a limited time, while local leaders test the concept.

Scientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter

Will Dunham, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 1 - 10:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Scientists have made a possible breakthrough in the hunt for dark matter, though they stopped short of ​saying they have finally detected this elusive cosmic component.

Child hit by baseball in Henefer, hospitalized; coach helps save life

Devin Oldroyd, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 1 - 9:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

A child was hospitalized Tuesday evening after being hit by a baseball during practice.

'It's been hard': Sandy man speaks out on behalf of cousin facing death in Iran for protesting

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 1 - 9:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Sandy man originally from Iran is speaking out to drum up support for two cousins in Iran who face the death penalty, imprisonment for anti-government protesting there.

After crash, Utah driver finds big difference in repair estimates

VideoMatt Gephardt, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 1 - 9:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah man says the body shop he chose estimated repairs after a crash would cost about $4,000 more than the estimate from the shop where the at-fault driver's insurance company sent him.

Tucson police investigate gay bar shooting as a possible hate crime; 3 dead

Rebecca Boone, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 1 - 8:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Police in Arizona say a shooting at a Tucson gay bar that left three people dead, including the shooter, is being investigated as a possible hate crime.

Utah becomes first state to roll out digital platform for authenticating documents

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 1 - 8:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah will roll out a digital apostille program Thursday, allowing residents a quicker, more efficient option for authenticating documents for international business, adoptions and church missions.

Tyler Robinson to stand trial on all counts

VideoPat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 1 - 8:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Fourth District Judge Tony Graf bound Tyler Robinson over for trial on Tuesday on all counts against him, saying the state has provided enough evidence.

Idaho Supreme Court sets date to hear appellate oral arguments in Lori Vallow Daybell case

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Sept. 1 - 7:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Idaho Supreme Court has set a date to hear oral arguments regarding Lori Vallow Daybell's appeal.

Utah woman gets help from 'The Doctor' to announce her cancer remission

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 1 - 7:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Katie Walterman has always loved the popular British sci-fi show "Doctor Who," but little did she know her favorite "Doctor" would get to help her announce she was in remission.

Holy Score: The Big 12 needs BYU or Utah (not both, just one) to wear the cape in 2026

Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group  |  Posted Sept. 1 - 6:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

The third season of the Big 12's current incarnation begins in full force this weekend with twin missions.

6-year-old overcomes cancer, spinal cord injury with grit and determination

Nicky Zizaza, WJZ  |  Updated Sept. 1 - 6:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Matias was just a baby when his parents learned he had a rare childhood cancer. The cancer and a spinal cord injury affected his ability to walk.

Olympians and Paralympians celebrate the launch of Utah 2034 Champion Schools

VideoMike Anderson and Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 1 - 6:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah 2034 Champion Schools launched on Tuesday at Backman Elementary, where Paralympians and Olympians were given the chance to meet with elementary kids eight years before the 2034 Winter Games.

Catching native trout: why fly-fishers love the North Slope of the Uinta Mountains

Video  |  Posted Sept. 1 - 6:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

In this episode of KSL Outdoors, Adam Eakle joins a group of current and former Salt Lake City television news videographers for a fishing trip filled with friendship, storytelling and plenty of trout-catching in the Uinta Mountains.

Man sentenced to probation after shooting at stranger fixing his car

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 1 - 5:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Patrick Rosales Shearer-Davis was ordered to spend four years on probation after shooting multiple times towards a man who was fixing his car. He told police he thought the man had a gun.

Real estate firm buys century-old Salt Lake City building, plans $40M renovation

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 1 - 5:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

A historic Ford Motor Company facility-turned-office building in downtown Salt Lake City has been acquired, and its new owners say they plan to preserve the structure as its new headquarters.

Church of Jesus Christ invites the world to 'Rejoice in Christ' at Salt Lake Temple open house

VideoEmily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 1 - 5:23 p.m.  |  Save Story

Reservations for the 2027 Salt Lake Temple open house are now available. The theme for the six-month-long celebration, "Rejoice in Christ," was announced at an event on Tuesday.

How costly is Great Salt Lake's dust? A working paper says it could be in the billions

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 1 - 5:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah researchers say a working paper released earlier this year is a "really important first step" in understanding the health costs tied to the Great Salt Lake's dust.

Social media companies are trying harder to know which users are kids

Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 1 - 4:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

Determining which accounts belong to children is the linchpin of online child safety measures that Meta, Google, TikTok, Roblox and other companies are ramping up.