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The latest on what El Niño means for the ski season

Dennis Romboy, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 11:36 a.m.  |  Save Story

As the opening of the ski season moves closer, the predicted Super El Niño continues to gain strength. But what it means for mountain resorts in Utah and the West remains cloudy.

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Spooky sell-outs ahead: Secure your 'Thriller' tickets now

Odyssey Dance  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Odyssey Dance Theatre's "Thriller"— the spooky, spectacular mash-up of dance, comedy and seasonal fright — returns for another season, and if history is any indication, tickets will vanish faster than a vampire at sunrise.

About 1 in 8 cancer cases worldwide are tied to these infections — most of them preventable

Jacqueline Howard, CNN  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 10:41 a.m.  |  Save Story

Millions of new cancer cases around the world may be caused by infections that are either treatable or preventable, suggesting that the cancer could have been avoided altogether.

A $30 painting, found in 'dark corner' of estate sale, fetches $1.35M at auction

Oscar Holland, CNN  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 10:27 a.m.  |  Save Story

An enigmatic oil painting bought for just $30 at an estate sale fetched more than $1.35 million at auction after it was confirmed to be the work of celebrated surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie.

How Ensign College's inaugural vocational tech program is meeting industry needs — and fostering discipleship

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 10:14 a.m.  |  Save Story

Ensign College has launched its first vocational program, training students to become electricians while addressing the growing demand for skilled trades in Utah and beyond.

At least one dead in Cedar City crash involving a school bus and motorcycle

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 5 - 9:49 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Highway Patrol troopers investigated a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a school bus on Monday morning.

Teenager's hand blown off as French school protests enter third week

Dominique Vidalon and Inti Landauro, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 9:41 a.m.  |  Save Story

A teenager's hand was blown off as high-school protesters clashed with riot police in northern France on Monday, a local official said, on ​the eve of a national demonstration by the pupils' union against underfunding, overcrowding and dilapidation.

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to trio for technique that helps decode mysteries of the brain

Issy Ronald and Katie Hunt, CNN  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 9:09 a.m.  |  Save Story

The 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to three scientists – Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel – for their work developing a technique to decode the inner workings of the brain.

US Supreme Court won't hear Zillow's bid to escape investor class action

Jan Wolfe, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 8:35 a.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by real estate platform Zillow ​Group to escape a class action that accused it of misleading investors about its failed home-flipping venture.

Man airlifted due to accidental shooting while hunting, rescue crews say

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 8:18 a.m.  |  Save Story

A man was airlifted to the hospital after he was injured during an "accidental shooting" while hunting on Saturday.

Dennis Hastert, former US House speaker and admitted child molester, dies at 84

Will Dunham, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 7:55 a.m.  |  Save Story

Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican U.S. House of Representatives speaker who later admitted to sexually abusing boys as a high school wrestling coach and pleaded guilty to charges arising from the scandal, has died, CBS News reported on Monday, ​citing a coroner in Illinois. He was 84.

Dozens quarantined after researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of 'unknown' infection

Tim Lister, Svitlana Vlasova, Lex Harvey, and Anna Chernova, CNN  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 7:36 a.m.  |  Save Story

Dozens of people were reported to be in isolation after a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and other infectious diseases died of an undisclosed illness.

Most Americans are comfortable with kids playing football. Then we told them about CTE

Dennis Romboy, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 7:22 a.m.  |  Save Story

A majority of people across the country feel at ease with kids playing tackle football — until they figure out how much of an impact CTE could have later in their kids' lives.

Woman shot in Murray, man arrested in Davis County

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 7:17 a.m.  |  Save Story

An argument in a parking lot resulted in a woman being shot in the chest, according to police.

Ex-prince Andrew takes police to court over search warrants linked to Epstein

Kate Holton and Sam Tobin, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 6:44 a.m.  |  Save Story

King Charles' younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, is taking the police to court to challenge warrants ​connected to his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he sent government documents to Jeffrey Epstein.

Pope Francis' diaries to be published next month, revealing reflections on Vatican years

Hillel Italie, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 6:34 a.m.  |  Save Story

Journal entries kept by Pope Francis before and during his papacy will be published this fall for the first time.

'Something fun to do': Ogden 12-year-old parlays passion for archery into 2 national titles

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 6:19 a.m.  |  Save Story

Ogden 12-year-old Joukai Omura seized on archery as something he wanted to pursue and he's parlayed his passion for the sport into two national titles.

Turnovers, lack of patience cost Utah Mammoth in first loss of the season to New York Rangers

Cole Bagley, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 4 - 10:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

After beginning the new NHL season red-hot with two commanding wins and an unstoppable power play, the Utah Mammoth suffered their first loss of the year to the New York Rangers.

KSL anchor returns from Samoa trip with message on journalism, representation

VideoTamara Vaifanua, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 4 - 10:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

KSL's Tamara Vaifanua spent a week training journalism students in Samoa through a U.S. State Department program, with a personal stop at her mother's former school.

Utah's new veterans cemetery receives federal funding to pay for its first phase

Alixel Cabrera, Utah News Dispatch  |  Posted Oct. 4 - 10:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

The development of a planned veterans cemetery in Utah is advancing, now with funding from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Can Colorado make oil companies pay for climate damage? The Supreme Court will soon decide

Leah Bowers, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 4 - 9:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments on whether state courts can push the price of climate change onto energy companies — which will influence environmental lawsuits across the country.

Doctors warn about the risks energy drinks pose to kids. What families need to know

Laura Ungar, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 4 - 9:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

Sean and Heidi Cripe will never forget the call from their son's high school saying Davis was being taken to the emergency room.

Search suspended for 6 people on missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston

John Raby, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 4 - 8:58 p.m.  |  Save Story

A search has been suspended off the Massachusetts coast for six people on an air ambulance that disappeared during a flight from Bermuda to Boston.