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Kearns man charged with 35 felonies accusing him of sexually abusing 2 young girls

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted May 7 - 11:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Kearns man is facing numerous first-degree felony charges accusing him of sexually abusing two young girls over two years.

Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after 1st fatality

Molly Quell And Gerald Imray, Associated Press  |  Updated May 7 - 10:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Oceanwide Expeditions has revealed that 29 passengers disembarked from one of its cruise ships hit by a hantavirus outbreak on April 24.

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Pope Leo, Rubio commit to stronger ties, Vatican says, amid Trump tensions

Joshua McElwee, Reuters  |  Updated May 7 - 10:12 a.m.  |  Save Story

Pope Leo XIV and Secretary of State Marco Rubio jointly committed at a meeting on Thursday to improving relations between the Vatican and Washington.

Russia continues to violate Kyiv-proposed ceasefire, Zelenskyy says

Reuters  |  Updated May 7 - 9:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia continued to flout a Kyiv-proposed ceasefire on Thursday, ​adding that Ukraine would continue its long-range strikes if Russia carried on with its assaults.

Scientists raise concerns over hyperscale data center impact on ecology

Mike Anderson, KSL  |  Posted May 7 - 8:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

With dozens of questions lingering around how a 60-square-mile data center campus would operate, some scientists are raising concerns over what they see as likely detrimental impacts.

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Utah company offers same-day MRI scans and it's cheaper than you think

Taylormed MRI  |  Posted May 7 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Getting an MRI can be costly and take weeks to get after visiting a doctor. One walk-in MRI clinic is hoping to disrupt this tedious process.

Salt Lake City reveals its vision for the future of its oldest park

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted May 7 - 7:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake City released its Liberty Park Vision Plan, which seeks to enhance one of the city's more cherished outdoor gems.

Male coyote swam 2 miles to Alcatraz Island, twice as far as biologists had expected

Janie Har, Associated Press  |  Updated May 7 - 7:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

A lone coyote stunned biologists when it paddled to Alcatraz Island, a former federal prison in the San Francisco Bay surrounded by waters notorious for thwarting prisoners' escapes.

New York judge releases purported Epstein suicide note

Daniel Trotta, Reuters  |  Updated May 7 - 6:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

A federal judge on Wednesday released a document described as a suicide note purportedly written by Jeffrey Epstein, including the line: "It is a treat to be able to choose one's time to say goodbye."

Watchdog group calls for increased transparency in Utah education spending

Logan Stefanich and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted May 7 - 6:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

Two reports released this week by the Utah Taxpayers Association look into the spending of Utah school districts, specifically examining how much is allocated to students and teachers.

Tanaka's 2 assists lift Utah Royals to 5th straight win, 2-0 over Houston

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted May 6 - 11:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Royals are making a habit of winning. And clean sheets, too.

Provo moves on potential conservation easement at mouth of Slate Canyon

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted May 6 - 10:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Provo is moving to potentially place 115 acres near Slate Canyon into a conservation easement.

First Step House to launch mobile mental health team

Shelby Lofton, KSL  |  Posted May 6 - 9:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Salt Lake County organization is assembling a team of mental health professionals to help those with serious diagnoses that impact their life.

Trump administration can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia, judge rules

Andrew Goudsward, Reuters  |  Posted May 6 - 9:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

A judge on Wednesday ruled that the Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized during an FBI search in January in a win for the ​Trump administration.

'He'll have to get much sicker': Families call for 'treatment before tragedy' for severely mentally ill

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted May 6 - 9:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

District Attorney Sim Gill says the criminal justice system should be the last place to treat a person with mental illness. But help isn't always available until crimes are committed.

Shared ground: Coalition forms to promote affordable housing on public lands

Kevin Lind, Deseret News  |  Posted May 6 - 8:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

In the wake of several efforts to use public lands to develop affordable housing last year, advocates formed a coalition to determine what it would take to make that goal a reality.

Salt Lake City's proposed camping ban draws fierce debate

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted May 6 - 8:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A proposed Salt Lake City ordinance to tighten camping restrictions in Utah's capital city generated a range of emotions from residents in a hearing that lasted nearly three hours.

Meta asks California judge to throw out landmark social media addiction verdict

Diana Novak Jones, Reuters  |  Posted May 6 - 7:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Meta Platforms has asked a Los Angeles judge to throw out a jury's verdict ​finding the company liable for a woman's depression in a landmark trial.

'A bullet we have to bite': Ogden OKs downtown paid parking plan

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

The Ogden City Council approved implementation of the first phase of paid parking in the city center, expected to go into effect on June 15, after a trial period.

Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak heads to Canary Islands after 3 are evacuated

Annie Risemberg, Misper Apawu, Aleksandar Furtula and Isabel Debre, Associated Press  |  Updated May 6 - 7:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

The U.N. health agency says two patients with hantavirus and one suspected of infection were evacuated from a cruise ship, now headed for the Canary Islands, on Wednesday.

Sold-out St. George Marathon to welcome runners home with brand new bathroom facility

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted May 6 - 6:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

With a sold-out St. George Marathon on the horizon, the city's Park and Community Services department is preparing for the event with new bathroom facilities.

Police announce arrest in Oklahoma party shooting that left 1 dead, 22 injured

Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press  |  Updated May 6 - 6:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

An 18-year-old man has been arrested after a weekend shooting left one woman dead and 22 other people wounded during a party beside an Oklahoma lake.

Special Olympics torch run reaches Utah Capitol

Tyrese Boone, KSL  |  Posted May 6 - 5:49 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Flame of Hope made its way to the Utah Capitol Wednesday morning as Special Olympics athletes and law enforcement came together for the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run.