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Tropical Storm Bertha in the Gulf of Mexico moves toward the Florida Panhandle and Alabama

The Associated Press  |  Posted July 21 - 1:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Tropical Storm Bertha strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico, moving slowly toward the Florida Panhandle and Alabama, causing a tropical storm warning and storm surge watches, forecasters said.

Parts of scenic SR 153 in southern Utah washed out, forcing UDOT to close it indefinitely

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted July 21 - 12:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

A highway that cuts through Beaver Canyon is now closed indefinitely after Sunday's floods washed away segments of the road.

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This program is teaching human rights to children in 23 countries. Here's how you can participate

Amy Ortiz, Deseret News  |  Posted July 21 - 12:27 p.m.  |  Save Story

The organization is bringing human rights education to children in an expanding number of countries.

Road near Lindon boat harbor in Vineyard closed after crash

Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Posted July 21 - 12:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

A road near the Lindon boat harbor in Vineyard was closed Tuesday after a car crash damaged multiple power poles, a fence and other property nearby.

Attacks between US and Iran across Mideast overshadow efforts to keep diplomacy alive

Jon Gambrell and Munir Ahmed, Associated Press  |  Updated July 21 - 11:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

Diplomats are seeking to salvage the collapsed interim deal between Iran and the United States even as both countries continued to launch attacks in a 10th day of renewed fighting.

Judge to hear evidence against singer D4vd in killing, dismemberment of teen and decide on trial

Andrew Dalton, Associated Press  |  Posted July 21 - 11:24 a.m.  |  Save Story

A judge is set to decide at a hearing that opens Tuesday whether there is enough evidence to put singer D4vd on trial in the killing and dismemberment of a 14-year-old girl.

Draper man accused of abusing, torturing children in home

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted July 21 - 11:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Draper man is accused of beating children with a leather belt and making them stand on one foot for hours. He was arrested for investigation of child torture.

Beaver County Commission declares state of emergency after fires, flooding

Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Updated July 21 - 10:13 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Beaver County Commission voted unanimously to declare a state of emergency following a deluge of wildfires and flooding.

Brigham Young University researchers using tech to preserve languages, improve translation

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted July 21 - 10:12 a.m.  |  Save Story

Students in Brigham Young University's MATRIX Lab are partnering with international BYU-Pathway Worldwide students to collect speech and text data for low-resource languages.

Rocky Mountain Airgun Challenge brings international competitors to Utah

Adam Eakle, KSL  |  Posted July 21 - 9:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Rocky Mountain Airgun Challenge came to Hobble Creek Canyon in Utah County. It's one of the premiere airgun competitions in the world.

A Minnesota town now boasts the world's tallest nutcracker. Its pieces were crafted in Utah

Sarah Raza, Associated Press  |  Posted July 21 - 9:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

Luverne, Minnesota, now boasts the world's tallest nutcracker, Verne the Patriot, at over 65 feet and funded by donations. It has been submitted for a Guinness World Record.

Novo Nordisk sues Eli Lilly, accusing it of false advertising

Maggie Fick and Michael Erman, Reuters  |  Posted July 21 - 9:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

Novo Nordisk sued rival Eli Lilly in federal ​court on Tuesday, accusing the drugmaker of false advertising in claiming its weight-loss medicines outperform Novo's drugs.

Caregiver accused of stealing thousands from elderly Idaho Falls man to buy drugs

Trey Baylor, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted July 21 - 8:36 a.m.  |  Save Story

Richard Dee Bierma Jr. has been accused of stealing thousands from the elderly man he lived with and cared for.

Utah woman speaks out after losing husband to post-sepsis syndrome

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted July 21 - 8:07 a.m.  |  Save Story

Stefani Ellison, of Cedar City, lost her husband Stephen Ellison one year ago to suicide, due largely to post-sepsis syndrome. She hopes sharing their story will help others.

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Non-profits play key role in making Utah Valley a great place

Utah Valley Chamber  |  Posted July 21 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Nonprofits fill in the gaps where the government, businesses, and community can't reach. They are an essential part of a well-functioning and thriving society.

Nephi barbershop donates day's sales to support daughter of Wayne County flash flood victims

Brenna Donnelly, KSL  |  Posted July 21 - 7:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Nephi barbershop turned a day of haircuts into a fundraiser, donating all of its sales to support a young woman who lost members of her immediate family in the devastating flash flood.

US imposes new 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products

Ryan Patrick Jones and David Lawder, Reuters  |  Updated July 21 - 6:31 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Trump unveiled 50% tariffs on a range of imports from Canada on Monday in response to what the U.S. administration called its discriminatory treatment of American-made goods.

'Folks are really, really upset': Reductions to 2 Utah monuments sparks protests

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted July 21 - 6:16 a.m.  |  Save Story

Hundreds stood outside of the Utah Governor's Mansion to sound their frustration about last week's reduction of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments.

Llama ranch among properties devastated by Beaver flooding

Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated July 20 - 10:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Families in Beaver are picking up the pieces after a large flash flood swept through the area on Sunday.

Roy fires destroy 3 homes, damage several others

Devin Oldroyd and Andrew Adams, KSL  |  Updated July 20 - 10:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Three homes were destroyed, and several others were damaged after catching fire in Roy Monday afternoon.

1 dead after hood malfunction leads to crash on I-215 in Salt Lake County

Cassidy Wixom and Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated July 20 - 9:48 p.m.  |  Save Story

The driver of a compact car was killed after they stopped in the middle of a freeway to address a hood malfunction when their vehicle was struck by a semitruck, authorities say.

Feds point to West Point killing in arguing for tougher action against criminal immigrants

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted July 20 - 9:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Department of Homeland Security is pointing to the killing of James Witten in West Point in arguing for tougher action against suspected criminal immigrants.

Weber State's Bayer earns medalist honors, setting up match play at 120th Utah women's state amateur

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted July 20 - 9:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

The rising junior at Weber State shot 1-under-par 71 to take medalist honors Monday at Oakridge Country Club, carding three birdies and an eagle to clinch the No. 1 seed for match play beginning Tuesday.