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Man accused of sexually abusing young girl in Vernal

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 25 - 9:32 a.m.  |  Save Story

A girl, between the ages of 12 and 14, says Kaden Potter, 19, used her 'as a sex toy multiple times a day and whenever he wanted,' according to police.

TV networks to resume coverage of Trump events, CNN says

Susan Heavey, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 25 - 9:19 a.m.  |  Save Story

Television networks will resume their coverage of President Donald Trump's ​events, a CNN reporter said on Friday, amid an ongoing court fight.

Members of the public can report visa fraud or abuse with new online tool

Travis Richards, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 25 - 9:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Trump Administration has created an online tool that the public can use to report visa fraud or abuse.

KSL Sports Pick'em: Staff picks for Week 4 of college football

KSL Sports  |  Posted Sept. 25 - 9:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

Each week, we'll release the KSL Sports staff picks for you to see. Can you do a better job than us? Probably, but that's the fun of it all.

The harvest moon pairs up with Saturn for a 2-for-1 celestial display

Ashley Strickland, CNN  |  Updated Sept. 25 - 8:46 a.m.  |  Save Story

Get ready for a celestial double treat. The first full moon of the fall season will reach peak illumination in the night sky this weekend, and sky-gazers will also have a chance to spot Saturn.

Police officers in Indianapolis are accused of abusing Flock camera system

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 25 - 8:29 a.m.  |  Save Story

Four police officers and a former officer in Indianapolis are accused of abusing the department's Flock camera system.

5 missing after explosion fells building in heart of touristic Athens

Louisa Gouliamaki and ‌Stamos Prousalis, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 25 - 8:13 a.m.  |  Save Story

Five people were missing on Friday after an explosion ​caused a residential building to collapse in a touristic area of central Athens, injuring three people.

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Visit Switzerland for $3,999 — including airfare out of SLC

Jensen McKay Tours  |  Posted Sept. 25 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Here's everything you need to know about the Jensen McKay Tours' Switzerland tour.

Microsoft revamps Copilot with code generation, agentic AI tools

Deborah Mary Sophia, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 25 - 7:41 a.m.  |  Save Story

Microsoft on Friday unveiled several new capabilities in its Copilot ​app, including a coding tool and an always-on AI agent.

Utah newborn home after rare open-heart surgery at less than 2 weeks old

VideoEmma Benson, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 25 - 7:27 a.m.  |  Save Story

Eight-week-old Benny Halbleib spent the first seven weeks of his life in the hospital. His family's experience comes as Primary Children's earns national recognition for pediatric heart care.

It's officially Dolly Parton Day, with parades, pink lights and book drives

Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 25 - 7:12 a.m.  |  Save Story

Pour yourself a cup of ambition. It's Dolly Parton Day. Here's how you can join the celebration.

Xi is wrapping his visit to Washington with a peek at the Constitution and Bill of Rights

Michelle L. Price, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 25 - 6:59 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump is taking Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the National Archives on Friday, showing off the sacred texts of democracy to cap off Xi's three-day state visit.

Utah community honors those impacted by recent flooding in Tibet and Nepal

Allison Stuart, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 25 - 6:47 a.m.  |  Save Story

A vigil held Wednesday night honored those impacted by recent flooding in Tibet and Nepal. The organizers say the disaster isn't receiving enough attention, and they hope the vigil helped raise awareness.

Energy Department will spend $2B to squeeze more electricity from the aging power grid

Marc Levy and Matthew Daly, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 25 - 6:33 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Energy Department said that it will spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of the nation's aging and stressed power grid.

Nearly $10K later, here's what a Latter-day Saint writer learned after year of online sports betting

VideoLogan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 25 - 6:19 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Atlantic staff writer McKay Coppins on Thursday spoke at Utah Valley University about lessons learned throughout his year-long investigation into the online sports betting industry.

Ryan Smith says SEG will 'be aggressive' in pursuing MLB expansion

VideoChandler Holt, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 24 - 10:59 p.m.  |  Save Story

MLB expansion to Utah has become a major talking point in the world of baseball.

New polling reveals Utahn's opinions on data centers in their neighborhoods

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 24 - 10:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

New polling by the Deseret News and Hinkley Institute of Politics found the majority of Americans, and even more than a majority in Utah, oppose an artificial data center in their neighborhoods.

Mountain Trails Foundation announces seasonal, temporary trail closures

Allison Stuart, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 24 - 10:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

At least one popular trail in the Park City area is preparing to close.

Church outlines more of its transportations plans for Salt Lake Temple open house

VideoCarter Williams and Shelby Lofton, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 24 - 9:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

Next year's Salt Lake Temple open house is expected to bring 22,000 visitors every day for six months, which is why detailed transportation planning is well underway to pull everything off.

The crop you've probably never heard of is taking off in Idaho

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Sept. 24 - 9:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Everyone knows that potatoes are Idaho's No. 1 agricultural export, but another crop, teff, has become a huge industry in the Gem State as well.

Powder Mountain, Weber Fire District break ground on mountaintop fire station

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 24 - 9:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Powder Mountain and Weber Fire District reps broke ground on Thursday on a new mountaintop fire station to serve the growing ski resort.

New Brian Head ski lift honors 93-year-old community icon Stefanie Hartlmaier

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 24 - 8:49 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new ski lift in Brian Head will pay homage to Stefanie Hartlmaier, 92, who has spent more than 60 years building the popular southern Utah ski community.

Enoch community creating 'healing garden' 3 years after murder of 7 family members

VideoArianne Brown, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 24 - 8:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

For the past three and a half years, residents of Enoch have been healing from a tragedy that took a mother, grandmother and five children.