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Locals in the NFL: Jaylen Warren delivers memorable performance for Steelers

Brian Preece, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 10:23 p.m.  |  Save Story

The former East High Leopard averaged 7.5 yards per carry on his way to a career-best 158 yards from scrimmage in Pittsburgh's 30-27 win over the AFC North rival Cincinnati Bengals.

California sheriff unlawfully seized over 650,000 ballots and must return them, state Supreme Court rules

Matthew Rodriguez, Chelsea Hylton, KOVR  |  Updated Sept. 27 - 10:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

The California Supreme Court ruled Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated state election law by ordering his deputies to seize more than 650,000 ballots tied to the Proposition 50 special election.

Beaver sheriff searching for unknown person who falsely reported killing a coworker

Devin Oldroyd, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 9:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

Police in Beaver were trying to locate an unidentified person who they say reported killing their coworker. No victim or suspect has been found.

Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo

Eugene Garcia And Gregory Bull, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 27 - 9:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Hurricane Nolo is moving away from the Hawaiian Islands, as Mexico's Baja Peninsula braces for the expected arrival of major Hurricane Polo.

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When Rage Against the Machine came to town

Lottie Elizabeth Johnson, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 8:53 p.m.  |  Save Story

The notorious band had already been banned from 'Saturday Night Live.' So how did Rage Against the Machine end up in Spanish Fork?

Commercial structure fire in Salt Lake City causes 3-alarm response

Devin Oldroyd, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 8:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

Firefighters responded to a large structure fire in downtown Salt Lake City Sunday night.

The Campus Cup is back — and UVU and BYU are already battling for it

Reagan Campbell, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 8:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah college campuses are competing in the 2026 Campus Cup to increase student voter registration and civic engagement ahead of the midterm elections.

Bear euthanized after being spotted in Ogden mall parking lot

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 7:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

A black bear was euthanized after being spotted in the Newgate Mall parking lot in Ogden on Saturday.

Cutting these types of foods may ease depression symptoms

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 7:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Add this to the list of ills that might be linked to eating ultra-processed foods: A small UC San Francisco pilot study suggests that cutting back on ultra-processed foods may help improve depression symptoms, although larger trials are needed to confirm the findings.

'This was my worst nightmare': Camper home a total loss following fire

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 5:59 p.m.  |  Save Story

A woman is forced to start over after the camper trailer she was living in went up in flames on Sunday, along with everything inside, but not before a neighbor stepped in to save her dogs.

Donation, support of administration, keep Alzheimer's drug crusade alive at University of Utah

Lee Benson, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 5:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two significant developments, as unexpected as they are heartening, have happened since we last connected with Dr. Donna Cross, the University of Utah neuroscientist who is behind the development of a drug that could be the answer to healing Alzheimer's and other diseases of the brain.

U2's new album 'Carnaval De Luz,' out in November, will feature Dolly Parton on a song

Mark Kennedy, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 27 - 4:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

Irish rockers U2 will release their first full-length album of new material in nine years: the 12-track "Carnaval De Luz," which will feature a song with Dolly Parton.

Oregon high school saves locker from demolition, gifts it to couple

Travis Richards, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 27 - 3:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

An Oregon couple was gifted an old high school locker that was saved from demolition, but they're not just any couple.

Man hospitalized after falling while hiking Mount Timpanogos

Devin Oldroyd, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 3:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man was hospitalized Sunday afternoon after falling down an embankment while hiking Mount Timpanogos.

Skip the crowds: 6 underrated places to experience fall in Utah

Brooke Nally for KSL  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 2:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

From golden aspens at Fish Lake to apple picking among Capitol Reef's red cliffs, these six Utah destinations offer a different way to experience fall.

BASE jumper dies after wingsuit failure in Cache County

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 1:19 p.m.  |  Save Story

A BASE jumper died after the wingsuit they were using failed in Cache County on Sunday just east of Millville Canyon near Leetham's Hollow.

Honduran man, twice removed from the US, charged with drug trafficking in Salt Lake

Allison Stuart, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 1:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City has returned an indictment charging Francisco Antonio Rodriguez Raudales, 32, from Honduras, with drug trafficking and immigration crimes.

Giant pandas arrive at Zoo Atlanta for 10-year stay

Ahmed Aboulenein, Reuters  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 12:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

Atlanta's newest celebrities arrived in style on Sunday, as two giant pandas ​from China touched down at Hartsfield-Jackson airport aboard a jumbo jet dubbed the FedEx Panda Express.

5 men arrested near UK air base used by US in Iran war on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act

Pan Pylas, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 12:09 p.m.  |  Save Story

British police have arrested five men near RAF Fairford, an air base used by the United States during its war with Iran, on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism.

How a bad prom haircut launched an Atlanta barber's lifelong career

Jamal Goss, WUPA  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 12:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Master barber Ali Da Barber says it all started when his barber made a mistake before his prom, and he went home determined to fix it himself.

How Sydney Benally became a shooting star for the Navajo Nation and BYU fans

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 11:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

For BYU basketball's Sydney Benally, that moment of "immediate-hoops-insight" arrived when she was a teenager visiting family on the Navajo Reservation.

Brandon Mull is 'cautiously optimistic' as 'Fablehaven' movie takes shape

Margaret Darby, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 10:35 a.m.  |  Save Story

After nearly 20 years of enduring false starts, "Fablehaven" is well on its way to becoming a movie, and author Brandon Mull genuinely believes the pieces are coming together.

13-year-old boy with a 168 IQ will soon pursue his master's at NYU

John Dias, WCBS  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 10:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

The typical age a person in the U.S. starts a master's program is 33, but one Long Island teenager is about to shatter that timeline.