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Pennsylvania measles cases cross 900 as outbreak grows

Christy Santhosh, Reuters  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 2:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

Pennsylvania's measles outbreak continued to worsen, with 68 new ​infections reported since Wednesday last week, bringing the total to 903 on Monday, health department ‌data showed, as the state grapples with the worst measles resurgence in ⁠decades.

Foundation hosts 'Utah Unsolved Day' for families of missing persons

  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 2:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Sherry Black Foundation hosted its first 'Utah Unsolved Day' this weekend to help connect families with the investigators involved in their loved ones cases.

Tooele rescuers find dog that ventured into mine

  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 2:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Tooele County Search and Rescue team rescued a dog this weekend that had ventured into a mine and couldn't get back out.

Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

Kim Chandler and Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 1:59 p.m.  |  Save Story

Christa Pike was 18 when she killed a classmate in a jealous rage and became one of the youngest women to be sent to death row. Now 50, she is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday in what would be Tennessee's first execution of a woman in 200 years.

Two arrested in southern Utah after woman zip-tied to bed for two days, police say

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 1:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two men were arrested in southern Utah after a woman claimed she was held captive for up to two days and assaulted during that time.

On National Public Lands Day, Salt Lake mayor thanks major donor

  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 1:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall used National Public Lands Day to thank the Bezos Earth Fund for a major financial donation in Salt Lake City.

Prosecutor reopens probe into Cornell gang rape allegations after accuser files lawsuit

Dave Collins and John Seewer, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 12:58 p.m.  |  Save Story

A New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into gang rape allegations at a Cornell University fraternity in response to a lawsuit.

SpaceX's supersized Starship launches into orbit for the first time but flight ends early

Marcia Dunn, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 12:40 p.m.  |  Save Story

SpaceX has launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time and successfully delivered the newest and most advanced Starlinks yet. But flight controllers brought the spacecraft back to Earth early Monday instead of making six full laps around Earth as originally planned.

Tooele County man accused of spending $16K of mother's money on booze, hotels

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 12:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Grantsville man was arrested and accused of spending more than $16,000 of his mother's money on hotel rooms and alcohol, and not leaving her with enough for food.

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow restrictions on transgender inmates

Andrew Chung, Reuters  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 12:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to let it enforce a policy restricting gender-affirming care ​for transgender inmates in federal prisons, part of his crackdown on the rights of transgender people.

Teen girl dies after Syracuse motorcycle crash

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 28 - 12:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 17-year-old girl driving a motorcyclist died on Sunday following a collision with a vehicle in Syracuse.

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

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 28 - 12:02 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.

Richard Paul Evans reveals inspiration behind his new book — and the struggle that shaped his life

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 11:41 a.m.  |  Save Story

Richard Paul Evans discusses the inspiration behind his new historical fiction novel, his struggles with Tourette syndrome and how those experiences have shaped his work.

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More than fall fun: How a Morgan family is helping people experience agriculture

Dairy West  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

At one family-owned corn maze in Morgan, the hope isn't so much that you'll get lost — it's that you'll find a meaningful connection to the people and agriculture around you.

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6 years, 2 pro teams and billions of dollars: The state of this sports empire

Dennis Romboy, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 11:22 a.m.  |  Save Story

Delta Center renovations, sports/entertainment district plans and a Jazz team that might finally make the playoffs: Here's where things stand heading into training camp.

Taylor Swift becomes most-awarded artist in MTV VMAs history, dedicates top prize to Dolly Parton

Maria Sherman, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 11:06 a.m.  |  Save Story

Taylor Swift made history and Nirvana was awarded the 2026 Video Vanguard Award at the starry MTV Video Music Awards. Swift received the inaugural Artist Director Honors, making her the most-awarded artist in VMA history.

Firefighter identified as BASE jumper who died in Cache County

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 28 - 11:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

A firefighter with the Salt Lake City Fire Department died on Sunday in a BASE jumping incident where the wingsuit he was using malfunctioned.

Trump's AI meeting with tech CEOs to focus on finding balance, US House speaker says

Katharine Jackson, Reuters  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 10:55 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump's meeting with tech CEOs on artificial intelligence on Tuesday will ​focus on finding a balance between innovation and oversight, House Speaker Mike Johnson said, as the federal government seeks to define its role in the ‌burgeoning technology.

US finalizes new lower fuel economy standards in boost for gas-powered vehicles

David Shepardson, Reuters  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 10:19 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Trump administration on Monday finalized new lower vehicle fuel ​economy standards, in the latest effort to make it easier for automakers to sell gas-powered vehicles and to reverse a push ‌by the Biden administration to force automakers to build more fuel-efficient vehicles.

Utah judge to rule if Douglas Carter will be released on bail after 41 years behind bars

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 28 - 10:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

A 4th District Court judge is planning to rule Monday whether Douglas Carter, a man who has been on death row for much of the last 41 years after he was arrested and convicted of murder in 1985, should be released on bail after his conviction was overturned.

Denmark sees long-term NATO presence in Greenland after Trump deal

Andrew Gray, Reuters  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 10:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

Denmark is confident that NATO will maintain ​a heightened presence in Greenland and the broader Arctic region over the long term following a security agreement ‌with the United States signed last week, the Danish defence minister said on ⁠Monday.

ER doc comes to the rescue of his financially troubled peers

Lee Benson, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 10:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

Jim Dahle was ticked off. Not incensed, exactly, but definitely perturbed.

Powerful nor'easter floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England

Leah Willingham and John Seewer, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 9:27 a.m.  |  Save Story

A powerful nor'easter is pummeling the shoreline in the eastern U.S. for a second day. The storm has caused another round of flooding in low-lying areas in New Jersey and New York City and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes into New England.