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Utah woman to serve month in jail for selling fake Pokémon cards

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 15 - 8:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah woman who swindled more than $13,000 from collectors by selling fake Pokémon cards was sentenced to a month in jail and 150 hours of community service.

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'Nothing out of the ordinary' before SUU helicopter crash, report says

VideoCarter Williams, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 15 - 8:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Federal investigators say that a Southern Utah University flight instructor failed to maintain proper pitch control, which led to a helicopter crash that injured the instructor and a student earlier this year.

American incomes finally top pre-pandemic levels, fighting against inflation all the way

Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 15 - 8:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Household income finally topped pre-pandemic levels last year, a stark sign of how the past five years of rising prices have limited Americans' earnings and purchasing power.

Park City synagogue vandalized; hate-crime enhancement considered

VideoMadi Vollmer, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 15 - 7:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

Temple Har Shalom's sign was vandalized just days before Rosh Hashanah, and the Summit County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident as criminal mischief while considering whether a hate-crime enhancement could apply.

Convicted killer who has served 27 years refuses to attend parole hearing

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 15 - 6:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man convicted of killing a woman nearly three decades ago declined to attend his own parole hearing on Tuesday,

Treasury's Bessent says bond yields reflect 'global issues'

David Lawder, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 15 - 6:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday blamed rising bond yields on "global issues." He also confirmed he will meet with Chinese Vice Premier He ​Lifeng this weekend.

3 accused in $15K burglary investigation in Millard County

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 15 - 6:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

An 18-year-old man and two boys, ages 14 and 16, are accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of items from a Fillmore residence.

Sen. Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate after 3-month health-related absence

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Updated Sept. 15 - 5:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate on Monday, casting his first vote since June when he was hospitalized for a fall at his home in Washington, D.C.

Why UTA is dropping all fares ... for this weekend

  |  Posted Sept. 15 - 5:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's largest transit agency is going fareless — for this weekend, at least.

Intermountain Health to convert West Valley City building into new medical campus

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 15 - 4:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Intermountain Health announced a new medical campus on Tuesday "in the heart" of West Valley City. The nonprofit healthcare organization said it acquired the nine-story Fairbourne building and plans to convert it into a medical campus and "major healthcare hub."

Rubicon files another lawsuit against Utah attorney general

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 15 - 4:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

The owners of a Davis County general contracting company once accused of labor trafficking are suing the state's current attorney general for allegedly losing important evidence tied to the criminal investigation.

Here's what Utah's latest election audit found

VideoBridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 15 - 4:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

A legislative audit found that state and local officials have taken steps to improve election administration, but several repeated "minor" errors should be addressed.

Utah Teacher of the Year recipient dies unexpectedly weeks after award ceremony

VideoAnnette Campbell and Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 15 - 4:14 p.m.  |  Save Story

Talia Casares, a sixth-grade school teacher at Moroni Elementary, died weeks after receiving the Utah Teacher of the Year Award.

Have You Seen This? Why turning 44 is a special palindrome milestone worth celebrating

VideoArianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 15 - 3:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Why turning 44 is a special palindrome milestone worth celebrating.

This country is paying its people to read. Can it stop 'brain rot'?

Kathleen Magramo, CNN  |  Updated Sept. 15 - 3:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Whether it's while waiting for the train or chilling solo at a cafe, a tiny nation in Southeast Asia is nudging its people toward an increasingly elusive habit: reading.

Will Darryn Peterson start in Game 1 for the Utah Jazz?

VideoChandler Holt, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 15 - 2:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

After landing the No. 2 overall pick for just the second time in franchise history, the Utah Jazz rolled out the red carpet for Darryn Peterson.

Nearly 1,200 attendees expected for Holocaust remembrance at University of Utah

VideoJoe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 15 - 2:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Rabbi Moshe Nigri said around 1,200 people had RSVP'd to attend the Holocaust Remembrance Event at the University of Utah, where Auschwitz survivor Sora Vigorito will share her experiences.

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'I'm dealing with survivor's guilt': Grand Canyon flash flood survivors share their stories

Leah Bowers, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 15 - 2:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

2 hikers entered the canyon hours apart — 1 narrowly escaped before the flood, the other was airlifted out by helicopter.

Kennedy Center board votes to close over financial woes, Trump branding dispute, sources say

Steven Sloan, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 15 - 2:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

The board of the Kennedy Center voted Tuesday to close the facility amid financial issues and a dispute over putting President Donald Trump's name on the iconic performing arts venue.

Senate fails to advance sweeping cryptocurrency bill in blow for industry

Hannah Lang, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 15 - 2:16 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Senate ​failed to advance comprehensive cryptocurrency legislation on Tuesday in a blow for digital asset companies and ⁠Republicans who had ​championed the bill ⁠for months.

'I was just an angry, broken kid,' says Utah man seeking parole after 25 years

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 15 - 2:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man convicted for a brutal murder committed in 2001 went before the Board of Pardons for the first time Tuesday.

Park City School District IT employee faces 24 felony child sexual exploitation charges

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 15 - 1:55 p.m.  |  Save Story

An IT systems administrator for the Park City School District was charged with two dozen first-degree felony crimes on Tuesday for alleged child sexual exploitation.

FBI chief Kash Patel defends hiring standards changes on prostitution, bestiality at fiery hearing

Eric Tucker, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 15 - 1:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

FBI Director Kash Patel defended the bureau's loosening of hiring requirements regarding prostitution and bestiality in a contentious during a contentious Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.