Utah Inland Port compromise bill between Salt Lake City, state clears first hurdle

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Sanders faces attacks in Democrats' debate-stage clash

Steve Peoples, Meg Kinnard and Aamer Madhani, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb 25th - 6:30pm

Bernie Sanders faced a torrent of attacks from his Democratic rivals Tuesday night during a high-stakes debate that could be their final prime-time opportunity to change the direction of the 2020 nomination fight.

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'Time is everything': World braces for spread of new virus

Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb 25th - 6:07pm

“It’s not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but rather more a question of exactly when this will happen — and how many people in this country will have severe illness,” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

'A historic day': LDS Business College to rebrand as Ensign College, offer bachelor's degrees

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Updated Feb 25th - 5:26pm

The LDS Business College is expanding to add three bachelor’s degree programs and rebrand as Ensign College, school officials and church leaders announced.

Police arrest father accused of shooting kids with airsoft gun

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Feb 25th - 5:14pm

A man accused of using an airsoft gun to discipline his stepchildren has been arrested in northern Utah.

Disney CEO Bob Iger steps down in surprise announcement

Mae Anderson and Tali Arbel, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb 25th - 4:37pm

Disney CEO Bob Iger, who steered the company's absorption of Star Wars, Pixar, Marvel and Fox's entertainment businesses and the launch of a Netflix challenger, is stepping down immediately, the company said in a surprise announcement Tuesday.

Trump, US officials send mixed messages on virus risk here

Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb 25th - 4:34pm

President Donald Trump and chief economic adviser said Tuesday that the new coronavirus is under control in the U.S., even as the government’s top disease fighters warned Americans to prepare for an outbreak here.

Utah woman takes plea deal in case of stepchildren seeing her topless

Annie Knox, KSL  |  Posted Feb 25th - 3:28pm

After a bid to invalidate part of Utah’s topless ban, a West Valley woman has admitted to a reduced criminal charge for being partially undressed in front of her stepchildren.

Have You Seen This? Baby can't stop dancing to 'Old Town Road'

John Clyde, KSL.com Contributor  |  Posted Feb 25th - 3:03pm

Love it or hate it, the song "Old Town Road" is now a phenomenon that will likely be played for decades. It gets fans both old and young dancing — and when I say young, I mean really young.

OK, boomers: A 'Bachelor' for seniors is headed to ABC

Marianne Garvey, CNN  |  Posted Feb 25th - 2:40pm

OK, boomers. "The Bachelor" franchise is about to get bigger. ABC is casting a new version of the show with "seniors looking for love."

Police identify man who died after Salt Lake City rollover crash

Linda Williams and Jacob Klopfenstein, KSL.com  |  Updated Feb 25th - 2:39pm

One person died and at least five others were taken to a hospital after a serious rollover crash near the airport on Tuesday morning, authorities said.

Price man charged with chasing, killing dog that chased his chickens

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Feb 25th - 2:15pm

A Price man accused of running over a dog that was chasing his chickens now faces a criminal charge.

If the coronavirus cancels the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, it may not be postponed or moved

Stephen Wade, Associated Press  |  Posted Feb 25th - 1:47pm

A senior member of the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday that if it proves too dangerous to hold the Olympics in Tokyo this summer because of the coronavirus outbreak, organizers are more likely to cancel it altogether than to postpone or move it.

5 Utah police agencies looking for purse snatchers

Tania Dean, KSL TV  |  Posted Feb 25th - 1:46pm

Police across five Utah cities are on the hunt for a couple of purse snatchers.

No one injured after officer-involved shooting in Davis County, authorities say

Jacob Klopfenstein, KSL.com  |  Updated Feb 25th - 1:42pm

Davis County Sheriff's Deputies were involved in a shooting Tuesday morning after responding to a report of a suspicious man in West Point, officials said. No one was injured in the shooting.

‘Drop it or I will shoot you’: Dramatic police bodycam video released

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Feb 25th - 12:44pm

“I’m hit, I’m hit. I’m hit on my leg,” Salt Lake police officer Chad Miller can be heard telling his colleagues while remaining amazingly calm.

You can now hunt at most of Utah’s state parks

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Feb 25th - 12:18pm

Looking for a new place to hunt? There’s a state park for that.

No checkout needed: Amazon opens cashier-less grocery store

Joseph Pisani, Associated Press  |  Posted Feb 25th - 11:23am

Amazon wants to kill the supermarket checkout line.

Salt Lake airport looking for artists to help with tunnel vision

Jed Boal, KSL TV  |  Posted Feb 25th - 11:03am

Team leaders are looking for mural artists to paint a tunnel that will connect the two concourses when the new Salt Lake City International Airport opens in less than seven months.

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Is it too late to head off a coronavirus pandemic?

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb 25th - 10:59am

World Health Organization officials say coronavirus is not yet a pandemic, but it could “absolutely” become one. And much of the world is not ready to take on a significant public health crisis, they warn.