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New educational texting service offered for families of incarcerated individuals

Alexandrea Bonilla and Paige Zamora, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 20 - 8:19 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Board of Pardons and Paroles has launched a new education service to help families after their loved one or relative has been sentenced.

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Final phase of 24-mile Bryce Canyon Shared Use Path complete

Staff  |  Posted Oct. 20 - 8:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

A collaborative effort between the Federal Highway Administration and the National Park Service helped complete a 24-mile shared use path connecting Bryce Canyon National Park and the Dixie National Forest.

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Genetic study shows seafarers from Easter Island settled Hawaii

Will Dunham, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 20 - 7:41 p.m.  |  Save Story

New genetic research has determined that Native Hawaiians are genetically most closely related to the people of Easter Island, also called Rapa Nui.

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Rosie the sheepadoodle joins Tremonton firefighters as therapy dog

Staff  |  Posted Oct. 20 - 7:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

Rosie, a 5-month-old sheepadoodle with the Tremonton Fire Department, is in training to be a therapy dog for firefighters who face stressful and traumatic situations every day.

Salt Lake County mayor calls for closing the aging Oxbow Jail in budget proposal

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 20 - 7:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson is proposing to close the county's aging Oxbow Jail while bonding for around $575 million to cover additional capacity and renovations at the Salt Lake County Metro Jail.

Cornell rape accuser says president's response made her feel 'disbelieved'

Leah Willingham, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 20 - 6:49 p.m.  |  Save Story

A woman who accused seven Cornell University students of raping her at a fraternity house says the university's president questioned why she waited to report the alleged assault.

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Visit Salt Lake offering $50,000 in grant money for ideas that draw people to city

KSL Staff  |  Posted Oct. 20 - 6:27 p.m.  |  Save Story

Visit Salt Lake, a nonprofit promoting Salt Lake as a convention and travel destination, offers grants for local businesses.

Audit: More accountability needed for tenured faculty at Utah higher education institutions

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 20 - 6:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

A legislative audit found that the current oversight of tenured faculty at Utah's public higher education institutions does little to ensure accountability, with some tenured professors described as "persistently poor" teachers.

Utah travel agent accused of fleeing the country after not booking trips, not refunding money

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 20 - 5:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah County woman is facing nearly a dozen charges for allegedly taking thousands of dollars to book vacations, but not following through or giving refunds.

Trump, Vance announce $25M whistleblower program to encourage reports of alleged fraud

Darlene Superville, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 20 - 5:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have announced a $25 million program to encourage the public to blow the whistle on suspected fraud in the federal government.

After signature withdrawals, petition drive to force vote on 34.25% tax hike in Roy fails

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 20 - 5:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

After 12 signature withdrawals, the petition drive to force a vote on Roy's 34.25% property tax hike has fallen below the required signature threshold and failed.

St. George all-abilities park celebrates 10 years by breaking ground for 2.5-acre expansion

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 20 - 5:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Thunder Junction All Abilities Park in St. George celebrates 10 years by breaking ground for a 2.5-acre expansion.

NHL player hospitalized in Utah after team plane rerouted back to Salt Lake City

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 20 - 4:40 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Pittsburgh Penguins player was rushed to a Salt Lake City hospital following a medical episode on the team's flight out of Utah on Tuesday, team officials said.

Iran tells Pakistan army chief no talks with Washington until demands are met

Menna Alaa El-Din and Yasmine Ghania, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 20 - 4:23 p.m.  |  Save Story

Iran told Pakistan's army chief on Tuesday that there would be no ​talks with Washington until Tehran's demands were met, Iranian media reported.

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Draper officials ask for careful use of water this week

Staff  |  Posted Oct. 20 - 4:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Draper officials are starting a new construction phase of their water supply system this week and say overuse of water may lead to outages.

Have You Seen This? Close encounter with a monster beetle

VideoGrant Olsen for KSL  |  Posted Oct. 20 - 3:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Say hello to the goliath beetle, which is among the world's biggest and heaviest insects.

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Weber State University reports record numbers in enrollment, degrees

Staff  |  Posted Oct. 20 - 3:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

Weber State University leaders are touting record numbers in enrollment and degrees.

Salt Lake woman accused of trying to stab boy, burn him with hot pan

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 20 - 2:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

A woman is facing a charge of aggravated child abuse for an alleged 2024 incident in Salt Lake City.

FAA clears the way for airlines to put Boeing's long-delayed 737 Max 10 into service

Josh Funk and Rio Yamat, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 20 - 2:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. government has certified Boeing's 737 Max 10 airliner for passenger service after years of delays.

BYU freshman shares his improbable journey to a $3M field goal kick

VideoAndrew Adams, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 20 - 2:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Carter Smith admitted he didn't entirely know what he was getting into before camping out for ESPN's College GameDay ahead of the BYU-Notre Dame game Saturday.

Zelenskyy says early warning system for Russian missile attacks resumed

Hanna Arhirova and Barry Hatton, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 20 - 1:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv is once again receiving early warnings from its partners following recent Russian attacks that he said occurred without enough notice.

2 men rearrested in UK on suspicion of assisting Iran over suspected plot at a US-run air base

Sylvia Hui, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 20 - 1:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

British police have rearrested a 24-year-old British national and a 25-year-old dual U.K.-Iranian national, suspected of assisting Iran's intelligence service in a plot at a U.S.-run air base.

At least $963K in trading cards were stolen from a FedEx truck in California

Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 20 - 1:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Police in California are investigating the theft of trading cards worth at least $963,000 that were taken from a FedEx truck parked outside of a company that verifies memorabilia.