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USU Extension fact sheet helps adults recognize and respond to youth trauma
VideoTodd Kunz, KSL | Updated Oct. 21 - 10:38 p.m. | Save Story
Stress and trauma can affect young people in different ways, and the signs aren't easy to recognize. USU Extension has compiled years of research into a fact sheet to help.

Questions loom large as Utah Jazz lose big in season opener
VideoChandler Holt, KSL | Posted Oct. 21 - 10:19 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Jazz dropped their season-opener Wednesday, falling to the Memphis Grizzlies 123-103 at FedExForum.

UTA updates its 30-year transit plan and looks for input from Utahns
Paige Zamora, KSL | Posted Oct. 21 - 10:05 p.m. | Save Story
The transit authority is seeking public input for its "UTA Moves 2055" to see where to invest most in public transportation.

Election ballots part of alleged mail theft in Millcreek; Postal Service to investigate
Cameron Elliott, KSL | Posted Oct. 21 - 9:47 p.m. | Save Story
The Post Office and County Clerk respond to the ongoing investigation about voter fraud in Millcreek.
OpenAI to sell its top models on Google Cloud in latest enterprise push
Krystal Hu, Reuters | Updated Oct. 21 - 9:19 p.m. | Save Story
OpenAI will make its frontier AI models and Codex coding agent available through Google Cloud in the coming weeks, the companies said on Wednesday.

Your AI can shop for you. But who pays when it buys the wrong thing?
VideoMatt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL | Posted Oct. 21 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
AI shopping assistants can compare prices, find deals and even make purchases on your behalf. But some of the world's biggest banks are warning consumers to be careful.

Leaders of church fear Smith's vision could turn historic Japantown into 'Japandock'
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Oct. 21 - 8:20 p.m. | Save Story
Two churches next to Smith Entertainment Group's planned downtown district are worried that the design will make historic Japantown Street the "back of house" for the new development.

Christina Applegate, a leading MS advocate, says doctors found she doesn't have the disease after all
Lisa Respers France, CNN | Updated Oct. 21 - 8:06 p.m. | Save Story
Since 2021, Christina Applegate has been one of the most famous advocates for living with multiple sclerosis. Now she says she has discovered that she doesn't actually have the disease.

USU researchers tap machine learning, game cameras to inform recreation area management
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Oct. 21 - 7:35 p.m. | Save Story
Researchers at Utah State University's Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to combine run-of-the-mill game cameras and machine learning tools to answer some of the more pressing questions related to managing popular recreation sites.

Utah football player, Jamal Wallace, placed on 'indefinite suspension' after alleged rape incident
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted Oct. 21 - 7:35 p.m. | Save Story
A University of Utah football player has been suspended from the program after he was arrested following an alleged domestic incident earlier in October.

Tom Cruise to receive life achievement award from the American Film Institute
Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press | Updated Oct. 21 - 7:17 p.m. | Save Story
Tom Cruise is being celebrated with a life achievement award from the American Film Institute, AFI's board of trustees said Wednesday. The award will be handed out on April 24 next year.

Judge orders dump truck driver to stand trial in fatal crash, dismisses charges for truck's owner
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Oct. 21 - 7:06 p.m. | Save Story
The driver of a dump truck in a 2022 crash that killed a woman and her unborn baby was ordered to stand trial for manslaughter, but the judge ruled there was not evidence supporting charges for the truck's owner.

Some websites go dark as operators address an AI-detected flaw in a web programming language
Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 21 - 6:47 p.m. | Save Story
An AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language led governments and other organizations in Europe and the U.S. to take their websites offline temporarily Wednesday.

Man accused of throwing rocks at vehicles in Utah County, including one the size of a head
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Oct. 21 - 6:22 p.m. | Save Story
A man arrested last week for allegedly throwing rocks and passing vehicles now faces several felony charges.

Lawmakers question head of MIDA over controversial Box Elder County data center proposal
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Oct. 21 - 6:03 p.m. | Save Story
Utah lawmakers questioned the head of MIDA about the controversial Box Elder County data center project the state entity has helped promote.

Residents cited after physical altercation over data center discussion in Utah County meeting
VideoKSL Staff | Updated Oct. 21 - 5:54 p.m. | Save Story
A tense meeting in Utah County over a change in data center plan policy ended in an altercation between protesters and law enforcement.

Utah higher education institutions provide value, students leave money on table, economist says
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Oct. 21 - 5:41 p.m. | Save Story
The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute hosted a panel discussion featuring a national economist focused on the shifting economics of higher education.
Russia frees retired US schoolteacher in goodwill gesture as Putin meets Witkoff
Lucy Papachristou, Reuters | Updated Oct. 21 - 5:18 p.m. | Save Story
Russia freed Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired U.S. schoolteacher in custody since 2022, from prison on Wednesday and took him to St. Petersburg to fly back home.

'I just, lost control,' Utah man convicted of child abuse homicide tells parole board
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Oct. 21 - 5:07 p.m. | Save Story
A man convicted of killing his fiancee's 4-month-old son in 2008 went before the parole board for the first time.

Wasatch County sheriff placed on paid leave, seeks new judge in Richins investigation case
VideoCassidy Wixom, KSL | Updated Oct. 21 - 4:49 p.m. | Save Story
Wasatch County Sheriff Jared Rigby, accused of interfering with the Kouri Richins murder investigation, is requesting that the judge presiding over his case be disqualified.

Tooele County balloon handler to fulfill livelong dream in 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL | Posted Oct. 21 - 4:49 p.m. | Save Story
Alex Harris fell in love with the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade when he was just 4 years old. Now, he gets to fulfill his lifelong dream of walking in the 100th parade in November.

Trump awards Utahn Nick Shirley $10K check under new anti-fraud reward program
Lauren Irwin, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 21 - 4:16 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump on Tuesday cut a $10,000 check to Utahn Nick Shirley for his help uncovering fraud in Minnesota childcare centers under a new fraud reward program.
'Glee' to return in reboot for Disney+ and Hulu
Danielle Broadway, Reuters | Updated Oct. 21 - 4:02 p.m. | Save Story
"Glee," the hit musical comedy-drama television series, is set to return in a reboot, streaming services Disney+ and Hulu announced on Wednesday.
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Questions loom large as Utah Jazz lose big in season opener
- Orem to host Ironman 70.3, drawing athletes and visitors to Utah County
- Utah football player, Jamal Wallace, placed on 'indefinite suspension' after alleged rape incident
- The Utah Checkdown podcast: Is Utah a pretender or simply the victim of a bad week?
- New zoning for Smith's Ballpark redevelopment OK'd after height change
Outdoors »

Orem to host Ironman 70.3, drawing athletes and visitors to Utah County
- USU researchers tap machine learning, game cameras to inform recreation area management
- Hanksville businesses feeling effects of lower water levels at Lake Powell
- The Colorado River is shrinking. Here's why that matters for Utah's biggest cities
- Final phase of 24-mile Bryce Canyon Shared Use Path complete
Politics »
Lawmakers say US briefing showed Russia targeting Democrats with misinformation
- North Korea's Kim Yo Jong warns South Korea, says border loudspeakers to be ready within days
- Some websites go dark as operators address an AI-detected flaw in a web programming language
- Residents cited after physical altercation over data center discussion in Utah County meeting
- Russia frees retired US schoolteacher in goodwill gesture as Putin meets Witkoff
U.S. »

Video shows quick-thinking bystander stop runaway St. Paul school bus
- OpenAI to sell its top models on Google Cloud in latest enterprise push
- Your AI can shop for you. But who pays when it buys the wrong thing?
- Lawmakers say US briefing showed Russia targeting Democrats with misinformation
- Christina Applegate, a leading MS advocate, says doctors found she doesn't have the disease after all
World »
Taiwan issues land warning ahead of arrival of powerful Typhoon Champi
- Australian TV reporter rescues man from sinking car during floods
- Lawmakers say US briefing showed Russia targeting Democrats with misinformation
- North Korea's Kim Yo Jong warns South Korea, says border loudspeakers to be ready within days
- A First Nation community in Canada is using a data center to preserve its heritage
Voces de Utah »

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