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Search underway for missing man at Sand Hollow Reservoir

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted May 28 - 5:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Authorities are searching for a missing swimmer at Sand Hollow Reservoir in southern Utah.

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Bear tranquilized, relocated from Park City neighborhood

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated May 28 - 4:39 p.m.  |  Save Story

A young bear was tranquilized and removed from a tree after wandering into a Park City neighborhood early Thursday, state wildlife officials say.

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Medicaid fraud: What's real, what's political and what works

Lois M. Collins and Lauren Irwin, Deseret News   |  Posted May 28 - 4:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Trump administration is ramping up efforts to root out fraud in healthcare systems nationwide.

Suspect in Taylor Swift Vienna-concert-attack plot convicted, sentenced to 15 years

Philipp Jenne, Associated Press  |  Updated May 28 - 4:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

An Austrian court has convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

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3.1-magnitude earthquake hits northern Utah

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Updated May 28 - 4:27 p.m.  |  Save Story

An earthquake was reported in Box Elder County Thursday afternoon.

Structures threatened as crews battling new wildfire in southeastern Utah County

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted May 28 - 4:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new wildfire that has burned around 15 acres so far was threatening structures Thursday near Birdseye, Utah County.

Have You Seen This? The dust storm of doom

Grant Olsen for KSL  |  Posted May 28 - 3:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Arizona is no stranger to dust storms. Known as haboobs, they can be miles long and reach thousands of feet in height.

Green River nuclear energy plans revived, add to Utah's potential nuclear portfolio

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Updated May 28 - 2:56 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two firms are teaming to revive a nuclear power initiative in Green River that dates back nearly 20 years, adding to Utah's potential portfolio of nuclear energy.

Perry man sentenced to 4 to 10 years in prison in deadly shooting at street race competition

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted May 28 - 2:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Perry man was sentenced Wednesday to at least four and up to 10 years in prison in a deadly shooting last year during a street racing competition in Weber County.

A rare blue micromoon rises this weekend

Marcia Dunn, Associated Press  |  Updated May 28 - 1:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

Get set for a rare blue micromoon this weekend — a blue moon that's also the most distant and smallest-looking full moon of the year.

Provo teen critically injured after attempting viral trend of 'couch surfing'

Garna Mejia, KSL  |  Posted May 28 - 1:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Provo teenager suffered life-threatening injuries while attempting to film a social media video involving a dangerous activity known as "couch surfing."

US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and launch nuclear talks

Aamer Madhani, Jon Gambrell, Sam Metz And Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press  |  Updated May 28 - 12:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and launch talks on Iran's nuclear program.

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9 symptoms that can show up days after a crash

theClinic for Car Accidents  |  Posted May 28 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Here are several symptoms that can show up days after a car crash, what they might mean and what you should do next.

AI is changing this job so fast the interview process can't keep up

Lisa Eadicicco, CNN  |  Updated May 28 - 11:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

It's a tough job market for software engineering hopefuls. Tens of thousands of jobs cuts across the industry have increased competition for open spots.

America's pile of emergency oil is shrinking fast

Matt Egan, CNN  |  Updated May 28 - 10:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

As voter frustration over high gas prices mounts, President Trump is draining the nation's pile of emergency oil at an even faster pace than Joe Biden ahead of this year's midterms.

More than 7,500 youth soccer players in Utah to chase MLS NEXT Cup

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted May 28 - 10:09 a.m.  |  Save Story

The 384-team tournament with an estimated economic impact between $19.63 and $24 million, according to the Utah Sports Commission, comes to Salt Lake City for the first time thanks in large part to Real Salt Lake's successful academy system.

Here's how much Americans need to make now to afford a home

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted May 28 - 10:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Buying a home got a little more affordable last month, as the amount of money Americans need to earn to afford a typical house for sale in the U.S. in April fell 2%, according to Redfin.

Street performers flock to Salt Lake City this weekend. Will it be the last Busker Fest?

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted May 28 - 9:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake City's popular Busker Fest returns this Friday and Saturday, but questions loom about its future beyond this weekend after proposed budget cuts.

War-driven price shock sent April inflation to highest level in nearly three years

Alicia Wallace, CNN  |  Updated May 28 - 8:45 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Iran war's oil price shock pushed the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge to 3.8% last month, its highest rate in nearly three years, new data showed Thursday.

Troopers identify motorcyclist killed in crash with tour bus in Kane County

Alex Tumalip, KSL  |  Updated May 28 - 8:28 a.m.  |  Save Story

A motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a bus when the biker attempted a U-turn in Kane County on Monday night.

Fire leads to closure of Crown Burgers in Sandy

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted May 28 - 8:09 a.m.  |  Save Story

Crown Burger's Sandy location is closed indefinitely after an attic fire broke out above the kitchen and spread to the roof of the Utah burger chain before being extinguished Thursday morning.

'Stop Nick Shirley Act' passes in California's Assembly

Eva Terry, Deseret News  |  Posted May 28 - 8:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

The California State Assembly on Tuesday passed the "Stop Nick Shirley Act," AB2624, by a vote of 57-19, protecting those at risk of domestic violence and stalking.

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Why women should not ignore hearing loss this May

Hearing and Brain Centers of America  |  Posted May 28 - 8:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

For many women, hearing loss does not begin with silence. It begins with a subtle struggle.