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Corner Canyon pulls away from American Fork in rainy matchup

Sean Stetson for KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 10 - 12:21 a.m.  |  Save Story

Top-ranked Corner Canyon defeated American Fork 37-21 in a rainy home matchup in Draper Thursday night.

Utah Mammoth fall 2-1 in Colorado to open 2nd season in NHL

Caleb Turner, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 11:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Mammoth's second season opener looked different from its first in just about every way except for one.

Some Utah cities, counties prepare for flooding as rain moves in

Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 10:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

Heavy rains are expected to drench central and southern Utah counties this weekend, and residents are busy preparing to prevent the rain from flooding into their homes.

BYU gives first look — a glimpse, really — into highly anticipated men's basketball roster

Sean Walker, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 10:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Calling Thursday night's blue-white scrimmage that followed a fan fest and "party in the plaza" a game may be exaggerating. But it did provide BYU basketball fans a small glimpse at the roster.

No paycheck? Offering safety nets to Utah military families as shutdown drags on

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 10:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Under the best of circumstances, many military families often face day-to-day money worries. But as the government shutdown continues, one missed paycheck can be devastating.

US imposes sanctions on China refinery, others for Iran oil purchases

Timothy Gardner, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 9:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. imposed sanctions on about 100 individuals, entities and vessels, including a Chinese independent refinery and terminal, that helped Iran's oil and petrochemicals trade.

Utah dance group taking part in New York parade aims to promote Colombian culture

Tim Vandenack, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 9:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah dance group, Carnaval de Barranquilla en Utah, aims to promote Colombian culture in the state and will travel to New York to perform in the Hispanic Day Parade.

West Valley man who traded alcohol for sex with teens sentenced to at least 10 years in prison

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 8:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

A West Valley man convicted of trading alcohol and drugs in exchange for sexual activities with teen girls has been sentenced to at least 10 years and up to life in prison.

Banana Ball to return to Utah for 3 games in 2026 after last year's sellouts

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 7:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Savannah Bananas' budding Banana Ball universe will return to Utah in 2026.

Letitia James, NY attorney general and Trump foe, indicted for bank fraud

Sarah N. Lynch, Luc Cohen and Andrew Goudsward, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 7:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

New York Attorney General Letitia James, a longtime foe of President Donald Trump, was indicted for bank fraud on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said.

Israeli cabinet ratifies Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas

Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 9 - 7:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

Israel's government ratified a ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday, clearing the way to suspend hostilities in Gaza and free Israeli hostages held there.

FTC commissioner talks data privacy at Utah Consumer Protection Symposium

Logan Stefanich, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

One of the biggest concerns with the rise of AI is what it means for privacy — a topic that was a prime focus of discussion during the Utah Consumer Protection Symposium Thursday.

Judge blocks Trump's deployment of National Guard in Illinois

Diana Novak Jones, Dietrich Knauth and Jeenah Moon, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 9 - 6:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's deployment of hundreds of National Guard soldiers in Illinois.

Have You Seen This? When pumpkins fly

The Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 9 - 5:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

The subject of an Ohio police pursuit took off down the road, a flash in the darkness, but officers eventually caught up and grabbed the escapee: a big, runaway inflatable pumpkin.

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Fall cleanup is easy with affordable used tools from KSL

Karli Davis, KSL Classifieds  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 5:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

KSL Classifieds has fall cleanup hacks for Utah homeowners so they can find the right storage equipment and secondhand tools to help save a few pennies before the holidays.

'The case is done': Immigration officials no longer seeking deportation of Utah violinist John Shin

Tim Vandenack, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 5:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A key deadline has come and gone and immigration officials are no longer seeking the deportation of Utah violinist John Shin, who now seeks U.S. residency.

Man accused of killing Charlie Kirk requests street clothes and no shackles during hearings

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 4:49 p.m.  |  Save Story

Attorneys for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk are requesting that he be allowed to make all future court appearances in civilian clothes and without shackles.

Midvale mother faces 13 felonies in serious abuse case against baby girl

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 4:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

More than a dozen felony torture and child abuse charges have been filed against a Midvale mother who police say caused severe pain to a 4-month-old baby girl.

What's the coolest thing made in Utah? Time for you to be the judge

Art Raymond, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 4:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Manufacturer's Association has rounded up the most unlikely companies with unlikely inventions to answer one question: What is the coolest thing made in Utah?

Built for basketball, reinvented for more: How the Delta Center is staying true to the Jazz

Ryan Miller, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 3:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Whenever Ryan Smith went to an arena, hoping for some inspiration on how to renovate the Delta Center for both hockey and basketball, he kept getting the same advice: build a new arena.

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Weight loss shots: Research indicates dangers from starting and stopping

Health Utah  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 3:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Popular weight loss shots carry significant risk for some patients and doctors often fail to discuss those risks with patients.

Student posing as teen arrested for abusing, exploiting teen girls, police say

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 3:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Brazilian man who police say has a pattern of meeting young girls while claiming to be a teenager himself has been arrested in Utah County for investigation of multiple charges.

Cox names acting pardons and parole board chair to lead board permanently

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 2:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox named former prosecutor Blake Hills as the chairman of the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole.