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Driver shot, killed by trooper on I-15 after hitting patrol car, pulling out knife, police say

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Updated March 27 - 10:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

A reckless driver was shot and killed by a Utah Highway Patrol trooper on Friday afternoon after the trooper's vehicle was rear-ended, authorities said.

A 14-year-old running for governor is the first teen to get on Vermont's general election ballot

Amanda Swinhart, Associated Press  |  Posted March 27 - 10:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Fourteen-year-old Dean Roy is running for governor in Vermont, and he'll be on the general election ballot.

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House passes temporary funding bill to end Homeland Security shutdown

Richard Cowan, Reuters  |  Updated March 27 - 9:49 p.m.  |  Save Story

​The House of ‌Representatives late ⁠on ​Friday ⁠passed ‌legislation ‌providing funding ⁠for the ⁠Department of Homeland Security through ‌May ​22.

Attention, patriotic 42-year-olds: Uncle Sam wants you

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted March 27 - 9:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Guys or gals in their early 40s now have another "middle-age transformation" option beyond buying a Corvette, haunting the gym or overhauling their clothes closet: Join the Army.

Nurse sentenced to probation, community service for abusing elderly woman in his care

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted March 27 - 8:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man who had been employed as a nurse at a nursing home was ordered to serve 24 months of probation after admitting to abuse of a woman in his care who died eight days later.

Jazz wise to finish rebuild ahead of new tanking rules

Ben Anderson, KSL  |  Posted March 27 - 8:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Jazz are exiting their rebuild at the perfect time.

Park City looking for local artists to embody 'timeless connections' in bus shelter artwork

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted March 27 - 8:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Park City's decorated bus stops will soon triple in number as city leaders ask for artwork submissions for 21 new bus shelters.

He suddenly couldn't speak in space. NASA astronaut says his medical scare remains a mystery

Marcia Dunn, Associated Press  |  Updated March 27 - 7:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Mike Fincke, who prompted NASA's first medical evacuation earlier this year, said on Friday that doctors still don't know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station.

Gov. Cox announces bid for nuclear energy hub in Utah

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted March 27 - 6:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah is applying to host a nuclear energy campus in Tooele County.

More than 150 kids join BYU's Cosmo to bike to school in Orem

Cassidy Wixom and Tyrese Boone, KSL  |  Posted March 27 - 6:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

More than 150 kids were biking, laughing, and having a good time with Cosmo the Cougar on their commute to Cascade Elementary School on Friday.

USA climbers strongly support Salt Lake training center, say it will grow the sport

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted March 27 - 5:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Members of the USA Climbing Athletes' Commission published an open letter on Friday strongly endorsing a new training center in Salt Lake City.

Police identify 2 men killed in Tooele County crash

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated March 27 - 5:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two people were killed in a Tooele County crash Wednesday.

29 Utah school districts, charter schools receive $100M to expand career and tech education

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted March 27 - 5:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Education officials Thursday announced the dispersal of $100 million to 29 Utah districts and charter schools to expand access to profession-based education for K-12 students.

Lee Cummard passes former mentor as BYU's winningest first-year head coach

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted March 27 - 4:58 p.m.  |  Save Story

Lee Cummard came to BYU as a freshman from Mesa, Arizona, and — apart from a few seasons playing professionally overseas — never left.

Traffic stop leads to explosives discovery in southern Utah

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted March 27 - 4:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

A St. George man was arrested Thursday after police say they found him in possession of guns, drugs and explosives.

Iran-linked hackers breach FBI director's personal email, publish photos and documents

Jana Winter and AJ Vicens, Reuters  |  Posted March 27 - 4:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Iran-linked hackers have broken into FBI Director Kash Patel's email, publishing photographs and other documents to the ​internet, the hackers and the bureau said on Friday.

Ogden police chief blasts former officer in sexual misconduct case, his sentencing

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Updated March 27 - 3:56 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ogden Police Chief Jake Sube issued a statement blasting a former officer involved in a sexual misconduct case and the sentence he received in the matter.

Have You Seen This? No one gets left behind

Alex Tumalip, KSL  |  Posted March 27 - 3:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

Amid Hawaii's worst flooding since 43 days of rain in 2006, the aloha spirit still prevailed as one woman took it upon herself to rescue stranded dogs on Oahu's North Shore.

Tiger Woods arrested at crash scene, accused of DUI

Associated Press  |  Updated March 27 - 3:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

Golfer Tiger Woods showed signs of impairment Friday at the scene of a car crash in which he struck another vehicle and rolled his Land Rover, authorities said.

Gov. Cox: Meta losses validate Utah's fight against social media

Emma Pitts, Deseret News  |  Posted March 27 - 2:59 p.m.  |  Save Story

Gov. Spencer Cox emphasized that recent rulings against major tech company Meta Platforms Inc. have strengthened his resolve for Utah to pursue legal action against what he has previously described as "a cancer" on society.

How scammers are exploiting long wait times at airport security

Matt Gephardt, KSL  |  Posted March 27 - 1:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

As hours-long wait times at airport security make headlines, scammers are exploiting the situation.

Alleged plot to firebomb Palestinian activist's home disrupted by NYPD undercover operation

Jake Offenhartz and Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press  |  Posted March 27 - 1:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

A New Jersey man who planned to firebomb the home of a prominent Palestinian activist was arrested Thursday following a weekslong undercover operation led by New York police, officials said.

Woman filed insurance claims for undamaged home she doesn't own, charges say

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted March 27 - 12:40 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Syracuse woman who prosecutors say filed insurance claims for a home that wasn't hers, and wasn't damaged, is now facing fraud and forgery charges.