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Trump interrupted by protesters as he fights to rally Texas voters behind Paxton in US Senate race

Michelle L. Price, Steve Peoples And Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 8:16 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Trump, facing protesters and a poor political climate, fought to rally Texas voters behind embattled Senate candidate Ken Paxton on Wednesday night.

Family history hobby helps people preserve memories, discover connections

VideoTodd Kunz, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 7 - 8:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

October is officially Family History Month, and genealogy and family history have become a popular pastime for people looking to learn more about their past.

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Semi crash in Tooele County causes heavy delays, temporary closure

Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 7 - 7:54 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two semitrucks collided on I-80 on Wednesday afternoon after police said one of them attempted to merge and struck the other truck. A passenger riding in one semi was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Man who drove into police car is given second chance through recovery court

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 7:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man who was shot at by police after they reported he rammed a stolen van into a police car pleaded guilty and was given a second chance through recovery court.

Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo astronauts on the moon, has died

Jackie Wattles, CNN  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 7:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Margaret Hamilton, the groundbreaking researcher who helped create the field of software engineering and whose code helped land NASA's Apollo astronauts on the moon to win the 20th century space race, has died. She was 90.

Church of Jesus Christ donates $3M for National Juneteenth Museum in Texas

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 6:56 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday it is donating $3 million to support the future National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, which will include a genealogy center powered by FamilySearch.

Heart transplant recipient comes home to neighborhood parade

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 6:53 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 10-year-old boy who received a heart transplant in September was welcomed home on Thursday with the help of his neighborhood who continued to cheer him on.

Police link finding of human remains near Vernal to remains found in September

Devin Oldroyd, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 6:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

Human remains were found in a remote area near Vernal on Wednesday. Police believe they are linked to a separate discovery of human remains in September.

Ryan Smith launches survey in search for 'strong local vibe' at SLC entertainment district

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 6:41 p.m.  |  Save Story

With two-thirds of the Delta Center's renovation now complete, the owner of the Utah Jazz and Mammoth is now shifting his attention to a planned district east of it.

Sandy teen who 'couldn't take it anymore' accused of killing father after years of abuse

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 6:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 15-year-old boy accused of shooting and killing is father told police the abuse he and his brother endured that day was "the last straw."

Some guardrails on ChatGPT for Teens don't work as promised, watchdog group says

Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 6:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Some of the guardrails that OpenAI included in ChatGPT for Teens product don't work as intended, and the chatbot poses an "unacceptable risk" to children, according to a report.

Department of Energy awards funding to Utah geothermal projects

Alixel Cabrera, Utah News Dispatch  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 5:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $99 million to 21 geothermal projects nationwide, including five projects in Utah focused on testing technology and exploring geothermal resources.

Henefer baseball coach honored for saving boy from cardiac arrest

VideoBrittany Tait, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 7 - 5:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

A baseball coach in Henefer is being honored after he saved a young boy's life, after he was hit in the chest with a baseball and suffered cardiac arrest.

Davis County GOP won't fill former Rep. Trevor Lee's seat before the general election

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 7 - 5:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

Republican delegates in Davis County won't vote to fill former Rep. Trevor Lee's seat in the Utah House of Representatives ahead of the Nov. 3 election, the county party announced this week.

US government, Google join Zuckerberg-backed Biohub in $1.8 billion push for AI biology data

Krystal Hu, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 5:23 p.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. government and tech heavyweights Meta Platforms and Google parent Alphabet are joining nonprofit Biohub to build open ​datasets to train AI models for biological research.

Utah police department reconsidering cooperative accord with ICE after ride-alongs

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 5:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

The North Valley Police Department in Sanpete County is reconsidering its cooperative accord with ICE after ICE agents detained five people in ride-alongs with local officers.

Sheriffs charged for allegedly interfering with Kouri Richins investigation

VideoPat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 7 - 5:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

A grand jury has handed down indictments against Wasatch County Sheriff Jared Rigby and former Summit County Sheriff Dave Edmunds.

Kids take part in Red Bull Rampage as it celebrates 25th year in southern Utah

VideoArianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 4:52 p.m.  |  Save Story

Hundreds of kids, teens and adults made their way to Washington Wheels Park in southern Utah Tuesday to showcase their skills on wheels ahead of Red Bull Rampage, an extreme mountain bike event that will take place Oct. 8-10.

Christa Pike survived 2 doses of an execution drug. How is that possible?

Hannah Schoenbaum and Hallie Golden, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 4:39 p.m.  |  Save Story

Christa Pike regaining consciousness and speaking a week after receiving two doses of execution drugs in Tennessee has astonished even some medical professionals and left many people wondering: How did she survive?

Home price cuts hit September record

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 4:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

The share of U.S. home sellers cutting prices just hit a new high for September.

Have You Seen This? Rainy day skate park turns into extreme water stunt

VideoCassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 3:55 p.m.  |  Save Story

Where one person may see a rainy day as a hindrance to enjoying the local skate park, extreme sports and stunt fanatic Ryan Bean sees it as an opportunity.

Holy Score: Who's better right now, Utah or BYU? We broke down the matchup using real metrics and a fake location

Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 3:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Let's imagine the Utes and Cougars were scheduled to play this weekend, not Nov. 7, at that most neutral of sites. Which team should be favored? Which team would win?

Record-breaking October heat expected to scorch Southern California for the rest of the week

Chelsea Hylton  |  Updated Oct. 7 - 3:14 p.m.  |  Save Story

The record-breaking heat that has been scorching Southern California over the past few days is expected to continue impacting the region through the rest of the week.