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Eagle Mountain pauses vote to create code allowing future nuclear energy generation

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 16 - 10:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Nuclear energy talks halted again in Eagle Mountain.

Wright guides No. 10 BYU past Pacific for 7th straight win

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Updated Dec. 16 - 10:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Wright scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half to go along with five rebounds, four assists and five steals, and Richie Saunders scored 24 as the 10th-ranked Cougars improved to 10-1.

Australian state to pass emergency gun laws as funerals of Bondi attack victims begin

Scott Murdoch and Renju Jose, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 16 - 10:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said on Wednesday he will recall parliament next week to pass wide-ranging reforms of gun and protest laws, days after the country's deadliest mass shooting in three ​decades.

Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela

Idrees Ali and Jasper Ward, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 16 - 9:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and ​leaving Venezuela, a move set to sharply escalate tensions between Washington and Caracas.

Ballet West warns 'The Nutcracker' patrons about third-party ticket scams

Shelby Lofton and Eric Cabrera, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 16 - 8:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ballet West is warning patrons to be cautious when buying tickets for "The Nutcracker" after multiple customers recently reported paying inflated prices for tickets that were invalid or did not exist.

San Juan County man whose murder conviction was overturned given 15 years for fatal shooting

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 16 - 8:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

A San Juan County man whose murder conviction was overturned received a lesser sentence after pleading guilty to fatally shooting a man in 2018.

Capitol board votes to move auditor's office amid dispute over space in Utah Capitol

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 16 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

A board tasked with maintaining the Utah state Capitol Hill Complex voted Monday to relocate the state auditor's office within the Capitol, prompting pushback from Republican State Auditor Tina Cannon.

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Discover the gate to salvation: Get your free copy of 'Putting On Christ'

Vescovo Buonarroti Art, LLC  |  Posted Dec. 16 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

"Putting on Christ" by author Steven Anthony Bishop seeks to inspire those who are diligent truth seekers. And now interested readers can get an e-book version for free.

Man shot by West Valley police shot at armored vehicle, police say

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 16 - 6:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

The man shot by police following a standoff in West Valley on Monday had shot at an armored vehicle, police say.

Pleasant View police officer investigated for improperly accessing driver's license records resigns

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Updated Dec. 16 - 6:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Pleasant View police officer who was investigated for allegedly accessing the driver's license information of three Weber County dispatchers resigned.

'General Hospital' actor Anthony Geary, a Utah native, has died at 78

Margaret Darby, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 16 - 6:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Anthony Geary, the Utah native who played one half of the beloved soap opera couple Luke and Laura on "General Hospital," has died. He was 78.

2 businesses burn in Provo fire

Payton Davis, KSL  |  Updated Dec. 16 - 5:53 p.m.  |  Save Story

Fire crews responded to a report of flames at two businesses at 500 West and 800 North in Provo on Monday night.

Judge says he is unlikely to immediately halt Trump's $300M White House ballroom project

Mike Scarcella and Andrew Goudsward, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 16 - 5:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

A federal judge in Washington said on Tuesday that he was not inclined to order the Trump administration to ​immediately halt work on a $300 million White House ballroom on the site of the East Wing.

Incoming storm pattern to break up latest inversion, bring precipitation back to Utah

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 16 - 5:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

The National Weather Service issued a series of high-wind warnings and advisories, as a shift in patterns is expected to clear out the latest inversion and snap the state's latest dry stretch.

Trump adds 7 countries, including Syria, to full travel ban list

Daphne Psaledakis, Reuters  |  Posted Dec. 16 - 4:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump on Tuesday expanded a list of countries subject to a full travel ban, prohibiting citizens from an additional seven countries, including ​Syria, from entering the United States.

Have You Seen This? Dog's mouth becomes a drag chute

Orrin Olsen  |  Posted Dec. 16 - 4:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

I guess what we're seeing in this video could more accurately be called a "dog" chute.

Prosecutors will charge Rob Reiner's son, Nick, with 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

Andrew Dalton and Christopher Weber, Associated Press  |  Updated Dec. 16 - 4:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Rob Reiner's son, Nick Reiner, will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday.

Detained immigrant at center of public spat with feds to be released, Utah lawyer says

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 16 - 3:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

The detained immigrant at the center of a public spat last week with U.S. immigration officials over a juvenile court case should soon be released, his lawyer says.

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Local film event gathering communities and revving engines: How to see it

Young Automotive Group  |  Posted Dec. 16 - 3:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Dec. 19 at 7 p.m., Young Powersports will screen their new film "Chasing Dust."

Man who killed truck stop security guard seeks parole during rambling hearing

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 16 - 2:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man convicted of killing a security guard in Salt Lake City nearly 20 years ago talked nearly nonstop on Tuesday during his first parole hearing while claiming he was acting in self-defense.

How AI is helping UDOT catch previously undetected truck tire problems

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 16 - 1:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah transportation officials say a new system that uses artificial intelligence has helped them better identify flat tires in semitrucks and other freight vehicles at ports of entry across the state.

US not planning to release unedited boat strike video to public, Hegseth says

Patricia Zengerle and Idrees Ali, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 16 - 12:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there ​are no plans to release the unedited video of Sept. 2 strikes on a suspected drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean that has fueled concerns.

Is Miami the key to solving homelessness, criminal justice issues in Salt Lake County?

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 16 - 12:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake County leaders hope a former Florida judge who helped turn around Miami-Dade County's criminal justice system can help them address growing public safety issues.