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3 killings tied to same gang; frustrated detectives keep arresting same people

12/07/2021 10:35pm
Police say the shooting death of a Utah football player, an unsolved killing in Millcreek, and the recent shooting of two police officers can all be linked to the same gang.

Everything coming and going on Netflix in December

12/07/2021 10:03pm
Netflix is adding a number of holiday titles throughout the month of December and saying goodbye to a few, as well.

Court grants injunction in Utah's vaccine mandate lawsuit

12/07/2021 9:34pm
A preliminary injunction was granted in a lawsuit that Utah and six other states and state agencies filed against a vaccine mandate for federal contractors.

Team to investigate discrimination, bullying claims at Utah school after student's suicide

12/07/2021 9:06pm
Davis School District announced members of the review team tasked with investigating the district after the death of 10-year-old Izabelle Tichenor.

Ogden community pays honors to Pearl Harbor with 21-gun salute

12/07/2021 8:34pm
The American Legion in Ogden gathered with community members to honor those killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor 80 years ago today.

US House passes bill to speed passage of debt limit increase

12/07/2021 8:12pm
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday plans to vote on legislation easing the way for Congress to pass an increase in the $28.9 trillion limit on federal borrowing authority and avoid a looming default on the nation's debt.

How to 'star-hop' your way to view Comet Leonard this week

12/07/2021 7:35pm
Follow the map drawn by a local astronomer to 2021's extraordinary comet.

Warnings, advisories issued ahead of Utah storm that could dump 2 feet of snow

12/07/2021 7:03pm
The National Weather Service made some adjustments to its forecast Wednesday for a storm headed to Utah.

Assistant fire chief reaches plea deal for rape charges

12/07/2021 6:34pm
A man charged with multiple counts of rape while working as the assistant chief of the Kanosh Fire Department reached a plea deal. He was accused of sexually assaulting a firefighter who worked under him and another woman.

Bob Dole to lie in state at Capitol as nation honors senator

12/07/2021 6:03pm
Sen. Bob Dole's casket will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday as congressional leaders honor the former Republican presidential candidate and World War II veteran who served in Congress for 36 years.

Have You Seen This? So, that's what the fox says

12/07/2021 5:33pm
Move over, song that will not be named, because we now know what the fox says.

Locals in the NFL, Week 13: Pick-6 from 'Dirty Dan' highlights Chiefs' defensive surge

12/07/2021 5:13pm
The Chiefs have unlocked the defense again during crunch time, holding each of their last five opponents to 17 points or less, and haven't allowed more since late October.

Neither omicron variant nor US diplomatic boycott will stop Beijing Olympics, IOC says

12/07/2021 5:06pm
Nothing will halt Beijing's 2022 Winter Games, officials said despite concerns about the omicron variant, plus a diplomatic boycott by the U.S.

St. George eliminating midday crossing guards, reduced speed school zones

12/07/2021 4:35pm
The St. George Police Department on Monday announced the elimination of kindergarten crosswalks, effective Jan. 1, 2022.

US judge blocks last remaining Biden admin COVID-19 vaccine rule

12/07/2021 3:40pm
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the last of the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandates for businesses, saying the government exceeded it authority with a requirement that millions of employees of federal contractors be inoculated.

Twitter tests overhaul of process to flag harmful tweets

12/07/2021 3:06pm
Twitter will begin overhauling how users report harmful tweets in an effort to make it easier for people to describe what is wrong with the content they are seeing, the social networking site said Tuesday.

How a SLC Couple Saved $194,783 in Taxes in Retirement

12/07/2021 3:00pm - SPONSORED
Higher taxes could hit just as millions of baby boomers head into retirement. And that would have devastating consequences for their nest eggs — especially their tax-deferred IRAs and 401Ks.

Up to 1 million COVID vaccines wasted in Nigeria in November

12/07/2021 2:27pm
Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used, two sources told Reuters.

Kellogg to permanently replace striking employees as workers reject new contract

12/07/2021 1:53pm
Kellogg said on Tuesday a majority of its U.S. cereal plant workers have voted against a new five-year contract, forcing it to hire permanent replacements as employees extend a strike that started more than two months ago.

Whittingham, Lloyd, Tafuna headline Pac-12 season football awards

12/07/2021 1:49pm
Coming off a Friday night win over Oregon to claim the program's first Pac-12 title, Utah got some added love Tuesday when the conference announced its postseason awards.

Ghislaine Maxwell 'told me I was one of (Epstein's) favorites,' accuser testifies

12/07/2021 1:27pm
A woman who says Ghislaine Maxwell groomed her for abuse by late financier Jeffrey Epstein while she was a teenager testified on Monday the British socialite "told me I was one of his favorites."

1,122 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths reported in Utah Tuesday

12/07/2021 1:04pm
Utah health officials confirmed 1,122 new COVID-19 cases, as well as 11 additional deaths on Tuesday.

Judge sets July 18 date for ex-Trump adviser Bannon to face contempt charges

12/07/2021 12:58pm
Former President Donald Trump's longtime former adviser Steve Bannon will go to trial on July 18 to face criminal charges over his defiance of a congressional inquiry into the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a federal judge said on Tuesday.

Black man gets new trial after all-White jury deliberated in room filled with Confederate symbols

12/07/2021 11:55am
A Tennessee court has decided a Black man convicted of aggravated assault deserves a new trial because evidence was improperly admitted and the jury deliberated in a room filled with tributes to the Confederacy, according to court documents.

What Utah Gov. Cox says is an 'abomination' in the West, and how he wants to spend $500M to help

12/07/2021 11:31am
Heading into his second year at the helm, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is unveiling how he wants to spend — and return — taxpayer money next year.

Bearers of bad news: Is American journalism hopelessly dependent on the liberal elite?

12/07/2021 11:11am - PARTNER
American journalism is in crisis. The economics are grim, driven by the failure of ad revenue, the demise of print and the dramatic reinvention of the information marketplace.

Man charged with crashing into trooper, causing loss of vision

12/07/2021 10:59am
A Herriman man was charged Tuesday with slamming into the back of a Utah Highway Patrol vehicle, injuring the trooper.

Amazon services down for thousands of users, according to Downdetector.com

12/07/2021 10:51am
Amazon.com's services including Amazon Web Services, Prime Video and its namesake e-commerce website were down for thousands of users on Tuesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

Patrick Kinahan: BYU may face interesting week with Sitake

12/07/2021 10:31am
With two successful seasons now etched in the records and an impending affiliation into the Big 12, momentum is reaching a fever pitch for BYU football.

Hawaii faces life-threatening flooding; some areas see more than a foot of rain in 48 hours

12/07/2021 10:08am
Relentless rain in Hawaii has left parts of the state under the threat of "significant and life-threatening flooding," the National Weather Service in Honolulu said Monday night, with some areas already tallying more than a foot of rain over a 48-hour span.

'A surreal moment': Fired employees share what it was like on that mass-firing Zoom

12/07/2021 10:04am
A former Better.com employee described what was like to be part of a three-minute Zoom meeting where the company CEO fired more than 900 workers effective immediately.

Could others be charged, liable in Michigan school shooting?

12/07/2021 9:21am
A prosecutor continues to criticize the decision to keep a teenager in a Michigan school before a shooting that killed four students last week, raising questions about whether staff and the school district will face liability — criminal or civil — in the tragedy.

Utah marks distribution of $100M in pandemic rental assistance

12/07/2021 9:01am
The state of Utah on Monday hit a milestone of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program with the distribution of $100 million since March 2021 in assistance to help renters who are unable to pay their rent and utilities due to circumstances related to the pandemic.

Lighting letdown: Customers call Gephardt after professional holiday light installer goes silent

12/07/2021 8:26am
Holiday decorations are going up, but not for some people who hired a professional light installer to handle that task for them.

3 new studies show weight loss isn't all about diet and exercise

12/07/2021 8:00am - SPONSORED
If your doctor tells you it only boils down to diet and exercise, seek another opinion.

US observes 80th anniversary of attack on Pearl Harbor

12/07/2021 7:48am
The United States marked the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Tuesday as the number of Americans belonging to the "greatest generation" who lived through World War Two dwindles.

Instagram tightens teen protection measures ahead of Senate hearing

12/07/2021 7:26am
Instagram said on Tuesday it will be stricter about the types of content it recommends to teens in the photo-sharing app and will nudge them toward different areas if they dwell on one topic for a long time.

Biden warns Putin in talks to expect sanctions if he invades Ukraine

12/07/2021 6:57am
President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday the West is concerned Russia will invade Ukraine and warned of "strong economic and other measures" as punishment should Moscow start a military conflict, the White House said.

Utah Avalanche Center urging safety ahead of forecasted snowstorms

12/07/2021 6:16am
Backcountry skiers and snowmobilers are beyond eager to start riding when the forecasted snowstorms arrive. Until then, it's a good idea to brush up with proper avalanche education.