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Flight cancellations create a bad travel day across the US

06/16/2022 10:59pm
Airlines are canceling more than 1,500 flights across the U.S. in one of the worst days yet in the summer travel season.

Son donates kidney to speed up transplant process for his father

06/16/2022 10:24pm
A Utah County man expects to enjoy his best Father's Day ever. He has his health back after a decade-long battle with kidney disease. One of his sons gave him the ultimate gift this year.

Power company warns southern, central Utah could see outages to prevent wildfires this weekend

06/16/2022 9:13pm
Rocky Mountain Power is warning customers in central and southern Utah about possible service interruptions this weekend due to the elevated risk of wildfires.

Police: 2 dead, 1 hurt in Alabama church shooting; suspect detained

06/16/2022 8:59pm
A lone suspect fired on a small group meeting at a suburban church near one of Alabama's major cities Thursday evening, fatally wounding two people and injuring a third before being taken into custody, authorities said.

Fathers, too, can be source of safety, strength for victims of child abuse

06/16/2022 8:44pm
Prevent Child Abuse Utah on Saturday will hold its annual Father's Day Classic golf tournament that aims to teach dads to be a safe place for victims of child abuse.

120 residents out of water in Millard County town

06/16/2022 8:13pm
Lynndyl, a town of 120 people in Millard County, is out of water and a county official is seeking public assistance to get the town through the long weekend.

Wanted fugitive arrested after allegedly ramming 2 police cars

06/16/2022 7:56pm
A man with a history of drug-related arrests was taken into custody Wednesday after deputies say he rammed two police cars in an effort to escape.

Review: Does 'Lightyear' go to infinity and beyond?

06/16/2022 7:29pm
Here are some reasons I enjoyed "Lightyear" and others that make it a mid-tier Pixar movie.

Nature Conservancy, Audubon Society to head Utah's new $40M Great Salt Lake program

06/16/2022 7:03pm
The new program aims to protect and enhance water levels in the Great Salt Lake in an effort to avoid environmental disaster.

Judge declares mistrial for nurse accused of negligently causing inmate's death

06/16/2022 6:18pm
After 10 hours of deliberation, a Utah jury reported Thursday that it was unable to determine whether a nurse negligently caused the death of an inmate in 2016.

Nebraska man charged with sexually extorting Utah woman

06/16/2022 5:44pm
A Nebraska man was charged in Utah Thursday with threatening to distribute an Orem woman's explicit photos unless she sent him more.

Have You Seen This? Donovan Mitchell rakes at Mets BP while Jazz prep for redesign

06/16/2022 5:16pm
Donovan Mitchell's basketball career probably wouldn't have looked the same if it were not for a wrist injury in high school.

Top Republican negotiator exits Senate gun legislation talks

06/16/2022 4:48pm
The lead Republican negotiator in U.S. Senate efforts to craft a bipartisan gun safety bill walked out of the talks on Thursday, raising questions about whether lawmakers will vote on the legislation before leaving for a two-week July 4 recess.

Biden says a recession is 'not inevitable'

06/16/2022 3:57pm
President Joe Biden says Americans are "really, really down" after a tumultuous two years, but a recession is not inevitable.

Utahn arrested after drilling holes into gas tanks to steal fuel, police say

06/16/2022 3:01pm
West Jordan police have been investigating a man accused of drilling holes into the gas tanks of commercial vehicles and stealing fuel.

Justice Sotomayor says Supreme Court 'mistakes' can be fixed

06/16/2022 2:57pm
Justice Sonia Sotomayor said on Thursday the U.S. Supreme Court's "mistakes" in high-profile cases can be corrected over time as she adopted a positive tone ahead of a decision in which its conservative majority is expected to curtail abortion rights.

Utah to receive early monsoon dose this weekend. What does that mean for the summer?

06/16/2022 2:20pm
Some monsoonal moisture is expected this weekend along with wind and heat. While it may not be much, it does appear to be a start to the monsoon season.

In call with Twitter staff, Elon Musk muses on space aliens, company's future

06/16/2022 2:01pm
Elon Musk addressed Twitter employees for the first time on Thursday, projecting a need for "rationalization of headcount" but offering few other new details about his $44 billion takeover of the social media company.

Utah confirms 6,522 new COVID-19 cases, 13 additional deaths over past week

06/16/2022 1:46pm
The Utah Department of Health reported 6,522 new COVID-19 cases and 13 additional deaths over the past seven days.

Cox condemns actions of alleged white supremacists arrested in Idaho

06/16/2022 1:06pm
Gov. Spencer Cox on Thursday condemned the alleged actions of six Utahns arrested last week and accused of planning a riot during an Pride event in northern Idaho.

Police identify Sandy man suspected of trying to lure children into car

06/16/2022 12:42pm
A Sandy man charged with forcing a young girl to engage in sex acts in exchange for vaping materials is now also suspected of trying to lure children into his car earlier this month in Sandy.

We asked Danny Ainge about the Boston Celtics' title run. Here's what he said

06/16/2022 12:20pm - PARTNER
The former Celtics executive, now CEO of Utah Jazz Basketball, is enjoying the progress of the young Celtics.

Travelers reroute from Yellowstone to Utah, as state office watches tourism impact

06/16/2022 12:14pm
As Yellowstone tourists regroup and change plans following historic floods that heavily damaged the park and led to closures at all entrances, many are rerouting to Utah.

Analysis: Investors brace for recession, more market turmoil after Fed's supersized hike

06/16/2022 11:48am
Investors' faith in a soft landing for the U.S. economy is being heavily tested, as a jumbo-sized interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve stirs worries over recession and more volatile trading ahead.

Utah venture capital firm Album VC just launched a $200M fund

06/16/2022 11:23am
Anyone who's ever plied the universe of a first-person shooter video game knows what spray-and-pray mode is all about.

Supreme Court justice's wife Ginni Thomas says she 'can't wait' to talk to Jan. 6 committee

06/16/2022 11:15am
Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, is eager to appear before the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, she told the Daily Caller news website on Thursday.

Cox says he's asking Utah lawmakers to 'keep an open mind' on gun reform

06/16/2022 11:05am
Gov. Spencer Cox says the Utah Legislature should "keep an open mind" on gun laws to help prevent shootings as a Utah lawmaker wants to require bleeding control kits for all schools.

After 300 search hours and 3,000 miles, still no sign of missing Utah man

06/16/2022 10:59am
The search for a missing 19-year-old Utah man last seen in a remote community of Box Elder County near the Nevada border continued Thursday.

Gateway towns to Yellowstone become dead ends after flood

06/16/2022 10:31am
Gateway towns to Yellowstone National Park have become a dead end, a casualty of the severe flooding that tore through one of America's most beloved natural attractions and swept away roads, bridges and homes.

Patrick Kinahan: Amended contract won't necessarily postpone Whittingham's retirement plans

06/16/2022 9:24am
Multiple reports over the last several months have speculated on Kyle Whittingham's retirement, including one that even listed a conditional date.

Rescuers seek to relocate 47 ducks rescued from Orem park

06/16/2022 9:05am
A group gathered Wednesday to rescue and find new homes for dozens of ducks currently dwelling at a city park.

Coinbase layoffs: Crypto dumping employees as Bitcoin, Ethereum crash

06/16/2022 8:46am
The downward slide of cryptocurrency over the last couple of months has sent skittish investors into retreat mode, erased nearly $2 trillion in value from the overall market and is now trashing the employment rolls of digital currency exchanges.

Utah County won't investigate document related to dispute between county attorney, sheriff

06/16/2022 8:22am
Utah County commissioners struck down a motion to investigate the release of a document related to the struggle between Utah County Attorney David Leavitt and Sheriff Mike Smith on Wednesday, saying the investigation was no longer necessary.

Ancient DNA solves mystery over origin of medieval Black Death

06/16/2022 8:03am
Ancient DNA from bubonic plague victims buried in cemeteries on the old Silk Road trade route in Central Asia has helped solve an enduring mystery, pinpointing an area in northern Kyrgyzstan as the launching point for the Black Death that killed tens of millions of people in the mid-14th century.

If you're in a thrift shop and you see these 10 items, you're probably in Utah

06/16/2022 8:00am - SPONSORED
For people who grew up around here, these items may jog a childhood memory, provoke a laugh or even deliver pangs of nostalgia.

Son's alleged ideology sickens Provo mom after he was arrested with Patriot Front group

06/16/2022 7:42am
A Provo mother hoped that her son being arrested and accused of criminal conspiracy to riot would change her son's heart.

Production at bedeviled baby formula factory halted by storm

06/16/2022 7:38am
Severe weather has forced Abbott Nutrition to pause production at a Michigan baby formula factory that had just restarted.

A birds-eye view of Yellowstone flooding damage

06/16/2022 7:25am
Shots from Chopper 5 show the flooding in Yellowstone National Park and the power of Mother Nature.

1/6 panel: Plan for Pence to reject electors 'nuts,' 'crazy'

06/16/2022 6:52am
Donald Trump's closest advisers viewed his last-ditch efforts to overturn the 2020 election with a simple declaration by Vice President Mike Pence as "nuts," "crazy" and even likely incite riots, witnesses revealed in stark testimony to the Jan. 6 committee on Thursday.

What lines would Mitt Romney not cross on gun safety proposal?

06/16/2022 6:23am
There are lines Sen. Mitt Romney says he would not cross as a bipartisan group of senators works to draft legislation from a framework on gun safety measures unveiled this week.