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Washington County's scarce housing complicated by increase in short-term rentals

12/03/2024 10:31pm
Securing affordable housing in Washington County can feel like finding a unicorn, some say. To combat this, county officials are developing new ways to address housing challenges.

California teacher dies after she was bitten by a bat inside a classroom

12/03/2024 9:42pm
A central California teacher died last month after she was bitten by a bat inside her classroom that presumably had rabies.

Warming soles and souls: How a pair of shoes is changing hearts this Christmas

12/03/2024 9:23pm
Midvale Elementary kids participated in the 30th annual "Warm the Soles" hosted by Real Salt Lake.

Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by car in Ogden

12/03/2024 9:22pm
One person was taken to a hospital in critical condition after getting struck by a car in Ogden.

Jazz finish without a win in NBA Cup after 133-106 loss in Oklahoma City

12/03/2024 9:03pm
The Jazz outshot the Thunder 54-52% in the game and finished with six scorers in double digits, but the turnovers were too much to overcome.

Pollution has increased along Wasatch Front, but there's good news, USU study finds

12/03/2024 9:01pm
Levels of fine particulate matter have decreased along the Wasatch Front in recent years even as the population has grown, according to a report from researchers from Utah State University.

US House passes series of bills sponsored by Utah Reps. Curtis, Maloy

12/03/2024 8:32pm
The U.S. House on Tuesday approved several bills sponsored by Utah Reps. John Curtis and Celeste Maloy that address environmental and judiciary issues important to the state of Utah.

BYU basketball routed by Providence in first true road test

12/03/2024 8:32pm
Dawson Baker poured in 16 points with four rebounds off the bench to lead BYU, which lost its second game in six days.

Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows

12/03/2024 8:17pm
New research shows that nearly 3 out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021.

Nicholas Rossi considering plea deal to resolve rape charges as 2nd trial is set

12/03/2024 8:06pm
Attorneys scheduled a jury trial for Nicholas Rossi in his Utah County case in September 2025, but his attorney said he is considering a plea deal that could resolve this and his Salt Lake County case.

Trump urges judge to dismiss hush money case due to election victory

12/03/2024 7:44pm
Donald Trump on Tuesday asked a New York state judge to dismiss the criminal case in which he was convicted in May of 34 felony counts involving hush money paid to a porn star in light of his victory in the Nov. 5 presidential election.

Will the 2034 World Cup compete with Utah's next Olympics?

12/03/2024 7:11pm
Just weeks before Utah welcomes the world to the 2034 Winter Games, sports fans around the globe may be focused on an even bigger sporting event — soccer's World Cup.

Park City resident wishes he had tested his home for radon years ago

12/03/2024 7:00pm - SPONSORED
Johnson is pleading with all Utah residents to test for radon after a harrowing journey with cancer.

Billboard names Beyoncé the greatest pop star of the 21st century

12/03/2024 6:37pm
Beyoncé has been named the greatest pop star of the 21st century by Billboard, the music charting site announced on Tuesday as part of an ongoing series.

BYU inches up 1 spot to No. 18 in College Football Playoff rankings

12/03/2024 6:35pm
BYU inched up one spot to No. 18 in the penultimate CFP rankings of 2024, the third-highest ranked team from the Big 12 in the committee's assessment released Tuesday.

Salt Lake man charged with murder in Murray shooting; 2 others face charges in killing

12/03/2024 6:01pm
Prosecutors say Pirawn Yohan Mula shot and killed Panoum Jangjuol at point-blank range without justification in Murray last month.

Authorities fear a Pennsylvania woman was swallowed by a sinkhole while looking for her cat

12/03/2024 5:37pm
Authorities fear a grandmother who disappeared while looking for her cat may have been swallowed up by a sinkhole that recently opened up in a western Pennsylvania village.

'Major step forward': Delta makes history with new flight training center in Salt Lake City

12/03/2024 5:05pm
Delta Air Lines made history Tuesday as it opened a $50-million flight operations training facility in Salt Lake City, the first anywhere other than the company's Atlanta headquarters.

Donald Trump demands release of Israeli hostages before his inauguration

12/03/2024 4:31pm
President-elect Donald Trump said if the hostages aren't released before his inauguration, then "there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East."

Team investigating case of Provo officer who hit man in roadway

12/03/2024 4:03pm
An investigation is being conducted into an auto-pedestrian crash involving a Provo police vehicle.

Have You Seen This? Jameis Winston shares plea to 'deliver him from pick sixes'

12/03/2024 3:32pm
Cleveland Browns quarterback Jameis Winston has become renowned for his faith-engaging sound bites in recent weeks.

Jury deliberations begin in veteran Daniel Penny's trial over using chokehold on Jordan Neely

12/03/2024 3:21pm
Jurors have started deliberating in the trial of a military veteran charged with using a fatal chokehold to subdue a man whose behavior was alarming passengers on a New York subway train.

Police in Idaho surprise boy in viral Christmas TikTok video with over 23M views

12/03/2024 2:41pm
A video of police officers in Idaho who captured two Christmas intruders at 5-year-old River Elquezabal's house last week hit 23.4 million views on TikTok.

Salt Lake County auditor says he doesn't have enough resources to do his job

12/03/2024 2:04pm
Salt Lake County's auditor is sounding the alarm over staffing levels in his office, saying he doesn't have enough resources to do his job.

Former RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando elected to 2025 National Soccer Hall of Fame class

12/03/2024 1:11pm
It was fitting that Real Salt Lake legend Nick Rimando learned he would be receiving the highest honor in American soccer right where he earned it: on the pitch.

Utah a popular place to live and rent, reports show

12/03/2024 12:38pm
Utah's fall housing market this year was slightly more successful than in 2023, even though prices were higher on average.

E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has ended, CDC says

12/03/2024 12:26pm
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday that the E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers is over and the investigation has been closed.

New study shows air pollution increases inflammation in Utahns with heart disease

12/03/2024 12:03pm
A new study shows that air pollution from winter inversions and summer wildfires can seriously harm Utahns with heart problems.

New study finds fat has memory: Here are the keys to overcome it

12/03/2024 11:30am - SPONSORED
A new study found that fat cells have memory. The research showed you can lose the weight but a memory of your former weight is stored in the nucleus of fat cells exerting influence on your metabolism and driving weight gain.

An army of volunteers, each with their own reason

12/03/2024 11:23am
When 535 fully decorated Christmas trees go up for auction at the Mountain America Expo Center in Sandy, it will mark the Festival of Trees's 54th consecutive year.

How the Olympics — and 1 winning a medal — changed BYU runners' lives

12/03/2024 11:09am - PARTNER
Former BYU runners Kenneth Rooks and James Corrigan competed at the Olympics in Paris. Rooks won the silver medal in the steeplechase. The runners share how it changed their lives.

Patrick Kinahan: Utah, BYU go opposite directions in crazy Big 12

12/03/2024 10:32am
All the proof that most preseason Big 12 predictions were wildly inaccurate can be summarized with one example: The favorite in the championship game was picked to finish last.

Lineup announced for 2025 Kilby Block Party as it expands to 4 nights of music

12/03/2024 10:01am
Kilby Block Party organizers say its 2025 event will be "bigger and better than ever" with 75 artists performing across four days at the Utah State Fairpark.

South Korea lifts president's martial law decree after lawmakers vote against it

12/03/2024 9:27am
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's government early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed during a tense night of political drama in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule.

Democratic officials blame Harris election loss on outside factors

12/03/2024 9:25am
While many Democrats are calling for a party overhaul after Kamala Harris lost every battleground state, some party officials insist it could have been worse and are asking for fresh donations.

US job openings rise in October, layoffs decrease

12/03/2024 9:12am
U.S. job openings increased moderately in October while layoffs declined, suggesting the labor market continued to slow in an orderly fashion.

Bear attacks worker, ransacks meat section in Japan supermarket rampage

12/03/2024 9:03am
A bear that ran amok in a supermarket in northern Japan has been caught two days after it attacked a worker, the latest in a surge of encounters between bears and people in the country.

Utah's EVject aiming to make EV charging safer

12/03/2024 8:41am
Expanded use of public electric vehicle charging stations has presented some unique challenges, and Utah startup EVject aims to ease worries with a novel new product.

Firefighters extinguish 'suspicious' blaze at vacant Salt Lake commercial building

12/03/2024 8:24am
A vacant commercial building near the Redwood Road and North Temple intersection caught fire Tuesday morning. Crews extinguished the fire but called its origin suspicious.

'Positive Coaching' boosting high school sports experience for Jordan District student-athletes

12/03/2024 8:04am
Girls wrestling team co-captains say their capacity to lift their teammates and themselves has sharpened after participating in a workshop last month.

20 years of online student success stories: Sailor Mylroie

12/03/2024 8:00am - SPONSORED
Utah Online School will soon be celebrating its 20th anniversary. Today it continues to provide nurturing, comprehensive, and flexible options for students K-12, tuition-free.

Live artillery shell discovered behind Grantsville home

12/03/2024 7:38am
A community in Grantsville was put on alert Sunday when a live World War II-era artillery shell was discovered on a family's property.

Idaho's 'abortion trafficking' law mostly can be enforced as lawsuit proceeds, court rules

12/03/2024 7:18am
A federal appeals court has ruled that most of Idaho's law that makes it illegal to help minors get an abortion without their parents' consent can take effect while a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality continues.

GM adds over 132,000 heavy duty pickups to recall for tailgates that can open unexpectedly

12/03/2024 6:53am
General Motors is adding over 132,000 heavy-duty pickups in the U.S. to a previous recall for tailgate release switches that can short circuit and open the gates while the trucks are in park.

Children can have arthritis, and these Utah teens want to spread the word

12/03/2024 6:21am
Gabby and Sophia Rond are among the nearly 30,000 children in Utah diagnosed with arthritis. The sisters have found that it is important to educate everyone about their disease.