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FrontRunner double-tracking project is now closer to receiving $1.3B federal grant
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Aug. 7 - 9:35 a.m. | Save Story
The Federal Transit Administration advanced the FrontRunner 2X project to the final approvals phase to expand tracks the FrontRunner corridor, allowing for trains as often as every 15 minutes.

Utah farmers urge consumers to buy local fruit after freeze slashes harvest
Shelby Lofton, KSL | Updated Aug. 7 - 7:01 a.m. | Save Story
Warm winter followed by an April freeze devastated many orchards, but growers say locally grown fruit is still available

Jury convicts former Utah Senate candidate in sexual abuse trial
Daniella Rivera, KSL | Posted Aug. 5 - 8:32 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah County jury decided the fate of a former Utah Senate candidate on Wednesday in a sexual abuse case that dragged on for years.

Charges filed in Costco 'tap-to-pay fraud scheme'
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Aug. 5 - 5:32 p.m. | Save Story
A California man is accused of going to multiple Utah Costco stores and attempting to purchase electronics using stolen bank card numbers.

Man ordered to stand trial in capital case in killing of Santaquin police sergeant
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Aug. 5 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
A judge ordered the man accused of killing a Santaquin police sergeant with a semitruck to stand trial for the 15 charges against him, including aggravated murder, in a written ruling.

67 Utah taxing entities seeking $93.58M in tax hikes between them, taxpayers group says
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Aug. 4 - 7:02 p.m. | Save Story
A total of 67 Utah taxing entities are seeking $93.58 million in property tax hikes between them, and hearings on the varied proposals go through Aug. 27.

From Africa to Alaska, here's how BYU is helping NASA prepare for Dragonfly mission
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Aug. 3 - 5:32 p.m. | Save Story
NASA has called on a group of Brigham Young University researchers to help develop an understanding of the landscape its Dragonfly rotorcraft will be exploring on a first-of-its-kind voyage to Titan, Saturn's largest moon.

Utah tribal leaders cite water, economic development as concerns at summit with state leaders
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Aug. 1 - 8:30 p.m. | Save Story
Water availability and economic development were some of the issues Utah tribal leaders brought up in meetings with state officials at a summit in Orem.

Explore '801 Day' at these 8+1 outdoor gems
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 31 - 7:01 p.m. | Save Story
"801 Day" is coming in hot this year, but that doesn't mean there isn't anything to do outside to celebrate it.

Driver charged in fatal Provo crash that resulted in death of 90-year-old passenger
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted July 31 - 6:04 p.m. | Save Story
A woman accused of causing a fatal crash by making a left turn into oncoming traffic is now facing charges.

California man accused of fraudulently getting Apple, Nintendo products at Utah Costcos
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted July 31 - 2:01 p.m. | Save Story
A California man is accused of using bank cards obtained illegally to purchase Apple and Nintendo products at Costco stores across Utah and Salt Lake counties, and then shipping them out of state.

Man with 'predatory behavior' charged 9 months after prior conviction
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted July 31 - 7:24 a.m. | Save Story
A 19-year-old man convicted less than a year ago of engaging in sexual activity with a young teen has been charged with a similar crime.

Funding uncertainty threatens future of UVU's Utah Lake algae barge
Dan Rascon, KSL | Updated July 30 - 7:44 p.m. | Save Story
A one-of-a-kind boat designed by Utah Valley University students and faculty to combat harmful algae blooms on Utah Lake could be entering its final season on the water.

Officials issue warning after mislabeled kratom product linked to death in Utah County
Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL and Devin Oldroyd, KSL | Posted July 30 - 7:36 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Department of Agriculture & Food and the Utah Poison Control Center issued a warning regarding illegally sold kratom products mislabled as cat's claw products linked to a death in Utah County.

Get Gephardt helps Orem man fight for a refund after his dentist retires mid-treatment
Matt Gephardt, KSL | Posted July 29 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
An Orem man said his dentist retired with thousands of dollars' worth of work left to do on his teeth. When he couldn't get his work completed or his money back, he decided to Get Gephardt.

'Live like the Longs': Family killed in Utah flash flood laid to rest
Cassidy Wixom and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted July 29 - 3:05 p.m. | Save Story
Provo Fire Capt. Spencer Long and his family were remembered as compassionate, driven and full of life at a funeral on Wednesday.

'She was so loved': Community holds vigil for former Miss American Fork who died Sunday
Arianne Brown, KSL | Updated July 28 - 10:38 p.m. | Save Story
Brynn Carnesecca's mother, Michelle Carnesecca, said she'd like her daughter to be remembered for the "amazing life she lived."

'This isn't a close case,' state tells judge in Tyler Robinson case
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted July 28 - 9:32 p.m. | Save Story
Prosecutors in the Robinson capital murder case argue the decision to bind the case over to trial "is likely as straightforward ... as this court will ever see."


