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COPY OF - The 2026 Ford Maverick Hybrid AWD is the hero truck people need right now

Jason Bell  |  Posted June 13 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Fuel-efficient, affordable and genuinely useful, the Maverick Hybrid might be the most sensible new truck you can buy

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Offended? Excited? Curious? What to know about the White House UFC fights

Aaron Shill, Deseret News  |  Posted June 13 - 11:17 a.m.  |  Save Story

UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn — the history, the backlash, the weather and "the claw."

Woman arrested, accused of child kidnapping in South Salt Lake Amber Alert

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted June 13 - 11:13 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah woman has been arrested and accused of kidnapping a child, leading to an Amber Alert on Friday in South Salt Lake.

Too sick to work, but can they prove it? New Medicaid rule worries patients

Ali Swenson, Associated Press  |  Updated June 13 - 10:41 a.m.  |  Save Story

Health analysts have sounded the alarm about the Republican Trump administration's newest Medicaid guidance.

Utah, Wyoming plead for hydrological truce before Colorado River deadline

Eva Terry, Deseret News  |  Posted June 13 - 9:19 a.m.  |  Save Story

With the final deadline on the Colorado River agreement now less than four months away, Utah and Wyoming are trying to get their neighbor states to renew negotiations.

12-year-old girl killed in ATV rollover, vehicle fire in Parowan

Curtis Booker and Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated June 13 - 8:57 a.m.  |  Save Story

A 12-year-old girl was killed in an off-highway vehicle rollover and fire in Parowan Friday. A second girl is being treated for burns.

Trump says US military strike killed leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang

Christian Martinez and Jasper Ward, Reuters  |  Posted June 13 - 8:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump on Friday said U.S. forces carried out a ​strike that killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero, the leader of Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua.

Violent threats against lawmakers surged after Meta eased content moderation, report finds

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted June 13 - 8:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

A new report shows violent threats against lawmakers have surged after content moderation tools were rolled back, and now Sen. John Curtis wants to do something about it.

Mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT encouraged daughter's suicide

Diana Novak Jones, Reuters  |  Updated June 13 - 7:48 a.m.  |  Save Story

A mother sued OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT encouraged her daughter to ​commit suicide, the latest lawsuit to accuse OpenAI of failing to address dangerous conversations between users and ChatGPT.

Inside the $100K 'hardcore conservative' campaign to oust Utah's Senate president

Brigham Tomco, Deseret News  |  Posted June 13 - 7:06 a.m.  |  Save Story

A powerful incumbent politician in the state is under fire from both conservative and liberal groups in an election year where discontent has emerged among some Republican voters.

US opens its home World Cup with a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay, sparked by Balogun's 2 goals

Greg Beacham, Associated Press  |  Updated June 12 - 10:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

Folarin Balogun fired his second goal into the top far corner of Paraguay's net and then led his American teammates to the corner of their home stadium, reveling in the frenzy created by their historic first half at their World Cup opener.

1 seriously injured in Salt Lake City apartment fire

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Updated June 12 - 10:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

Crews responded to an apartment fire in Salt Lake City on Friday, where one person sustained serious injuries.

NCAA track and field: BYU struggles on final day of men's championships

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted June 12 - 10:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Cougars got just one team point on the final day of competition to finish 21st Friday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Justice Department clears Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros.

Dawn Chmielewski and Jody Godoy, Reuters  |  Posted June 12 - 10:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Justice Department's Antitrust Division said it cleared Paramount Skydance's planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying it ​was unlikely to harm the market.

Former Taylorsville officer in court for fatal shooting case

Tyrese Boone, KSL  |  Posted June 12 - 9:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

Jimmy Jeremy Haas, a former Taylorsville police officer, made his first court appearance Friday in connection with a deadly fatal shooting case.

Woman accused of obstructing investigation into 2022 unsolved West Valley murder

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted June 12 - 9:12 p.m.  |  Save Story

A woman has been charged in connection with a fatal drive-by shooting in 2022 that claimed the life of an innocent bystander.

New UFO files describe spinning discs, glowing orbs and object shaped like a potato

Collin Binkley, Associated Press  |  Updated June 12 - 8:39 p.m.  |  Save Story

Seventy-two more files on UFOs were released on Friday, the third tranche to give the public full disclosure around what the government knows about alien life and mysterious objects in the sky.

Gene Shalit, longtime 'Today' show movie critic with bushy hair, massive mustache, dies at 100

Mark Kennedy, Associated Press  |  Updated June 12 - 8:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

Gene Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for the "Today" show, known for his puffy hair, handlebar mustache and affection for groan-inducing puns, died at the age of 100.

Amber Alert canceled after boy was reported missing out of South Salt Lake

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Updated June 12 - 8:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

An Amber Alert was issued Friday for a 9-year-old out of South Salt Lake.

Utah WWII veteran turns 102 years old

Alex Cabrero, KSL  |  Posted June 12 - 8:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

Dallas Workman turns 102 years old on Sunday, a milestone that has family members reflecting on a man they describe as a mentor, adventurer, educator and devoted family man.

Review: 'Disclosure Day' proves Steven Spielberg still creates wonder, even if it doesn't stick

John Clyde for KSL  |  Posted June 12 - 7:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

The good news about Steven Spielberg's new original sci-fi movie, "Disclosure Day," is that I liked it. The bad news is that I wanted to love it.

'It's like Brady keeps on living': Memorial building for young athlete gaining new life

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted June 12 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Brady Shack, built in honor of Brady Jensen, who died in October 2005 after a short bout with encephalitis, is getting a much-needed facelift and will now serve more athletes.

Have You Seen This? Baby eel brightens diver's day

Grant Olsen for KSL  |  Posted June 12 - 6:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Is it just me, or does this bug-eyed eel look like an aquatic version of Gumby? All I know is that it's adorable.