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How an L.A. County nonprofit is responding to homelessness among seniors

Rina Nakano, KCAL  |  Posted Aug. 29 - 8:32 a.m.  |  Save Story

Studies show the number of homeless seniors has increased dramatically in the last year, and a Los Angeles County nonprofit is working to reverse that.

Hatch Green Chile roasting season arrives in Salt Lake Valley

VideoMadi Vollmer, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 29 - 7:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

Green chile roasting season is underway in the Salt Lake Valley, but the brief harvest window mean shoppers may want to stock up soon.

American Fork wins keys moments to hold off Timpview

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 11:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

Football is a game of moments, and American Fork didn't win all of them Friday night.

Reports: Utah Jazz trade Cody Williams, John Konchar to Minnesota

VideoChandler Holt, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 10:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Jazz are making their second trade of the offseason, according to multiple reports.

Man sentenced to probation after shooting at stranger fixing his car

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 10:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

Patrick Rosales Shearer-Davis was ordered to spend four years on probation after shooting multiple times towards a man who was fixing his car. He told police he thought the man had a gun.

Nearly 200,000 people forcibly returned to Haiti so far this year, UN says

Reuters  |  Updated Aug. 28 - 10:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Nearly 200,000 people were forcibly returned to Haiti in ​the first eight months of this year, a U.N. official told an emergency meeting of the Security ‌Council on Friday.

Moab police suspend search for man suspected of aggravated assault

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 28 - 9:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

Moab police announced it was ceasing its search for a man accused of fleeing during an aggravated assault investigation.

Fast-moving storm causes massive downpour and flooding in Rexburg

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 9:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

Parts of Rexburg saw a huge downpour of rain Thursday evening that resulted in large puddles of water and flooding in some areas.

Bear Lake County Airport expands with help from state, federal funding

VideoTodd Kunz, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 8:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

In a remote part of southeastern Idaho, between Paris and Montpelier, the Bear Lake County Airport is preparing for more aircraft, more hangars and eventually even jet fuel.

St. George police arrest man who fled from police chase-crash

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 28 - 8:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

St. George police arrested a man who fled after a police chase ended in a crash Friday night.

Initial work to repair scenic Beaver Canyon highway begins; timeline to reopen unknown

VideoCarter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 8:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Emergency construction has started to repair a popular scenic route and key south-central transportation corridor east of Beaver.

Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot

VideoMarcia Dunn, Associated Press  |  Updated Aug. 28 - 7:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year received the nation's highest space honor on Friday.

Longtime judge and an attorney appointed to 2 seats on Utah Supreme Court

VideoBridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 28 - 7:19 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has appointed 5th District Judge Matthew Bell and attorney Michael Menssen to serve on the state Supreme Court.

Ogden official seeks clearer guidelines for police working with ICE after incident with immigrant

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 7:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

An Ogden City Council member is pressing for clearer guidelines for city police when working with ICE agents after an incident involving a Venezuelan immigrant.

Kouri Richins ordered to pay over $1.3M in life insurance after murder conviction

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 6:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Kamas mom, found guilty of killing her husband and insurance fraud, was ordered Friday to repay two life insurance companies after her attorneys didn't contest the amount.

Utah motorcyclist killed in crash near Utah-Idaho border

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 5:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man from North Ogden was killed in a crash Friday when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle about 8 miles north of the Utah-Idaho border.

Review: 'The Dog Stars' can't quite live up to its remarkable potential

VideoJohn Clyde for KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 5:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

On paper, "The Dog Stars" seems like a can't-miss project. Based on an acclaimed novel, a strong cast, and a legendary director. Unfortunately, the final product never comes together.

'What is public is public': Media attorneys argue in Tyler Robinson hearing

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 5:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Attorneys for the media are opposing the latest request by Tyler Robinson to keep cameras out of the courtroom during his upcoming hearing on Tuesday.

2 air traffic controllers left work early the night of crash at LaGuardia, source says

Pete Muntean and Alexandra Skores, CNN  |  Updated Aug. 28 - 4:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two LaGuardia Airport air traffic controllers in the control tower left work early the night an Air Canada Express flight collided with an airport fire truck on the runway, according to a source familiar with the investigation into the March 22 crash.

Beaver residents asked to 'keep an eye out for a young bear cub'

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 4:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

Beaver County Sheriff's Office issued a public alert for residents to keep an eye out for a young bear cub that was last seen between 2:30 and 3 p.m. on Friday near 1400 North CR-357 (Manderfield Road), heading toward town.

Utah Tech University celebrates renovated performing arts center, featuring award-winning artists

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 4:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Tech University will hold a ribbon-cutting for the newly renovated and re-named America First Performing Arts Center.

Have You Seen This? Golfer struck by lightning while recording friends in rain

VideoPat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 3:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

A golfer who had taken shelter from the rain was struck by lighting while recording his friends pushing a golf cart out of the mud.

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US gas prices set to break all-time record as Iran war hits 6 months. Utahns are feeling it too

Art Raymond, Deseret News  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 3:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. gas prices have never averaged above $4 per gallon for the last month of the summer travel season, until now.