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Trump shrinks sizes of Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments — again

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted July 13 - 4:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump has once again ordered the sizes of two monuments in southern Utah to be reduced.

Man robbed, run over while withdrawing money from ATM

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted July 13 - 4:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man who had just withdrawn money from an ATM was robbed and run over on Friday, according to South Salt Lake police.

Have You Seen This? Googly eyes can make anything better, even construction

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted July 13 - 3:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Three separate fires extinguished in Millcreek within 12 hours

Devin Oldroyd and Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Updated July 13 - 2:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

Fire crews responded to three fires on Sunday night and early Monday when two houses caught fire and a grass fire started in Millcreek.

BYU football has revealed its first jersey patch sponsor on a multi-year agreement

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Updated July 13 - 2:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Cougars announced Monday a multi-year agreement with Utah-based technology company Entrata, marking the first program-specific jersey patch sponsorship for BYU football.

Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, picked to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term

Meg Kinnard And Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press  |  Posted July 13 - 2:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as her late brother's temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate.

Logan police searching for man wanted in domestic violence investigation

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated July 13 - 1:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

Logan police and county deputies are searching for a potentially armed man who is wanted in a domestic violence investigation.

Did man charged with attempted murder in southern Utah also make bomb threat?

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted July 13 - 1:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man charged with attempted murder in Cedar City is being investigated for allegedly making a bomb threat prior to allegedly stabbing another man.

1 dead, 1 arrested following confrontation in Springville

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted July 13 - 12:52 p.m.  |  Save Story

A disagreement led to a fatal stabbing in Springville over the weekend, police said.

Crash of a helicopter helping to fight a Colorado wildfire leaves the pilot dead

Associated Press  |  Posted July 13 - 12:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Authorities say a helicopter helping to fight a Colorado wildfire has crashed into a reservoir, killing the pilot.

'Urgent need': American Red Cross looking for more donors as needs outpace supply

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted July 13 - 12:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

The American Red Cross said it is facing an emergency blood shortage on Monday as demand is increasing while summer is leading to fewer donations.

Outbreak of diarrhea caused by parasite jumps to more than 3,000 cases

Jamie Gumbrecht, Brenda Goodman, CNN  |  Posted July 13 - 11:33 a.m.  |  Save Story

An outbreak of diarrhea caused by the parasite cyclospora has risen to more than 3,000 cases in Michigan and Ohio.

UDOT warns of additional closures at I-215 and I-80 interchange, surrounding area

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted July 13 - 11:08 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah transportation officials are warning drivers to be prepared for another big closure as construction crews continue to make improvements to the western I-215 and I-80 interchange.

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Mary Dickson was radioactive: How this Utah woman became a voice for downwinders

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted July 13 - 11:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

Nuclear weapons testing gave her cancer. She has spent the past 30 year making sure the U.S. government couldn't look away.

Darryn Peterson's promise shines through as Utah Jazz struggle in Vegas

Chandler Holt, KSL  |  Posted July 13 - 10:56 a.m.  |  Save Story

Despite back-to-back losses to open Vegas Summer League, Utah Jazz rookie guard Darryn Peterson has been as advertised.

Human-caused fire prompts power outages in Washington County overnight

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted July 13 - 10:44 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Turkey Farm Fire broke out over the night just north of St. George city limits in Washington County. Officials are reporting it as human-caused, and it burned over 73 acres.

Salt Lake City sets new highest temperature ever in 152 years of record keeping

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated July 13 - 10:36 a.m.  |  Save Story

Sunday was officially the hottest day in Utah's capital city since records of the city's data were first kept over 150 years ago.

In a sweet discovery, astronomers find sugar lurking in the space between stars

Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press  |  Posted July 13 - 10:24 a.m.  |  Save Story

The space between stars just got a little sweeter.

Hundreds will attempt to break a world record in east Idaho. Here's how you can be part of history.

Brittni Johnson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted July 13 - 10:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

People from all over east Idaho are invited to participate in an attempt to break a world record for the most people lying in hammocks at the same time.

Christena Huntsman lost her sister to mental illness; she doesn't want that to happen to anyone else

Lee Benson, Deseret News  |  Posted July 13 - 9:31 a.m.  |  Save Story

The enormity of what's going on at the University of Utah to confront and treat mental illness is in many ways unequal to anything in the world.

Police investigate the death of South Africa World Cup soccer player Jayden Adams

Gerald Imray, Associated Press  |  Posted July 13 - 9:17 a.m.  |  Save Story

Police said Monday they are investigating the death of South Africa World Cup soccer player Jayden Adams, after his body was discovered this weekend at a property in the city of Cape Town.

Bison at Yellowstone Park attacks tourist, sending him flying at least 8 feet in the air

Brittni Johnson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted July 13 - 9:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

A man was launched into the air by an angry bull bison at Yellowstone National Park over the weekend, and the terrifying encounter was caught on camera.

West Valley officer cleared in December shooting

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted July 13 - 8:33 a.m.  |  Save Story

A West Valley officer who shot a man who had allegedly just fired multiple rounds at a SWAT armored vehicle was legally justified in shooting, the Salt Lake district attorney ruled.