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Well-preserved tooth from Pacific mastodon found in a creek in San Francisco Bay Area

Jamie Stengle, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 9:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

Brigid Lynch was working along a wooded creek in a mountainous part of the San Francisco Bay Area when something that didn't look like the rocks she'd been studying caught her eye. It turned out to be the fossilized tooth of a Pacific mastodon.

Tooele life coach who admitted to sexually abusing clients gets consecutive prison sentences

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 8:32 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Tooele life coach who admitted to sexually abusing six girls could spend the rest of his life in prison after being ordered to serve consecutive sentences.

'Gambling with our lives': Another AI employee quits over safety concerns

Hadas Gold, Martin Goillandeau, David Goldman, CNN  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 7:58 a.m.  |  Save Story

A number of AI employees have loudly quit their companies over safety concerns.

U. grad with stage 4 cancer heads to Washington to push for clinical trial access

VideoEmma Benson, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 11 - 10:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

A recent University of Utah graduate living with stage 4 prostate cancer is traveling to Washington, D.C., to advocate for cancer research funding and greater access to clinical trials.

United or divided? Speakers urge unity at Utah 9/11 memorial ceremony

VideoDaniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 11 - 9:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

A memorial ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks was held at the Utah Capitol.

Contractor said Reflecting Pool damage stemmed from repairs, NYT reports

Daphne Psaledakis, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 11 - 8:19 p.m.  |  Save Story

The contractor responsible for renovating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington told U.S. President Donald Trump's ​administration that errors in its work and flaws in the repair plan caused the pool's liner to peel and break loose, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing ‌documents it reviewed.

Review: 'Runner' may not be great, but it delivers exactly what an action movie should

John Clyde for KSL  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 7:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

"Runner" isn't going to be winning any awards, but it doesn't want to. It wants to win your Friday night and entertain you for 90 minutes, and it does that pretty well.

How Utah's first Olympics helped the world heal after 9/11

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Olympics are always memorable, but there was something about the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City — held just months after 9/11 — that made it sweeter.

Is Saturday's Big 12 opener a bigger game for No. 14 BYU or Arizona?

VideoSean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 7:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Arizona head coach Brent Brennan and BYU's Kalani Sitake shared a special bond during the year they spent together on Gary Andersen's staff at Oregon State. But whose team needs a win more Saturday afternoon in Provo?

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The benefits and advantages of ultrasound breast screening

Echo Ultrasound  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

By using sound waves instead of radiation, ultrasound can uncover subtle abnormalities that mammography may overlook.

25 years after 9/11, Utah firefighters who responded remember the call

VideoAlex Cabrero, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 6:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

Twenty-five years after 9/11, Utah firefighters who responded remember the call

Poland warns Russia likely to intensify provocations on Ukraine's borders with European countries

Claudia Ciobanu and Stephen Mcgrath, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 11 - 6:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two incidents along Ukraine's borders with Poland and Moldova this week are a preview of potential intensified Russian provocations at Ukraine's border crossing points with Europe, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.

16-year-old girl flies American flag on horseback honor 9/11

VideoJoe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 6:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 16-year-old rode her horse down main street in Lake Point in Tooele County on Friday, honoring the memory of those who lost their lives on Sept. 1, 2001.

15-year-old rescued after clinging to capsized boat for days in Alaska's Bering Sea

Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 11 - 5:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

A fishing crew in Alaska's Bering Sea rescued a teenager who clung to a capsized boat for days in the frigid waters.

'Maintaining traditions': Utah State Fair celebrates 170 years

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 5:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

While many people have late summer and early fall traditions, Matt McNaughtan's annual custom is quite unique: spending days in a fridge sculpting a cow out of butter.

2 Davis Technical College instructors accused of sexually abusing same teen student

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 4:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two instructors from Davis Technical College are facing criminal charges for the alleged sexual abuse of a teen girl.

Have You Seen This? Bear raids Mapleton trash bin, home for early morning breakfast

VideoJoe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 3:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

A family in Mapleton discovered that a bear had chosen a new restaurant to eat at on Thursday: their trash bin. The next day, it came back for seconds.

Utah woman scammed out of $70K prompts renewed reminders from police

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 11 - 3:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah County woman was recently convinced to withdraw $70,000 and give it to an "FBI agent" for protection.

Feds sue Utah, seek end to law that lets immigrant university students tap lower in-state tuition

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 3:12 p.m.  |  Save Story

Federal officials are suing Utah, pressing for an end to the law that lets immigrants in the country illegally tap lower in-state tuition at Utah's public universities.

Lawyer cites fake witnesses in murder case and blames ChatGPT

Mike Scarcella, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 11 - 2:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

A defense lawyer appealing his client's murder conviction submitted a brief containing made-up police testimony and witnesses fabricated ​by OpenAI's ChatGPT, New Mexico's highest court said.

Pick Six Previews: Utah gets first test of season as more proven product over Arkansas

VideoBrett Ciancia, Pick Six Previews  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 2:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's lines of scrimmage feature new starters at all nine spots, and this is their first significant test. But otherwise, Utah is a much more proven product, and the offensive skill positions look excellent.

Trump signs bill for new monument on National Mall

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 1:48 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump signed a bill led by Rep. Blake Moore to create a new monument in Washington, tying a bow on a bipartisan legislative effort that has spanned two presidential administrations.

Over a year later, new trial date still not set for Douglas Carter's death-penalty case

Amy Donaldson, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 11 - 1:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

In the year since his death penalty conviction, 70-year-old Douglas Carter now wants one thing: to go to trial.