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Man sentenced to prison after recording shows abuse of girlfriend before her suicide
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted July 17 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
Caleb Rees was sentenced to between zero and 20 years in prison on Friday after admitting to causing his girlfriend's suicide through domestic abuse.

Rescue flight brings 90 cats, dogs from Texas to Utah
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted July 17 - 8:43 p.m. | Save Story
Dozens of dogs and cats arrived in Utah on Friday as part of a rescue effort designed to help animal shelters respond to the devastating flooding in central Texas.

Provo company's big discovery touted by Trump's trade representative
Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted July 17 - 8:27 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah company is getting attention from the Trump administration thanks to a major discovery in the mountains of Utah County.

New Intermountain initiative helps kids with asthma get faster treatment during attacks
Emma Benson, KSL | Posted July 17 - 8:07 p.m. | Save Story
Intermountain Children's Health is expanding an asthma care model designed to help Utah children receive faster treatment and avoid unnecessary hospital stays.

Heartwarming reunion: UHP returns lost Spider-Man shoe to toddler
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted July 17 - 8:03 p.m. | Save Story
A toddler and his Spider-Man shoe were reunited thanks to the quick and friendly action of a Utah Highway Patrol officer.

19 hopefuls vying for Ogden City Council seat to be vacated by Shaun Myers
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted July 17 - 7:31 p.m. | Save Story
Nineteen hopefuls are vying for the Ogden City Council seat to be vacated by Shaun Myers, with the replacement to be picked next Tuesday.

Utah last went on year-round daylight saving time in 1974. Here's how it went
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 17 - 7:05 p.m. | Save Story
As the U.S. inches closer to potentially making daylight saving time permanent, some have pointed to the chaos that unfolded the last time it happened in Utah as a concern.

Ogden Valley officials mull seeking help from Lt. Gov. Henderson with budget issues
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Updated July 17 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
Ogden Valley may seek help from Lt. Gov. Henderson in dealing with a budget shortfall, pointing to a flawed study her office commissioned that let the city incorporate.

$31M rail project improves Salt Lake's west side traffic
Tyrese Boone, KSL | Posted July 17 - 6:01 p.m. | Save Story
A new $31 million rail interchange is officially moving forward on Salt Lake City's west side.

Mike Kennedy's bill limiting gender treatments for teens clears an initial hurdle
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted July 17 - 5:05 p.m. | Save Story
A congressional committee advanced a bill proposed by Utah Rep. Mike Kennedy that would make it easier for patients to sue over gender-related surgeries and hormone treatments.

Valley Fair Mall stabbing incident charged as hate crime
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated July 17 - 4:38 p.m. | Save Story
A man accused of randomly attacking another man at Valley Fair Mall allegedly claimed he wanted to kill as many Muslims as possible and decapitate his victim.

Mike Lee runs bill allowing American hackers to target foreign cyberthreats
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted July 17 - 4:33 p.m. | Save Story
American hackers would be allowed to target foreign online threats and to recover money taken from Americans through online scams under a new bill proposed by Sen. Mike Lee.

State revokes license of Provo Canyon School's Provo campus amid lawsuit, abuse allegations
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Updated July 17 - 3:42 p.m. | Save Story
Provo Canyon School's Provo campus license was revoked Friday by the state of Utah following continued allegations of abuse.

Boil order issued for Big Rock Candy Mountain area in central Utah
Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL | Posted July 17 - 2:17 p.m. | Save Story
A boil order was issued Friday by the Sevier County Sheriff's Office following runoff impacting the water supply near Big Rock Candy Mountain.

Why Trump's trade chief is rushing to reshape the global economy in 2½ years
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted July 17 - 1:36 p.m. | Save Story
Trade Representative Jamieson Greer gave Utah's business elite on Thursday an inside look at the strategy behind the tumultuous 18-month overhaul of the global economy.

Utah family builds backyard home to stay together as housing costs climb
Tamara Vaifanua, KSL | Updated July 17 - 12:01 p.m. | Save Story
One family in Clinton found a solution to a problem many Utah families are facing: helping the next generation find a home without losing each other in the process.

Cyclist hospitalized after crash with vehicle in Salt Lake City
Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL | Posted July 17 - 11:28 a.m. | Save Story
A bicyclist was hospitalized after a crash involving the bike and a vehicle in Salt Lake City on Friday.

'Best days at UVU are ahead': Jon Anderson appointed president at Utah Valley University
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Updated July 17 - 10:58 a.m. | Save Story
The Utah Board of Higher Education on Friday voted unanimously to appoint Jon Anderson as president at Utah Valley University.

Voucher instead of cash refund for Utah grandpa after mysterious hotel room cancellation
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL | Posted July 17 - 10:34 a.m. | Save Story
A Layton grandfather traveled to New York City for his grandson's college graduation, only to learn his prepaid hotel reservation had been canceled, so he contacted the KSL Investigators.
Education »

State revokes license of Provo Canyon School's Provo campus amid lawsuit, abuse allegations
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- Why will Utahns be showing up to work Oct. 2 in jammies — and with a favorite book?
- 21-year-old BYU student running a marathon around each campus building
- Why will Utahns be showing up to work Oct. 2 in jammies — and with a favorite book?
Health »

New Intermountain initiative helps kids with asthma get faster treatment during attacks
- Mike Kennedy's bill limiting gender treatments for teens clears an initial hurdle
- From doctor to patient: Retired radiologist undergoes robotic surgery for prostate cancer
- What's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth doing to deep-6 low testosterone levels in the ranks?
- Lettuce supplier Taylor Farms to recall product linked to parasite, Bloomberg News reports
Police & Courts »

Man sentenced to prison after recording shows abuse of girlfriend before her suicide
Politics »
Zelenskyy shakes up national security post as protesters rally for second day
- Trump urges Darline Graham to run for full Senate term as funeral scheduled for Lindsey Graham
- Provo company's big discovery touted by Trump's trade representative
- Utah last went on year-round daylight saving time in 1974. Here's how it went
- Ogden Valley officials mull seeking help from Lt. Gov. Henderson with budget issues
Religion »

Church of Jesus Christ reaches new record with 88,500 full-time missionaries
- Rendering released for exterior of future Spanish Fork temple
- 90th annual Obon festival gathers more than a thousand attendees in Salt Lake City
- Salt Lake Buddhist Temple to host 90th annual Obon festival in Japantown
- NFL legendary coach Andy Reid joins Tabernacle Choir's tribute to America's 250th anniversary
Science »

Mike Lee runs bill allowing American hackers to target foreign cyberthreats
- From doctor to patient: Retired radiologist undergoes robotic surgery for prostate cancer
- Apple unseats Nvidia to become world's most valuable company as AI bets shift
- Cyclospora cases prompt questions about produce safety; Utah cases not linked to national outbreak
- Summer meteor showers begin to light up nighttime skies



