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Feds send checks to CarShield extended warranty customers for 'misleading' ads

Feds send checks to CarShield extended warranty customers for 'misleading' ads

Matt Gephardt, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 9:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Federal Trade Commission has started sending checks to people it says were misled by advertising for CarShield extended warranty plans.
Utah to get $195M to improve rural health care, innovate

Utah to get $195M to improve rural health care, innovate

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah will get $195 million as its first-year grant from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, which is slated to run five years with a total budget of $50 billion.
Leeds rollover crash leaves semi driver with critical injuries

Leeds rollover crash leaves semi driver with critical injuries

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 6:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

A semitruck driver was critically injured in a rollover crash on Tuesday.
Winter finally arrives at Utah ski resorts after weekend snowfall

Winter finally arrives at Utah ski resorts after weekend snowfall

Alex Cabrero, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 5:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Fresh snowfall over the weekend brought improved conditions, more open terrain, and plenty of excitement for Utah skiers and snowboarders.
59-year-old hiker critically injured in Little Cottonwood Canyon fall

59-year-old hiker critically injured in Little Cottonwood Canyon fall

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated Dec. 30 - 4:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 59-year-old man was critically injured in a fall at Mount Superior in Little Cottonwood Canyon Tuesday.
Father killed child, himself in Tremonton murder-suicide, police say

Father killed child, himself in Tremonton murder-suicide, police say

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated Dec. 30 - 4:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

Police announced Tuesday that a Tremonton father killed his child before killing himself in a murder-suicide earlier this month.
Kearns house fire claims dog's life; cause under investigation

Kearns house fire claims dog's life; cause under investigation

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 4:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

A house fire in Kearns Tuesday morning has left one dog dead and the home unlivable.
Fatal shooting in South Jordan the result of an argument that 'escalated quickly,' family says

Fatal shooting in South Jordan the result of an argument that 'escalated quickly,' family says

Shelby Lofton, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 3:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Friends and family of the man shot and killed at a South Jordan house say his death was not gang-related.
Night of karaoke and drinking ends with hammer and knife assaults

Night of karaoke and drinking ends with hammer and knife assaults

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 2:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A West Valley man was charged Tuesday with attacking a couple with a hammer and knife during an argument at a karaoke party.
3 Moab family members charged with child torture

3 Moab family members charged with child torture

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Dec. 30 - 1:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

Three people in Moab have been charged with severely malnourishing a young boy and locking him in a dog kennel.
Fourth arrest made in Eagle Mountain shooting

Fourth arrest made in Eagle Mountain shooting

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 12:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A fourth person has been arrested in connection with a shooting last week that left a man critically injured.
1 dead in Little Cottonwood Canyon crash

1 dead in Little Cottonwood Canyon crash

Payton Davis, KSL  |  Updated Dec. 30 - 11:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

A 23-year-old man died Tuesday morning in a crash in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Salt Lake man charged with creating a 'scene' to get police attention

Salt Lake man charged with creating a 'scene' to get police attention

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 11:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Salt Lake man was charged Tuesday with causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage to two apartment buildings in order to get the attention of police so they'd help him find his dog.
2 Minnesota residents charged with trafficking 150 pounds of meth on I-15

2 Minnesota residents charged with trafficking 150 pounds of meth on I-15

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 10:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Two Minnesota residents were charged earlier this month in federal court with trafficking 150 pounds of drugs through Utah.
College grad devastated after U-haul stolen while passing through Salt Lake City

College grad devastated after U-haul stolen while passing through Salt Lake City

Dan Rascon and Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 10:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

A college graduate from Colorado is devastated after all of her belongings were stolen while she was staying at hotel in Salt Lake City.
Former 9-term congressman Rob Bishop running for Utah legislative seat

Former 9-term congressman Rob Bishop running for Utah legislative seat

Brigham Tomco, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 7:43 a.m.  |  Save Story

Former U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop said he intends to return to Utah politics with a 2026 campaign for state Legislature to fill a House seat left vacant by the resignation of state Rep. Matt Gwynn.
Tooele residents to welcome 2026 with annual plunge into frigid Stansbury Lake

Tooele residents to welcome 2026 with annual plunge into frigid Stansbury Lake

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 7:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

Dozens will splash into the new year on Thursday during the annual Ice Breaker Plunge at Stansbury Lake.
Southern Utah woman identified as victim in deadly Bangerter Highway multi-vehicle crash

Southern Utah woman identified as victim in deadly Bangerter Highway multi-vehicle crash

Sicily Stanton for KSL  |  Updated Dec. 29 - 9:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

A crash involving six vehicles on Bangerter Highway left one person dead and several others injured late Sunday.
Utah to get money due to settlement with Mercedes-Benz over emissions cheating

Utah to get money due to settlement with Mercedes-Benz over emissions cheating

Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 29 - 9:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah officials announced the state joined a coalition of dozens of states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, for a $149.6 million settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices in vehicle emissions.