Utah Local News

1,000 Thanksgiving meals for veterans in SLC, Ogden by Ken Garff employees

VideoMadi Vollmer, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 12 - 2:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Thanksgiving meals will be distributed Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at drive-through events at the VA hospital in Salt Lake City and the VA clinic in Ogden.

Ex-Weber School District custodian faces 6 years to life imprisonment for rape, sexual abuse

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 12 - 2:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

A former Weber School District custodian will spend six years to life in prison for rape and sexual abuse of a juvenile.

Officers, injured victims testify as man is ordered to stand trial for 4 deaths at WestFest

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 12 - 1:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Matthiaz Centre Lauti Ioane-Register, 18, was ordered to stand trial for four counts of aggravated murder, one related to a toddler and two to a pregnant woman, on Thursday after officers testified he fired 12 shots at WestFest last year.

Salt Lake man accused of killing roommate admits shooting was 'impulsive'

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Nov. 12 - 12:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man accused of shooting and killing his new roommate has been charged with murder.

Family mourns father killed in ATV accident, leaving 3 daughters without parents

VideoGarna Mejia, KSL  |  Updated Nov. 12 - 12:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah family is grieving the loss of a father, brother and new grandfather after a fatal ATV accident in Hobble Creek Canyon.

Utah National Guard's Veterans Day concert brings together student singers, veterans

VideoShelby Lofton, KSL  |  Updated Nov. 12 - 11:26 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah National Guard's 23rd Army Band joined hundreds of high school singers inside the Tabernacle at Temple Square for the 71st annual Veterans Day Concert.

Safe infant sleep program aims to combat the almost 30 sudden infant deaths every year

VideoBritt Johnson, KSL  |  Updated Nov. 12 - 10:44 a.m.  |  Save Story

Sudden Unexpected Infant Death is the leading cause of death in children under 12 months. The majority of those cases are due to unsafe sleep and could have been prevented.

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'Topping out' ceremony marks major milestone in Provo Airport's terminal project

Staff  |  Updated Nov. 12 - 9:33 a.m.  |  Save Story

Officials at the Provo airport marked a milestone on Tuesday with an ancient building practice known as a "topping out" ceremony.

Utah seeks diabetes patient experiences to support insulin pricing lawsuit

VideoHeather Peterson, KSL  |  Updated Nov. 12 - 8:37 a.m.  |  Save Story

The lawsuit claims major drug manufacturers drove up insulin prices by about 1000%.

Clearfield tables zoning map amendment that could lead to supportive housing facility

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Updated Nov. 12 - 7:57 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Clearfield City Council voted to table a decision about a rezoning that could lead to Davis County's first and only supportive housing that focuses on homelessness.

'Really iconic': Ogden museum secures $200K grant to rehab old Saltair train car

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Updated Nov. 12 - 7:27 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah State Railroad Museum officials secured a $200,000 grant to rehab a deteriorating train car that hauled passengers to the old Saltair resort area by the Great Salt Lake.

Residents vent about Salt Lake City's residential housing zoning proposal

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated Nov. 12 - 6:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

A measure aimed at expanding housing options in Salt Lake City's residential neighborhoods was met with backlash and even new concerns from advocates about a recently-added provision.

US Interior secretary visits Utah geothermal site, calls it example of 'energy dominance agenda'

VideoMike Anderson, KSL  |  Updated Nov. 11 - 10:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

During a visit to Fervo's geothermal operation near Milford, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the U.S. will need to adopt similar clean, strong baseline energy sources to expand the nation's power grid.

Families from France, US reunite in Veterans Day story 80 years in the making

VideoDan Rascon, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 11 - 10:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

The son of a Utah World War II fighter pilot traveled to France to meet the family of a farmer who saved his dad's life.

For the first time, Utah Medicaid can help pay for Native American traditional healing

VideoEric Cabrera, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 11 - 9:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Federal approval opens a new funding source for cultural healing practices, but leaders at the Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake say their work goes far beyond medical care.

CenturyLink is phasing out copper landlines in Utah

VideoSloan Schrage and Matt Gephardt, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 11 - 9:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Some Utahns are worried as CenturyLink begins phasing out its landlines, saying the aging infrastructure is too expensive to maintain.

Man sentenced to prison for beating his roommate to death, seeks appeal

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 11 - 8:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man found guilty almost two years ago of beating his roommate, 61-year-old Steven Richard Nyce, to death in 2019 has been sentenced to prison in October.

Bipartisan coalition pushes for new oversight of license plate reader systems in Utah

VideoDaniella Rivera, KSL  |  Updated Nov. 11 - 8:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A bipartisan coalition is working on legislation that would add new oversight and accountability measures for license plate reader systems used by law enforcement in Utah.

BYU students search for lost veterans decades later

VideoCameron Elliott, KSL  |  Updated Nov. 11 - 7:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

BYU students are working with a program that helps people from Utah and beyond finally get answers about family members lost to foreign wars.