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2 suffer critical injuries in ATV rollover in Pole Canyon
Payton Davis, KSL | Posted May 10 - 9:14 p.m. | Save Story
One adult and a teenager were critically injured in a rollover Sunday night in Pole Canyon.

Woman visits all 511 parks in Salt Lake County, then catalogs them for online guide
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted May 10 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake resident Ali Vallarta spent the past two years visiting every single park in Salt Lake County — all 511 of them — creating a searchable online parks map.

Motorcyclist critically injured in Kaysville crash
Payton Davis, KSL | Posted May 10 - 8:19 p.m. | Save Story
A motorcyclist was critically injured Sunday in a crash on the West Davis Corridor in Kaysville.

2 injured in Monroe Mountain plane crash in Piute County
Payton Davis, KSL | Updated May 10 - 7:50 p.m. | Save Story
Two people suffered injuries after a plane crash on Monroe Mountain in Piute County on Sunday afternoon.

Health department looks into cluster of Parkinson's disease cases in West Valley City
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted May 10 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Department of Health and Human Services is looking into a report that an area in West Valley City has a high number of Parkinson's disease cases.

Political campaigns are using AI to talk you into voting for candidates
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted May 10 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
Voters in one of the highest stakes U.S. Senate races this year started seeing official campaign advertisements that were fully or mostly generated by artificial intelligence in January.

West Jordan man says a prior authorization mix-up has left him stuck with a $25K medical bill
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL | Posted May 10 - 5:45 p.m. | Save Story
A West Jordan says he got surprised by $25,000 bill after a mix-up on the procedure's prior authorization.

Rob Bishop joins the Utah Legislature — again
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted May 10 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
Rob Bishop, a former congressman, returned to the Utah House of Representatives earlier this week after winning a special election to replace former Rep. Matthew Gwynn.

The past will finally meet the present with Utah's first ever state historical museum
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted May 10 - 3:30 p.m. | Save Story
The new museum — Utah's first ever state historical museum — will bring together 30,000 artifacts that are currently stuffed away in five storage locations around the Salt Lake Valley.

Layton police name new person of interest in complicated 40-year-old cold case shooting
Dave Cawley, KSL | Posted May 10 - 3:00 p.m. | Save Story
For 40 years, detectives and amateur sleuths have tried to piece together the mystery of who shot 20-year-old Carla Maxwell, of Ogden, and why.

Weber County Sheriff's Office implements new policy after child sexual abuse case 'mishandled'
Daniella Rivera, KSL | Posted May 10 - 2:00 p.m. | Save Story
The Weber County Sheriff's Office said it has reduced its active case backlog and implemented a new case management policy after a child sexual abuse case was mishandled.

Replaying the Utah church ball game that ended in a prison riot — literally
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted May 10 - 12:05 p.m. | Save Story
If you're an over-35 Latter-day Saint church ball veteran, you can likely tell a few tales about that cultural phenomenon that spawned the phrase, "The brawl that begins with a prayer."

Provo's new Boys & Girls clubhouse gives Utah youth more space to learn, grow and belong
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted May 10 - 11:15 a.m. | Save Story
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County celebrated the grand opening of its new clubhouse in Provo on Friday.

Utah theater spotlights 'older generation' for Disney-inspired production
Tamara Vaifanua, KSL | Posted May 10 - 10:31 a.m. | Save Story
A small community theater in Magna is looking to involve an often overlooked generation in their next production.

Therapy dogs help anxious patients at this dentist office
Peter Rosen, KSL | Posted May 10 - 10:01 a.m. | Save Story
Anxious patients are being coaxed into the chair at the dentist's office by a new kind of dental assistant — dental therapy dogs.

Here's why used car prices and demand are soaring right now as gas prices skyrocket
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL | Posted May 10 - 9:03 a.m. | Save Story
When gas prices go up, used car prices go down, usually. But prices and demand now are climbing. We wanted to know why.

Pleasant Grove to host one-of-a-kind, 'inclusive and empowering' adaptive obstacle course
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted May 10 - 8:27 a.m. | Save Story
Berserker Blitz, an adaptive obstacle course, uses all-terrain wheelchairs for people with disabilities.

Accomplished Draper muralist credits mom for letting her paint on walls as a child
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted May 10 - 7:12 a.m. | Save Story
For over 20 years, Chelsea Blosil, of Draper, has been painting murals professionally. She credits her mom for letting her paint on walls as a child.

Utah postal carriers deliver donations for Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
Sarah Martin, KSL | Posted May 9 - 10:31 p.m. | Save Story
Mail carriers participated in one of the largest single-day food drives in the country Saturday.
Business & Tech »

Fini Pizza, a New York-style pizza joint, makes its mark in Utah
- West Jordan man says a prior authorization mix-up has left him stuck with a $25K medical bill
- The past will finally meet the present with Utah's first ever state historical museum
- Here's why used car prices and demand are soaring right now as gas prices skyrocket
- Mahjong mania: Utah's hottest girls' night trend
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- Cox stresses efforts to protect Great Salt Lake amid intense data center debate
- Box Elder data center organizers withdraw water rights application, nulling protest letters
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Health »

Passengers evacuated from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship begin flying home
- Health department looks into cluster of Parkinson's disease cases in West Valley City
- West Jordan man says a prior authorization mix-up has left him stuck with a $25K medical bill
- Therapy dogs help anxious patients at this dentist office
- WHO reports 6 confirmed hantavirus cases tied to Spain-bound cruise





