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Debris left behind by the LA wildfires...
DORANY PINEDA Associated Press

Scientists work to understand LA wildfires’ impact on the ocean

Scientists are working to understand the impact the LA wildfires could have had on the ocean.
2 years ago
Green River Tunnel crash aftermath...
Alton Barnhart

3 people confirmed dead after Green River Tunnel crash

An additional body was found during the investigation of Friday night’s Green River Tunnel, raising fatality confirmations to three.
2 years ago
Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow USAID funds...
ELLEN KNICKMEYER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press

Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow funds for foreign aid to flow again

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that has shut down U.S. aid and development programs abroad.
2 years ago
Associated Press

Igloo recalls 1 million coolers after fingertip amputation injuries

The now-recalled “Igloo 90 Qt. Flip & Tow Rolling Coolers” have a tow handle can pinch users' fingertips against the product.
2 years ago
LEA SKENE Associated Press

Federal judge pauses President Trump’s order restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth

Trumps order blocks support for gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19.
2 years ago
This photo provided by Bud Light shows Bud Light's 2025 Super Bowl NFL football spot.  ( Bud Light ...
Associated Press

Super Bowl commercials rely on comedy and nostalgia to avoid potential missteps

Most of the commercials airing during this year's Super Bowl are going for laughs, with advertisers betting that America could use a little break.
2 years ago
Kansas City Chiefs fan Rose Loftus, 9, from Dallas, ties her hair while wearing a Taylor Swift frie...
DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

Taylor Swift makes her Super Bowl return to watch Travis Kelce and his Chiefs face the Eagles

Taylor Swift was spotted in a Superdome suite about 90 minutes before the 2025 Super Bowl kickoff.
2 years ago
A figure skater with the Cottonwood Heights Figure Skating Club held a rose during a memorial vigil...
Shara Park

Cottonwood Heights Figure Skating Club holds memorial vigil for Flight 5432

As crews pull the remaining wreckage from Flight 5432, figure skating clubs from around the country held vigils to honor those killed.
2 years ago
Jessica Lowell

University of Utah economic professor explains goal of tariffs

A University of Utah professor of economics and adjunct professor of law explains what a tariff is, before tariffs take effect on Saturday in the U.S.
2 years ago
UN resolution vote...
Simone Seikaly

Sen. Curtis: Trump cuts are in line with what Americans want

Utah Sen. John Curtis said he understands President Trump's motives, but that he expects Trump to act within the law.
2 years ago
Plastic bottles could leach plastic chemicals into their contents...
Mariah Maynes

Study tests 705 samples, finds plastic chemicals in majority of food products

A recent study detected plastic chemicals in 86% of the samples tested.
2 years ago
Allessandra Harris Gurr

FTC lawsuit could bring funds to Utah renters

The Federal Trade Commission and the state of Colorado filed a lawsuit against Greystar Management Cooperation.
2 years ago
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JANUARY 22: A poster calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...
Eric Cabrera and Clayre Scott

Rumors of ICE raids across Utah circulate online

One local immigration attorney said he's been hearing about the rumors from his clients.
2 years ago
Mariah Maynes

Center for Biological Diversity sues Trump administration for DOGE-related interactions

SALT LAKE CITY— On Monday, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration. The Center is pursuing documentation of the interactions between the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency and the White House in the time between President Trump’s re-election and inauguration.  A complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for […]
2 years ago
bottles of alcohol on a shelf...
Sam Herrera

Local oncologist talks about the link between alcohol and cancer

The U.S. surgeon general called for warning labels on alcoholic beverages last week, citing the link between alcohol and cancer.
2 years ago
Adam Small

Local nonprofits moving hundreds of shelter pets from Los Angeles to Utah

Several nonprofits have teamed up to move hundreds of shelter pets from Los Angeles to Utah amid the devastating wildfires.
2 years ago
california wildfires wreckage...
Eric Cabrera

California family wrestling with devastation left behind by wildfires

A California family is wrestling with the turmoil caused by the ongoing wildfires.
2 years ago
FILE: Former President Jimmy Carter talks with the press during a break in signing autographs for h...
Simone Seikaly

Utah leaders react to the death of former President Jimmy Carter

Utah leaders marked the death of former President Jimmy Carter by praising his service to country and humanity.
2 years ago
Tammy Kikuchi

Whooping cough cases at record highs across the nation, but low in Utah

Whooping cough cases are at record highs across the nation. Here's the status of the contagious disease in Utah.
2 years ago
College food pantries...
Britt Johnson

Food pantries added to Utah colleges as inflation impacts students

Many Utah colleges have added food pantries to their campuses to help students as inflation has impacted them.
2 years ago
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Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Dangerous TikTok challenge involving Kia and Hyundai resurfaces in Salt Lake City

The challenge involves teens targeting Kias and Hyundais that use a key, not a key fob, then hot wire and take the vehicles.
2 years ago
Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, talks to members of the media as he waits for election results outside of...
Simone Seikaly

Utah lawmaker named DOGE co-chair, says colleagues are clamoring to join

Utah Rep. Blake Moore says the time is ripe to change how the federal government spends money. And he credits the president-elect.
2 years ago
Mariah Maynes

SCOTUS hears oral arguments in Uinta Basin Railway case

SCOTUS heard arguments in the Uintah Basin Railway case on Tuesday. The federal appeals court previously canceled project approval.
2 years ago
QVC has recalled these Temp-tations Oven Gloves after multiple complaints that they don't work prop...
Simone Seikaly

These oven gloves sold via QVC are being recalled, here’s why

The Temp-tation Oven Gloves were sold by QVC, on TV and online, between August 2018 and August 2024.
2 years ago