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Man sentenced to probation after shooting at stranger fixing his car

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 10:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

Patrick Rosales Shearer-Davis was ordered to spend four years on probation after shooting multiple times towards a man who was fixing his car. He told police he thought the man had a gun.

Nearly 200,000 people forcibly returned to Haiti so far this year, UN says

Reuters  |  Updated Aug. 28 - 10:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Nearly 200,000 people were forcibly returned to Haiti in ​the first eight months of this year, a U.N. official told an emergency meeting of the Security ‌Council on Friday.

Moab police suspend search for man suspected of aggravated assault

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 28 - 9:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

Moab police announced it was ceasing its search for a man accused of fleeing during an aggravated assault investigation.

Fast-moving storm causes massive downpour and flooding in Rexburg

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 9:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

Parts of Rexburg saw a huge downpour of rain Thursday evening that resulted in large puddles of water and flooding in some areas.

Bear Lake County Airport expands with help from state, federal funding

VideoTodd Kunz, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 8:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

In a remote part of southeastern Idaho, between Paris and Montpelier, the Bear Lake County Airport is preparing for more aircraft, more hangars and eventually even jet fuel.

St. George police arrest man who fled from police chase-crash

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 28 - 8:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

St. George police arrested a man who fled after a police chase ended in a crash Friday night.

Initial work to repair scenic Beaver Canyon highway begins; timeline to reopen unknown

VideoCarter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 8:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Emergency construction has started to repair a popular scenic route and key south-central transportation corridor east of Beaver.

Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot

VideoMarcia Dunn, Associated Press  |  Updated Aug. 28 - 7:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year received the nation's highest space honor on Friday.

Longtime judge and an attorney appointed to 2 seats on Utah Supreme Court

VideoBridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 28 - 7:19 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has appointed 5th District Judge Matthew Bell and attorney Michael Menssen to serve on the state Supreme Court.

Kouri Richins ordered to pay over $1.3M in life insurance after murder conviction

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 6:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Kamas mom, found guilty of killing her husband and insurance fraud, was ordered Friday to repay two life insurance companies after her attorneys didn't contest the amount.

Utah motorcyclist killed in crash near Utah-Idaho border

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 5:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man from North Ogden was killed in a crash Friday when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle about 8 miles north of the Utah-Idaho border.

Review: 'The Dog Stars' can't quite live up to its remarkable potential

VideoJohn Clyde for KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 5:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

On paper, "The Dog Stars" seems like a can't-miss project. Based on an acclaimed novel, a strong cast, and a legendary director. Unfortunately, the final product never comes together.

'What is public is public': Media attorneys argue in Tyler Robinson hearing

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 5:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Attorneys for the media are opposing the latest request by Tyler Robinson to keep cameras out of the courtroom during his upcoming hearing on Tuesday.

2 air traffic controllers left work early the night of crash at LaGuardia, source says

Pete Muntean and Alexandra Skores, CNN  |  Updated Aug. 28 - 4:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two LaGuardia Airport air traffic controllers in the control tower left work early the night an Air Canada Express flight collided with an airport fire truck on the runway, according to a source familiar with the investigation into the March 22 crash.

Beaver residents asked to 'keep an eye out for a young bear cub'

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 4:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

Beaver County Sheriff's Office issued a public alert for residents to keep an eye out for a young bear cub that was last seen between 2:30 and 3 p.m. on Friday near 1400 North CR-357 (Manderfield Road), heading toward town.

Utah Tech University celebrates renovated performing arts center, featuring award-winning artists

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 4:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Tech University will hold a ribbon-cutting for the newly renovated and re-named America First Performing Arts Center.

Have You Seen This? Golfer struck by lightning while recording friends in rain

VideoPat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 3:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

A golfer who had taken shelter from the rain was struck by lighting while recording his friends pushing a golf cart out of the mud.

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US gas prices set to break all-time record as Iran war hits 6 months. Utahns are feeling it too

Art Raymond, Deseret News  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 3:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. gas prices have never averaged above $4 per gallon for the last month of the summer travel season, until now.

Ultra-runner with Utah ties has heart-attack during race in France

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 3:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The ultra-running community has raised over $194,000 in support for runner, Jeff Browning, after he had a heart attack while competing in France.

US stocks drift lower after expectations rise for the Fed to hike rates to get handle on inflation

Stan Choe, Associated Press  |  Updated Aug. 28 - 2:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. stocks are drifting lower while expectations rise for the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates soon to get the nation's high inflation under control.

Arrest in fraudulent Nintendo purchase investigation marks third case in a month

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 1:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

A California man has become the third person arrested in a month for allegedly purchasing Nintendo products using a fraudulent tap-to-pay scheme.

St. George residents asked to limit power use as city enters 'red alert' after outage

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 28 - 1:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

St. George officials asked residents to limit their power use after a county-wide outage left tens of thousands without power Thursday night.

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines

Katherine Dillinger, CNN  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 12:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

The US Food and Drug Administration has signed off on updated COVID-19 vaccines for many Americans.