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Fake name, real bill: Former Taylorsville mayor charged twice under two different names
VideoMatt Gephardt, KSL | Posted Aug. 31 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
A billing mix-up left a Taylorsville woman receiving medical bills under a fake name.

Spanish Fork residents frustrated after mayor voices approval of data center proposal
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Aug. 31 - 7:05 p.m. | Save Story
Some Spanish Fork residents are upset that the mayor has voiced his approval for a proposed self-powered AI data center by Spanish Fork Canyon.
Amazon sued by FTC, 22 states over advertising practices
Greg Bensinger, Reuters | Updated Aug. 31 - 6:03 p.m. | Save Story
Amazon.com illegally raised prices for advertisers by surreptitiously raising the minimum price required to place ads that promote their products, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission alleged in a lawsuit filed in federal court Monday.

Utah launches first-of-its-kind team to prosecute fraud, other financial crimes
VideoBridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Aug. 31 - 1:32 p.m. | Save Story
Utah launched the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center to coordinate and investigate fraud and other types of financial crimes.

Get a suit tailored in Thailand right here in the USA
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 31 - 8:02 a.m. | Save Story
After serving as Latter-day Saint missionaries in Thailand, Daniel McConkie and Hayden Bryant turned their experience abroad into H.M. Cole, a fast-growing custom suit company.

After 50 years behind the chair, Pocatello hairstylist calls it a career
Lisa Lete, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Aug. 31 - 6:09 a.m. | Save Story
After 50 years of styling hair for generations of Pocatello residents, longtime hairstylist Natalie Houver has retired from her career behind the chair.

Invasive green crabs are bad for the environment, so New Englanders are starting to eat more of them
Michael Casey, Associated Press | Updated Aug. 30 - 7:28 p.m. | Save Story
New England seafood advocates are turning invasive European green crabs into a premium seafood product in an effort to curb their environmental damage and support struggling fisheries.

Is the sky falling in college sports? Here's what Utahns think
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 30 - 12:03 p.m. | Save Story
The landscape of college sports has changed dramatically in the past few years with athletes able to get paid and enter the transfer portal at will.

Early-morning flight to Salt Lake City set to return to Pocatello Airport
Logan Ramsey, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Aug. 30 - 7:59 a.m. | Save Story
Delta will restore a near-daily early morning flight from Pocatello to Salt Lake City beginning Oct. 2, giving travelers more flexibility and competitive fares.

Rooted in Philadelphia area, The Berenstain Bears has a "major media project in the works"
Madeleine Wright, KYW | Posted Aug. 29 - 9:50 p.m. | Save Story
The Berenstain Bears, created by Philadelphia natives Stan and Jan Berenstain, continue to entertain and teach generations of children more than 60 years after their debut.

Are mortgage rates creeping up again?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 29 - 8:30 p.m. | Save Story
Mortgage rates are moving slightly, but not in the direction homebuyers want to see.

Game-worn Michael Jordan jersey could see record sale
Hayden Madson, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 29 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
A game-worn Michael Jordan jersey is expected to break the record for most expensive basketball jersey to ever be auctioned.

Squealers Fun Park in Rigby reopens attractions after being closed for five years
Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Aug. 29 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
An amusement park that holds fond memories and nostalgia for many has returned to Rigby.

Unregulated horse racing at Ogden facility, decried by PETA, has stopped, for now
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Aug. 29 - 5:45 p.m. | Save Story
Unregulated quarter horse racing at Golden Spike Event Center in Ogden, decried by PETA, has stopped, at least for now.

Goshute Indian tribe voices opposition to U.S. Army data center proposal in Tooele County
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Aug. 29 - 2:04 p.m. | Save Story
A Goshute Indian tribe opposes a proposed U.S. Army data center in the Dugway Proving Ground in Tooele County, worried it will deplete groundwater supplies.
Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves
Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters | Posted Aug. 29 - 12:59 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies can revive the nation's battered energy industry.

Hatch Green Chile roasting season arrives in Salt Lake Valley
VideoMadi Vollmer, KSL | Posted Aug. 29 - 7:50 a.m. | Save Story
Green chile roasting season is underway in the Salt Lake Valley, but the brief harvest window mean shoppers may want to stock up soon.

More US homebuyers getting 'cold feet'
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 29 - 7:15 a.m. | Save Story
The rate of home sale cancellations last month was the highest in nearly three years.


