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Pet cat recovering 1 week after it was missing, found injured on I-215
Brianna Chavez, KSL-TV | Posted Oct. 21 - 7:35 a.m. | Save Story
Ashley Lockwood isn't sure how her furry friend, Rocky, ended up in the middle of I-215, but she is happy to have him home.
Salt Lake EMS pilot, veteran wins national award for service
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 19 - 4:52 p.m. | Save Story
Dan Laguna, of Salt Lake City, will be the sole Utah representative at the annual Stars of Life ceremony in Washington.
Provo business rallies support for wife of drowsy driving crash victim
Lauren Steinbrecher, KSL-TV | Posted Oct. 16 - 6:31 p.m. | Save Story
A community in Utah County is coming together for a woman they love after her husband was killed in a drowsy driving crash.
Butterfield is his canyon, and he's keeping it clean
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 14 - 8:29 a.m. | Save Story
In his retirement, Bill Allinson has appointed himself in charge of Butterfield Canyon's waste management
Farmington man welcomes public to his display with hundreds of carved pumpkins
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 13 - 9:17 a.m. | Save Story
Each October, Ken Klinker in Farmington moves a display of 400-plus carved pumpkins to his front yard for the public to stop and see. He's also used the attention to host a food drive for Bountiful Food Pantry.
An 11-year-old boy's reaction to Tabernacle Choir practice
Tamara Vaifanua, KSL-TV | Posted Oct. 13 - 8:47 a.m. | Save Story
An 11-year-old boy with special needs named Champion reacted in a heartwarming way to a practice of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square. What it meant to him and his family was unimaginable.
Daybreakers race 900-pound pumpkins — and porta-potties — in annual regatta
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 12 - 4:04 p.m. | Save Story
Hundreds gathered to watch racers battle giant pumpkins and porta-potties during 13th-annual Ginormous Pumpkin Regatta at Oquirrh Lake in South Jordan, Saturday.
Skating event will honor young man killed in Salt Lake City last year
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 9 - 4:03 p.m. | Save Story
Rory Swimm was killed on Oct. 13, 2023, near downtown Salt Lake City. Friends and family will gather on the 1-year anniversary of his death to celebrate his life with skateboarding fun.
More than 6,000 Latter-day Saints aid in Hurricane Helene relief efforts
Hanna Seariac, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 8 - 6:14 a.m. | Save Story
Volunteers numbering 6,172 Latter-day Saints from 400 congregations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas traveled to areas impacted by Hurricane Helene this past week to assist in relief efforts.
Auction + good cause = world's most expensive lamb
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 6 - 7:01 p.m. | Save Story
A 144-pound lamb sold in San Juan County may go down as the most expensive lamb in history.
Local veterans take to the skies in open-cockpit World War II-era biplane
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 4 - 6:04 p.m. | Save Story
Dream Flights, a nonprofit out of Nevada, was in Utah on Friday morning to fly elderly veterans in a World War II-era trainer plane. The vets loved it.
FBI helps woman defy the odds of obtaining second lung transplant
Stephanie Stahl and Brad Nau, CNN | Updated Oct. 4 - 5:47 p.m. | Save Story
The FBI helped a Pennsylvania woman defy the odds of obtaining a second lung transplant.
Sugar City boy who learned to play the organ while recovering from brain surgery now plays for church congregation
Sicily Stanton, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 30 - 8:50 a.m. | Save Story
After undergoing brain surgery at just 10 years old, Kobin Harris found himself with a lot of time to heal and a predicament: What's a boy to do for fun when he has to limit his physical activity?
Employees are happier with more options for charitable work
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 29 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story
More employees across the country — including in Utah — are demanding charitable work be a part of their employer's structure.
Red cross, Calvary Baptist Church partner to fight hunger in Utah
Emma Benson, KSL-TV | Posted Sept. 29 - 5:33 p.m. | Save Story
The American Red Cross of Utah and the Salt Lake Calvary Baptist Church are teaming up to combat hunger.
BYU helps provide multi-sensory room at school for special education in Jerusalem
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 29 - 12:21 p.m. | Save Story
The BYU Jerusalem Center celebrated the opening of a new multi-sensory room to benefit children with sensory processing issues and developmental disabilities.
Futura: A 100-year-old font of the future
Peter Rosen, KSL-TV | Posted Sept. 29 - 8:02 a.m. | Save Story
According to BYU professor and graphic designer Doug Thomas, the Futura font has an interesting history.
'I got my life back': Utah man climbs equivalent of Everest a year after hip replacement
Emma Benson, KSL-TV | Posted Sept. 28 - 9:32 a.m. | Save Story
Craig Knight loves athletic challenges. Originally from Chicago, the Midway man has competed in various triathlons for more than 20 years. But a few years ago, he started having some pain in his right hip.
