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Southern Utah bus driver given prison time for possessing child sex abuse material

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted June 12 - 5:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

A southern Utah bus driver is facing more than four years in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material.

1 dead after 3-car crash in Juab County

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Updated June 12 - 4:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

One person is dead after three vehicles collided on I-15 in Juab County on Friday.

I-215 West traffic to shift onto new pavement as UDOT celebrates project halfway point

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted June 12 - 4:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Drivers will get to test out some of the newly rebuilt pavement on I-215 West beginning this weekend, as a massive project to overhaul the freeway along the west side of Salt Lake City reaches its halfway point.

Republican lawmakers question political group over late financial disclosures

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Updated June 12 - 4:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah political action committee will be fined for missing financial disclosure deadlines after a pair of Republican state lawmakers called for an investigation into its late reports.

US to provide $50M more in funding to counter Ebola outbreak

Michael Erman, Reuters  |  Posted June 12 - 4:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. plans to provide $50 million in funding to the Coalition for ​Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to target the rare strain of Ebola causing the current outbreak in Africa.

Tyler Robinson wants death penalty pulled from table as sanction for state's contempt of court

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated June 12 - 4:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Arguments over contempt of court allegations and hearsay evidence were heard Friday in the Tyler Robinson capital murder case.

Man critically injured after being trapped in a Mapleton construction site trench for over an hour

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Updated June 12 - 3:27 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man was critically injured while working at a construction site in Mapleton on Thursday.

Salt Lake City likely to cut Hive Pass but maintain higher UTA bus frequencies

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted June 12 - 3:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's capital city appears likely to cut its program subsidizing Utah Transit Authority passes for residents but keep its agreement that allows for 15-minute frequency for several bus routes in the city.

US and Iran agree to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan's prime minister says

Munir Ahmed, Michelle L. Price and Russ Bynum, Associated Press  |  Updated June 12 - 2:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

Pakistan's prime minister says the United States and Iran have agreed to wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war in the Middle East.

Alaska trial begins for man accused of killing 21-year-old Utah wife

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Updated June 12 - 2:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

A jury trial began in Alaska on Wednesday for a man accused of killing his wife, who grew up in Utah.

Ogden trampoline park opens facility to poverty-stricken youth for a day to 'just be a kid'

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted June 12 - 1:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Hive adventure and trampoline park in Ogden opened its doors to at-risk youth for a day of fun on Wednesday.

Smartphones arrived just before the US fertility rate plunged. This study says it's a direct cause

Deidre McPhillips, CNN  |  Updated June 12 - 12:56 p.m.  |  Save Story

The US fertility rate has been trending down for decades, leaving researchers and policymakers searching for causes that may help pinpoint solutions, and there have been theories of all kinds.

If World Cup participants are denied entry to the US, what does that mean for the Olympics?

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted June 12 - 12:12 p.m.  |  Save Story

The International Olympic Committee remains confident that the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles won't run into the same political issues that have impacted the FIFA World Cup.

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The failure of the elites

Oren Cass, Deseret News  |  Posted June 12 - 11:54 a.m.  |  Save Story

Here's how America's ruling class lost the country it leads.

Taylor Swift now the youngest woman inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame at 36

Maria Sherman, Associated Press  |  Updated June 12 - 11:48 a.m.  |  Save Story

Taylor Swift has become the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36. Steven Spielberg introduced Swift on Thursday night with a speech about the power of songwriting.

Paraglider hospitalized after accident in Salt Lake City

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted June 12 - 11:32 a.m.  |  Save Story

A paraglider was taken to the hospital in serious condition after an accident in Salt Lake City on Friday.

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Is It better to leave your thermostat at one temperature all day?

Gillette Services  |  Posted June 12 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

It's a common question that the team at Gillette Services hears from homeowners throughout Utah, especially as energy costs continue to rise.

Suspect dead after Texas shooting kills 1, leaves 9 in the hospital, police say

Associated Press  |  Posted June 12 - 11:25 a.m.  |  Save Story

Police say the suspect in a West Texas shooting that killed one person and injured nine others is dead. The shooter had been locked in a standoff Friday morning with police in Midland, Texas.

Eastbound I-84 lanes through Weber Canyon to temporarily close for upgrade project

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Updated June 12 - 11:16 a.m.  |  Save Story

The eastbound I-84 lanes through the Weber Canyon will be temporarily closed for a bridge upgrade project along the winding road.

SpaceX soars 23% in Wall Street debut and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire

Bernard Condon, Associated Press  |  Updated June 12 - 11:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

Elon Musk may never colonize Mars as promised, but enough investors consider the SpaceX founder a sort of miracle man whom they may help Friday when he takes the rocket company public.

Northbound I-15 closed in Iron County following 3-vehicle crash

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted June 12 - 10:28 a.m.  |  Save Story

A portion of northbound I-15 is closed in southern Utah just south of Cedar City after a three-vehicle crash Friday.

San Juan County assessor called 'unfit' amid call for removal from office

Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted June 12 - 10:16 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah State Tax Commission on Thursday claimed in a letter that San Juan County Assessor Rick Meyer "failed to follow the law and is unfit to perform his duties."

Wood chipping program helps clear fuels ahead of wildland fire season

Mike Anderson, KSL  |  Posted June 12 - 9:54 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Weber Fire District is among the many fire agencies statewide that help homeowners in high-risk areas prepare for the fire season through a wood chipping program.