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Visit Switzerland for $3,999 — including airfare out of SLC

Jensen McKay Tours  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Here's everything you need to know about the Jensen McKay Tours' Switzerland tour.

Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, a post he has held since 1970

Michelle Chapman, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 7:35 a.m.  |  Save Story

Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after serving in the role for more than 50 years. His son, Howard, will serve as Berkshire Hathaway's new chairman.

Costco, Uber expanding delivery to more states

KSL  |  Updated Sept. 18 - 7:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

Costco and Uber are inking a new partnership which expands their Uber Eats delivery service to dozens more states.

Charges filed in ongoing dispute with neighbor that culminated with shooting

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 6:33 a.m.  |  Save Story

A man visiting a cabin at Scofield Reservoir for the weekend was shot by a neighbor who has had an alleged dispute with the cabin owners for years.

'Seeing is believing': Utah senators tour Great Salt Lake as they look at ways to protect it

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 6:17 a.m.  |  Save Story

Several top Republican state senators took an airboat tour of the Great Salt Lake Thursday morning as they plan future legislation to protect the lake.

Weber County sales tax taking effect Oct. 1 expected to generate $13.1M a year

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 10:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 0.2 percentage point sales tax hike taking effect on Oct. 1 in Weber County will generate an extra $13.1 million a year.

Police cancel missing and endangered advisory for baby boy

Devin Oldroyd, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 10:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

A missing and endangered advisory for a baby boy who was believed to be in danger has been canceled.

Family works to restore monument for former apostle, Salt Lake City mayor

VideoDaniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 9:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

For at least 125 years, a granite monument has stood at the gravesite of Daniel H. Wells at the Salt Lake City Cemetery. His family is now trying to restore it.

Lindsey Vonn warns fans about scammers impersonating her online

VideoMatt Gephardt, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 9:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

Olympic ski legend Lindsey Vonn said scammers are creating fake accounts impersonating her. The warning comes as con artists increasingly use AI and deepfakes to make celebrity scams harder to spot.

U. dismisses cases against College Republicans who posted about anti-Charlie Kirk cake

Brigham Tomco, Deseret News  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 9:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

A fight over free speech at the University of Utah has erupted after administrators contacted College Republican students over allegations of internet doxxing.

Judge orders Kennedy Center to provide 30 days' notice before making any major changes

Matthew Daly, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 8:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

A federal judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days' notice before making any major changes to the building, including demolishing it as President Donald Trump has threatened.

Utah politicians differ on future of power plants after Trump administration repeals emission rules

Leah Bowers, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 8:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Trump administration is scrapping Biden-era emissions rules for power plants, saying the rollback will save the industry $310 billion, but it left Utah politicians divided.

'Lifting the odds': How a 22-year-old Provo woman is living with terminal brain cancer

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 7:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Alex Rowan, 22, has terminal brain cancer. She said she is 'Lifting the odds' by running marathons, lifting weights and going to nursing school. She ran her first marathon while on radiation and chemotherapy and will be running the St. George Marathon next month.

Body of missing woman recovered at Sand Hollow; search continues for second woman

Devin Oldroyd, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 7:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

Police recovered the body of one of two women who went missing in Sand Hollow Reservoir earlier this week.

Preserving Salt Lake Temple was 'nothing short of another miracle,' project official says

VideoCarter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 7:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

A multiyear effort to seismically secure the iconic Salt Lake Temple has been a "miracle" much like the original construction was, a project official noted in a University of Utah lecture.

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Are you in a high radon area? Here's what you can do

VideoUtahRadon.org  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Here is how you can determine your risk and protect your loved ones.

Peter Max, known for groovy art that came to symbolize the '60s, dies at 88

Bill Trott, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 6:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

Pop artist Peter Max, whose works provided an artistic backdrop for the hippie movement and made him a commercial art powerhouse, died on Monday at age 88 following a long ​illness.

Driver in fatal auto-pedestrian crash went home and ate, didn't call for help, charges state

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 6:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Criminal charges have been filed against a man accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian and then driving home and eating and going to bed rather than calling for help.

Police identify man hit, killed by truck in Salt Lake City

Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 5:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 20-year-old man named Juan Mattias Ottoniel was killed after being hit by a truck that then drove away early Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Police performed life-saving measures, but he died at the hospital.

After nearly 1M scooter trips, Salt Lake City is changing where riders can park downtown

Eric Cabrera, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 5:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake City has launched mandatory, geofenced parking zones for rental e-scooters in parts of downtown, preventing riders from ending a trip until they park in a designated area.

UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes

Jamey Keaten, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 5:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

U.N.-commissioned human rights experts say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran.

Great Salt Lake dust expensive to manage, study finds

VideoMike Anderson, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 5:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

A study found that dust from the exposed lakebeds of Great Salt Lake is costing Utahns millions of dollars in healthcare costs, and could cost even more in trying to manage the spread.

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This year's AARP Andrus Award recipient finds purpose through music and community

VideoTamara Vaifanua, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 4:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Alice Cipollini, 80, shows how a life of service has no age limit.