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After decades of use, Utah military parting ways with harmful firefighting foam
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted May 18 - 10:20 p.m. | Save Story
With an Oct. 1 deadline looming, Hill Air Force Base and the Utah National Guard have been working to swap out their old firefighting foam with a newer, safer product.
2 teenage girls in critical condition after being hit by a car in Spanish Fork
Mark Jones, KSL-TV | Posted May 18 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
Spanish Fork police said two teenage girls were struck by a vehicle Saturday and were taken by helicopter to Primary Children's Hospital in critical condition.
Man arrested after domestic violence kidnapping
Sicily Stanton, KSL.com | Posted May 18 - 8:46 p.m. | Save Story
A 51-year-old male was arrested in Salt Lake City after allegedly holding a woman against her will Saturday.
Utah man gets prison for causing DUI crash that killed 5-year-old
Kalama Hines, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted May 18 - 7:41 p.m. | Save Story
A man who killed one and injured others in a crash while driving under the influence has been ordered to serve a 15-year prison sentence.
Whitewater kayakers race down the Provo River before flows drop
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted May 18 - 7:02 p.m. | Save Story
Competitors raced down the churning whitewater of the lower Provo River before Spring runoff slows, as part of the Provo River Race on Saturday.
Building a mental health toolkit
Peter Rosen and Emma Benson, KSL-TV | Posted May 18 - 6:01 p.m. | Save Story
When life overwhelms you, sometimes there's not just one solution; which is good to have a variety of tools in your "mental health toolkit."
Kouri Richins' attorneys ask to withdraw from representing her in murder case
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted May 18 - 4:14 p.m. | Save Story
Attorneys for Kouri Richins, a Kamas woman accused of fatally poisoning her husband, asked to withdraw as her counsel Friday, citing "an irreconcilable and nonwaivable situation."
Utah leaders back how sports arenas and other projects are being funded
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted May 18 - 4:05 p.m. | Save Story
The mechanisms set up to pay for projects could erode the state's tax base, according to the chairman of the Utah State Tax Commission, but state leaders disagree.
A nonprofit spent 6 figures on ads for Republican attorney general candidate Derek Brown
Hanna Seariac, Deseret News | Posted May 18 - 2:08 p.m. | Save Story
With the June 25 primary looming ahead, Building America's Future announced a six-figure ad buy in support of Republican attorney general candidate Derek Brown.
Gephardt Busts Inflation: Shopping specialty food markets can sometimes save you money
Matt Gephardt, KSL-TV | Posted May 18 - 12:59 p.m. | Save Story
To save money on your groceries, a specialty food market might not come to mind. But KSL Consumer Investigator Matt Gephardt found branching out to specialty food markets might help you bust some grocery inflation.
The 'Barefoot Dutchman' and his remarkable trek for men's mental health
Ken Fall, KSL-TV | Posted May 18 - 11:58 a.m. | Save Story
A determined, upbeat man is on a journey, walking from LA to Times Square barefoot to raise awareness about men's health. It will also break the Guinness World Record for walking barefoot.
CDC advises mpox may be making a comeback
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted May 18 - 11:23 a.m. | Save Story
A deadlier version of monkeypox — now being called mpox — is hitting the central African nation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Bountiful Elementary School receives kindness award
Karah Brackin, KSL-TV | Posted May 18 - 10:46 a.m. | Save Story
Cultivating a culture of kindness, the campaign One Kind Act a Day is celebrating Bountiful Elementary students with a special honor.
This University of Utah medical school alum runs largest biomedical research institute in the world
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted May 18 - 10:07 a.m. | Save Story
Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, a University of Utah medical school alum and director of the National Institutes of Health, addressed the 2024 graduating class of the university's Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine.
Man killed by falling crane at Park City job site
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted May 18 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
Emergency services responded to calls Saturday morning, reporting that a crane in the Promontory area had been driven over an embankment and fell, killing the driver.
Dead foxes and squirrels puzzle Millcreek neighborhood
Lindsay Aerts, KSL-TV | Posted May 18 - 9:45 a.m. | Save Story
Neighbors have reported five dead foxes and three dead squirrels in Millcreek to the Department of Wildlife Resources, and no one knows what's killed them.
Rangers want help identifying pair suspected of archeological theft in Canyonlands
Larry D. Curtis, KSL-TV | Posted May 18 - 9:09 a.m. | Save Story
Rangers are asking for the public's help identifying two visitors to Cave Springs who are suspected of archeological theft.
Provo Power crew helping bring electricity to Navajo Nation homes
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted May 18 - 7:36 a.m. | Save Story
A four-man Provo Power crew is in the Navajo Nation installing power lines to help bring electricity to those who don't have it, part of the Light Up Navajo initiative.
Kouri Richins' attorney asks the court to take Summit County prosecutors off her case
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted May 17 - 10:28 p.m. | Save Story
Kouri Richins' attorney said prosecutors have been listening to privileged calls and restricting Richins' ability to communicate with her attorneys.
Business & Tech »
First Mexican taco stand to get Michelin star is a tiny business where heat makes the meat
Education »
Bountiful Elementary School receives kindness award
- This University of Utah medical school alum runs largest biomedical research institute in the world
- Why writing by hand beats typing for enhancing memory, learning
- A college puts the 'cat' into 'education' by giving Max an honorary 'doctor of litter-ature' degree
- 'Reaching higher': Pacific Islander teens encouraged to mull the gamut of professional options
Environment »
Hammer or money? How water providers are pushing change
- After decades of use, Utah military parting ways with harmful firefighting foam
- Houston surveys destruction from deadly storms, races to restore power amid flooding threats
- Ted Wilson remembered as 'respected' mayor, outdoorsman and family man
- Weber County inland port proponents defend effort, point to job creation and wetlands plans
Politics »
CNN political commentator, GOP adviser Alice Stewart dies at 58
- Republicans' appetite for government: Most want expansion, not cuts, of entitlement programs
- Utah leaders back how sports arenas and other projects are being funded
- A nonprofit spent 6 figures on ads for Republican attorney general candidate Derek Brown
- Ted Wilson remembered as 'respected' mayor, outdoorsman and family man