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One person hit, killed by TRAX in Salt Lake City
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted May 20 - 8:57 p.m. | Save Story
One person was hit and killed by a TRAX train Monday night in Salt Lake City.
Driver missing after semitrailer rolls over into Deer Creek Reservoir
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted May 20 - 8:52 p.m. | Save Story
Police say the driver of a semitrailer remains missing after the truck crashed into Deer Creek Reservoir on Monday evening.
The end of endless shrimp? Red Lobster files for bankruptcy protections
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted May 20 - 8:33 p.m. | Save Story
The 56-year-old seafood chain Red Lobster says inflation, bad leases and money-losing all-you-can-eat promotions forced a Chapter 11 filing while it seeks new ownership.
Billionaire rains cash on UMass graduates, $1,000 each, but they must give half away
Nick Perry, Associated Press | Posted May 20 - 8:01 p.m. | Save Story
Billionaire philanthropist Rob Hale has surprised the graduating class at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth by giving each of them $1,000. But there was a condition: They were to keep $500 and give away the rest.
Floating on the Weber River may soon cost you depending on the day
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 20 - 7:35 p.m. | Save Story
A private concessionaire will begin charging people who come to tube on the Weber River on weekends and holidays at one Utah wildlife management area.
Judge allows Kouri Richins' attorneys to withdraw from representing her in murder case
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Updated May 20 - 7:33 p.m. | Save Story
A judge granted attorneys for Kouri Richins, a Kamas woman accused of fatally poisoning her husband, permission to withdraw as her counsel on Monday, after they cited "an irreconcilable and nonwaivable situation."
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Phil Lyman explains his vision for Utah if he becomes governor
Phil Lyman for Governor | Posted May 20 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
Phil Lyman, who's running for the Utah governor's office, is emerging as a serious contender for the state's top office.
Weber County inland port plans get OK despite critics' worries; foe warns of legal action
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Updated May 20 - 6:32 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Inland Port Authority board approved the Weber County inland port proposal despite concerns of foes who worry the development plans could harm wetlands.
Tugboats escort ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse back to port
Lea Skene, Associated Press | Posted May 20 - 6:27 p.m. | Save Story
The container ship that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge was slowly escorted back to port Monday.
Utah woman accused of stealing roommate's urn faces desecration charge
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted May 20 - 5:05 p.m. | Save Story
A Sevier County woman is facing criminal charges accusing her of stealing an urn belonging to her roommate that contained the ashes of the roommate's son.
Is that 'Her'? OpenAI pauses a ChatGPT voice due to similarity to Scarlett Johansson
Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press | Posted May 20 - 4:35 p.m. | Save Story
OpenAI plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices after some drew similarities to Scarlett Johansson. OpenAI was also quick to shut down the internet's theories about Johansson, noting that Sky's voice belonged to a different professional.
Chad Daybell children say their mother was tired, suffered 'fainting spells' before she died
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Updated May 20 - 4:34 p.m. | Save Story
Chad Daybell's children took the stand as the defense in the Daybell murder trial began presenting its case Monday.
3 arrested, charged in Vernal custody dispute kidnapping case
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted May 20 - 4:07 p.m. | Save Story
A man and two women are facing felony charges accusing them of trying to take a girl at gunpoint from her father in order to take the child to her biological mother, who does not have custody.
Iran's president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash at moment of high tensions in Mideast
Jon Gambrell, Associated Press | Updated May 20 - 3:58 p.m. | Save Story
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country's foreign minister have been found dead hours after their helicopter crashed in fog.
War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu
Josef Federman, Associated Press | Updated May 20 - 3:54 p.m. | Save Story
The chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Have You Seen This? Scottish girl goes viral for realistic lion noise
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted May 20 - 3:33 p.m. | Save Story
You will be surprised at how accurate this young girl's lion roar sounds.
Bringing 'disagree better' home: Teaching kids to negotiate instead of fight
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted May 20 - 3:08 p.m. | Save Story
How to model disagreements — with a neighbor over politics, your spouse over money, your kid over curfew — may be one of the most impactful gifts to give your children
Police identify skier found dead near Snowbird as Layton man
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Updated May 20 - 2:55 p.m. | Save Story
A body was found near Snowbird in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Monday after a skier was reported overdue on Sunday. He has since been identified as a 60-year-old Layton man.
Prosecution rests in Trump's hush money trial
Jack Queen, Jody Godoy and Andy Sullivan, Reuters | Updated May 20 - 2:00 p.m. | Save Story
Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen testified that he stole money from Trump's company as a form of "self-help" as prosecutors rested their case on Monday at the former U.S. president's hush money trial.
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