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17-year-old arrested in connection to weekend shooting in Kearns
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted May 12 - 10:48 p.m. | Save Story
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection to a weekend shooting in Kearns that injured another teenager.

Last-minute try hands Utah Warriors rare home loss to Seattle
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted May 12 - 10:35 p.m. | Save Story
Rhyno Herbst scored a try in the final minute to help Seattle stun the Warriors, 28-24 at Zions Bank Stadium.

Utah mom and daughter graduate from college together
Deanie Wimmer, KSL-TV | Posted May 12 - 10:24 p.m. | Save Story
Mother's Day is often a celebration of love, sacrifice, and inspiration, but for one Utah County family, it also marked an extraordinary academic milestone — graduating from college.

Troopers meet with teen drivers in rural areas ahead of Utah's 100 Deadliest Days
Andrew Adams, KSL-TV | Posted May 12 - 9:56 p.m. | Save Story
Just two weeks before the start of the 100 Deadliest Days on Utah roads, troopers were busy at schools in central Utah sharing a safety message to a key demographic: teen drivers.
Amazon signs up FedEx for residential deliveries
Christy Santhosh, Reuters | Updated May 12 - 9:34 p.m. | Save Story
Amazon has hired FedEx to handle some of its large package deliveries, the companies said on Monday, weeks after UPS said it was halting its less-profitable deliveries for the e-commerce retailer.
US deputy attorney general tapped to serve as acting librarian of Congress
Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters | Updated May 12 - 8:45 p.m. | Save Story
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has been appointed to serve as the acting librarian of Congress, a U.S. Justice Department spokesman confirmed on Monday, after President Donald Trump recently fired Carla Hayden.

Boy struck by golf cart in St. George has died
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted May 12 - 8:29 p.m. | Save Story
A 9-year-old boy who was hospitalized after being run over by a golf cart has since died from his injuries.

Man found dead at hot spring in Box Elder County
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted May 12 - 7:56 p.m. | Save Story
County officials are investigating the death of a man whose body was found at Stinking Springs in Box Elder County.

'A lot of interest': Moves to pick leaders for Utah's newest city edging forward
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted May 12 - 7:01 p.m. | Save Story
Boosters behind Utah's newest city, to come into being in the Ogden Valley in January, are hosting meetings to drum up interest in helping lead the new locale.

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4 injured, 2 critically, after semitruck hauling crude oil crashes into Carbon County home
Carter Williams, KSL.com and Mike Anderson, KSL-TV | Updated May 12 - 6:52 p.m. | Save Story
Four people were injured, two critically, after a semitruck hauling crude oil crashed into a Carbon County home Monday morning.
Pentagon halting gender-related health care for transgender troops, memo says
Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, Reuters | Updated May 12 - 6:41 p.m. | Save Story
The Pentagon is halting gender-related health care for transgender troops as it moves to implement President Donald Trump's plan to remove them from the U.S. military, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Monday.

Friends of Orem man killed by police call for justice as investigation continues
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted May 12 - 6:18 p.m. | Save Story
The investigation into the fatal police shooting of an Orem man while officers were serving a search warrant continued Monday as friends of the victim called for justice.
US budget surplus surges to $258B in April, year-to-date deficit tops $1T
Ann Saphir, Reuters | Updated May 12 - 6:07 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. government posted a $258 billion budget surplus for April, up 23%, or about $49 billion, from a year earlier, the Treasury Department said on Monday.

Utah stepmom to spend at least 20 years in prison for abuse death of 12-year-old boy
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Updated May 12 - 5:57 p.m. | Save Story
A judge said she hopes the stepmom of 12-year-old Gavin Peterson — the "architect of (his) destruction" — is never released from prison after abusing and neglecting him.

17-year-old killed in American Fork Canyon motorcycle crash
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Updated May 12 - 5:57 p.m. | Save Story
A 17-year-old motorcycle rider has died after crashing in American Fork Canyon on Monday afternoon.

Lottery heartbreak: The Jazz fall to No. 5 in draft lottery
Ryan Miller, KSL.com | Posted May 12 - 5:33 p.m. | Save Story
The Jazz lost 65 games during the 2024-25 season — you can add another one to that tally following Monday's draft lottery.

Ridgeline High assistant coach killed in Wyoming crash
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 12 - 5:17 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah State University student who worked as an assistant coach at Ridgeline High School died after a crash in southwest Wyoming last week.

Nearly 10K customers remain without power along Wasatch Front
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 12 - 4:40 p.m. | Save Story
Rocky Mountain Power officials say they are investigating the causes of different power outages that have left over 10,000 customers without power across the Wasatch Front Monday.

Have You Seen This? Hippo attacks zoo attendees with massive flatulence
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted May 12 - 4:26 p.m. | Save Story
Dozens of tourists at a China zoo got more than they bargained for when they were observing a hippo.

Woman shot, killed by Duchesne County sheriff's deputy
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted May 12 - 4:05 p.m. | Save Story
A woman was shot and killed by a Duchesne County sheriff's deputy after investigators say she pointed a gun at the deputy Saturday.

Washington woman fights stomach cancer, aims to live beyond 5-year mark
Jessi Bang, St. George News | Posted May 12 - 3:02 p.m. | Save Story
A Washington woman, fighting cancer for the second time, is determined to beat the odds, advocating for stomach cancer awareness and research with the goal of living well beyond the rare five-year survival mark.

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