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Incumbent Republicans forced into primaries in drawn-out GOP state convention

Incumbent Republicans forced into primaries in drawn-out GOP state convention

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com and Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV  |  Updated April 28 - 12:19 a.m.  |  Save Story

A trio of prominent incumbents — Gov. Spencer Cox, Rep. Celeste Maloy and Rep. Blake Moore — were defeated by challengers but will advance to primary elections nonetheless.
After Grantsville cemetery headstones vandalized, sculptor offers restoration

After Grantsville cemetery headstones vandalized, sculptor offers restoration

Lauren Steinbrecher, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 27 - 10:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

A sculptor is helping restore what was damaged by vandals in the Grantsville Cemetery when more than a dozen historic headstones destroyed.
Salt Lake police investigate shooting that left 1 seriously injured

Salt Lake police investigate shooting that left 1 seriously injured

Roy Burton, KSL.com  |  Posted April 27 - 9:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake police are investigating a shooting that left one person seriously injured Saturday night.
District asks parents for help after Roy High School has 3 incidents with guns in 2 weeks

District asks parents for help after Roy High School has 3 incidents with guns in 2 weeks

Eliza Pace, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 27 - 9:41 p.m.  |  Save Story

Weber School District is urging parents to talk to their kids about guns after Roy High School had three incidents in the past two weeks of students bringing guns on school property.
Utah delegation returns from trade mission to 'pivotal' Taiwan amid growing tensions

Utah delegation returns from trade mission to 'pivotal' Taiwan amid growing tensions

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Posted April 27 - 9:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah government, education and industry representatives traveled to Taiwan this month with the 47G association, developing partnerships as "threat escalation" has led to a larger market for defense technology.
Family, friends gather for celebration of life of Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow

Family, friends gather for celebration of life of Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow

Mark Jones, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 27 - 8:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

A celebration of life was held in Idaho on Saturday afternoon for Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow — the two children killed in the Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell murder cases.
Utah veteran finds a piece of 'genuine American history'

Utah veteran finds a piece of 'genuine American history'

Sky Mundell, KSL.com  |  Posted April 27 - 7:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah veteran using a metal detector as a way to battle his own PTSD found and returned a historical family treasure to its rightful owners.
Man arrested after violent West Valley hatchet killing, police say

Man arrested after violent West Valley hatchet killing, police say

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Posted April 27 - 6:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

Jeremy Ross Pulver, 46, was arrested after police say he admitted to the killing of his father with a hatchet on Friday morning.
Syracuse insurance agent charged with stealing millions in 'wide-ranging scheme'

Syracuse insurance agent charged with stealing millions in 'wide-ranging scheme'

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Posted April 27 - 6:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ryan Kelly Goodrich is facing numerous criminal cases along the Wasatch Front, after investigators say he stole from homebuyers, lenders, retail businesses and others, for alleged financial damages in the milliions.
Police arrest Nevada man charged with sexually abusing young teen in southern Utah

Police arrest Nevada man charged with sexually abusing young teen in southern Utah

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Updated April 27 - 5:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Reno man is facing several felony charges accusing him of offering to pay a young teen girl in southern Utah to model for him, but then sexually abusing her.
Utah man, 63, set to break skiing world record

Utah man, 63, set to break skiing world record

Karah Brackin, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 27 - 5:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah man is on his way to setting a world record for vertical feet skied in one season on the slopes of Snowbasin.
Remembering one of Utah's most heinous murder cases, 50 years later

Remembering one of Utah's most heinous murder cases, 50 years later

Lauren Steinbrecher, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 27 - 4:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

Monday marked 50 years since the Ogden Hi-Fi murders, and one of the people who first responded to the scene is looking back on what became a career-defining case.
Utah Republican legislative candidates advance out of state convention

Utah Republican legislative candidates advance out of state convention

Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 27 - 1:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Republican legislative candidates advanced in several races during the state GOP convention Saturday.
Weber County officials warn about potential flooding

Weber County officials warn about potential flooding

Carlysle Price, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 27 - 1:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

Officials with the Ogden City Fire Department and Weber County Sheriff's Office are warning people to avoid streams and rivers in Weber County, as they are expected to run faster and fuller in correlation with spring's rising temperatures.
Teacher says pleas for better ventilation were ignored, then he was diagnosed with lung disease

Teacher says pleas for better ventilation were ignored, then he was diagnosed with lung disease

Sydnee Chapman Gonzalez, Utah Investigative Journalism Project  |  Posted April 27 - 11:31 a.m.  |  Save Story

LaMarr Walker's decadeslong career teaching agriculture and shop in southern Utah came to an early end on the advice of his doctor with a diagnosis he believes may have been preventable.
Thrills and spills as Dixie High seniors paint Sugarloaf sign

Thrills and spills as Dixie High seniors paint Sugarloaf sign

Chris Reed, St. George News  |  Posted April 27 - 10:07 a.m.  |  Save Story

Seniors from Dixie High School were hanging by ropes over the edge of Dixie Rock on Friday morning with white paint and white knuckles.
US 89 closed to southbound traffic at Davis-Weber county line  for the weekend

US 89 closed to southbound traffic at Davis-Weber county line for the weekend

Adam Small, KSL Newsradio  |  Posted April 27 - 9:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

It just got harder to get home for people heading to tonight's commencement at Weber State University.
'Dixie Express' train sculpture makes journey to its forever home in Enterprise

'Dixie Express' train sculpture makes journey to its forever home in Enterprise

Jeff Richards, St. George News  |  Posted April 27 - 7:53 a.m.  |  Save Story

A metal train sculpture created by local artist Matt Clark will now greet visitors to Enterprise.
NASA looking to researchers at Utah State University to problem-solve farming on Mars

NASA looking to researchers at Utah State University to problem-solve farming on Mars

Mike Anderson, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 27 - 7:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

A group of researchers at Utah State University has been experimenting with farming methods to help NASA learn how to survive on Mars.