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Magna man charged in connection with gang-related shooting at West Valley park
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted April 8 - 5:10 p.m. | Save Story
A Magna man is facing felony charges accusing him injuring a 16-year-old boy during a gang-related shooting.
Stocks rally after tariff-tied selloff; US bond yields up a 2nd day
Reuters | Updated April 8 - 4:27 p.m. | Save Story
Major stock markets jumped on Tuesday after three days of heavy selling while U.S. Treasury yields rose for a second day.

Red Butte Garden's 2025 summer lineup released. Here's who will be playing
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted April 8 - 4:05 p.m. | Save Story
Red Butte Garden is about to be rocking again this summer with artists such as Cheap Trick, Barenaked Ladies, Rick Springfield, ZZ Top, Train and more.

Have You Seen This? 7-foot-9 Florida center doesn't need ladder to cut championship net
Caleb Turner, KSL.com | Posted April 8 - 3:51 p.m. | Save Story
The college basketball tradition of cutting down the championship net goes back decades, but there's usually a prop included every time.

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Utah Online School provides opportunities for recipients of the Utah Fits All scholarship
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If you're looking for a top-rated accredited school that accepts this scholarship, Utah Online School (UOS) is the perfect choice.
Supreme Court halts reinstatement of fired federal employees
Andrew Chung, Reuters | Updated April 8 - 2:46 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked on Tuesday a judge's order for President Donald Trump's administration to rehire thousands of fired employees, acting in a dispute over his effort to slash the federal workforce.

Deserae Turner, young Utah girl who beat odds of death after shooting, now in hospice care
Mary Culbertson, KSL-TV | Posted April 8 - 2:17 p.m. | Save Story
After years spent in ongoing recovery, a woman who was shot in the head has been put in hospice care.

Morgan County man accused of killing girlfriend's dog for going to bathroom inside
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 8 - 1:35 p.m. | Save Story
A 27-year-old Morgan County man was charged with aggravated animal cruelty after police say he beat the woman's small Yorkshire Terrier to death over going to the bathroom inside.

Ground to be officially broken for Utah County's future Huntsman Cancer Institute location
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted April 8 - 1:00 p.m. | Save Story
The Huntsman Cancer Institute breaks ground at its Vineyard location on Tuesday, aiming to bring cancer care closer to Utah County and southern Utah patients in late 2028.
Nightclub roof collapse in Dominican Republic kills at least 27 including governor
Paul Mathiasen, Reuters | Updated April 8 - 12:27 p.m. | Save Story
At least 27 people were killed, including a provincial governor, and 134 more were injured in the early hours of Tuesday when the roof of a nightclub in the Dominican capital of Santo Domingo collapsed, authorities said.

Grandmother charged in investigation of malnourished West Jordan boy
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted April 8 - 12:05 p.m. | Save Story
A West Jordan mother has been charged with aggravated child abuse and is accused of not properly feeding her baby. Now, the infant's grandmother faces an identical charge.

Lori Daybell and brother were calm about Charles Vallow's death, emergency responders testify
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted April 8 - 11:50 a.m. | Save Story
Three emergency responders testified in Lori Vallow Daybell's Arizona trial on Monday. Officers said Daybell and her brother were both calm and nonchalant when they responded.

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Catholic Church announces 'painful' end to U.S. government partnership
Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News | Posted April 8 - 11:46 a.m. | Save Story
Catholic refugee programs in the U.S. have been reeling since President Donald Trump froze federal funding after returning to office.

2 Utah men, 1 other American jailed over failed Congo coup are now in US custody
Ange Kasongo, Reuters | Posted April 8 - 11:29 a.m. | Save Story
Three U.S. citizens, including 2 Utahns, jailed over a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo are now in U.S. custody.

Patrick Kinahan: Cody Williams lags behind two other drafted Jazz rookies
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted April 8 - 10:28 a.m. | Save Story
With only two games left in the dreadful Jazz season, it's worth evaluating the three rookies drafted last June.

Draft-eligible: After standout BYU season, Egor Demin plans for NBA future
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted April 8 - 10:05 a.m. | Save Story
The 6-foot-9 freshman guard from Moscow, Russia, made his future plans known Tuesday morning.

Southern Utah mom accused of not picking up child charged with abandonment
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted April 8 - 10:01 a.m. | Save Story
A southern Utah woman is facing a felony charge after police say never picked up her child from day care.
Health insurers jump as 2026 Medicare payment rates exceed expectations
Mariam Sunny and Amina Niasse, Reuters | Updated April 8 - 9:35 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. announced a 5.06% average increase in the government's final reimbursement rates for 2026 Medicare Advantage health plans run by private insurers, more than double the increase it proposed in January.

Draper aquarium welcomes 4 macaroni penguins
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted April 8 - 9:04 a.m. | Save Story
The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium has added four unique penguins to its resident colony and is asking the public for help naming them.

What to expect at Salt Lake Bees' new Daybreak stadium as it opens
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted April 8 - 9:02 a.m. | Save Story
Baseball fans can expect a whole lot of new as The Ballpark at America First Square opens on Tuesday.

Moab man charged with abusing 93-year-old at senior care center
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted April 8 - 8:39 a.m. | Save Story
An employee at a Moab senior care center is facing criminal charges after an elderly woman's family allegedly recorded him on a nanny camera inappropriately touching her.

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West Valley family heartbroken after devastating house fire
Dan Rascon, KSL-TV | Posted April 8 - 8:18 a.m. | Save Story
A West Valley family is devastated and heartbroken after they lost everything in a fast-moving house fire Sunday afternoon.
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