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Orem dentist accused of abusing high school intern
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted June 24 - 6:00 p.m. | Save Story
A longtime dentist in Orem is accused of sexually abusing a high school senior by giving her a physical examination he was not licensed to perform.
Cottonwood Fire might set cost records after destroying southern Utah resort, Cox says
Carter Williams and Kennedy Camarena, KSL | Updated June 24 - 5:32 p.m. | Save Story
The Cottonwood Fire continued to spread Wednesday after taking down Eagle Point Resort, a ski resort in southern Utah.
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'Are we sure this isn't Travis [Kelce]?' NH police seek purse theft suspect they say looks like the NFL star
Matt Schooley, WBZ | Updated June 24 - 5:30 p.m. | Save Story
A New Hampshire police department is looking for a man who allegedly stole a purse out of a car, and they say the man bears a striking resemblance to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Mike Allred aims for 'needed' changes in Box Elder sheriff race
Mike Anderson, KSL | Posted June 24 - 4:00 p.m. | Save Story
Watching early election results come in with family Tuesday night, Mike Allred said he's hopeful for positive changes within the Box Elder County Sheriff's Office.
Man sentenced to prison for killing Springville newlywed 'hero' in fatal DUI crash
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted June 24 - 2:31 p.m. | Save Story
A man who drove his truck onto a Springville sidewalk, killing a pedestrian while under the influence was sentenced to prison on Tuesday.
Pilot dies in plane crash in Box Elder County
Kennedy Camarena, KSL | Posted June 24 - 12:41 p.m. | Save Story
Responders found a 44-year-old pilot dead on Tuesday after he crashed his plane in Box Elder County.
Chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams, 3 others charged in federal bribery probe
David Collins, Jake Offenhartz, Michael R. Sisak and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press | Updated June 24 - 12:12 p.m. | Save Story
A chief of staff to former New York City Mayor Eric Adams and several others were charged in a federal indictment in connection with alleged bribery scheme involving a city contract.
Camp Mystic in Texas files for bankruptcy after catastrophic floods killed 28 people
Kathy Mccormack, Associated Press | Updated June 24 - 11:39 a.m. | Save Story
Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Wednesday, nearly a year after floods killed 25 girls and two teenage counselors at the all-girls Christian camp in Texas.
DOJ announces hundreds of charges in multibillion-dollar healthcare fraud crackdown
Eric Tucker, Associated Press | Updated June 24 - 9:03 a.m. | Save Story
The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against 455 people in a two-week healthcare fraud crackdown that officials say involved over $6.5 billion in false claims.
18-year-old arrested following high-speed chase, claims long history of fleeing
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted June 24 - 8:34 a.m. | Save Story
An 18-year-old driving a Ford Mustang was arrested following a high speed chase late Tuesday. The man claims he's fled from police about 40 times.
Appeals court says presidents aren't beyond review in monument disputes
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted June 24 - 8:09 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed a lower court ruling on monument designations by reviving a thrown-out case against the federal government on Tuesday.
Wildfire smoke brings falling ash, worsens air quality as summer rodeos, events go on
Shelby Lofton, KSL | Posted June 24 - 7:37 a.m. | Save Story
Reports of ash falling from the sky and hazy conditions across parts of Utah are raising concerns about air quality and outdoor events as wildfire smoke drifts into populated areas.
Co-owners of drug treatment facility accused of defrauding Utah Medicaid
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted June 23 - 10:33 p.m. | Save Story
Three men have been charged under the Utah False Claims Act on the accusation that they billed Medicaid for drug treatment services never rendered.
Olympian skier Bode Miller pleads not guilty to Idaho misdemeanor drug charges
Rebecca Boone, Associated Press | Updated June 23 - 9:14 p.m. | Save Story
Olympic gold medalist skier Bode Miller has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor drug charges. An Idaho sheriff's deputy says Miller was arrested for possessing psilocybin mushrooms.
'Now is not the time to be careless with fires,' Gill warns
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted June 23 - 8:30 p.m. | Save Story
Charges filed against man accused of starting Memory Grove fire as DA warns about reckless behavior with camp fires and fireworks during upcoming holidays.
Car crashes into American Fork shop, forcing closure on Father's Day
Debbie Worthen, KSL | Posted June 23 - 8:00 p.m. | Save Story
A small Utah County business is closed until further notice after a car slammed through its storefront on Father's Day.
Utah mother charged with international kidnapping claims she was saving kids from 'end of times'
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted June 23 - 7:40 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah mother, who believed she was saving her kids from "the end of times," is facing federal kidnapping charges after she fled to Croatia with her four children.
Leader of Texas immigration center attack gets 100-year prison sentence
Jasper Ward, Reuters | Updated June 23 - 7:20 p.m. | Save Story
Eight people were each sentenced to 30 to 100 ​years in prison on Tuesday in connection with violence at a Texas federal immigration facility last year that prosecutors called domestic terrorism.
