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After shaky start to season, Red Rocks bounce back (a bit) in win over Arizona State

Josh Furlong, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 30 - 11:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

The talent is undeniable, but the Red Rocks have yet to piece together a consistent meet this season.

George scores 26, but Egor Demin's career night lifts Nets over Jazz in return to Utah

Jaxon Wynder, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 30 - 11:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Egor Demin made his first NBA trip to Utah after playing one season at BYU and he topped off a Nets win with a career-high 25 points and first career double-double.

46-year-old man dies after being hit by car in Orem, police say

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 30 - 10:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in Orem while crossing a roadway on Friday, according to police.

Egor Demin sets NBA rookie 3-point record in return to his 'second home'

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 30 - 10:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

The 6-foot-8 former BYU guard finished with his 22 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in the Nets' 106-99 win over the Jazz, and the first double-double of his rookie campaign.

Jury finds man guilty of attempted murder in shooting at 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Provo

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 30 - 9:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man who fired shots at a Provo Black Lives Matter protest, hitting a man driving a car, was found guilty of attempted aggravated murder on Friday.

Venezuela plans amnesty law for prisoners, vows to convert major prison center

Reuters  |  Posted Jan. 30 - 9:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez on Friday proposed an "amnesty law" for prisoners, adding the Helicoide detention center would be converted into a hub for sports and social services.

Baby long-necked dinosaurs were a 'perfect snack' for predators

Will Dunham, Reuters  |  Updated Jan. 30 - 8:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

New research shows Brachiosaurus and other sauropod babies appear to have been regular dinner fare for meat-eating dinosaurs 150 million years ago.

Disney's Iger plans to step down as CEO before contract expires, WSJ reports

Arsheeya Bajwa, Reuters  |  Updated Jan. 30 - 8:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Walt Disney's Bob Iger has told associates he plans to step ​down as CEO before his contract expires on Dec. 31, The Wall Street ⁠Journal reported on Friday, citing internal sources.

Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office teams up with UDOT for traction sticker program

Brian Carlson, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 30 - 7:41 p.m.  |  Save Story

Snow has been sparse this year, but safety is still top priority for the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, as it enforces the new traction sticker program for the Cottonwood canyons.

Utahns demonstrate, walk out of school, shut their businesses to protest immigration crackdown

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Updated Jan. 30 - 7:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Students walked out of school, people demonstrated and some businesses shut their doors Friday as part of national protesting against the federal immigration crackdown.

What's at stake as Utah, 6 other states seek new Colorado River deal

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 30 - 7:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

Gov. Spencer Cox said he remains hopeful that Utah and other Colorado River states can reach an agreement on how to share the river. Failing to do so would be troublesome, officials said.

Velvet-rope security lines and grandpa's heirlooms: Inside the rush to sell gold and silver

Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN  |  Posted Jan. 30 - 6:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

In San Francisco, Seth Chandler's business has lines out the door. It's not unusual for twenty-odd people to be penned in by a velvet rope, monitored by two security guards.

Senate approves spending deal, but short government shutdown likely

Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Nolan D. McCaskill, Reuters  |  Updated Jan. 30 - 6:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

The government is headed toward a partial shutdown ​on Friday with the House of Representatives out of town, despite the Senate approving a funding deal.

Skiing accident at Park City Mountain leaves Florida woman dead

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 30 - 6:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A woman visiting Utah from Florida sustained fatal injuries in a skiing incident in Park City on Tuesday, resort officials say.

Could Election Day become an official state holiday in Utah?

Caitlin Keith, Deseret News  |  Posted Jan. 30 - 5:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah could soon have another state holiday, but with the purpose of encouraging all Utahns to vote.

Emmy-winning comic actor Catherine O'Hara of 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone' dies at 71

Andrew Dalton and Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press  |  Updated Jan. 30 - 5:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

Catherine O'Hara, the Emmy-winning actor known for her roles on "SCTV," "Schitt's Creek," and the two "Home Alone" films, died Friday at her Los Angeles home after a brief illness at the age of 71.

Legislature approves bill adding justices to Utah Supreme Court, lower courts

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 30 - 5:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Lawmakers gave final approval to a bill expanding Utah's Supreme Court, appellate court and district courts Friday, sending the bill to Gov. Spencer Cox for his signature.

Driver charged with automobile homicide in Sanpete County crash

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Jan. 30 - 4:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Mt. Pleasant man was charged Thursday with using a "handheld device" while driving and causing a fatal crash in September in Sanpete County.

Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty after judge dismisses murder charge

Jack Queen and Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  Updated Jan. 30 - 4:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty after a judge on Friday dismissed murder and weapons charges against him in a major blow to federal prosecutors.

The Justice Department says it has opened a federal civil rights probe into the killing of Alex Pretti

Michael Biesecker, Rebecca Santana and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press  |  Updated Jan. 30 - 4:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Justice Department announced on Friday it opened a federal civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, with the Department of Homeland Security saying the FBI will lead the probe.

Utah to set a new record-low snowpack mark; officials monitor potential water impacts

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 30 - 3:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's statewide snowpack is on track to be the lowest early-February total yet.

Trump's Justice Department releases final cache of Jeffrey Epstein files

Andrew Goudsward, Reuters  |  Updated Jan. 30 - 2:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. Justice Department on Friday published a new and final cache of millions of documents related to the late ​convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, under a law passed in November that required the release of all Epstein-related records.

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What Utah support for physician-assisted suicide looks like — and how that could change

Jennifer Graham, Deseret News  |  Posted Jan. 30 - 2:27 p.m.  |  Save Story

Religious belief corresponds with less support for physician-assisted suicide, but it didn't prevent what's happening in Canada.