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Inexpensive new cars are becoming tougher and tougher to find

Just over a decade ago, most new American cars were sold for less than $30,000, according to data from auto research firm Edmunds, with nearly a third priced below $25,000. But that's not the case today.

Inexpensive new cars are becoming tougher and tougher to find

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Abby Cox has tips for parents of early readers

Abby Cox has tips for parents of early readers

Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 5 - 3:04 p.m. | Save Story

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and first lady Abby Cox launched Utah Reads, a statewide early literacy campaign encouraging families to make reading together a daily habit.

New affordable housing development breaks ground in Salt Lake City

New affordable housing development breaks ground in Salt Lake City

VideoAnnette Campbell, KSL | Posted Sept. 4 - 10:31 a.m. | Save Story

City leaders and developers broke ground Thursday on a new affordable housing project aimed at helping working families stay in Salt Lake City as housing costs continue to rise.

New Intermountain Health clinic supports families navigating pregnancy after loss

New Intermountain Health clinic supports families navigating pregnancy after loss

VideoEmma Benson, KSL | Updated Sept. 4 - 6:31 a.m. | Save Story

A new Utah clinic is providing specialized medical and emotional support for families navigating pregnancy after loss.

Quick actions save 8-year-old boy after baseball accident at Henefer field

Quick actions save 8-year-old boy after baseball accident at Henefer field

VideoDan Rascon, KSL | Updated Sept. 2 - 10:39 p.m. | Save Story

An 8-year-old boy is recovering at Primary Children's Hospital after being struck in the chest by a baseball during practice in Henefer, an impact that firefighters said sent him into cardiac arrest.

Utah company aims to turn homeownership into an employee benefit

Utah company aims to turn homeownership into an employee benefit

VideoDaniel Woodruff, KSL | Updated Sept. 2 - 8:06 p.m. | Save Story

A Provo startup, NestSteps, wants to help fill the gap in housing attainability where other efforts have fallen short.

Mom gives birth to rare set of triplets weighing more than 19 pounds, nearing world record

Mom gives birth to rare set of triplets weighing more than 19 pounds, nearing world record

J.J. Zavalla, KABC | Posted Sept. 2 - 2:47 p.m. | Save Story

A South Bay family has grown to seven after welcoming a rare set of naturally conceived triplets, a pregnancy that medical professionals described as an uncommon occurrence.

Utah father remembered for helping others before fatal lightning strike in Florida

Utah father remembered for helping others before fatal lightning strike in Florida

VideoAnnette Campbell, KSL | Posted Sept. 2 - 7:33 a.m. | Save Story

Family and friends are remembering a Utah husband and father after he was killed by a lightning strike while helping stranded boaters during a sudden storm off the coast of Florida.

Idaho Supreme Court sets date to hear appellate oral arguments in Lori Vallow Daybell case

Idaho Supreme Court sets date to hear appellate oral arguments in Lori Vallow Daybell case

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Sept. 1 - 7:34 p.m. | Save Story

The Idaho Supreme Court has set a date to hear oral arguments regarding Lori Vallow Daybell's appeal.

Mom raises questions after young daughters charged with criminal mischief over broken swing

Mom raises questions after young daughters charged with criminal mischief over broken swing

Marcie Cipriani, WTAE | Posted Aug. 30 - 8:26 a.m. | Save Story

A mother and her children were charged with criminal mischief after a swing was broken at Veterans Memorial Park in Springdale.

Rooted in Philadelphia area, The Berenstain Bears has a "major media project in the works"

Rooted in Philadelphia area, The Berenstain Bears has a "major media project in the works"

Madeleine Wright, KYW | Posted Aug. 29 - 9:50 p.m. | Save Story

The Berenstain Bears, created by Philadelphia natives Stan and Jan Berenstain, continue to entertain and teach generations of children more than 60 years after their debut.

More US homebuyers getting 'cold feet'

More US homebuyers getting 'cold feet'

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 29 - 7:15 a.m. | Save Story

The rate of home sale cancellations last month was the highest in nearly three years.

This non-profit is rescuing animals from across the country, and you can adopt them

This non-profit is rescuing animals from across the country, and you can adopt them

VideoLauren Tippetts, KSL | Posted Aug. 28 - 12:27 p.m. | Save Story

Christina Baldassari, from Tail Wags Rescue, shared what inspired the creation of the non-profit and their mission.

After Iron County vote, other 4-day school districts share lessons and warnings

After Iron County vote, other 4-day school districts share lessons and warnings

VideoBrenna Donnelly, KSL | Updated Aug. 28 - 12:14 p.m. | Save Story

Iron County School District is now the largest school district in the state to approve a four-day school week for all students, after a 4-3 school board vote Tuesday.

Police in Herriman offer back-to-school reminder about new Utah e-bike law

Police in Herriman offer back-to-school reminder about new Utah e-bike law

VideoAndrew Adams, KSL | Updated Aug. 28 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story

Police joined administrators at Providence Hall Junior High School Thursday to share an important reminder with students and parents about Utah's new e-bike law.

California couple confront their surrogate in a Texas court as dispute over newborn escalates

California couple confront their surrogate in a Texas court as dispute over newborn escalates

Jamie Stengle And Anna Wilder/report For America, Associated Press | Updated Aug. 27 - 6:34 p.m. | Save Story

A California couple in an escalating fight with their surrogate over a newborn with a life-threatening heart defect told a Texas court Tuesday that the child's condition has worsened and they are anguished by attempts to deny them parental rights because they previously wanted an abortion.

Hundreds of Utah families set to lose childcare assistance

Hundreds of Utah families set to lose childcare assistance

VideoDaniel Woodruff, KSL and Heather Peterson, KSL | Updated Aug. 27 - 6:03 p.m. | Save Story

The Utah Department of Workforce Services is lowering the income eligibility limit to qualify for Utah's childcare assistance program.

What Meta settlement actually changes for Utah kids

What Meta settlement actually changes for Utah kids

Brooke Nally for KSL | Posted Aug. 27 - 4:55 p.m. | Save Story

Utah's landmark settlement with Meta will put daily time limits, nighttime blocks and school-hour restrictions on Instagram and Facebook for kids. Here's what changes, when it starts and what parents should do now.

The connections that save lives: What Utah's new teen suicide study reveals

The connections that save lives: What Utah's new teen suicide study reveals

VideoDon Brinkerhoff | Updated Aug. 26 - 9:29 p.m. | Save Story

A new study from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services took an in-depth look at the causes of teen suicide.

Meta reaches $18 billion settlement with Utah, other states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction

Meta reaches $18 billion settlement with Utah, other states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction

VideoBarbara Ortutay, Associated Press | Updated Aug. 26 - 1:31 p.m. | Save Story

Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday.