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Ex-Epstein staffer testifies teen accusers visited mansion

A former housekeeper is testifying that two women who have accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexually abusing them as underage teens were repeated visitors to his Palm Beach mansion and that they were summoned by Epstein or his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
4 years ago

Utah reports 1,981 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, passes 600K cases

The Utah Department of Health on Thursday said 1,981 Utahns have tested positive for COVID-19. UDOH officials reported zero additional deaths due to technical difficulties with their reporting system.
4 years ago

Utahns losing millions to romance scams

Valentine’s Day is more than two months away, so you might think New Year's Day is time to talk about love. But criminals are looking to rip you off by playing on your emotions in the form of romance scams.
4 years ago

KSL+: Efficacy of police pursuits

After the police pursuit of a drunk driver left a local mother and entrepreneur dead and her friend badly injured, her husband is now fighting to change policies in Utah surrounding police chases. We look at the efficacy of police pursuits — does the good outweigh the harm?
4 years ago

Burger King is returning the Whopper to its original price

Burger King's Whopper is turning 64 years old, and it's giving the sandwich a price to match.
4 years ago

Utah nonprofit concert series surpasses 1,000 concerts thanks in part to pandemic pivot

A Utah concert series has surpassed a significant milestone, recently topping 1,000 concerts all-time following a notable pivot from the organization that runs it.
4 years ago

Omicron confirmed in man who attended NYC anime convention

Health officials say the omicron variant of the coronavirus has been found in a Minnesota man who attended an anime convention in New York City in November.
4 years ago

US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico

U.S. officials say the Biden administration has struck an agreement with Mexico to next week reinstate a Trump-era border policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.
4 years ago

Jan. 6 panel votes to hold former DOJ official in contempt

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has voted to pursue contempt charges against Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who refused to answer the committee’s questions.
4 years ago

Biden launching winter COVID-19 booster, testing campaign

President Joe Biden is kicking off a more urgent campaign for Americans to get COVID-19 booster shots.
4 years ago

Neighbors pitching in after Cache Co. family loses thousands in hay barn fire

A farming family in northern Utah is dealing with a huge loss after a fire destroyed an estimated $350,000 of hay.
4 years ago

US reports 1st case of omicron variant in returning traveler

The U.S. identified its first known case of the omicron variant Wednesday — in a person in California — as scientists around the world raced to establish whether the new, mutant version of the coronavirus is more dangerous than the previous ones.
4 years ago

Michigan teen charged in Oxford High School shooting

A Michigan teenager has been charged with murder, terrorism and other counts for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured others at Oxford High School.
4 years ago

Utah influencers shatter Festival of Trees record with $50K donation

Local social media influencers JT and Brooklyn Laybourne helped raise over $50,000, which will be donated to Primary Children's Hospital in honor of a young Utah girl.
4 years ago

Suspect in custody after high-speed chase through Salt Lake County

One person is in custody after leading police on a high-speed chase through parts of Salt Lake County.
4 years ago

Key accuser at Ghislaine Maxwell trial resumes testimony

A key accuser against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell returned to the witness stand to face-cross examination about allegations Maxwell helped financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse her when she was a teen.
4 years ago

Investigators track ammunition in fatal film set shooting

Authorities are pursuing new leads on possible sources of live ammunition involved in actor Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of a western movie.
4 years ago

Four injured as old bomb explodes near train station in German city of Munich

Four people have been injured in an explosion caused by an old aircraft bomb near a busy train station in the German city of Munich, police said Wednesday.
4 years ago

Students describe barricading doors with tables during Michigan high school shooting that left 3 dead and 8 injured

Students at a Michigan high school described terrifying scenes of barricading doors with desks and escaping out of windows during a shooting that left three dead and eight others injured.
4 years ago

Omicron unravels travel industry’s plans for a comeback

Tourism businesses that were just finding their footing after nearly two years of devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic are being rattled again as countries throw up new barriers to travel in an effort to contain the omicron variant.
4 years ago

Abortion rights at stake in historic Supreme Court arguments

Abortion rights are on the line at the Supreme Court in historic arguments over the landmark ruling nearly 50 years ago that declared a nationwide right to end a pregnancy.
4 years ago

St. George woman organizes huge donation for Toys for Tots

The holiday season is a time for giving, and a St. George woman is inspiring us all with her donation to Toys for Tots.
4 years ago

El Chapo’s wife sentenced on federal drug trafficking charges

The wife of Mexican drug boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was sentenced today to three years in prison and four years of supervised release.
4 years ago

Utah reports 1,195 COVID-19 cases, 20 additional deaths

The Utah Department of Health on Tuesday said 20 more Utahns have died due to COVID-19 and 1,195 residents have tested positive for the virus.
4 years ago

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