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Restored headstone vandalized at Grantsville Cemetery unveiled on Memorial Day Neighbors say Wells Ward meetinghouse was left in despair for years before fire Officials remind swimmers to be cautious before stepping foot in water this summer Wrong-way crash closes WB I-80 near Great Saltair Martha Hughes Cannon statue headed to US Capitol ‘I love my country’: Veterans, Gov. Cox focus on service, honoring military on Memorial Day Sandy homeless shelter resident jailed on suspicion of killing roommate Multiple people in custody after shots fired at South Salt Lake gathering Man taken into custody for alleged assaults at Cathedral of the Madeleine Man dies after drowning in swimming pool at Taylorsville apartment complex Layton man charged with killing his father now charged with threatening puppy owner Paraglider injured after crashing in Washington County Man shot, killed in Salt Lake City homicide Historic church burns in downtown Salt Lake City Rain clears up Saturday for families to enjoy annual Buskerfest Man accused in the killing of two missing men earlier this year is facing additional charges ‘MRI wasn’t good’; Utah family not giving up after son nearly drowned Davis County officials weigh tax hike, planning new shelter to contend with stray dogs, cats Utah family obtains legal assistance to help get children they adopted out of Haiti ‘They want to participate’: Mexicans in Utah will be able to take part in Mexico’s presidential vote Utah Democratic Party announced Nathaniel Woodward as nominee for U.S. Congressional District 2 Utah man declined $100K offer to travel to Congo on ‘security job’ that was covert coup attempt Juvenile died after crashing motorcycle in West Jordan Mountain biker recounts aggressive badger standoff in Draper

Lauren Steinbrecher

Restored headstone vandalized at Grantsville Cemetery unveiled on Memorial Day

A Memorial Day gathering marked the heartwarming end to what started as an upsetting story in the Grantsville Cemetery. Months after historic headstones were found broken and destroyed, one extended family came together with reason to celebrate.

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Mark Jones and Shelby Lofton

Neighbors say Wells Ward meetinghouse was left in despair for years before fire

A nearly 100-year-old church is set to be demolished after a fire Sunday morning left it in ruins.

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Brianna Chavez

Officials remind swimmers to be cautious before stepping foot in water this summer

With the unofficial start to the summer here, that means more Utah families will be going out for a swim. But aquatics officials are urging anyone who gets in the pool or open water to be cautious.

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Sam Herrera, KSL NewsRadio

Wrong-way crash closes WB I-80 near Great Saltair

A wrong-way driver hit a truck pulling a horse trailer head-on, closing westbound I-80 for several hours on Monday. The freeway remains closed at 5600 West near the Great Saltair.

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Lindsay Aerts

Martha Hughes Cannon statue headed to US Capitol

A statue of Martha Hughes Cannon is headed to Washington D.C. to represent Utah.

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Tim Vandenack, KSL.com

‘I love my country’: Veterans, Gov. Cox focus on service, honoring military on Memorial Day

Memorial Day isn't just about picnics, relaxation and sun for John Jackman. Significantly, it brings to mind military comrades who have died while serving the United States.

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Tim Vandenack, KSL.com

Sandy homeless shelter resident jailed on suspicion of killing roommate

A resident of a homeless shelter in Sandy has been jailed on suspicion of murder in the death of a roommate at the Medically Vulnerable People Program Facility.

9 hours ago

Karah Brackin and Josh Ellis, KSL TV

Multiple people in custody after shots fired at South Salt Lake gathering

South Salt Lake police say shots were fired at a large gathering early Monday morning, and multiple people have been taken into custody.

11 hours ago

Mark Jones

Man taken into custody for alleged assaults at Cathedral of the Madeleine

A 31-year-old man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly began assaulting random people duing Sunday service at the Cathedral of the Madeleine.

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Mark Jones

Man dies after drowning in swimming pool at Taylorsville apartment complex

Taylorsville police said a 35-year-old male drowned Sunday.

1 day ago

Collin Leonard, KSL.com

Layton man charged with killing his father now charged with threatening puppy owner

A Layton man charged this month with brutally killing his father now faces an additional criminal charge after police say he threatened to kill a man selling puppies the day before his father was found dead.

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Mary Culbertson

Paraglider injured after crashing in Washington County

A paraglider was injured after crashing near Blue Springs Reservoir in Washington County.

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Mary Culbertson

Man shot, killed in Salt Lake City homicide

One man is dead after he was shot in a Glendale neighborhood. Police are investigating the shooting as a homicide.

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Mary Culbertson, Brianna Chavez and Shelby Lofton

Historic church burns in downtown Salt Lake City

A large fire at a historic church building, the Wells Ward meetinghouse, caused a four-alarm response from Salt Lake Fire Department.

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Brianna Chavez

Rain clears up Saturday for families to enjoy annual Buskerfest

Rain put a damper on some plans, but thankfully the sunshine came out just in time for people to enjoy the weekend festivities especially the annual Busker Fest.

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Mark Jones

Man accused in the killing of two missing men earlier this year is facing additional charges

A man accused of killing two men missing from San Juan County earlier this year is facing additional charges.

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Mark Jones and Mary Culbertson, KSL TV

‘MRI wasn’t good’; Utah family not giving up after son nearly drowned

A toddler who nearly drowned in a Beaver County creek has been not speaking after waking up from a coma. Recent MRI results did not look promising, but his family is not giving up.

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Tim Vandenack, KSL.com

Davis County officials weigh tax hike, planning new shelter to contend with stray dogs, cats

Animal Care of Davis County, the sole animal shelter in the county, is crunched for space and money. It's prompted plans to build a new $15-million shelter and has Davis County commissioners weighing a property tax hike to keep pace with the rising cost of caring for the critters.

2 days ago

Alex Cabrero

Utah family obtains legal assistance to help get children they adopted out of Haiti

In hopes of getting their two adopted children out of Haiti, a Utah family has joined with more than 20 other families in hiring the Fox Rothschild law firm that deals with difficult international adoptions.

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Tim Vandenack, KSL.com

‘They want to participate’: Mexicans in Utah will be able to take part in Mexico’s presidential vote

As the U.S. presidential campaign heats up, a parallel campaign south of the U.S. border for the Mexican presidency is reaching a crescendo.

2 days ago

Carlysle Price

Utah Democratic Party announced Nathaniel Woodward as nominee for U.S. Congressional District 2

The Utah Democratic Party announced Nathaniel Woodward as their nominee for U.S. Congressional District 2 after a virtual, ranked choice vote that took place Saturday morning.

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Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press

Utah man declined $100K offer to travel to Congo on ‘security job’ that was covert coup attempt

The friend of a prominent Congolese opposition leader’s son said he turned down a six-figure offer to travel there from the U.S. as part of the family’s security detail in what turned out to be a failed coup attempt.

2 days ago

Carlysle Price

Juvenile died after crashing motorcycle in West Jordan

A juvenile died Saturday morning after appearing to have lost control of their motorcycle.

2 days ago

Lauren Steinbrecher

Mountain biker recounts aggressive badger standoff in Draper

A mountain biker is recounting a tense standoff with a family of badgers, who got so aggressive they nearly forced him off the trail.

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