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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) - Just when it looked like the Utah Mammoth were going to cruise to a comfortable win over Pittsburgh, they needed rookie goalie Sebastian Cossa to make the biggest save of his life to pull out the victory. Cossa, making his first home start, made a sprawling save on a
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — Crews are responding to a crash on northbound I-15 in St. George. According to the Utah Department of Transportation, a crash is leading to closures. Several lanes of northbound I-15 are closed at milepost 5, which is near the Virgin River exit at St. George. Lieutenant Zach Randall…
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (ABC4) — Using a remote-controlled crawler, West Valley City's Public Works Department rescued a kitten stuck in a pipe. According to the West Valley City Government, members of their storm crew in their Public Works Department received reports of a kitten that was stuck inside of a drainpipe…
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently dedicated their first Temple in Nicaragua. Additionally, they announced the location of a temple in El Paso, Texas. The El Paso Texas Temple was initially announced in October 2024 and is set to be the 10th temple in the Lone Star
NEW HARMONY, Utah (ABC4) — Rocky Mountain Power plans to build a 54-mile transmission line in Southern Utah, leading to some concerns from local residents The project, titled the Three Peaks to Purgatory Flat transmission line project, was announced to the public earlier this year ahead of open house meetings. It…
WASATCH COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — A resolution asking for Wasatch County Sheriff Jared Rigby to resign is set to appear before the county council later this week. This comes after Rigby was criminally indicted. According to the meeting agenda, the council will discuss and consider the recently proposed Resolution 26-13…
PROVO, Utah (ABC4 Sports) - When Notre Dame's final pass fell incomplete and the fans stormed the field at LaVell Edwards Stadium, the BYU team knew it had accomplished something historic. "It was surreal for sure," said tight end Walker Lyons, who caught the game-winning touchdown pass in the Cougars' 28-24 win. "All…
DAVIS COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — Health officials are warning after an invasive mosquito species was found in Davis County. According to the Davis County Health Department, their Mosquito Abatement District identified an Aedes aegypti mosquito during routine testing. While that species of mosquito has been found…
Bears are having a very bad year. Across much of the United States, a warm winter and persistent drought have decimated the natural foods that black and brown bears rely on. With nearly every station at the buffet in short supply, the adaptable eaters are turning to human food. From California to Connecticut…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing a Women’s Health Division within the National Institutes of Health. The new division is set to work with the agency’s existing Office of Research on Women’s Health, which was established in 1990 and “has served as the focal point for…
WASHINGTON — Immigrants living in the United States with humanitarian status from Ukraine and Sudan will retain their deportation protections and work authorizations for now, the Department of Homeland Security said over the weekend. More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese with Temporary Protected…
Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson is among several election officials across the country that have been sent suspicious white powder and threatening letters ahead of the midterm elections. Reports of the letters in Arizona, Ohio, Oklahoma and Louisiana began last week, prompting building evacuations and an FBI…
Utahns’ perception of their quality of life is the lowest it’s been in 15 years, according to a new report. The report issued last week by the nonpartisan research nonprofit, the Utah Foundation, says Utah’s quality of life index measured an “all-time low” of 63 out of 100 based on a statewide survey that measures
The sheer size of investment in data centers is drawing concern as it surpasses all other historical booms and crowds out other more job-creating ventures. Until now, no industry had driven the U.S. economy with such force since the railroad expansion of the late 1800s, when titans battled one another to lay the…
With ballots hitting Utah mailboxes this week, protesters in Salt Lake City’s No Kings demonstration Saturday marched with their votes in hand to deposit in a downtown drop box. The city’s fourth No Kings protest brought out a smaller crowd, with Utah Highway Patrol estimating 2,000 people at the Capitol grounds, and…
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th. Boise State University senior Cade Syvock opposes abortion. As president of the school’s chapter of the conservative group Turning Point USA, the organization founded by the late activist Charlie Kirk…