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Saying it would save lives, reduce health care costs and keep kids from getting hooked on cigarettes, a bipartisan group of senators, including Sen. Mitt Romney, touted their bill Wednesday to raise the legal age for tobacco use to 21. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2DWEvLb

A new police artist sketch of a possible suspect in the 23-year-old murder of Rosie Tapia has been released. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2Ww7AEx

Gov. Gary Herbert and legislative leaders faced a Utah Eagle Forum audience clearly opposed to imposing sales taxes on services at a forum on tax reform Wednesday. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2VVqR5l

Salt Lake City police were still sorting out details Wednesday of a confrontation that left a man in critical condition. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2Jaz8fE

A man accused of fatally shooting another man in the parking lot of a Hires restaurant was charged Wednesday. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2Yb0HZG

After being denied the proper permits, Utah’s Bonanza Campout Music Festival has been canceled for 2019. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2HcxdDR

The Honor Code at BYU has drawn plenty of attention recently, some of it coming in the form of protests and demonstrations. Critics and supporters alike are calling for a review of the way Honor Code issues are discussed and punishment is handed out. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2vNtbNb

Big Boy heads into Utah as part of a yearlong tour to commemorate the transcontinental railroad's 150th anniversary. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2YfZlwN

The Canyons Board of Education approved Tuesday a $50,000 starting wage for teachers this fall and a $7,665 annual raise for all certified teachers. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2WwSoac

An Ogden apartment fire Monday night is estimated to have caused $35,000 in damages and displaced residents from 12 units. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2J2PCqd

The robber was described as having tattoos on both of his lower legs, wearing a black hoodie with "Straight Outta Tonga" written on the chest, a black Raider's baseball hat and black Nike shoes. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2VITJha

The city of Provo will no longer relocate deer found wandering within city limits in the wake of state officials' decision to no longer make that an option. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2JnYqpZ

The heat and heavy rain last week loosened up snow that remained on steep slopes and triggered an avalanche that came down in recent days in a popular hiking area. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2VPG0oI

Nearly five years have gone by since the state of Utah and Salt Lake City made headlines for a backlog of hundreds of untested rape kits. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2VRY69y

A renter is having a big problem after sewage started flowing into her Murray apartment. She's frustrated with the management, saying she doesn’t think they’re doing enough. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2VO8cZ4

Two brothers who pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges in March were sentenced to probation for their roles in a gang-related fatal shooting on Christmas Eve 2016. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2vHiEmx

Salt Lake police released a 911 call that led to an April 7 arrest, as well as body camera footage showing him falling off two-story apartment building while officers escorted him to the patrol car. He later died of his injuries. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2WsphoH

Sen. Mike Lee pictures a world where Sen. Kamala Harris is president and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is speaker of the House, and in his eyes it isn't pretty. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2VhXvP3

A federal judge wants to know more about a second woman who alleges a former president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Missionary Training Center sexually assaulted when she was a missionary in 1984. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2PPQ9MX

Shortly after West Jordan police began investigating the death of a 1-year-old boy as suspicious, five other children were removed from the house and placed into protective custody, according to police. from KSL / Utah / Local Stories http://bit.ly/2GZY4TM