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Alex Cabrero

@alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social
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News reporter for KSL in Salt Lake City. Baseball player for the Utah Rockies. Prankster for everyone. I’m always looking for positive stories. alex@ksl.com

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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Lots of communities are doing fun things for the America 250 celebration. In Garfield County, where quilting has deep roots, one woman came up with an idea to make patriotic quilts and hang them in the courthouse. That idea took off. We’ll have this fun story tonight on KSL TV at 5 and 6.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
A 15-year-old Cyprus HS student was killed in a car accident. She was in a vehicle on a dirt road by the school with 8 other students when it rolled. 4 students were taken to a hospital, 4 others treated on scene. West Valley Police are investigating. KSL TV at 4:00 and 5:00.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Fraser Bullock, chair of the Utah 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Committee, just found out he’s going to run a portion of the Torch Relay in Milan. He’ll do it the day before Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics next month. We’ll have a story with him tonight on KSL News at 10:00.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Casey Dawson has qualified for the 2026 Olympics! US Speedskating Team Trials are being held in Milwaukee today and this weekend. Dawson, who is from Park City, won the 5000m race and also qualified for the 10,000m race. Milan will be his 2nd Olympics for Team USA. 🇺🇸
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Definitely @benwinslow.bsky.social 🤭
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
6-year old Rickie Martz will never forget opening weekend at Deer Valley Resort. His mom? Her heart might still be racing after what she recorded. She and Rickie told us all about it. We’ll have this fun story tonight on KSL TV in our 6:00 newscast. #deer #skiing #utah #
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Two buildings are being moved from Springville to Wendover. The buildings were part of the military air base in Wendover during the WWII training of the Enola Gay crew. Clyde Companies bought them after the war. Now they’re going back to preserve history. This story airs KSL TV at 6:00 tonight.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
A fire burned a popular woodworking shop to the ground this morning. Frontier Woodworks, in Francis, is a total loss.The cause is still being investigated. The owners daughter told me her parents are on vacation in Idaho out of cellphone range and still don’t know it happened. KSL TV at 5 and 6.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Robert Hawkins is a retired police officer but his training kicked in Saturday night. He is one of those credited for pulling a woman trapped in a burning car to safety just before the Domino’s Pizza in Herriman exploded. We’ll have his story tonight on KSL TV in our 6:00 newscast.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
It’s become a July 4th tradition in Utah… jets from Hill Air Force Base flying over several cities and towns. This was the flyover in Riverton. We’re doing a story on this event for KSL TV in our 6:00 newscast.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Utah Governor Spencer Cox is asking Utahns, regardless of faith and beliefs, to join in a Day of Prayer and Fasting for rain this Sunday. He spoke with me in Sanpete County today about his State Declaration. This clip is some of what he said. The story will be posted to ksltv.com
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Justin Merrell was at Perry Park in Box Elder County yesterday when he saw a large tree branch fall and kill an 80-year-woman. A 28-year-old woman was also injured. The park remains closed. We’re doing a story on this for our KSL TV 5:00 and 6:30 newscasts.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
There are about to be some explosions at the Tooele Army Depot. The military invited us along to explain what they do and why it’s important. We’ll have stories on it all tonight on our KSL TV newscasts.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Two weeks ago, I did a story with 94-year-old Chee Secody getting electricity into his Navajo Nation home for the first time. Two nights ago, a fire started in his home that burned everything. I interviewed him again today. We’ll get into what happened in our KSL TV 6:00 newscast.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Heads up if you’re driving on backroads in Northern Utah in the next few weeks. You might come across Patricia Petrina, her four horses, and Piglet the dog. They’re on a 3000-mile trip from the Mexican border to the Canadian border in Montana. Why? She answers during our story on KSL TV at 6:00.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Nephi has always been a place for travelers on I-15 to stop for gas and snacks. City leaders are hoping to attract even more travelers, and a bunch of new businesses that have opened in the southern end of town the past couple of years are helping. We’re doing a story on this for KSL TV at 6:00.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Competitive sport climbing continues to grow in popularity. There’s a World Cup climbing competition in Salt Lake City this weekend… it’s been sold out for more than a month. We’re doing a story on this for KSL TV in tonight’s newscasts.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
A picture might be worth 1000 words but two Utah families were speechless after receiving portraits today. JR Johansen paints portraits of those who’ve passed and gives them to their families. Our story on this emotional day airs on KSL TV tonight at 10. #taylorhoover #deseraeturner
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Tremonton has a new fire chief. The former chief was arrested in January on charges involving sexual crimes against children. The new chief, Jeffrey Jarrow, spoke with me today. I asked him if he thinks he needs to rebuild trust. Here’s his great answer. Full story tonight on KSL TV at 5 and 6.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
I feel for those of you traveling south on I-15 near Ogden. There’s a sinkhole on I-15 near Sunset that has traffic down to one lane. We’re heading north on another story and noticed the traffic starts backing up at about 21st Street in Ogden. @ksl5tv.bsky.social
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Thousands of Mormon crickets have taken over roads near Holden and Fillmore… and yes, it sounds like popcorn under your tires. “They’re just gross. They’re very noisy,” said Bobbette White, who lives in Holden. We’ll have this story, sound and all, in our KSL TV 6:00 newscast. #utah #ksltv
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
If you’ve ever hiked the Y Mountain Trail in Provo, chances are you’ve come across Henry Miles. He has done it more than 4000 times. For his 90th birthday, his family, friends, and some hikers he has met surprised him this morning. We’re doing a story with Henry on KSL TV in our 6:00 newscast.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
We went to the Fairview Museum of History and Art to do a story with volunteers about how excited they were the Utah Hockey Club officially changed its name to the Utah Mammoth. They figure it might bring more visitors and maybe more donations, which they need. Our story runs on KSL TV at 6:00.
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Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
An important story. I have an appeal for public records that’s been pending for months. It will sit even longer now because of these changes. This impacts Utahns across the state - not just journalists ksltv.com/ksl-investig... #utpol
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Public record appeals stall as Utah transitions away from State Records Committee
Processing appeals of government denials to public record requests in Utah has once again come to a halt as the state transitions to a new system chosen by lawmakers this year.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
A dinosaur fossil site in St. George won’t go extinct after all. City leaders moved a planned substation to save the dig site, where volunteers uncovered bones, teeth, and possibly even a new species. We’ll have this updated story tonight on our KSL TV 5:00 and 6:00 newscasts 🦖
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
The ceremony has begun at the Utah Law Enforcement Memorial outside the Capitol Building. Santaquin Sgt. Bill Hooser’s name is being added to the wall. We have live coverage on our KSL TV digital platforms and will have stories in our newscasts later this evening.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Ribbons are being placed in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood where 9-year-old Dalton Gibbs was hit by a truck and killed yesterday. I just got done talking to a family friend who said Dalton “was a young shining light in this world.” We’ll have a story on him tonight in our KSL TV 5 and 6 newscasts.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
The funeral for Deserae Turner-Buck has begun in Amalga (near Logan). A police escort is planned after the funeral to the Smithfield Cemetery. We’ll have a story about her this afternoon on our KSL TV newscasts. Background story : ksltv.com/local-news/d...
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
For generations, people in Westwater, Utah, had to hike to this creek for water. Now, this small San Juan County community (owned by the Navajo Nation but not on reservation land) has running water in homes. There’s a celebration in Blanding today. We’ll have coverage today on our KSL TV newscasts.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Utah Park Ranger Brody Young was left for dead at a trailhead parking lot near Moab in 2010. He was shot 9 times but survived. Now, he has written a book about recovery, forgiveness, and hope. He spoke with me about it today. We’ll have his story tonight on KSL 5 TV in our 6:00 newscast.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Big day for Utah sports! The Larry H. Miller Company is now majority owner of Real Salt Lake and the Utah Royals. Gail Miller returns to the big leagues of pro sports ownership five years after selling the Jazz. We’ll have live coverage at 10:30am on our KSL platforms. #RSL #UtahRoyals #UtahSports
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Saratoga Springs Police says an 8-yr old boy is dead and a 43-yr old woman is in critical condition. A 17-yr old female called police. We don’t know if the woman and child are related. Police also not saying how the boy was killed.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Saratoga Springs police are working on a death investigation just off Willowbrook Lane. The asst. police chief says he’ll give us more information within the hour. There are a lot of officers here.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Some pictures of the new Salt Lake Bees stadium in the Daybreak section of South Jordan. Today was media day and we spoke with some players about the field and playing in a new stadium. We’ll have some of their reactions to it all tonight in our KSL 6:00 newscast.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The new South Jordan Downtown TRAX station is now open. There was a celebration today to announce its opening. This is located next to the new Salt Lake Bees baseball stadium. We’re doing a story on this stop in our KSL 5 TV 5:00 newscast and go inside the baseball stadium for our 6:00 newscast.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Here is some video Brian Head Resort in Southern Utah sent us of snow there today. They got 19 inches of fresh snow in the last 24 hours ❄️
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 13/03/2025
Comcast and the International Olympic Committee have agreed on a new deal that expands the company’s broadcast reach and extends its media rights for the Olympic Games through 2036.
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Comcast expands partnership with Olympics, extends media rights through 2036
The International Olympic Committee said the roughly $3 billion agreement elevates Comcast from a media rights holder to a “strategic partner.”
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 13/03/2025
BREAKING: A federal judge orders that the departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, Energy, Interior, and Treasury reinstate probationary employees who were terminated last month.
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Judge orders some federal agencies to reinstate thousands of probationary workerss
Federal Judge William Alsup said the directive to fire all probationary employees was not legal.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
We got a tour of the new Salt Lake Bees ballpark in South Jordan today. Even though it’s still a massive construction site, the team says it will be ready for Opening Day on April 8th. That’s just 27 days from today. We’re doing a story on this in our KSL TV 6:30 newscast tonight.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Search and rescue crews in Summit County got a report of a backcountry hiker/skier who should’ve been back by now. Family and friends are concerned. Teams are looking in the mountains near Marion where the person should have been to see if they can find anything. @ksl5tv.bsky.social
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
This was the lunch crowd today at Wicked Peel Pizza Kitchen in Riverton. The owner says construction at Bangerter Hwy and 13400 South in Riverton has hurt business. Many local business owners say the same thing and want people to know they are still open. We’re doing a story on KSL TV at 6:30.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
A new partnership between Orem Fire Dept and Alpine School District, has a class teaching some high school students about the firefighting career. Not only does it help students who want to do this career get a headstart, it also helps the department with recruiting. KSL TV at 6. @ksl5tv.bsky.social
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
It’s always fun seeing wildlife at Antelope Island State Park. Last year, more than a million people visited the park. It’s the 3rd time in 4 yrs the park had a million visitors. There’s a new visitor center being built to help with the crowds. We’re doing a story on KSL TV at 6:00.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
This is pretty cool! Akwasi Frimpong, who lives in Utah, is the first African to qualify for a 5th World Championships in any winter sliding sport ever. He sat down for an interview with me at his home. We’ll run his story on KSL TV at 6:00 and talk about his dream to make the 2026 Olympics.
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Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Sen. @mikemckell.bsky.social told KSL in some cases, too much weight has been given to public interest, when privacy should have factored in more. He declined to cite a specific example. ksltv.com/ksl-investig... #utpol #utleg
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Lawmakers are considering major changes to Utah’s open records law
A First Amendment attorney tells KSL the moves are a “multi-front assault on the public’s right to know,” but a lawmaker says change is needed.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Lake Misurina was the speedskating venue for the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina. It’s the last time natural ice was used for speedskating at the Olympics. Today, the lake is still frozen but covered with snow. I tried to take a picture in the same spot as the top photo.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
We are one year away from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy. I’m tagging along with a group from NBC visiting venues, talking to organizers, and doing stories to make the one year out. We’re in Cortina today. We’ll have those stories all next week on KSL.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
I’m overjoyed Aspen is in my life! We adopted her last month from the North Utah Valley Animal Shelter. Join KSL today and help Utah’s homeless pets. You can foster, adopt, or donate. ksltv.com/website/unca.... Together, we can help loving animals find forever homes. #petdoptionday
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Instead of focusing on what happened Thursday evening, the family of a woman murdered in Southern Utah wants everyone to know how positively wonderful she was. We’ll have their memories of Heather Barela tonight in our KSL TV 5:00 and 10:00 newscasts.
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Alex Cabrero @alexcabrero-ksl.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
A Garfield County Commission public hearing has just begun to discuss naming a road in the county after President Donald Trump. I’ll have a story about what happens in our KSL TV newscasts later today.
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