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Over 4K graduate from Salt Lake Community College

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted May 8 - 6:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake Community College President Greg Peterson told the 2026 graduating class on Friday that he has "no doubt you will continue to achieve great things."

New Millard County wildfire threatening structures

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted May 8 - 6:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Maple Road Fire in Millard County is growing and threatening nearby structures, officials said Friday.

BYU's Kailey Woolston put basketball on hold for 18 months; now she's ready to hoop

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted May 8 - 6:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

Kailey Woolston rejoined the BYU women's basketball team midway through the 2025-26 season after a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Baltimore, Maryland, mission.

Utahn onboard ship hit with hantavirus outbreak, health department says

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted May 8 - 6:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A person from Utah is onboard a cruise ship that experienced an outbreak of Hantavirus.

Review: 'The Sheep Detectives' is one of the biggest family movie surprises of the year

John Clyde for KSL  |  Posted May 8 - 5:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

"The Sheep Detectives" sounded interesting enough, but what I wasn't prepared for was how funny, charming, and genuinely engaging this movie would be.

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The one upgrade homeowners forget during a remodel (but regret later)

Gillette Services  |  Posted May 8 - 4:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

What many homeowners don't realize is that remodeling a home without considering the HVAC system can lead to comfort issues, higher energy bills, and costly fixes down the road.

West Valley man shot, killed younger brother while playing with a gun, charges say

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted May 8 - 4:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

A West Valley man was charged Friday with manslaughter in the shooting death of his younger brother. The man said he was "messing around" with the gun and accidentally hit him, charges say.

Virginia court tosses Democratic map, dealing blow to party's midterm hopes

Joseph Ax and Tim Reid, Reuters  |  Posted May 8 - 4:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Virginia's top court on Friday threw out a new electoral map that was crafted to flip four Republican-held congressional seats to Democrats.

Have You Seen This? Crow snacks on food delivery order

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted May 8 - 3:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

A homeowner in Nova Scotia catches a bird making a meal out of their food delivery.

'Fear sells. Facts are boring:' Utah Lt. Gov. Henderson defends election security

Lori Prichard, KSL  |  Updated May 8 - 3:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's elections have long been held up as a model, with high turnout and secure systems. In recent years, a flurry of bills has changed how we vote and who gets access to that information.

Big 12 football post-spring power rankings for 2026 season

KSL Sports  |  Posted May 8 - 2:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

Big 12 football has turned the page from spring practices, with the 2026 season on the horizon.

Utah Supreme Court justice resigns ahead of investigation into alleged relationship

Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated May 8 - 2:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen announced her resignation Friday, according to the governor's office.

Man who survived after shooting at, being shot by police sentenced to prison

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted May 8 - 2:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man was sentenced to consecutive prison terms on Thursday after admitting to firing shots at police during a mental health episode.

Delta Center's upper bowl to go more vertical to fix sightlines, make it even louder

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted May 8 - 1:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

Smith Entertainment Group is going vertical again as it seeks to solve the Delta Center's pesky sightline challenges, which it believes should also make it "the loudest arena" in sports.

Man pleads guilty to assaulting US lawmaker Ilhan Omar in January town hall

Kanishka Singh, Reuters  |  Updated May 8 - 1:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man pleaded guilty on Thursday to assaulting U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a January town hall in which the lawmaker condemned President Donald Trumps immigration crackdown.

Missing hiker at Glacier National Park likely died from bear attack, rangers say

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated May 8 - 12:58 p.m.  |  Save Story

The body of a missing hiker at Glacier National Park was located on Wednesday with injuries "consistent with those sustained by a bear encounter," park officials said.

Utah-based tech company Instructure hacked, affecting millions of users globally

Cassidy Wixom and Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Updated May 8 - 12:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Instructure, which operates the online learning platform Canvas used globally, shut down Thursday due to a major cybersecurity breach, affecting potentially millions of students.

Names of 2 slain northern Utah police officers added to state memorial

Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated May 8 - 12:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

The names of two fallen officers from northern Utah have been added to the state's law enforcement memorial.

Elizabeth Smart kidnapper plans to enter plea in abeyance for violating sex offender terms

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted May 8 - 11:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

Elizabeth Smart kidnapper Wanda Barzee appeared in court Friday, and her attorney said a plea in abeyance deal is being negotiated in a case accusing her of violating sex offender terms.

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Benson Boone pranked his best friend — and this Utah wedding videographer captured it all

Lottie Elizabeth Johnson, Deseret News  |  Posted May 8 - 11:07 a.m.  |  Save Story

"Clearly you can see in the video that he is just so into it and so excited to be there," Hannah Gulbrandsen said. "I didn't really have to give him any direction. He kind of just did his thing."

Study shows how a potato-based diet changed the genetics of Andean people

Will Dunham, Reuters  |  Updated May 8 - 11:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

Indigenous people in the Andes domesticated the potato — a great source of starch, vitamins, minerals and fiber — 6,000 to 10,000 years ago, making this tuber a central ​part of their diet.

Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says the public can draw its own conclusions

Collin Binkley and Seung Min Kim, Associated Press  |  Updated May 8 - 10:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Pentagon released 162 files Friday, which detail FBI interviews, documents and NASA transcripts and photographs that could reference UFOs.

Renowned political scientist on the state of the world: 'Fraught, volatile, uncertain'

Art Raymond, Deseret News  |  Updated May 8 - 10:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

Political scientist Ian Bremmer spoke on geopolitics at the Crossroads of the World summit in Utah on Wednesday, a world he characterized as "so fraught, so volatile and so uncertain."