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New poll: Inside the 2026 wildfire season and how Utahns feel about it

  |  Posted Aug. 29 - 5:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

This year's wildfire season in Utah — comprising 843 individual fires collectively burning more than half a million acres of land — is shaping up to be one of the state's worst on record.

A dolphin saved its founder 4,000 years ago. Now this city is returning the favor

Jonathan Hawkins, CNN  |  Posted Aug. 29 - 4:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

Greek legend tells the story of Taras, son of Poseidon, whose ship was wrecked while sailing between Italy and Greece. The sailor's sea-god father dispatched a dolphin to rescue him, which he rode to the shores of the Ionian Peninsula.

Have You Seen This? Giant lizards take their wrestling match to the streets

VideoOrrin Olsen  |  Posted Aug. 29 - 3:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

The sight of two muscular monitors fighting in public must be nightmare fuel for people who are scared of lizards.

Girl shoots, kills family member in Iron County, sheriff's office says

Ashley Imlay, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 29 - 2:53 p.m.  |  Save Story

A girl shot and killed a family member early Saturday in Iron County, the sheriff's office said.

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The complicated truth about the trade school boom

Ethan Bauer, Deseret News  |  Posted Aug. 29 - 2:48 p.m.  |  Save Story

Trade school changed one young welder's life. Amid AI's threat to white-collar office work, she's not alone in "learning a trade" — but is it enough?

Goshute Indian tribe voices opposition to U.S. Army data center proposal in Tooele County

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 29 - 2:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Goshute Indian tribe opposes a proposed U.S. Army data center in the Dugway Proving Ground in Tooele County, worried it will deplete groundwater supplies.

Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves

Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters  |  Posted Aug. 29 - 12:59 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies can revive the nation's battered energy industry.

Weber County citizenship review verifies 99.6% of voters, finds three noncitizens

Eric Cabrera, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 29 - 12:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

A statewide citizenship review verified 99.6% of Weber County's registered voters as U.S. citizens. Three were confirmed noncitizens, while hundreds of other records initially could not be verified.

'Largest ethnic celebration in Idaho' returns to Pocatello

Logan Ramsey, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Aug. 29 - 11:16 a.m.  |  Save Story

What's been called the largest ethnic celebration in the Gem State will return this weekend to serve authentic Greek food to the residents of the Gate City.

Nepal resumes flood rescue, seeks technical help and billions of dollars

Gopal Sharma, Saurabh Sharma, Sahana Bajracharya and Liz Lee, Reuters  |  Posted Aug. 29 - 10:43 a.m.  |  Save Story

Nepal resumed search and rescue work on Saturday after a brief weather-related suspension as authorities searched for nearly 3,000 missing people following a devastating flood that killed hundreds ​and tore through a region bordering Tibet.

Ogden woman became widowed by suicide, now she hosts events for singles adults to meet

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 29 - 10:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

When Molly Bitton lost her husband to suicide in 2013, she needed a community she could call her own, and she found that in the Utah running community.

Salt Lake man ordered on probation after damaging property to get police attention

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 29 - 9:33 a.m.  |  Save Story

A man will spend three years on probation after admitting to damaging apartment complexes to get the attention of police the day after Christmas.

How an L.A. County nonprofit is responding to homelessness among seniors

Rina Nakano, KCAL  |  Posted Aug. 29 - 8:32 a.m.  |  Save Story

Studies show the number of homeless seniors has increased dramatically in the last year, and a Los Angeles County nonprofit is working to reverse that.

Hatch Green Chile roasting season arrives in Salt Lake Valley

VideoMadi Vollmer, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 29 - 7:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

Green chile roasting season is underway in the Salt Lake Valley, but the brief harvest window mean shoppers may want to stock up soon.

More US homebuyers getting 'cold feet'

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Aug. 29 - 7:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

The rate of home sale cancellations last month was the highest in nearly three years.

American Fork wins key moments to hold off Timpview

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 11:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

Football is a game of moments, and American Fork didn't win all of them Friday night.

Reports: Utah Jazz trade Cody Williams, John Konchar to Minnesota

VideoChandler Holt, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 10:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Jazz are making their second trade of the offseason, according to multiple reports.

Man sentenced to probation after shooting at stranger fixing his car

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 10:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

Patrick Rosales Shearer-Davis was ordered to spend four years on probation after shooting multiple times towards a man who was fixing his car. He told police he thought the man had a gun.

Nearly 200,000 people forcibly returned to Haiti so far this year, UN says

Reuters  |  Updated Aug. 28 - 10:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Nearly 200,000 people were forcibly returned to Haiti in ​the first eight months of this year, a U.N. official told an emergency meeting of the Security ‌Council on Friday.

Moab police suspend search for man suspected of aggravated assault

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 28 - 9:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

Moab police announced it was ceasing its search for a man accused of fleeing during an aggravated assault investigation.

Fast-moving storm causes massive downpour and flooding in Rexburg

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 9:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

Parts of Rexburg saw a huge downpour of rain Thursday evening that resulted in large puddles of water and flooding in some areas.

Salt Lake City has a new vision for 500 West in fast-growing city section

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 9:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's capital city has a new vision for how it plans to add more greenery to the fast-growing Granary District.

Bear Lake County Airport expands with help from state, federal funding

VideoTodd Kunz, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 8:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

In a remote part of southeastern Idaho, between Paris and Montpelier, the Bear Lake County Airport is preparing for more aircraft, more hangars and eventually even jet fuel.