Utah Breaking News, Sports and Weather

Temporary ramp seeks to keep popular Utah recreation area as Lake Powell drops

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 4:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah outdoor recreation officials have struck a deal for a temporary solution to maintain access to a popular Lake Powell area struggling with low water levels.

Man dies after colliding with box truck on I-15 in Midvale

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 4:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

One man has died after his car collided with a box truck on I-15 Monday, UHP said.

Will the killing of 'El Mencho' set off turf wars and narco-terrorism across Mexico?

Tim Lister and Ruben Correa, CNN  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 4:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

The killing of Jalisco cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera, aka "El Mencho," could fuel a turf war among drug-trafficking gangs in Mexico, analysts say, with the rival Sinaloa cartel already riven by infighting.

'We are changed for it': Utah lawmakers honor Charlie Kirk

Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 3:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah lawmakers paid tribute to Charlie Kirk on the House and Senate floors Monday.

Man entered elderly woman's home in kidnapping case after watching her for months, police say

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 1:58 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man was arrested Saturday after Salt Lake police say he randomly entered an elderly woman's home in a kidnapping case after allegedly watching her for months.

Body of 45-year-old Salt Lake man located from Snake Creek avalanche

Payton Davis and Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 1:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Wasatch County search and rescue team has located the body of a snowmobiler who was reported missing after an avalanche at a popular outdoor recreation area on Sunday.

PARTNER

Do Americans know Utah is hosting another Olympics? Not many

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 1:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utahns know the state has been selected to host the 2034 Winter Games, but a national poll shows pretty much the opposite.

Snowfall intensifies in Northeast, with many stuck at home under blizzard warnings, travel bans

Anthony Izaguirre, Claire Rush, Julie Walker and Adam Geller, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 12:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Millions of residents in parts of the northeastern U.S. are stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings as a fierce winter storm bringing heavy snow, strong winds and whiteout conditions has intensified.

Gov. Spencer Cox vows fight to keep prediction markets out of Utah

Minty Buckwalter, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 12:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Tuesday he will go to court to block prediction markets, calling them "gambling — pure and simple," rejecting a federal agency's claim of authority.

'The status quo is not working': Lawmakers reject plan designed to build more starter homes

Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 11:46 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's zoning practices have made homebuilding more expensive and burdensome, according to a Republican lawmaker, who is urging support for a bill he says will build more starter homes.

SPONSORED

Upcoming Family Concert Series features work of local musical composer

Utah Symphony | Utah Opera  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Symphony is performing a new work from local composer Andrew Maxfield.based on a popular children's book.

Tabernacle Choir heads to São Paulo for sixth stop on global 'Songs of Hope' Tour

Dan Rascon, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 11:17 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square is traveling thousands of miles away from Salt Lake for the sixth stop on its world tour.

South Jordan man arrested, accused of firing shots at neighbor's house

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 10:45 a.m.  |  Save Story

A South Jordan man was arrested Sunday after police say he fired rounds that hit a neighbor's home. The man allegedly said he blacks out and "attacks" when he's drinking.

Utah Fits All voucher funding debate: Should private schools be accredited to be eligible?

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 10:18 a.m.  |  Save Story

Last year, lawmakers modified the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program to include three funding tiers. But defining them is proving tricky, as a House committee meeting showed on Tuesday.

25 Mexican National Guard members died during operation that killed cartel leader 'El Mencho'

Megan Janetsky and Fabiola SÁnchez, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 10:13 a.m.  |  Save Story

Twenty-five members of the National Guard were left dead in Jalisco in six separate attacks after the killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.

Trump renews attack on US Supreme Court, vows other tariffs, licenses

Reuters  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 9:46 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump renewed his condemnation of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday after it ​ruled against his sweeping tariff program, vowing to turn to other tariff powers but giving no details.

DNA from cigarette helps identify teenager's killer nearly 44 years after her death

Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 9:29 a.m.  |  Save Story

More than four decades after a teenager was murdered in California, DNA found on a discarded cigarette has helped authorities catch her killer.

Karson Templin's development peaking at right time for Utah State

Mark Greenwood for KSL  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 9:12 a.m.  |  Save Story

Karson Templin has continued to play a bigger and bigger role for the Aggies, one that could help define their season.

How a dry winter turned into a deadly avalanche season

Dennis Romboy, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 9:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

A spate of backcountry avalanches following heavy snowfall have claimed 11 lives in what until the past week has been a down year for precipitation in the West.

Estimated $175 billion in US revenue subject to refunds due to Supreme Court tariff ruling

David Lawder, Reuters  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 8:09 a.m.  |  Save Story

More than $175 billion in U.S. tariff collections are subject to potential refunds after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's broad emergency tariffs, ​Penn-Wharton Budget Model economists said.

SPONSORED

Are you in a high radon area? Here's what you can do

UtahRadon.org  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

An estimated 20 to 30 percent of Utah lung cancer cases are believed to be linked to radon exposure, and many people do not learn they have non-smoking lung cancer until it has significantly progressed.

Salsa legend Willie Colón dies at age 75, family says

Doina Chiacu, Reuters  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 7:35 a.m.  |  Save Story

American salsa legend Willie Colon, the pioneering trombonist, vocalist and composer, died ​on Saturday at age 75, his family said in a statement.

How a Provo-based graduate school is endeavoring to meet society's health care needs

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 7:09 a.m.  |  Save Story

Rocky Mountain was founded more than a quarter-century ago by a pair of retired Navy health care professionals — Richard Nelson and Michael Skurja Jr. — and a Brigham Young University educator and coach, Larry Hall.