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FDA vaccines chief Vinay Prasad to leave regulator in April

Kamal Choudhury and Michael Erman, Reuters  |  Posted March 7 - 4:16 p.m.  |  Save Story

The controversial head of the Food and Drug Administration's vaccines and biologics unit, Dr. ​Vinay Prasad, will leave the agency at the end of April, the agency announced on Friday.

Have You Seen This? Who's gonna clean up all this confetti?

Grant Olsen for KSL  |  Posted March 7 - 3:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

It takes a team of elite professionals to clean up 53 tons of debris in one night.

New West Valley library will also have a Ballet West studio, theater

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted March 7 - 2:59 p.m.  |  Save Story

West Valley City will soon have a new library facility with Ballet West studios and a theater under the same roof.

Plan emerges for $166 billion in tariff refunds. But don't hold your breath

Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN  |  Updated March 7 - 1:54 p.m.  |  Save Story

A system to process at least $166 billion in tariff refunds could be up and running in 45 days. That's the alternative to a manual process that could take 4 million hours, officials say.

Legislature makes late-night election bill change targeting signature removals

Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated March 7 - 1:54 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah lawmakers introduced a late-night change to an election bill apparently geared toward slowing the removal of signatures from a ballot initiative that would repeal Proposition 4.

Southern Utah community rallies for community shop shut down during pandemic

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted March 7 - 12:56 p.m.  |  Save Story

Elise West opened a community-centered shop in St. George in 2016. It closed due to the pandemic, but now the community is helping West open a new shop.

Putin calls for immediate halt to Iran conflict

Reuters  |  Updated March 7 - 11:21 a.m.  |  Save Story

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his ​condolences to Iran's president over the numerous civilian casualties resulting from "the armed Israeli-American aggression ‌against Iran" and called for an immediate halt to ⁠hostilities, the Kremlin said.

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First he beat Bobby Flay. Now this Utah chef is up for a major award

Sarah Gambles, Deseret News  |  Posted March 7 - 11:12 a.m.  |  Save Story

Urban Hill's executive chef Nick Zocco beat Bobby Flay with his signature chile relleno. Now that dish is the star of the menu at Urban Hill.

Utah Legislature sets new state holiday

Caitlin Keith, Deseret News  |  Posted March 7 - 10:39 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah legislature has approved Good Friday to become the newest state holiday but the bill doesn't go into effect until May, meaning it won't apply to Good Friday this year.

Food bank seeks donations as supply hits 'dangerously low' levels across Utah communities

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted March 7 - 10:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

Community Action Services and Food Bank asks for donations amid a food shortage in several Utah counties.

Severe storms that spawned destructive tornadoes leave 8 dead across the Central US

Chris Dolce and Mary Gilbert, CNN  |  Updated March 7 - 9:39 a.m.  |  Save Story

Severe storms brought damaging tornadoes to parts of the central U.S. Thursday and Friday, shredding buildings into piles of debris and killing at least eight people.

'Quad God' named best example of fair play at 2026 Olympics

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted March 7 - 9:11 a.m.  |  Save Story

Though figure skater Ilia Malinin didn't win an individual gold medal at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan Cortina, Italy, he still went home as the best example of fair play from the Games.

Ogden officials drop moves to craft proposal meant to quell concerns over immigration crackdown

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted March 7 - 8:17 a.m.  |  Save Story

Two Ogden City Council members have dropped moves to craft a proposal to quell concerns over the immigration crackdown, worried it could clash with state law.

Trump says Iran will be 'hit very hard' on Saturday

Reuters  |  Updated March 7 - 7:41 a.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. President Donald ​Trump said Iran would be "hit very hard" on ‌Saturday and that he was considering ⁠widening the ​areas and ⁠groups of people ‌being, targeted, without ‌providing details.

Daynes Music is closing after 165 years

Brittany Tait, KSL  |  Posted March 7 - 7:11 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Daynes Music Company, a six-generation chapter in American Piano history, will shut its doors later this season.

Utah lawmakers race to pass bills before legislative session ends at midnight

Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated March 7 - 12:52 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah lawmakers are racing to pass bills Friday before the legislative session comes to an end at the stroke of midnight.

Here's what the Utah Legislature did this session

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, Daniel Woodruff, Tim Vandenack, Carter Williams and Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Updated March 7 - 12:44 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Legislature has adjourned following a 45-day session dealing with taxes, housing, courts, immigration and a host of other issues.

Why Gov. Cox says this was the 'best' legislative session he's seen

Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated March 6 - 11:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

As the minutes ticked away on the final afternoon of the legislative session, the mood at the Utah Capitol was calmer and less tense than previous years.

Utah agrees to allow feds to claim piece of Great Salt Lake for $60M

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated March 6 - 10:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah has reached an agreement with the federal government to cease a long-standing dispute over 22,311 acres near the Bear River Refuge.

Nonprofit celebrates start of Paralympic Games with adaptive ski day

Mike Anderson, KSL  |  Posted March 6 - 10:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ogden Valley Adaptive is celebrating the start of the Paralympic Games by helping people of various abilities get on the slopes to ski and snowboard at Snowbasin.

Lawmakers approve approximate 6% funding boost for public education

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted March 6 - 9:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

One of the Utah Legislature's primary tasks each year is, of course, to fund the state's K-12 public schools. As the session comes to an end, here's how lawmakers fared.

'Go Red for Women' event raises heart health awareness

Tyrese Boone, KSL  |  Posted March 6 - 9:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Women's heart health took center stage Friday at the Go Red for Women Experience in Salt Lake City.

Manslaughter trial starts for man charged in crash that killed Utah CEO, daughter

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted March 6 - 8:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

The trial has started for Michael Love, charged with manslaughter in the 2024 Weber County crash that killed Lifetime CEO Richard Hendrickson and his daughter.