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US consumer prices increase moderately before Iran conflict

Lucia Mutikani, Reuters  |  Updated March 11 - 10:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. consumer prices rose moderately in February as rents maintained a steady pace of increases, though households paid more for gasoline and at the supermarket.

Airplane cleaner charged with taking expensive watch dropped by passenger

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted March 11 - 9:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

A man employed by a company that cleans planes at Salt Lake City International Airport was charged Tuesday with taking a watch that a passenger accidentally left behind.

Richins trial live: Attorneys prepare for prosecutors' final witness in Park City murder trial

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted March 11 - 8:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

Jurors will return to the court Wednesday afternoon to hear more testimony in the prosecution's case against Kouri Richins. Attorneys will discuss legal issues in the morning.

Jill Biden opens up in memoir about Joe Biden's decision to end his 2024 reelection bid

Darlene Superville, Associated Press  |  Updated March 11 - 8:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

Jill Biden is breaking her silence about Joe Biden's decision to abruptly end his 2024 presidential reelection bid under pressure from Democrats concerned about his age, health and viability.

Roy man charged with manslaughter in death while practicing drawing handguns from holsters

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted March 11 - 8:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

A man has been charged with manslaughter in the death of another man while the two were practicing drawing handguns from holsters in the suspect's apartment.

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Why detached home offices are becoming a must-have for remote workers

Backyard Office Utah  |  Posted March 11 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

The ultimate productivity hack isn't a new app or time-management trick, but a detached home office.

New data shows asteroid 2024 YR4 will narrowly miss the moon

Ashley Strickland, CNN  |  Updated March 11 - 7:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

The possibility that a huge space rock — once deemed the riskiest asteroid ever observed — could hit the moon now appears to be off the table.

Utahn accused of embezzling more than $500K from employer

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted March 11 - 7:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

A South Jordan man is facing nearly 20 felony charges for allegedly stealing money from his former company.

Spanish researchers develop low-cost artificial cornea from fish scales

Reuters  |  Updated March 11 - 6:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

Researchers at Spain's University of Granada have developed an artificial ​cornea made from the scales of several fish species commonly found in markets.

Utah GOP lawmaker casts most 'no' votes in 20 years – and it's not even close

Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted March 11 - 6:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

Rep. Leah Hansen voted no nearly 450 times on the House floor during the recent legislative session, by far the most by any lawmaker in the past 20 years.

Police shoot, critically injure man during altercation on I-15 near Draper

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Updated March 10 - 10:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

Drivers are being urged to avoid I-15 near Draper during an officer-involved shooting Tuesday afternoon.

North Korean leader Kim watches cruise missile tests with his daughter

Hyung-jin Kim, Associated Press  |  Posted March 10 - 10:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter observed tests of strategic cruise missiles fired from a warship, state media reported Wednesday, as North Korea threatened responses to U.S.-South Korean military drills.

Prosecutor says Rihanna, family were home when woman charged with attempted murder fired

Andrew Dalton, Associated Press  |  Posted March 10 - 9:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Authorities say a Florida woman has been charged with attempted murder and other felonies over gunshots fired at Rihanna's Los Angeles home last weekend.

Kaprizov, Boldy score as Wild blank Mammoth 5-0

Tyler Mason, Associated Press  |  Posted March 10 - 9:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

Kirill Kaprizov scored his 37th goal of the season, Matt Boldy notched his 36th, and Filip Gustavsson earned his fourth shutout of the season as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Utah Mammoth 5-0 on Tuesday night.

Blake Moore throws cold water on Trump push to add culture-war issues to election bill

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted March 10 - 9:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Rep. Blake Moore is expressing skepticism about adding unrelated provisions to Republicans' major election reform package despite demands from President Donald Trump.

Dybantsa drops 40 in BYU's shootout win over K-State in Big 12 Tournament

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Updated March 10 - 8:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

AJ Dybantsa ripped off 40 points, nine rebounds and six assists as the 10th-seeded Cougars pulled past Kansas State, 105-91 in the opening round of the Big 12 men's basketball tournament at the T-Mobile Center.

WAC attempts to bar Utah Valley from tournament before escrow payment

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Updated March 10 - 8:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

The WAC threatened to release a new bracket for the men's and women's tournament if the Wolverines didn't comply with a court-ordered mandate to place $1 million in escrow by 5 p.m. MDT Tuesday.

'Not a hiding place': Ogden police lauded for role in catching Nevada, Wisconsin murder suspects

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted March 10 - 8:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ogden leaders are lauding the role of Ogden police officers in the local arrests of murder suspects wanted in Nevada and Wisconsin.

Judge to decide if Penn must produce records in probe of antisemitism at Ivy League school

Tassanee Vejpongsa and Mark Scolforo, Associated Press  |  Posted March 10 - 8:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

The federal government's demand for information about the membership of Jewish groups from the University of Pennsylvania in an investigation into whether antisemitism has created a hostile environment for employees landed Tuesday before a federal judge who will decide whether to enforce a subpoena.

Georgia election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene highlights Republican turbulence

Jayla Whitfield-Anderson, Rich McKay and Nathan Layne, Reuters  |  Posted March 10 - 7:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

Georgia polls closed in Tuesday's race to choose the successor to Republican firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene in a U.S. House of Representatives special election seen as a test of President ​Donald Trump's sway in the state's most conservative district.

'It's really cool': Utah selected to lead federal pilot program testing electric aircraft

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted March 10 - 7:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

UDOT and state partners on Monday were selected to lead a federal pilot program to test advanced electric aircraft and other emerging aviation technologies.

Powder Mountain expects to expand public terrain options next season

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted March 10 - 6:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

Powder Mountain is ready for its long-awaited public expansion.

FBI finds explosive residue in storage unit after 2 men are charged with lighting bombs in NYC

Jake Offenhartz and Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press  |  Posted March 10 - 5:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

The FBI said Tuesday that it found explosive residue in a Pennsylvania storage unit as part of an investigation into two men charged with bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside the home of New York City's mayor.