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Crews contain human-caused wildfire near Springville

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Updated March 13 - 2:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

A human-caused fire estimated at just 89 acres near the Provo-Springville border is now 100% contained, fire officials said Friday.

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6 officers found justified in shooting, killing armed 17-year-old boy in South Jordan

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated March 13 - 2:14 p.m.  |  Save Story

Six officers were found Friday to be legally justified in exchanging shots with a 17-year-old boy, killing the teen in 2025 in South Jordan.

Why are 17 states hitting the Trump administration with a higher education lawsuit?

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted March 13 - 1:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Trump administration directive designed to ensure that U.S. colleges and universities receiving federal assistance are not considering race in admissions is heading to the courts.

Judge rules many of Tyler Robinson's motions should be public

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated March 13 - 1:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

The judge in the Tyler Robinson capital murder case ruled Friday that many of the court documents filed by his defense team should be available to the public.

Are bonobos truly the peaceful counterparts to chimps? New study says no

Will Dunham, Reuters  |  Posted March 13 - 1:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

Bonobos for years have had the reputation of being the cool hippies of the simian world, with a "make love, not war" ethos. ​But is this reputation valid? A new study suggests it is not.

Review: 'Project Hail Mary' launches summer season with heart, humor and a whole lot of science

John Clyde for KSL  |  Posted March 13 - 12:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

Once in a while a movie comes along, that reminds us why the big screen still matters. "Project Hail Mary" was one of those movies for me.

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Here's what a Princeton Middle East expert says is the likeliest outcome in Iran

Jennifer Graham, Deseret News  |  Posted March 13 - 11:37 a.m.  |  Save Story

Bernard Haykel raises the question: Has Donald Trump underestimated the regime?

Man who attacked Michigan synagogue lost relatives in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, official says

Corey Williams, Alanna Durkin Richer and Bassem Mroue, Associated Press  |  Posted March 13 - 11:25 a.m.  |  Save Story

An official in Lebanon says a man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue had lost four family members in his native country in an Israeli airstrike last week.

Car crashes into West Valley home, misses family members

Andrew Adams, KSL  |  Posted March 13 - 10:59 a.m.  |  Save Story

A family was figuring out its next steps Thursday after a car crashed into their home.

US economy expanded at sluggish 0.7% in fourth quarter, downgrading first estimate

Paul Wiseman, Associated Press  |  Posted March 13 - 10:36 a.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. economy, hobbled by last fall's 43-day government shutdown, advanced at an unexpectedly sluggish 0.7% annual rate from October through December, the Commerce Department reported.

Adversity called and BYU basketball answered in 3 days at Big 12 Tournament

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted March 13 - 10:28 a.m.  |  Save Story

Even with a Big 12 quarterfinal loss to Houston, BYU accomplished as much in three days in Kansas City as they have all year to prepare for the madness of March.

Employee at state facility providing services for disabled charged with abusing patient

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted March 13 - 9:32 a.m.  |  Save Story

A former employee at a facility that provides services to Utah's disabled and vulnerable population was charged Thursday with sexually abusing a patient.

How a man developed an app that's giving people with ALS their voice back

Meghan Schiller, CNN  |  Posted March 13 - 9:06 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Pittsburgh-area man is not just giving people living with ALS a voice, he's giving them their own voice.

A US military refueling plane crashed in Iraq, killing 6

Kim Tong-hyung and Adam Schreck, Associated Press  |  Updated March 13 - 8:48 a.m.  |  Save Story

All six crew members of a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting operations against Iran are dead, the U.S. military said Friday, after their plane crashed in western Iraq.

Utah surgeon diagnosed with colon cancer urges others to get screened

Emma Benson, KSL  |  Posted March 13 - 8:33 a.m.  |  Save Story

At 47 years old, orthopedic surgeon Todd Grunander never expected to hear the word cancer, let alone colon cancer.

U. to assume ownership of historic Rio Grande Depot in Salt Lake City

Carter Williams and Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted March 13 - 8:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

The University of Utah is poised to assume ownership of a historic train station on the western edge of downtown Salt Lake City, although it remains unclear what it plans to do with it.

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The 2026 Ford Maverick Hybrid AWD is the hero truck people need right now

Jason Bell  |  Posted March 13 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Fuel-efficient, affordable and genuinely useful, the Maverick Hybrid might be the most sensible new truck you can buy

Mortgage rates continue to rise amid 'oil shock'

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted March 13 - 7:28 a.m.  |  Save Story

Mortgage rates were up again this week as the economy continues to respond to the ongoing U.S. war in Iran.

SeaWorld sued for allegedly mishandling 'Sesame Street' brand

Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  Posted March 13 - 7:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Sesame Workshop, known for the iconic children's TV show "Sesame ​Street," sued SeaWorld on Thursday to end their decades-long relationship, accusing the theme park operator of withholding royalties and undermining the "Sesame Street" brand.

'It's a different age': Some Scofield residents push back against mine proposed within town limits

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted March 13 - 6:11 a.m.  |  Save Story

Residents in the small town of Scofield are pushing back against a proposed coal mine that many feel would upend the quiet, rural community's way of life.

Connor Bedard scores in OT to lift the Blackhawks past the Mammoth 3-2

Matthew Coles, Associated Press  |  Posted March 12 - 11:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

Connor Bedard scored off a rebound off a post at 3:57 of overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over the Utah Mammoth on Thursday night.

Players publicly call it innovative, but private lamentations lead Big 12 to scrap glass court

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Updated March 12 - 10:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

It was marketed as innovative and game-changing, but the Big 12's new ASB glass floor has players and coaches privately lamenting the new playing surface.

UTA warns of major TRAX delays this weekend, but a larger disruption looms

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted March 12 - 10:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

An I-215 bridge project will create headaches for green line TRAX riders heading to the Salt Lake airport this weekend, but larger maintenance projects are planned for this year.