Utah law aimed at diversity programs puts future of university 'affinity celebrations' in doubt

RSL trades for Columbus defender amid injury desperation

Caleb Turner, KSL.com  |  Posted April 19 - 1:12 p.m.  |  Save Story

The team announced Friday the acquisition of 24-year-old center-back Philip Quinton from the Columbus Crew for up to $200,000 in General Allocation Money via trade.

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Man sets self on fire outside New York court where Trump trial underway

Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan, Reuters  |  Updated April 19 - 12:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump's historic hush-money trial was taking place, witnesses said.

Woman killed in single-vehicle crash in Tooele County

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Updated April 19 - 11:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

A woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash on state Route 73 in Tooele County on Friday morning.

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Do Latter-day Saints attend church more often? Smartphone data may hold answers

Stephen Cranney, Deseret News  |  Posted April 19 - 11:43 a.m.  |  Save Story

A University of Chicago researcher found that about 1 in 345 Americans are weekly church-attending Latter-day Saints.

2 men face federal charges in attempted carjacking, shooting at Murray gym

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted April 19 - 11:16 a.m.  |  Save Story

A carjacking attempt that turned into a shootout in a Murray gym parking lot earlier this month has resulted in federal charges filed against two Utah men.

Coalville man arrested after traveling to Vegas for fentanyl, police say

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted April 19 - 10:56 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Coalville man who police say is a known drug dealer was arrested in Utah after police say he went to Las Vegas to obtain fentanyl, then caused another inmate to be taken to a local hospital.

Championship or bust: Red Rocks continuing to fight through the adversity

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted April 19 - 10:27 a.m.  |  Save Story

It would be easy for the Utah women's gymnastic team to make an excuse (or many) for why a return to nationals was simply unobtainable this year.

Main Street Tower's future remains a mystery 2 years after historic theater was demolished

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted April 19 - 10:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

Construction has yet to start on a high-rise that was slated to replace the Utah Pantages Theater two years after it the century-old theater was torn down.

'It's going to be a challenge': Here are 3 key focuses for new BYU hoops coach Kevin Young

Sean Walker, KSL.com  |  Posted April 19 - 9:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

Just a day after being introduced as the 19th head coach in program history, Kevin Young was headed back to Phoenix.

Former friend resumes testimony about Lori and Chad Daybell in murder trial

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted April 19 - 8:34 a.m.  |  Save Story

Lori Daybell's friend, Melanie Gibb, will take the stand again on Friday to finish her testimony in the case against Chad Daybell who is charged with murdering his wife and Lori Daybell's children.

Rapper YoungBoy charged with 31 felonies in 'large-scale prescription fraud ring'

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Updated April 19 - 8:31 a.m.  |  Save Story

Rapper YoungBoy was charged in Utah Thursday with 31 felonies and 15 misdemeanors in what investigators call a "large-scale prescription fraud ring."

Utah's reservoir system is close to last year's peak as snowmelt picks up

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted April 19 - 8:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's reservoir system is back up to almost 85% — about one percentage point off of last year's peak — with plenty of snowpack left to melt.

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6 remodeling projects you should not do yourself

Giant Carpet One  |  Posted April 19 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

In the interest of saving time, money, frustration (and possibly your life), here are a few projects you'll want to hire out if you get the urge to change things up.

A Utah crime lab linked a jawbone found in a boy's rock collection to a Marine's tragic death

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Posted April 19 - 7:38 a.m.  |  Save Story

New "game-changing" DNA techniques by a Salt Lake lab helped repatriate the remains of a Marine who died in a 1951 training accident over 200 miles from where the bone was found.

Taylor Swift drops 15 new songs on double album, 'The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology'

Maria Sherman, Associated Press  |  Posted April 19 - 7:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises? No.

Iran fires at apparent Israeli attack drones near Isfahan air base and nuclear site

Jon Gambrell, Associated Press  |  Posted April 19 - 7:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

An apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan. The assault Friday comes in retaliation for Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country.

A sea of trash — Logan landfill has a plastic problem

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Posted April 19 - 6:17 a.m.  |  Save Story

Plastic bags, film and other materials regularly catch the wind and travel across the landscape of Cache County and southern Idaho, despite constant effort by the North Valley Landfill operators.

Red Rocks win semifinal meet as reigning champs Oklahoma miss out

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Updated April 18 - 10:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

The reigning women's gymnastics champions will not get a chance to defend its crown.

How Utah students practiced earthquake safety during statewide emergency drill

Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 18 - 10:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

During the Great Utah ShakeOut on Thursday, people in schools, offices, and homes practiced for an earthquake.