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Trump's criminal hush money trial has its first 6 jurors
Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan, Reuters | Updated April 16 - 2:16 p.m. | Save Story
The first six jurors were selected on Tuesday to serve on Donald Trump's hush-money criminal trial, as the selection process continues to choose a panel of 12 members and six alternates who can be fair to the former president.
A new plan for the Great Salt Lake Basin is out. Will it help?
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted April 16 - 2:05 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Division of Water Resources and the Bureau of Reclamation announced Monday the finalization of the "work plan" for the Great Salt Lake Basin Integrated plan, which charts the course for developing the overall strategy.
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Man who asked to use bathroom charged with trying to sexually assault child
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Updated April 16 - 1:50 p.m. | Save Story
A 19-year-old man was charged Tuesday with attempted rape of a child after police say he asked to use a bathroom at an Ephraim house, then entered a child's bedroom and tried to sexually assault her.
Alleged unlicensed, intoxicated driver charged in fatal crash that killed passenger
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted April 16 - 1:36 p.m. | Save Story
A Taylorsville woman is facing criminal charges for allegedly caused a crash that resulted in the death of a passenger in her vehicle.
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'Permanent change is coming': Jurors hear about Chad Daybell's text messages
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Updated April 16 - 1:33 p.m. | Save Story
Prosecutors said Tuesday that Chad Daybell's Google searches and texts from 2019 show a belief that his then-wife and Lori Vallow Daybell's then-husband would not be around for long.
2 men's 'high desert mountaineering' skills result in rare peak-scaling feat in Zion National Park
Stephanie DeGraw, St. George News | Posted April 16 - 1:05 p.m. | Save Story
Scaling a towering cliff in Zion National Park is daunting enough. Yet two local rock climbers pushed the envelope further by completing the longest peak climbing traverse, covering 28 miles in March.
Failure of manway cover determined cause of Highland flood, not pipe burst
Brianna Chavez, KSL-TV | Posted April 16 - 12:31 p.m. | Save Story
A flood of tens of thousands of gallons of water in Highland Saturday was believed to have been caused by a pipe burst. The water company overseeing the issue confirmed it was actually a mechanical failure of a manway cover.
iPhone sales are plunging. Here's why
Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN | Posted April 16 - 11:34 a.m. | Save Story
Apple's smartphone sales tumbled a stunning 10% last quarter, according to market research firm IDC. The main cause: iPhone sales in China fell sharply.
BYU hires Phoenix assistant Kevin Young as next men's basketball coach
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Updated April 16 - 11:32 a.m. | Save Story
The Cougars are going to the NBA to bring their new head coach home.
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Utah's secret weapon: How you can turn your idea into a thriving business
The Startup State Initiative | Posted April 16 - 11:30 a.m. | Save Story
Utah is one of the best places in the nation to make your entrepreneurial dreams come true. Here's how the Beehive State can help you create a thriving business.
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How Harvard law students advance religious freedom with help of BYU grad
Mariya Manzhos, Deseret News | Posted April 16 - 11:16 a.m. | Save Story
Harvard Law School's Religious Freedom Clinic is a pro bono student program that offers representation and counsel to members of minority faiths on various religious liberty issues.
Fire destroys Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange dating to 1600s, collapsing its dragon-tail spire
Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press | Updated April 16 - 11:02 a.m. | Save Story
A fire has swept through one of Copenhagen's oldest buildings, causing the collapse of the iconic spire from the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange.
Salt Lake City steps closer to new gas station rule after Sugar House Park drama
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted April 16 - 10:46 a.m. | Save Story
Utah's capital city is a step closer to banning new gas stations from being constructed close to any body of water after a gas station was proposed — but rejected — near Sugar House Park.
Patrick Kinahan: BYU may go Young in finding Pope's replacement
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted April 16 - 10:19 a.m. | Save Story
For a church-sponsored school with a limited pool of candidates, the BYU men's basketball program stands an excellent chance to land a competent coach.
'He didn't have to die': Brother of victim in police shooting speaks out
Debbie Worthen, KSL-TV | Posted April 16 - 9:58 a.m. | Save Story
For the first time, the family of a man shot and killed by Salt Lake police officers two weeks ago is speaking out.
Central Utah woman charged with taking money meant to pay her grandmother's bills
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted April 16 - 9:31 a.m. | Save Story
The granddaughter of an elderly Huntington woman is facing criminal charges accusing her of taking money meant to pay for the grandmother's bills.
West Valley man charged with kidnapping, assaulting woman he offered ride to
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted April 16 - 8:55 a.m. | Save Story
A West Valley man who allegedly offered a ride to an 18-year-old woman who was lost in Salt Lake City has been charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting her.
Next stop for the IOC delegation that praised Utah's 2034 Winter Games bid? The French Alps
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 16 - 8:23 a.m. | Save Story
The IOC's Future Host Commission that visited Utah last week heads to France next week to do the same for the proposed 2030 Winter Games venues.
Father of Utah Marine reacts to new report about attack that killed his son
Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV | Posted April 16 - 8:02 a.m. | Save Story
The father of a Utah Marine who was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan three years ago is reacting to a new report about that deadly day.
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BYU hires Phoenix assistant Kevin Young as next men's basketball coach
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Utah »
A new plan for the Great Salt Lake Basin is out. Will it help?
- Man who asked to use bathroom charged with trying to sexually assault child
- Alleged unlicensed, intoxicated driver charged in fatal crash that killed passenger
- 'Permanent change is coming': Jurors hear about Chad Daybell's text messages
- 2 men's 'high desert mountaineering' skills result in rare peak-scaling feat in Zion National Park
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