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'We are changed for it': Utah lawmakers honor Charlie Kirk

Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 1:14 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah lawmakers paid tribute to Charlie Kirk on the House and Senate floors Monday.

Snowfall intensifies in Northeast, with many stuck at home under blizzard warnings, travel bans

Anthony Izaguirre, Claire Rush, Julie Walker and Adam Geller, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 12:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Millions of residents in parts of the northeastern U.S. are stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings as a fierce winter storm bringing heavy snow, strong winds and whiteout conditions has intensified.

'The status quo is not working': Lawmakers reject plan designed to build more starter homes

Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 11:46 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's zoning practices have made homebuilding more expensive and burdensome, according to a Republican lawmaker, who is urging support for a bill he says will build more starter homes.

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Upcoming Family Concert Series features work of local musical composer

Utah Symphony | Utah Opera  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Symphony is performing a new work from local composer Andrew Maxfield.based on a popular children's book.

Tabernacle Choir heads to São Paulo for sixth stop on global 'Songs of Hope' Tour

Dan Rascon, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 11:17 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square is traveling thousands of miles away from Salt Lake for the sixth stop on its world tour.

South Jordan man arrested, accused of firing shots at neighbor's house

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 10:45 a.m.  |  Save Story

A South Jordan man was arrested Sunday after police say he fired rounds that hit a neighbor's home. The man allegedly said he blacks out and "attacks" when he's drinking.

Body of snowmobiler located after Snake Creek avalanche

Payton Davis and Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 10:38 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Wasatch County search and rescue team has located the body of a snowmobiler who was reported missing after an avalanche at a popular outdoor recreation area on Sunday.

Utah Fits All voucher funding debate: Should private schools be accredited to be eligible?

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 10:18 a.m.  |  Save Story

Last year, lawmakers modified the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program to include three funding tiers. But defining them is proving tricky, as a House committee meeting showed on Tuesday.

25 Mexican National Guard members died during operation that killed cartel leader 'El Mencho'

Megan Janetsky and Fabiola SÁnchez, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 10:13 a.m.  |  Save Story

Twenty-five members of the National Guard were left dead in Jalisco in six separate attacks after the killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.

Trump renews attack on US Supreme Court, vows other tariffs, licenses

Reuters  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 9:46 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump renewed his condemnation of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday after it ​ruled against his sweeping tariff program, vowing to turn to other tariff powers but giving no details.

DNA from cigarette helps identify teenager's killer nearly 44 years after her death

Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 9:29 a.m.  |  Save Story

More than four decades after a teenager was murdered in California, DNA found on a discarded cigarette has helped authorities catch her killer.

Karson Templin's development peaking at right time for Utah State

Mark Greenwood for KSL  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 9:12 a.m.  |  Save Story

Karson Templin has continued to play a bigger and bigger role for the Aggies, one that could help define their season.

How a dry winter turned into a deadly avalanche season

Dennis Romboy, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 9:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

A spate of backcountry avalanches following heavy snowfall have claimed 11 lives in what until the past week has been a down year for precipitation in the West.

Estimated $175 billion in US revenue subject to refunds due to Supreme Court tariff ruling

David Lawder, Reuters  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 8:09 a.m.  |  Save Story

More than $175 billion in U.S. tariff collections are subject to potential refunds after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's broad emergency tariffs, ​Penn-Wharton Budget Model economists said.

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Are you in a high radon area? Here's what you can do

UtahRadon.org  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

An estimated 20 to 30 percent of Utah lung cancer cases are believed to be linked to radon exposure, and many people do not learn they have non-smoking lung cancer until it has significantly progressed.

Salsa legend Willie Colón dies at age 75, family says

Doina Chiacu, Reuters  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 7:35 a.m.  |  Save Story

American salsa legend Willie Colon, the pioneering trombonist, vocalist and composer, died ​on Saturday at age 75, his family said in a statement.

How a Provo-based graduate school is endeavoring to meet society's health care needs

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Updated Feb. 23 - 7:09 a.m.  |  Save Story

Rocky Mountain was founded more than a quarter-century ago by a pair of retired Navy health care professionals — Richard Nelson and Michael Skurja Jr. — and a Brigham Young University educator and coach, Larry Hall.

A new generation of leaders take charge of Utah's chronic homelessness crisis

Brigham Tomco, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 6:37 a.m.  |  Save Story

National outlets declared Utah had solved chronic homelessness in 2015 through a "simple" program of taking people off the street and putting them in a home.

Primary Children's patient to share her story on General Mills cereal boxes

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 23 - 6:06 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Primary Children's Hospital patient will be featured on cereal boxes in Costco stores across the U.S. in May, along with 19 other children selected as inspiration, by their attitudes and examples.

Zuckerberg faces courtroom scrutiny over social media addiction claims

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 22 - 10:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a test-balloon lawsuit that says social media platforms harm children and were designed to be addictive. What do others say?

JPMorgan says it closed Trump's bank accounts a month after Jan. 6 attack

David Thomas, Reuters  |  Updated Feb. 22 - 9:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

JPMorgan Chase told President Donald Trump and his hospitality business ​in February 2021 it was closing their accounts at the bank, according to new documents released Friday as part of a $5 ‌billion lawsuit Trump has filed against the bank and CEO Jamie Dimon.

Chicken chatter: Springville debates how many backyard chickens are too many

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 22 - 9:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

How many backyard chickens should be allowed? Some Springville residents with larger lots say more should be allowed, but the City Council may cap the number at six for all lots.

How the next Olympics will be different from Utah's vision

Deanie Wimmer, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 22 - 8:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

At the end of the closing ceremony and Olympic handover, the French Alps will officially be the next Winter Olympic host. And the vision of those games differs markedly from what Utah will offer.