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Logan teacher hoping to give back to community reaches finals in national teacher competition
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Updated May 19 - 9:14 a.m. | Save Story
A Logan High School math teacher, who is a finalist in a national teacher competition, hopes to give back to the community if she wins.

Watch live: Public access, contempt of court argued in Tyler Robinson hearing
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted May 19 - 8:56 a.m. | Save Story
The man accused of killing political activist Charlie Kirk is scheduled to be back in court on Tuesday.

A look at what's inside and around Box Elder County's proposed Stratos data center site
Mike Anderson, KSL | Posted May 19 - 8:20 a.m. | Save Story
With a population of under 250, homeowners around Howell, Box Elder County, tend to live far apart, most of them owning or working on farms and ranches.

Morgan man sentenced to prison in Davis County swimming pool scam cases
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted May 19 - 7:15 a.m. | Save Story
A man sentenced last month for not following through on deals to build four swimming pools in Weber County has been sentenced in three similar cases in Davis County.

Here's what Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn just told new grads
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted May 19 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
Olympic champion skier Lindsey Vonn began her commencement address to University of Southern California graduates by recognizing how far she's come.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox supports affordable housing build
Tyrese Boone, KSL | Posted May 18 - 10:30 p.m. | Save Story
Gov. Spencer Cox spent part of his morning in Tooele on Monday volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, joining dozens of community members helping build homes for future homeowners.

Romney praises senator who lost his seat over Trump impeachment vote
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted May 18 - 10:00 p.m. | Save Story
Former Utah Sen. Mitt Romney made a rare comment on politics this weekend after the electoral defeat of Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy.

'A monumental feat': Wasatch Food Co-Op opening SLC grocery store after nearly 2 decades
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted May 18 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
The culmination of work that spanned the better part of the last two decades is set to be realized when the Wasatch Food Co-Op opens its doors on Wednesday.

Ogden man sentenced to 4 months in jail for throwing puppies from moving car
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted May 18 - 8:00 p.m. | Save Story
An Ogden man received a 120-day jail sentence for throwing six puppies from a moving car while traveling at freeway speeds.

New water rights application filed for data center plans; details of proposed facility emerge
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted May 18 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
A new water rights application has been filed for the controversial Box Elder County data center proposal and new details have emerged of the initiative.

Ogden woman sentenced to 15 years to life for killing woman in 2025
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted May 18 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
Ana Maria Zaragoza has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the 2025 murder of Nakeena Youngman.

Utah's Natural History Museum, BLM recover over 100,000 stolen indigenous artifacts
Deanie Wimmer, KSL | Posted May 18 - 6:00 p.m. | Save Story
After a widespread looting case damaged and scattered over 100,000 cultural objects, Utah's Natural History Museum worked with the Bureau of Land Management to return them.

New video highlights church's MTC experience as Temple Square Visitors' Center opens
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted May 18 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a new video highlighting the Missionary Training Center in Provo as it prepares to open 55 new missions.

Utah father accused of shaving teen daughter's head charged with aggravated child abuse
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted May 18 - 4:30 p.m. | Save Story
An Eagle Mountain man was charged Monday with aggravated child abuse and accused of forcibly shaving his daughter's head.

Historic Salt Lake City church celebrates 120th anniversary
Caitlin Keith, Deseret News | Posted May 18 - 3:30 p.m. | Save Story
One of Salt Lake City's historical churches celebrated a major milestone this weekend.

National Endowment for the Arts chair visits Utah
Carole Mikita, KSL | Posted May 18 - 2:30 p.m. | Save Story
For the first time in 10 years, the chair of the National Endowment for the Arts visited Utah. She toured an America 250 exhibit at the State Capitol with Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson.

A new concept to solve Arches National Park's transportation woes has emerged
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted May 18 - 1:56 p.m. | Save Story
A new option has emerged in an effort to solve long-standing traffic woes at Arches National Park

New taco spot infuses Mexican culture into every bite
Sarah Gambles, Deseret News | Posted May 18 - 12:26 p.m. | Save Story
Alonso CastaƱeda is bringing the culture and foods from the Mexican streets to Utah.

Vernal mother charged with breaking 5-year-old daughter's leg
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted May 18 - 11:49 a.m. | Save Story
A Vernal woman was charged Monday with kicking her 5-year-old daughter until her husband intervened and stopped the assault.
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Logan teacher hoping to give back to community reaches finals in national teacher competition
Environment »

New water rights application filed for data center plans; details of proposed facility emerge
Health »

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- Utah health department has recouped much of $50M lost in drug rebates due to error
Police & Courts »

Safety solutions: Utah's Top 5 deadliest roads
- Watch live: Public access, contempt of court argued in Tyler Robinson hearing
- Morgan man sentenced to prison in Davis County swimming pool scam cases
- New York Times sues the Pentagon a second time over Hegseth's media restrictions
- 4 naval aviators survive crash witnessed by thousands at Idaho air show
Science »

A look at what's inside and around Box Elder County's proposed Stratos data center site
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- Walmart and Amazon race to win over rural America with speedier deliveries
- Salt Lake man keeps getting misdelivered packages, says he can't get carrier to fix it
- Beyond data centers: Utah governor issues wake-up call on new Cold War contest over AI
Utah Counties »

Safety solutions: Utah's Top 5 deadliest roads
- Logan teacher hoping to give back to community reaches finals in national teacher competition
- Watch live: Public access, contempt of court argued in Tyler Robinson hearing
- A look at what's inside and around Box Elder County's proposed Stratos data center site
- Morgan man sentenced to prison in Davis County swimming pool scam cases



