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Head-on collision critically injures driver, causes major delays on US 6
Roy Burton, KSL.com | Updated April 28 - 9:32 p.m. | Save Story
A head-on collision on U.S. 6 east of Thistle has sent one person to the hospital with critical injuries and closed the road in both directions Sunday evening, causing delays.
St. George ranks in Top 10 cleanest metro areas in American Lung Association report
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted April 28 - 7:48 p.m. | Save Story
As many as 131.2 million people in the U.S. live where the air quality gets failing grades due to too-high levels of ozone or particle pollution. And it's a problem that's been getting worse.
Utahn taps Q'eqchi' skills to help feds handle influx of Indigenous minors from Guatemala
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 28 - 7:10 p.m. | Save Story
Jace Norton learned Q'eqchi' while serving a mission to Guatemala and parlayed his skills into a company that helps federal officials contend with unaccompanied minors from the nation.
1 dead in car crash in Benjamin
Sicily Stanton, KSL.com | Posted April 28 - 6:58 p.m. | Save Story
A 25-year-old driver died Sunday after veering off an overpass and being ejected from the vehicle.
Report finds comprehensive approach may improve suicide prevention on college campuses
Sky Mundell, KSL.com | Posted April 28 - 5:32 p.m. | Save Story
A new report indicates substantial improvements in the mental health of students at colleges that participate in a comprehensive approach to mental health issues.
Will the Winter Olympics be rotated between Salt Lake City and other permanent locations?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 28 - 4:05 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's bid to host the 2034 Winter Games is seen as a "role model" for other bidders by Olympic officials, but a decision on permanent locations may be a decade — or more — away.
GOP delegates snub most State School Board incumbents; chairman eliminated from primary
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted April 28 - 2:54 p.m. | Save Story
Delegates to the Utah Republican Party nominating convention snubbed several incumbents on the state school board Saturday. None of them garnered majority votes in their respective races.
Vernal police officer shot, flown to hospital
Ashley Fredde, KSL.com | Updated April 28 - 1:14 p.m. | Save Story
A Vernal police officer was shot multiple times late Saturday but was able to drive himself to a hospital before being airlifted to a Wasatch Front hospital.
Project to rehabilitate Capitol Reef's Scenic Drive set to begin
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted April 28 - 12:24 p.m. | Save Story
A project to repair and enhance aging roads and parking lots at Capitol Reef National Park will begin on Monday, creating some impacts to visiting the park this year.
Utah waterfall book provides guide to help hikers go with the flow
Stephanie DeGraw, St. George News | Posted April 28 - 8:44 a.m. | Save Story
Utah offers numerous waterfall adventures, and an author is releasing an information guidebook naming the best hikes in June.
'There's just nothing like it': The 1896 letter declaring Utah a state has come to the Beehive State
Hanna Seariac, Deseret News | Posted April 28 - 7:21 a.m. | Save Story
It's unclear how an 1896 document signed by President Grover Cleveland approving Utah as a state ended up at a Boston-based document auction this spring, but it's now finding its home in the Beehive State.
Incumbent Republicans forced into primaries in drawn-out GOP state convention
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com and Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV | Updated April 28 - 12:19 a.m. | Save Story
A trio of prominent incumbents — Gov. Spencer Cox, Rep. Celeste Maloy and Rep. Blake Moore — were defeated by challengers but will advance to primary elections nonetheless.
After Grantsville cemetery headstones vandalized, sculptor offers restoration
Lauren Steinbrecher, KSL-TV | Posted April 27 - 10:31 p.m. | Save Story
A sculptor is helping restore what was damaged by vandals in the Grantsville Cemetery when more than a dozen historic headstones destroyed.
Salt Lake police investigate shooting that left 1 seriously injured
Roy Burton, KSL.com | Posted April 27 - 9:51 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake police are investigating a shooting that left one person seriously injured Saturday night.
District asks parents for help after Roy High School has 3 incidents with guns in 2 weeks
Eliza Pace, KSL-TV | Posted April 27 - 9:41 p.m. | Save Story
Weber School District is urging parents to talk to their kids about guns after Roy High School had three incidents in the past two weeks of students bringing guns on school property.
Utah delegation returns from trade mission to 'pivotal' Taiwan amid growing tensions
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 27 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
Utah government, education and industry representatives traveled to Taiwan this month with the 47G association, developing partnerships as "threat escalation" has led to a larger market for defense technology.
Family, friends gather for celebration of life of Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow
Mark Jones, KSL-TV | Posted April 27 - 8:24 p.m. | Save Story
A celebration of life was held in Idaho on Saturday afternoon for Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow — the two children killed in the Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell murder cases.
Utah veteran finds a piece of 'genuine American history'
Sky Mundell, KSL.com | Posted April 27 - 7:02 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah veteran using a metal detector as a way to battle his own PTSD found and returned a historical family treasure to its rightful owners.
Man arrested after violent West Valley hatchet killing, police say
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 27 - 6:26 p.m. | Save Story
Jeremy Ross Pulver, 46, was arrested after police say he admitted to the killing of his father with a hatchet on Friday morning.
Business & Tech »
Utahn taps Q'eqchi' skills to help feds handle influx of Indigenous minors from Guatemala
Education »
Report finds comprehensive approach may improve suicide prevention on college campuses
- GOP delegates snub most State School Board incumbents; chairman eliminated from primary
- College students, inmates and a nun: A unique book club meets at one of the nation's largest jails
- District asks parents for help after Roy High School has 3 incidents with guns in 2 weeks
- Teacher says pleas for better ventilation were ignored, then he was diagnosed with lung disease
Environment »
St. George ranks in Top 10 cleanest metro areas in American Lung Association report
- Will the Winter Olympics be rotated between Salt Lake City and other permanent locations?
- Ivins residents are concerned about location of planned water reservoir
- Why Salt Lake City plants thousands of new trees every year
- Utah playing crucial role in Biden administration's plan to expand, modernize electrical grid
Health »
Social media affects views on mental illness, study finds
- St. George ranks in Top 10 cleanest metro areas in American Lung Association report
- Study examines regular use of low-dose aspirin to improve colorectal cancer survival
- Report finds comprehensive approach may improve suicide prevention on college campuses
- Biden administration delays plan to ban menthol cigarettes
Politics »
Brian King, Democrat running for governor, says faith drives his politics
- Utahn taps Q'eqchi' skills to help feds handle influx of Indigenous minors from Guatemala
- Biden jabs Trump in election-year roast at correspondents' dinner
- 'There's just nothing like it': The 1896 letter declaring Utah a state has come to the Beehive State
- Incumbent Republicans forced into primaries in drawn-out GOP state convention
