Uintah County man accused of killing 6-month-old son

A Uintah County man has been booked into jail for investigation of murder in the death of his 6-month-old son.

SWAT standoff ends with man found dead inside home

Quiz: How well do you know Utah gun laws?

Man who jumped off freeway after crash was likely impaired, police say

2 new spider species dubbed 'Sparklemuffin' and 'Skeletorus'

Hillary Clinton email trove under review for release

Stephen Braun, Associated Press | posted 6 minutes ago

The government will review a huge cache of Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails for possible release after revelations she conducted official business as secretary of state in the shadows of a private account. The disclosure has raised questions in the buildup to her expected presidential run about whether she adhered to the letter or spirit of accountability laws.

Mom of slain Riverton girl says teen suspect should be tried as adult

Pat Reavy | posted 8 minutes ago

The certification hearing to determine whether a boy who was 14 when he allegedly murdered his girlfriend and dumped her body in the Jordan River continued Thursday.

La Verkin man gets jail in tree branch killing

The Associated Press | posted 13 minutes ago

A southern Utah man accused of fatally beating an acquaintance with a tree branch has been sentenced to two years in jail.

Harrison Ford in critical condition after small plane crashes

Melissa Pamer, CNN | posted 33 minutes ago

Actor Harrison Ford was seriously injured Thursday after crash-landing a small plane on a golf course in California, TMZ and NBC News reported.

Utah lawmakers consider education bills, including teacher raises

KSL.com | posted 51 minutes ago

Utah legislators this week examined multiple bills that would impact education in the state. They also approved a proposal to name a section of 1-15 after late Speaker of the House Becky Lockhart.

Injured golden eagle rescued by deputy

Faith Heaton Jolley | posted Mar 5th - 4:29pm

A Summit County Sheriff's Deputy is being credited with saving an injured golden eagle Thursday afternoon.

Utah’s Golden Spike Ceremony could become new Lego model

Faith Heaton Jolley | posted Mar 5th - 4:01pm

A love of history and railroads drove a Florida man to create a Lego model of Utah's historic Golden Spike Ceremony, and he hopes he can get enough votes for it to become a distributed set.

Tanker carrying diesel rolls over, shuts highway down

Megan Marsden Christensen | posted Mar 5th - 3:23pm

Part of State Route 162 shut down Thursday afternoon when a fuel tanker truck hauling diesel rolled over.

Aggie senior Harris ending anonymous career grateful for one more shot

Sean Walker | posted Mar 5th - 2:56pm

As the only senior on the Aggies' active roster, Sean Harris will naturally be in the spotlight. But don't expect the event to be renamed "Sean Harris Night." And that's just fine with the 6-foot-7, 230-pound forward from Rocklin, Califo

Senate panel passes anti-discrimination, religious rights bill

Dennis Romboy | posted Mar 5th - 2:51pm

A Senate committee unanimously endorsed a compromise bill Thursday intended to protect religious freedom and LBGT Utahns from discrimination in housing and employment.

Historical movie robots we like better than Chappie

Travis Poppleton, KSL.com Contributor | posted Mar 5th - 2:03pm

While "Chappie" falls way short of worthwhile entertainment, we look back on five movie robots Hollywood got right.

Find passion, presence and purpose in your 'daily do's'

Connie Sokol, KSL.com Contributor | posted Mar 5th - 1:52pm

Often we feel we have to "eat, pray and love" in a year-long pilgrimage to regain passion in our lives. But shifting our view of our daily do's can bring a level of passion to our lives we may not have realized.

Have You Seen This? When the fish aren't biting, try duck

Martha Ostergar | posted Mar 5th - 1:15pm

The right fishing conditions involve a lot of variables, and sometimes those variables align for a more-than-surprising catch at the end of your line.

4 parent stars 'reared' 1 massive planet, NASA says

Natalie Crofts | posted Mar 5th - 1:01pm

Our planet only has one star to give it light, but others have many more.

Tips for decontaminating boats from quagga mussels

Faith Heaton Jolley | posted Mar 5th - 12:40pm

In an effort to avoid spreading the suspected quagga mussels in Deer Creek State Park, Utah State Park officials closed the Charleston Bay boat ramp Wednesday and offered decontamination tips.

Michael Brown's family to file civil lawsuit 'shortly,' attorney says

Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN | posted Mar 5th - 12:17pm

The family of Michael Brown, the teen killed last year by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, will file a civil wrongful death lawsuit in the case "very shortly," attorney Anthony Gray said Thursday.

Justices: Same-day audio for April 28 gay marriage cases

Mark Sherman, Associated Press | posted Mar 5th - 10:20am

The Supreme Court will hear arguments over same-sex marriage on April 28 and make audio of the proceedings available later that day.

Cancer survivor helps other patients in national fundraising campaign

Arianne Brown, KSL.com Contributor | posted Mar 5th - 10:11am

Johnny Maack was diagnosed with cancer in 2012. Now, two years cancer free, he is helping other cancer patients by raising funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, to help further blood cancer research, in a 10-week campaign that began March 3.