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Utah State earns 2nd seed in MWC tourney by beating Fresno State in regular-season finale

Ryan Miller, KSL.com  |  Posted Mar 6th - 11:53pm

On Saturday, in the Aggies' regular-season finale, they had two players who certainly looked to be auditioning to be USU's next March hero.

Senate passes Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill on party-line vote

Richard Cowan, Makini Brice and David Morgan, Reuters  |  Updated Mar 6th - 10:45pm

The Senate on Saturday passed President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan in a party-line vote after an all-night session that saw Democrats battling among themselves over jobless aid and the Republican minority failing in attempts to push through some three dozen amendments.

2 coyotes spotted on University of Utah campus

Graham Dudley, KSL.com  |  Posted Mar 6th - 10:30pm

University of Utah officials are urging caution Saturday after two coyotes were spotted on campus in pursuit of a deer.

Deede's game-winner on a bum ankle leads Springville girls by Farmington, to first 5A hoops title since 2014

Sean Walker, KSL.com  |  Updated Mar 6th - 10:16pm

Deede had 14 points and five rebounds, including the game-winner as time expired, as Springville edged Farmington 39-38 for the Red Devils' first title since 2014 in the Class 5A state championship at Salt Lake Community College.

5A boys hoops: Lehi's first title since 1998 a state-record 8th for head coach Quincy Lewis

Sean Walker, KSL.com  |  Posted Mar 6th - 8:14pm

Noa Gonsalves poured in 19 points, 13 rebounds and four assists, and Peter Amakasu added 21 points to help Lehi counter Farmington's furious second-half rally with a fourth-quarter spurt of its own en route to a 61-57 victory in the Class 5A state championship at Salt Lake Community College.

Utah lawmakers honor the life and service of creator of the Capitol docent program

Hannah Petersen, Deseret News  |  Posted Mar 6th - 7:56pm

Allyson Gamble served on the Capitol Preservation Board for 19 years and was its executive director for 11.

Have You Seen This? 80s GE commercial shows a totally radical future

Martha Ostergar, KSL.com Contributor  |  Posted Mar 6th - 7:01pm

This unearthed gem personifies the coolest of the cool that the 80s could offer.

12-year-old boy dies in Utah County accident

Graham Dudley, KSL.com  |  Updated Mar 6th - 6:28pm

A 12-year-old boy died Saturday afternoon after being run over in rural Utah County.

No. 7-seed Davis ends Westlake's magical season to claim 6A title, first since 2002

Sean Walker, KSL.com  |  Posted Mar 6th - 5:30pm

Chance Trujillo scored 19 points, including five 3-pointers, and Sunderland added 14 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals as Davis eradicate a two-decade championship drought with a 60-55 win over Westlake for the Darts' first state title since 2002.

Medical helicopter called after motorcyclist hurt in St. George crash

Graham Dudley, KSL.com  |  Updated Mar 6th - 5:15pm

A crash involving a motorcyclist closed northbound I-15 in St. George on Saturday, officials said.

Romney, Lee upset with Senate passage of latest $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package

Wendy Leonard, Deseret News  |  Posted Mar 6th - 4:41pm

Utah GOP Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee expressed their disappointment Saturday with the Senate's passage of the latest coronavirus relief package.

Third-quarter lockdown leads Fremont past Herriman for 2nd 6A girls basketball title in 4 years

Sean Walker, KSL.com  |  Posted Mar 6th - 2:51pm

Emma Calvert had 30 points and 12 rebounds, Maggie Mendelson added 15 points and 14 rebounds, and Fremont held Herriman scoreless from the field during an absolutely dominant third quarter to turn a one-point halftime deficit into a rout, 63-41 for the Silverwolves' second Class 6A state title in four years Saturday at Salt Lake Community College.

Utes close out regular season with dominant 98-59 win over Arizona State

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Mar 6th - 2:00pm

Utah wasted no time to show the visiting Arizona State Sun Devils it was there to closeout the regular season with a win.

Blind students at Davis Technical College learn precision machining

Mike Anderson, KSL TV  |  Posted Mar 6th - 1:12pm

Blind students at Davis Technical College in Kaysville have taken advantage of a machining program that could lead them to dream jobs in the aerospace industry.

Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric hold historic, symbolic meeting

Nicole Winfield and Qassim Abdul-zahra, Associated Press  |  Posted Mar 6th - 12:31pm

Pope Francis and Iraq's top Shiite cleric delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence Saturday, urging Muslims in the war-weary Arab nation to embrace Iraq's long-beleaguered Christian minority during a historic meeting in the holy city of Najaf.

570 COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths, 26,098 vaccinations reported on anniversary of Utah state of emergency

Jen Riess, KSL.com  |  Updated Mar 6th - 12:13pm

Utah's number of COVID-19 cases increased by 570 on Saturday, with five more deaths and 26,098 vaccinations reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.

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Opinion: Why I wish consent had been a topic in my sex ed class

Ashley Imlay, Deseret News  |  Posted Mar 6th - 10:52am

"It took three weeks before my brain registered that I had been sexually assaulted. Now, I wonder if things would have been different if I'd learned about sexual violence and the concept of sexual consent in my high school sex ed class."

Yes, you are getting lots of robocalls again

Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN  |  Posted Mar 6th - 9:17am

After a year of relief, robocalls are back up to pre-pandemic levels.

'Never take anything for granted': KSL.com readers reflect on yearlong COVID-19 experience

Carter Williams and Yvette Cruz, KSL.com  |  Posted Mar 6th - 8:01am

Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of Utah's first confirmed case of COVID-19. KSL.com asked its readers to reflect on what this past year has meant to them.