Teen dies in I-15 crash near Springville

Diplo, Snoop Dogg to be featured in Twilight Concert Series later this summer

Jacob Klopfenstein, KSL.com  |  Posted Jun 21st - 8:02am

Diplo and Snoop Dogg will play Salt Lake City this summer as part of the Twilight Concerts Series, organizers announced Thursday.

57 percent of Utahns favor letting Dreamers stay, new poll says

Ben Lockhart, KSL  |  Posted Jun 21st - 7:38am

Poll results released Tuesday indicate 57 percent of Utahns definitively believe Dreamers "should be allowed to stay in the country," while 16 percent believe they "must be deported."

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Fire damages South Salt Lake business

 Linda Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Jun 21st - 7:37am

Crews responded to a fire at an electrical supply company near 2780 S. Main St. in South Salt Lake Thursday morning.

Utah congressional delegation welcomes Trump executive order

 Lisa Riley Roche, KSL  |  Posted Jun 21st - 7:02am

Members of Utah's all-Republican congressional delegation welcomed President Donald Trump's decision Wednesday to sign an executive order to keep immigrant families detained at the border from being separated.

Police say security guard killed trespasser after downtown fight

 Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Jun 20th - 10:41pm

A security guard accused of getting into a fight and killing a man by shooting him in the back after asking him to leave the property was arrested Wednesday for investigation of murder.

In reversal, Trump signs order stopping family separation

 Jill Colvin and Colleen Long, Associated Press  |  Posted Jun 20th - 10:41pm

Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, President Donald Trump abruptly reversed himself Wednesday and signed an executive order halting his administration's policy of separating children from their parents when they are detained illegally crossing the U.S. border.

Solitude resort bought by conglomerate that purchased Deer Valley

 Alec Williams, KSL  |  Posted Jun 20th - 10:37pm

Solitude Mountain Resort has been purchased by the same ski conglomerate, Alterra Mountain Company, that acquired Park City's Deer Valley late last year. Alterra announced the acquisition in a press release Wednesday.

Prayers offered for separated families during World Refugee Day

Ashley Imlay, KSL  |  Posted Jun 20th - 10:15pm

A small group of Utahns from diverse backgrounds gathered Wednesday at the MOSAIC Inter-Faith Ministries building in Millcreek to celebrate the things that unite us and the things that make us unique on World Refugee Day.

Officials searching for man who did not return after hiking Mount Timpanogos

 Jacob Klopfenstein, KSL.com  |  Posted Jun 20th - 9:42pm

Police are searching for a man who did not return as planned from hiking at Mount Timpanogos on Tuesday.

Former North Sanpete High teacher charged with enticing a minor

 Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Jun 20th - 9:11pm

A former science teacher at North Sanpete High School has been charged for allegedly sending inappropriate texts to a student.

Guatemalan man recalls fear, agony of separation from child

Brady McCombs, Associated Press  |  Posted Jun 20th - 8:39pm

Three-year-old Genesis Gonzalez Lopez giggled excitedly as she played with her father at a sunny Utah park, zipping down a slide again and again into his arms.

The U.S. has left the U.N. Human Rights Council. Here’s what you need to know about the decision.

Jacob Klopfenstein, KSL.com  |  Posted Jun 20th - 8:05pm

What is the U.N. Human Rights Council, and what does the Trump administration’s decision to leave mean for the U.S. — and for the United Nations — moving forward?

Road Home meets again with legislators about unfavorable audit, gives details on response

Ben Lockhart, KSL  |  Posted Jun 20th - 7:32pm

Lawmakers were presented a progress report this week that details the Road Home's response to a blistering legislative audit of the safety and security at its homeless shelters.

3 new brush fires break out in Utah

 Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Jun 20th - 7:16pm

Three new fires broke out in Utah Wednesday, including one that was sparked by a bird that was electrocuted by a power line, officials said.

'You feel nothing, you’re just floating': Sensory deprivation tank in Provo helps users unwind, relax

 Aley Davis, KSL TV  |  Posted Jun 20th - 7:00pm

You might not have to head to the Great Salt Lake to find saltwater in Utah. A new salty trend in Utah also has mental and physical health benefits.

Utah Safe Schools Commission report emphasizes mental health, 'red flag' law

 Marjorie Cortez, KSL  |  Posted Jun 20th - 6:48pm

The top recommendations of the Utah Safe Schools Commission released Wednesday key on the availability of mental health resources in schools and the consideration of a gun violence restraining order to help enhance safety in Utah schools.

Call center closure to cost over 400 jobs

Jasen Lee, KSL  |  Posted Jun 20th - 6:29pm

Coming to work and being told your position and scores of others in your workplace will be going away can be the very definition of "a bad day at work." Intercontinental Hotels Group announced it will close its Utah call center in late November.

LDS Church updates guidelines for interviewing youth

 Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Jun 20th - 5:53pm

The LDS Church is again updating its guidelines for how its bishops should conduct interviews with youth and children.

How weather balloons help in Trail Mountain Fire battle

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Jun 20th - 5:16pm

Fifteen crews with 583 personnel were battling the Trail Mountain Fire Wednesday, according to the Bureau of Land Management. Perhaps one of the more unsung heroes of the operation is the incident meteorologist at the scene.

Navajo man fights ruling disqualifying him from Utah ballot

Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press  |  Posted Jun 20th - 4:44pm

A Navajo man filed suit Wednesday challenging a Utah county's decision to disqualify him from the ballot in the first election since a judge ruled local voting districts were illegally drawn based on race.

3 in NC family killed in head-on crash near Scipio

 Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Jun 20th - 4:27pm

A cross-country family vacation turned tragic Tuesday when three members of a North Carolina family were killed and a fourth critically injured in a head-on crash near Scipio.