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US, Venezuela agree to reestablish diplomatic ties

Jasper Ward, Reuters  |  Posted March 5 - 10:12 p.m.  |  Save Story

The United States and interim authorities in Venezuela ​have agreed to reestablish diplomatic and consular relations, the State Department said on Thursday.

Utah's Vanecek records 100th win in shutout performance against Flyers

Jaxon Wynder, KSL  |  Posted March 5 - 9:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Mammoth defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 behind Vitek Vanecek's 11th career-shutout and Dylan Guenther's 2-point night.

Patients say measles 'worse than expected' as Utah hits 350+ infections, doctors say

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted March 5 - 9:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Health officials plead with residents to vaccinate against measles as Utah hits 358 infections.

Utah lawmakers debate nicotine tax, pay raise for governor on session's second-to-last day

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, Daniel Woodruff, Tim Vandenack and Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated March 5 - 8:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

Lawmakers passed a bill raising the governor's salary, debated raising the tax on nicotine products and observed a moment of silence for three women killed in Wayne County on the second-to-last day of the legislative session.

'Dreams do come true': Idaho teen invited to play soccer in Italy

Brittni Johnson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted March 5 - 8:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Kirby Martinez, of Driggs, Idaho, has been offered a unique opportunity to play soccer in Italy starting this fall.

Britney Spears arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs

Andrew Dalton and Mike Catalini, Associated Press  |  Updated March 5 - 8:12 p.m.  |  Save Story

Britney Spears has been arrested for investigation of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol near her Southern California home. Her representative called it "completely inexcusable."

Trump fires Kristi Noem as homeland secretary after storm over shootings, spending

Ted Hesson, Nolan D. McCaskill, Richard Cowan and Jasper Ward, Reuters  |  Updated March 5 - 7:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday after months of controversy, including the Minnesota shootings and questions ​over an advertising contract.

Franke family members express disappointment on failure of child welfare bill

Caitlin Keith, Deseret News  |  Posted March 5 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Members of the Franke family expressed disappointment after a bill they believe would help neglected, isolated and abused children failed to pass the Legislature Thursday evening.

Amazon largely back up after outage hits thousands of US users, Downdetector shows

Anhata Rooprai, Reuters  |  Updated March 5 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Amazon's e-commerce website was largely back up after it suffered ​an outage that affected tens of thousands of users in the U.S., Downdetector showed on Thursday.

Woman says Kouri Richins told her things would 'be better' if her husband were dead

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Updated March 5 - 6:40 p.m.  |  Save Story

A woman testified Thursday that two and a half months before Eric Richins died, Kouri Richins told her "in many ways it would be better if Eric was dead."

Review: 'Hoppers' shows Pixar is still searching for its former magic

John Clyde for KSL  |  Posted March 5 - 6:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

It feels like that special magic that Pixar used to produce consistently has been fading for a while now, and sadly, "Hoppers" doesn't do much to bring it back.

Ex-Marine injured while protesting Iran war vows to continue campaign for Senate

Katharine Jackson, Reuters  |  Updated March 5 - 6:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Brian McGinnis, a former Marine who was injured while protesting the conflict in Iran, vowed on Thursday ​to continue his campaign for the U.S. Senate as a Green Party candidate.

Utah could help America keep up with China in race for critical minerals

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted March 5 - 5:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

A study last year said just over a third of Americans knew much about critical minerals, vital to the country's economic and national security. The Utah Legislature is seeking to change that.

House rejects war powers resolution, backs Trump on Iran war

Patricia Zengerle, Reuters  |  Updated March 5 - 5:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

The ​House of Representatives rejected ‌an effort on Thursday ⁠to ​stop President ⁠Donald Trump's ‌air war ‌on Iran and ⁠require ⁠that any hostilities against Iran be authorized by Congress.

Amid uproar over Ogden officer's sentence, officials say there were numerous mitigating factors

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted March 5 - 5:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

While there has been some social media outrage over an ex-Ogden police officer's 30-day jail sentence, testimony at his sentencing shows many mitigating factors were considered.

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List your local service business on KSL to get booked for spring services

Kathleen Clove, KSL  |  Posted March 5 - 4:55 p.m.  |  Save Story

Spring project season is just around the corner, and Utah homeowners are already thinking about what jobs to tackle. Start advertising on KSL Services today so you can fill your schedule for the season.

Letters Q and U marry in unique Utah kindergarten teaching ceremony

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted March 5 - 4:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

Island View Elementary teacher Teisha Langford walked down the aisle with her husband Scott Langford in a "Q-U" wedding ceremony to teach students the "quah" sound.

Man killed in overnight house fire in West Jordan

Logan Stefanich and Tyrese Boone, KSL  |  Updated March 5 - 3:58 p.m.  |  Save Story

A West Jordan man died in a house fire early Thursday.

BYU women use 20-2 run in 3rd quarter to bounce rival Utah from Big 12 Tournament

Josh Furlong, KSL  |  Posted March 5 - 3:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

They say it's difficult to beat the same team three times in a season. Don't tell that to the BYU women.

Trump wants say on Iran's next leader as war intensifies

Parisa Hafezi and Steve Holland, Reuters  |  Updated March 5 - 3:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump claimed the right to join Iran in deciding its next leader as the war escalated on Thursday, with U.S. and Israeli jets hitting areas across the country.

Church of Jesus Christ donates 20,000 pounds of food in St. George

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted March 5 - 3:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated 20,000 pounds of food to Switchpoint Pantry in St. George, one of many donations the church is making in collaboration with America250.

Olympic heroes Hilary Knight, Brittany Bowe to be welcomed home at Salt Lake event

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted March 5 - 1:52 p.m.  |  Save Story

Olympic heroes and Salt Lake City residents Hilary Knight and Brittany Bowe will be officially welcomed home when Salt Lake City begins its 2026 Paralympics watch party this weekend.

Riverdale woman accused of embezzling $600K to pay off credit cards

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted March 5 - 1:16 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah woman was charged Wednesday with embezzling nearly $600,000 from her employer since 2018 allegedly to pay off her credit card debt.