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Why romance books are dominating the publishing industry

Valerie Jones, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 7:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

The romance genre has gone through its share of changes over the years — and RaeAnne Thayne has witnessed plenty of those changes firsthand.

Family mourns 18-year-old West Valley man killed in Eagle Mountain crash

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 14 - 6:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

A crash Wednesday in Eagle Mountain resulted in the death of an 18-year-old West Valley man, whose car started on fire after the collision.

Costco sued over alleged salmonella risk in rotisserie chicken

Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  Updated Feb. 14 - 6:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

Costco is facing a new lawsuit over its rotisserie chicken, after an animal rights ​nonprofit claimed that the retailer's chicken processing plant in Nebraska suffers from salmonella contamination.

Wright's career-high 39, Kostic's late 3 helps No. 22 BYU survive Colorado in OT

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 14 - 5:48 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Baylor transfer scored a career-high 39 points with five rebounds and four assists to help No. 22 BYU hold off Colorado, 90-86 in front of a capacity crowd at the Marriott Center.

Tooele children flee apartment fire using escape ladder

Sarah Martin, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 5:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

A fire destroyed two apartments in Tooele on Thursday night, and two resourceful kids managed to escape it using an emergency ladder from an upper floor.

7 Utah mayors boost efforts to fight child hunger with national alliance

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 5:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Seven Utah mayors have joined a national effort to combat child hunger.

Jordan Stolz joins Eric Heiden with a 500-1,000 speedskating double gold at the Olympics

Howard Fendrich, Associated Press  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 4:53 p.m.  |  Save Story

alongside that of Eric Heiden. Now they really do belong in the same sentence, at least in one regard.

One student's kind act sparked annual Valentine's Day event for Spanish Fork

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 4:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

The city of Spanish Fork handed out 4,000 valentines to high schools in an annual event that started with one student's act of kindness.

Have You Seen This? Rainstorm creates double-pane glass on car

Grant Olsen for KSL  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 3:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

I've never heard of double-pane glass on a vehicle before, but that's pretty much what it looks like.

SpaceX, NASA mission arrives at ISS, relieving bare-bones astronaut crew

Jackie Wattles, CNN  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 2:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, bringing it to full staff a month after a previous crew left due to a medical concern.

'It's pretty wild': 15 years later, BYU hangs Jimmer Fredette's No. 32 jersey in rafters

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 2:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Cougars raised the jersey of the former No. 10 pick in the NBA draft into the rafters, ensuring that his No. 32 won't be worn by a player on the Provo campus again.

Mike Lee joins legal fight to stop states from counting ballots received after Election Day

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 2:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Sen. Mike Lee has filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court as it prepares to weigh in on whether states can count mail-in ballots after Election Day.

Managing Great Salt Lake's biggest threat is feasible, but these are the costs

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 1:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new study outlines the options and costs for managing dust from the Great Salt Lake. Leaving it untreated could be an "existential threat" for the state, advocates say.

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Noelle Pikus Pace talks 2026 Olympics and the skeleton controversy

Krysyan Edler, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 12:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Olympic silver medalist shared the athletes she's most excited to watch and reflected on the thrill of skeleton.

Patti Edwards, widow of BYU and college football Hall of Famer LaVell, dies at 93

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 12:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

The long-time matriarch of BYU football died Friday of natural causes, according to her obituary with the Wheeler-Sundberg Funeral Home in Orem. She was 93.

What we can learn from lovebirds, the rare birds that mate for life

Colleen Slevin and Ross D. Franklin, Associated Press  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 12:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Lovebirds, the rare birds that mate for life, may have something to teach humans this Valentine's Day about keeping strong romantic bonds.

Hockey‑obsessed family brings NICU twins home in spirited, Olympic‑timed welcome

Shelby Lofton, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 11:26 a.m.  |  Save Story

A family with a deep passion for hockey brought their newborn twins home from the NICU with a themed homecoming timed perfectly with the start of hockey in the Winter Olympics.

Amazon scraps partnership with surveillance company after Super Bowl ad backlash

The Associated Press  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 10:44 a.m.  |  Save Story

Amazon's smart doorbell maker Ring has terminated a partnership with police surveillance tech company Flock Safety after backlash from a Super Bowl ad.

'King of Valentine's Day' transforms Logan candy store for wife of 30 years

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 10:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

Lonnie Anderson has been making Valentine's Day special for his wife Anne for decades. This year, he is transforming a Logan candy shop to show his love.

Lawmakers advance bill allowing alternate flags to fly on city hall, but not in schools

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 9:27 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah lawmakers advanced a law requiring cities to fly only a single official flag in schools, airports and courthouses. But cities could fly Pride and other flags during annual celebrations.

Rideshare driver arrested, accused of hitting teen on scooter

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 8:53 a.m.  |  Save Story

A rideshare driver who police say rolled through a stop sign and hit a teenager on a scooter and then drove off was arrested Friday.

Astronomers detect a solar system they say should not be possible

Jacopo Prisco, CNN  |  Updated Feb. 14 - 8:18 a.m.  |  Save Story

An exoplanetary system about 116 light-years from Earth could flip the script on how planets form, according to researchers who discovered it using telescopes from NASA and the ESA.

Here's what to expect at Zion National Park this weekend

Minty Buckwalter, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 14 - 7:46 a.m.  |  Save Story

Ahead of one of its busiest winter weekends, Zion National Park issued a news release Friday urging visitors to plan ahead for Presidents Day, warning of heavy crowds and congestion.