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This summer's hottest accessory: Sun protection

Ramishah Maruf, CNN  |  Posted Aug. 17 - 8:25 a.m.  |  Save Story

Frances Ling, a 29-year-old in Los Angeles, has a summer driving uniform.

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See the wonders of Japan for $3,999 in 2027 with a Utah tour group

Jensen McKay Tours  |  Posted Aug. 17 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

In 2023, Conde Nast Traveler subscribers voted Japan as the "best country in the world" and aided by a favorable exchange rate, the opportunity has only improved.

Taylorsville police shoot, kill man armed with knife during burglary investigation

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 17 - 7:11 a.m.  |  Save Story

A man was shot and killed by police investigating a reported burglary and stabbing in Taylorsville Sunday night.

University of Utah welcoming students to new $155M, 1,447-bed residence hall this semester

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 17 - 7:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

The University of Utah this semester will welcome students to a new 1,447-bed residence hall that looks to be the blueprint for the reinvigoration of "college town magic."

Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea

Konstantin Toropin and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press  |  Posted Aug. 17 - 6:31 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea after the Republican president said it declined to help denuclearize Iran.

Hayden Panettiere, who starred in the television series 'Heroes' and 'Nashville,' dies at 36

Associated Press  |  Posted Aug. 16 - 11:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

Actress Hayden Panettiere has died at age 36.

Motorcyclists ride for the 20th year in remembrance of Utah's fallen police officers

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 16 - 10:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ride For Fallen Officers held its 20th event, with motorcyclists and police officers riding together in remembrance of Utah's 152 fallen law enforcement officers.

Black bear euthanized after being spotted in Logan

Kennedy Camarena and Sarah Earnshaw, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 16 - 9:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

A young black bear was tranquilized and evaluated after being spotted in Logan on Saturday during a time when Utahns continue to report more bear sightings across the state.

'Prophecies fulfilled' at Cleveland Ohio Temple dedication

Mike Headrick and Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 16 - 9:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints added the Cleveland Ohio Temple to its list of dedicated temples on Sunday.

Search for survivors continues after powerful earthquake kills dozens in Indonesia

Lex Harvey, Masrur Jamaluddin and Hira Humayun, CNN  |  Updated Aug. 16 - 8:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

Rescuers are digging through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Indonesia, searching for bodies and possible survivors following the deadly magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck the country Saturday, killing at least 53 people.

Meet the Idaho man bringing pioneer history to life

Emily Walker, Deseret News  |  Posted Aug. 16 - 7:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

An Idaho historian has spent three decades compiling thousands of pioneer diary entries to preserve and bring the stories of Oregon and California Trail travelers to life.

Centro Civico Mexicano boosters hope to build a new $27M facility to house the cultural group

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 16 - 7:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Centro Civico Mexicano boosters are pursuing plans to build a new $27 million facility to house the Salt Lake City cultural organization.

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How shopping local and attending events keeps your downtown thriving

Salt Lake Chamber  |  Posted Aug. 16 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Every meal ordered, purchase made and event attended helps shape the kind of city people want to visit — and live in and nearby.

Former Utah golfer Blake Tomlinson captures 2nd Utah Open title in 5 years

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 16 - 6:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Tomlinson shot 5-under-par 67 Sunday to finish with a three-day total of 21-under 195 and clinch his second Larry H. Miller Utah Open and the $25,000 winners' check at Riverside Country Club.

Trump's envoys in Middle East to push for Gaza peace plan

Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters  |  Updated Aug. 16 - 6:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

Donald Trump's envoys meet with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Sunday, a diplomatic source said, ​in a bid to advance Trump's Gaza peace plan, even as Israel pressed on with airstrikes in the enclave.

Are mortgage rates heading down?

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Aug. 16 - 5:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Mortgage rates edged lower after five consecutive weeks of increases, with the average 30-year fixed rate falling to 6.67% as mortgage applications picked up.

Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and high winds across the Hawaiian islands

Alexa St. John and Ed White, Associated Press  |  Updated Aug. 16 - 4:39 p.m.  |  Save Story

Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it wasn't done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts.

1 dead, 4 hospitalized after single-vehicle crash in Tooele County

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 16 - 4:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

One person died and four others were hospitalized after the vehicle they were in crashed on Interstate 80 near Aragonite on Saturday night.

Treats that remind you of grandma's: How a Utah woman is bringing back butter mints

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 16 - 4:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

When Ramona Jessop tastes butter mint candies, she thinks of her grandma. These days, she's helping thousands of people do the same as the owner of Nancy Lou's Butter Mints in Beaver.

Father-son duo from Monticello visiting Mexican restaurants in each of Utah's 29 counties

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 16 - 3:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Jake Palma and son Carson are on a whirlwind trip around Utah, trying Mexican food in each of the state's 29 counties.

Homicides dropped 18.1% in 2025 to the lowest rate since 1956, FBI says

Claudia Lauer, Associated Press  |  Updated Aug. 16 - 2:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

The homicide rate in the United States dropped to the lowest it's been in 75 years, according to an FBI report on 2025 crime statistics released Friday, which also showed overall violent crime dropped 9.3% last year.

Touring a home for sale? The sellers may be listening in

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Aug. 16 - 1:48 p.m.  |  Save Story

Fans would say the highlight of every episode of HGTV's popular series, "House Hunters," is the reaction of would-be buyers as they tour a potential purchase, often a mixture of delight and disgust.

A century-old family mystery — and 2 shipwrecks — inspired this Utah author's debut novel

Valorie Jones, Deseret News  |  Posted Aug. 16 - 1:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Since she was a child, Claire Carusillo has been haunted by a piece of her family history: Not just one, but two of her ancestors were involved in shipwrecks.