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'2 dreams came true at the same time': BYU athlete runs personal best 9 months after giving birth

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted June 28 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

BYU 800-meter runner Krystie Solomon-Jensen placed 14th at the 2026 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships on June 13, just nine months after giving birth.

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Venezuela quake death toll nears 1,500 as rescue work goes on

Vivian Sequera, Reuters  |  Updated June 28 - 6:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

Rescue teams raced on Sunday to find more survivors of the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week, with signs of life bringing occasional relief to a grim quest to whittle down a ​list of tens of thousands missing.

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Iran and US agree to halt attacks and renew talks, U.S. official says

Nandita Bose, Menna AlaaElDin and Yomna Ehab, Reuters  |  Updated June 28 - 6:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

Iran and the United States agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and renew talks regarding their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, ​a U.S. official said on Sunday, raising hopes of saving an interim peace deal that was under pressure from days of tit-for-tat strikes.

Heat wave and high humidity will blast much of the eastern US this week, meteorologists say

Marc Levy, Associated Press  |  Posted June 28 - 6:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A heat wave will blast the eastern United States this week. The National Weather Service says temperatures rising ahead of the July Fourth holiday will feel hotter because of the high humidity that's arriving with it.

World Cup setting TV ratings records. Are Utahns watching?

Dennis Romboy, Deseret News  |  Posted June 28 - 5:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

More than half of Utahns say they will watch at least one and as many as 15 or more World Cup matches, according to a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll.

Wildfire evacuees in Eureka, Mammoth and Silver City allowed to return home

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Updated June 28 - 4:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

Residents in Eureka, Mammoth and Silver City were told they could return home on Sunday after being evacuated due to wildfires.

Logan coffee shop owner works to break stigma around men's mental health

Emma Benson, KSL  |  Posted June 28 - 3:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

A coffee shop in Logan hosts veteran game nights and works to create a safe space for people to get mental health support.

3 firefighters killed, 2 injured in Snyder wildfire on Utah-Colorado border

Ty Oneil and Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press  |  Updated June 28 - 12:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Three firefighters have died and two were injured while battling fires on the Colorado-Utah border.

BYU nursing professors, students working to transform mountain rescue operations in India

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted June 28 - 12:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Every year, millions of Hindu pilgrims embark on a sacred pilgrimage through the Himalayas to visit ancient temple sites and every year, thousands die along the way.

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Don't let a retirement planning mistake cost you six figures — new guide for Utah retirees

B.O.S.S. Retirement Solutions and Advisors  |  Posted June 28 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Roughly half of all American retirees don't take any systematic approach to withdrawing their retirement savings.

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Meet Uncle Pappy, the conservationist making waves on the Great American Water Road Trip

Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News  |  Posted June 28 - 11:28 a.m.  |  Save Story

"The point of a road trip isn't to get somewhere. It's to be on a road trip," said Blair Carlyle, the young man behind Uncle Pappy, a viral internet personality.

NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission

Marcia Dunn, Associated Press  |  Posted June 28 - 11:17 a.m.  |  Save Story

NASA is racing to save its Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission. The salvage effort gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver.

France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat sets European records

Kirsten Grieshaber and John Leicester, Associated Press  |  Posted June 28 - 10:38 a.m.  |  Save Story

France has reported around 1,000 additional deaths during last week's record-breaking heat wave.

Salt Lake City has a new festival — and it's already booked this bestselling author

Valerie Jones, Deseret News  |  Posted June 28 - 10:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake City will soon have its own citywide book festival — and a bestselling author is already set to attend.

Trump says he will nominate Lance Schroyer as ICE director

Jasper Ward ⁠​and Laila Kearney, Reuters  |  Posted June 28 - 9:29 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he ​will nominate Lance Schroyer as the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Most Utahns disapprove of how Trump is handling Iran war: Poll

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted June 28 - 8:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

A plurality of Utah voters disapprove of the military actions taking place in Iran and are critical of the way President Donald Trump is handling the war, according to a new poll.

Utahns are going crazy for these croissants

Sarah Gambles, Deseret News  |  Posted June 28 - 8:10 a.m.  |  Save Story

Eli Fuhrman opened All Purpose Bakehouse, a bakery and coffee shop that sells some of the most popular croissants around. And they might be the best in Utah.

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You've seen the book, now get it for free

Vescovo Buonarroti Art, LLC  |  Posted June 28 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

"Putting on Christ" by author Steven Anthony Bishop seeks to inspire those who are diligent truth seekers. And for a limited time, KSL.com readers can get a free e-book version.

Salt Lake looking for artists to help beautify Jordan River Parkway in Rose Park neighborhood

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted June 28 - 7:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Jordan River Parkway is already a top destination in Salt Lake County, but a local arts council wants to make it more enticing with public murals celebrating the Rose Park neighborhood.

Iran, US continue escalating attacks, recriminations over peace deal

Jana Choukeir and Jasper Ward, Reuters  |  Updated June 27 - 10:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

Iran and the U.S. continued their attacks in the Gulf as each accused the other of violating an interim deal signed less than two weeks ago to end their 4-month-old ​war.

Bankable news for University of Utah student-entrepreneurs envisioning $1B 'unicorn' businesses

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted June 27 - 10:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Stanford business professor says the University of Utah enjoys the best odds of transforming college student-entrepreneurs into wealthy "unicorn" founders. Why is that?

Crews battle dry conditions, strong winds as Cottonwood Fire grows to more than 92,000 acres

Mike Anderson, KSL and Joe Wirthlin, KSL  |  Updated June 27 - 10:14 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ground crews are battling dry conditions and strong winds as they try to gain some kind of containment around the massive Cottonwood Fire, which has grown to well over 92,000 acres.

New report finds few sunscreens meet safety standards

Sandee LaMotte, CNN  |  Updated June 27 - 9:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

It's time to stock up on sunscreen, but few choices on store shelves today are both safe and effective, according to an annual report by the Environmental Working Group.