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Utah State back to winning ways in Mountain West Tournament title run
Mark Greenwood for KSL | Posted March 15 - 9:48 a.m. | Save Story
Utah State got back to winning fundamentals in the Mountain West Tournament
Oscars' top prize up for grabs as unease hangs over Hollywood
Lisa Richwine, Reuters | Posted March 15 - 9:35 a.m. | Save Story
Hollywood rolls out the red carpet for Sunday's Oscars, with an unusually open best-picture race that pits vampire hit "Sinners," the leader in nominations, against the darkly comic thriller "One Battle After Another."
Salt Lake construction underway for student housing at old OfficeMax site
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted March 15 - 9:02 a.m. | Save Story
Developers on Wednesday broke ground on a new off-campus student housing development in Salt Lake City for University of Utah students.
DNA from a tiny but mighty insect could help reveal the timeline for prehistoric humans
Ashley Strickland, CNN | Posted March 15 - 8:36 a.m. | Save Story
Mosquitoes haven't always had a taste for human blood — partly because the tiny yet dangerous insects have been around a lot longer than humans.
NASA technology could help Utah water managers better understand snowpack
Mike Anderson, KSL | Posted March 15 - 8:01 a.m. | Save Story
Utah's new standard in measuring snowpack and managing water supply may be coming from technology developed through NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Without 3 starting gymnasts, Red Rocks fall to UCLA in final meet of regular season
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted March 14 - 11:32 p.m. | Save Story
In a tight battle with rival UCLA on senior night, the Red Rocks couldn't hang with the Bruins in the end.
Real Salt Lake rallies by Austin to stretch unbeaten run to 3 straight
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 14 - 11:23 p.m. | Save Story
Late substitute Stijn Spierings scored the match-winner goal in the 88th minute as Real Salt Lake rallied to take all 3 points with a 2-1 win over Austin FC on Saturday night at America First Field.
Former restaurant owner who paid it forward during pandemic sees kindness returned
Mike Anderson, KSL | Posted March 14 - 10:44 p.m. | Save Story
Kayden Petersen-Craig has a stage four type of cancer known as a adenocarcinoma. As the owner of Cafe Villa Bella in Ogden during the pandemic, he offered free sack school lunches for kids.
The unlikely story of the election of the first American pope
Christopher Lamb, CNN | Updated March 14 - 10:19 p.m. | Save Story
The notion that no cardinal from the U.S. could ever be elected pope was ingrained into Catholic Church thinking, particularly in the Vatican. But that changed in the most recent conclave.
Utah lawmaker says immigration bills stalled partly due to Utah Compact's lingering influence
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted March 14 - 10:06 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Sen. Luz Escamilla, D-Salt Lake City, suspects some of the varied immigration bills that emerged during the session stalled due in part to the Utah Compact's lingering influence.
Aggie revenge tour capped off with another Mountain West championship
Shawn Harrison, Herald Journal | Posted March 14 - 9:14 p.m. | Save Story
It was a redemption tour of sorts when Utah State started the Mountain West Conference Tournament on Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
'13 times stronger than morphine': The supplement soon banned from Utah convenience stores
Sarah Martin, KSL | Posted March 14 - 8:14 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah woman explained the effects of kratom after she said her brother died from using the supplement.
Double or nothing: BYU's Jane Hedengren wins 2nd national title with 3K gold
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 14 - 7:38 p.m. | Save Story
The BYU freshman cruised to a meet-record time of 8 minutes, 36.61 seconds in the 3,000 meters to claim her second individual championship at the NCAA indoor track and field championships.
New poll: How Utah is navigating the great American confidence collapse
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted March 14 - 7:23 p.m. | Save Story
A decadeslong trend of falling confidence in government institutions shows no signs of slowing as economic uncertainty, elite failure and technological changes fuel suspicion toward officials.
2 killed in collision near Heber City
Matt Brooks, KSL | Posted March 14 - 7:09 p.m. | Save Story
Two men died Saturday in a collision involving two vehicles near Heber City, east of Strawberry Reservoir.
Logan chiropractor faces dozens of new charges alleging sex abuse of patients
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted March 14 - 6:33 p.m. | Save Story
A Logan chiropractor who has already been charged with inappropriately touching patients now faces dozens of new charges after additional women came forward to report sexual abuse.
Utah Royals drop season opener to Kansas City on Ally Sentnor's goal against former club
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 14 - 5:27 p.m. | Save Story
Ally Sentnor scored the decisive game-winner in the 69th minute as the Kansas City Current took all 3 points from Utah Royals FC with a 2-1 win.
Man shot, 2 arrested in gang-related fight outside downtown bar
Brian West, KSL | Posted March 14 - 5:26 p.m. | Save Story
A man was hospitalized with "potential life-threatening injuries" after he was shot early Saturday following a fight between about 20 people at a downtown bar. Two men were arrested.
Iran's new supreme leader wounded, likely disfigured, Hegseth says
Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters | Updated March 14 - 5:17 p.m. | Save Story
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, questioning Khamenei's ability to govern.
2026 session was good for Great Salt Lake, but it could have been great, group says
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted March 14 - 4:26 p.m. | Save Story
The Great Salt Lake benefited from funding during the 2026 legislative session, but a lake-focused conservation group argues that lawmakers failed to resolve "major policy gaps."
Have You Seen This? Family time, Hawaiian style
Alex Tumalip, KSL | Posted March 14 - 3:17 p.m. | Save Story
The caption of this video with a mother humpback whale and her newborn calf swimming off the island of Maui that I found says it all: "Not everything is about us."
New Prince Harry book a 'deranged conspiracy', his spokesperson says
Michael Holden, Reuters | Posted March 14 - 2:51 p.m. | Save Story
A new biography about Prince Harry that says Queen Camilla had remarked he had been brainwashed by his wife Meghan was described by his spokesperson Saturday as a "deranged conspiracy."
More delays likely in case of convicted murderer Doug Lovell
Becky Bruce, KSL | Posted March 14 - 1:48 p.m. | Save Story
The family of a woman murdered 41 years ago will have to wait a little longer for resolution after a judge allowed the lead counsel representing her convicted killer to withdraw from the case.
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Utah State back to winning ways in Mountain West Tournament title run
- Selection Sunday preview: The No. 1 seeds, Miami's fate, Pac-12 legacy woes and mid-major math
- Without 3 starting gymnasts, Red Rocks fall to UCLA in final meet of regular season
- Real Salt Lake rallies by Austin to stretch unbeaten run to 3 straight
- Aggie revenge tour capped off with another Mountain West championship
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2026 session was good for Great Salt Lake, but it could have been great, group says
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U.S. »
Oscars' top prize up for grabs as unease hangs over Hollywood
- Young kids missed pandemic's school disruptions, but their reading scores are still behind
- Airline CEOs urge Congress to end standoff, pay airport security officers
- The unlikely story of the election of the first American pope
- White House wants to build an underground center to provide security screening for visitors
Utah »
After lots of clucking, Springville to allow more backyard chickens
- Salt Lake construction underway for student housing at old OfficeMax site
- NASA technology could help Utah water managers better understand snowpack
- 12-year-old fighting cancer gets puppy, plenty of police support at lemonade stand
- Former restaurant owner who paid it forward during pandemic sees kindness returned
Voces de Utah »
Utah lawmaker says immigration bills stalled partly due to Utah Compact's lingering influence
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- ICE buys Salt Lake City warehouse, sparking concern an immigrant detention center is coming
- Suazo Business Center reps name building to honor Gladys Gonzalez, key in its formation
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Airline CEOs urge Congress to end standoff, pay airport security officers
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After lots of clucking, Springville to allow more backyard chickens
- Airline CEOs urge Congress to end standoff, pay airport security officers
- Utah lawmaker says immigration bills stalled partly due to Utah Compact's lingering influence
- New poll: How Utah is navigating the great American confidence collapse
- Iran's new supreme leader wounded, likely disfigured, Hegseth says
