Utah statewide seat belt blitz to begin Friday

Law enforcement agencies across Utah will be stepping up enforcement of Utah's seat belt laws from Friday to Monday.

BYU women end season with 60-59 loss to Santa Clara in WBIT

Amari Whiting had 14 points, seven rebounds and two assists for the Cougars, who shot 42.3% from the field, 9-of-22 from 3-point range and 6-of-16 from the free-throw line.

Park City School District pledges change after dozens of harassment reports in investigation

A U.S. Department of Education report details dozens of cases of reported instances of harassment within the Park City School District, along with an agreement as the school district pledges to change.

Firefighter accused of sexually preying on 2 Utah pre-teens via social media

A Pennsylvania firefighter was extradited to Utah after authorities say he sexually preyed on two minor girls in Utah, and participated in many other sexual advancement schemes towards children in Pennsylvania.

It wasn't a 50-point loss this time, but Mavs set another record in win over Jazz

Utah was on the wrong end of plenty of highlight plays in Dallas on Thursday

Salt Lake City directs $17.7M for 14 affordable housing projects that aim to add new 1,500 units

Salt Lake City leaders are directing $17.7 million to help facilitate 14 new affordable housing projects across the city.

Utah Food Bank receives 35,000 pounds of pork

Utah Pork Producers Association teamed up with Daily's Premium Meats and athletic departments at BYU and Utah State University, to successfully donate 35,000 pounds of pork to Utah Food Bank.

In NCAA Tournament loss, BYU's Robinson caught fire; now he has a tough decision to make

Jaxson Robinson left the locker room and caught himself on the side of the wall at the CHI Health Center, visibly frustrated.

Reddit goes public in the most Reddit of ways

Once considered among the dark alleys of the internet, social media platform Reddit, now almost 20 years old set up a Thursday public stock offering to raise nearly $520 million on a company valuation of $6.4 billion.

Wasatch County sheriff's employee arrested for alleged sex acts with minor

A Wasatch County Sheriff's Office employee was arrested Wednesday for alleged sexual crimes involving a minor.

Utah tech billionaire sues neighbors challenging his house over their 'vicious' dogs

Park City tech billionaire Matthew Prince is suing his neighbors because of their "aggressive" dogs after those same neighbors challenged the approval of his proposed house.

Man, 28, dies after Salt Lake City motorcycle crash

Salt Lake police said Thursday a man who was critically injured in a motorcycle crash Monday has died.

West Jordan man charged with stabbing friend 9 times during drunken fight

Police say a drunken argument between two friends in Sandy ended with one man stabbing the other multiple times.

Church of Jesus Christ donates $7.35M to Red Cross, helps streamline disaster responses

The American Red Cross and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints signed a new agreement Thursday, adding details to help streamline disaster responses around the U.S.

Mississippi 'Goon Squad' torture defendants get prison terms totaling 130-plus years

A federal judge has given prison terms of about 10 to 40 years to six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men.

Gov. Spencer Cox vetoes 7 bills he thinks are unnecessary from recent legislative session

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has vetoed several bills passed by lawmakers, while encouraging lawmakers to pass fewer bills in future legislative sessions.

Utah will soon study Utah Lake, but officials don't know if it will yield 'big water savings'

Initial work is already underway for a new study of Utah Lake to see if there's a way it can provide more water to the Great Salt Lake, but experts aren't sure what results it will yield.

Have You Seen This? Drone makes a splash during softball game

Say it ain't so. Is technology now threatening to take over sports?

Arizona man suspected of killing West Jordan couple in 2018 is now dead, police say

An Arizona man who investigators say was responsible for the disappearance and deaths of a West Jordan couple in 2018 is now deceased himself, police announced Thursday.

Man stabbed ex-girlfriend while she was fighting with his current girlfriend, police say

A teen girl was stabbed and critically injured in Midvale on Wednesday night by her ex-boyfriend who intervened in a fight between her and his current girlfriend, according to Unified police.

Big Deal Outlet opens new store in Midvale at Fort Union — what that means for bargain shoppers

The new outlet in Midvale is another link in the brand's continued chain of expansion across Utah and Idaho.

Geoffrey Landward selected as Utah's commissioner of higher education

The Utah System of Higher Education on Thursday announced its governing board unanimously named Geoffrey Landward as the commissioner of higher education.

Woman's survival after Utah house explosion called a 'miracle'

An 82-year-old woman miraculously walked out of her home alive after a huge fiery and deadly explosion that sent debris flying for blocks in American Fork early Wednesday.

Idaho prisoner, accomplice arrested; duo may have killed 2 while on the run, police say

A white supremacist Idaho prison gang member and an accomplice are in custody after an attack to free the inmate, with investigators looking into whether they committed two killings while on the run.

3rd teen arrested in shooting death of Taylorsville man during apparent robbery

A third teenager has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a Taylorsville man that police now say occurred during an attempted robbery.

Hazardous Dukes: BYU upset by 11th-seeded Duquesne in NCAA first round

Dae Dae Grant had 19 points, three rebounds and two assists as the 11th-seeded Dukes upset BYU 71-67 in a March Madness stunner Thursday at the CHI Health Center.

Hearing set in embezzlement case against CEO of anti-trafficking nonprofit

Candace Lierd, the founder of Lehi-based anti-human trafficking organization Exitus, appeared in court from the Utah County Jail on Thursday. The judge scheduled a preliminary hearing for her case.

SLC NCAA Tourney blog: Kansas avoids upset in thriller to cap 1st round games

The NCAA Tournament will make the Delta Center home for the weekend, with several entertaining games slated for action.

Congress unveils $1.2 trillion plan to avert federal shutdown and bring budget fight to a close

Lawmakers have introduced a $1.2 trillion spending package that sets the stage for avoiding a partial government shutdown for several key federal agencies this weekend.

Idaho man who builds cat shelters out of campaign signs to appear on national television

Celebrity singer and television personality Kelly Clarkson has interviewed an Idaho man.

Teen with Down syndrome gets adopted, meets Utah girl who helped make it possible

Ten years ago, Utahn Brooklyn McKenzie donated her Disneyland money to help a boy with Down syndrome in South America get adopted. They recently met after the boy was finally adopted.

See how much the Church of Jesus Christ provided in humanitarian relief in 2023

Humanitarian relief and other aid from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints totaled $1.36 billion in 2023, according to an annual report released Thursday.

How the COVID-19 vaccine became a factor in the sale of meat

Some ranchers are using vaccine-free herds as a selling point to the growing number of people who distrust vaccines — concerns dismissed as ignorance or hysteria by most medical and government officials.

World 'losing the battle' against electronic waste, UN finds

The world is losing the battle against electronic waste, a U.N. expert said on Wednesday, after a report found 62 million metric tons of mobile phones and devices were dumped on the planet in just one year.

Utah history shows inmates in transit can be a security challenge

The manhunt for an escaped Idaho inmate and the accomplice accused of helping him elude authorities while in transit to a Boise hospital may sound eerily familiar to corrections officials in Utah.

New law aims to create 'wall-to-wall' cities in Salt Lake County, eliminate unincorporated islands

HB330 would also let residents of the small Granite and Sandy Hills communities, each made up of several scattered pockets, pursue incorporation.

Cox thinks lawmakers passing too many bills, saying some 'could have been a phone call'

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Thursday lawmakers have passed too many bills this year. He has signed 503 of 591 bills passed this year, and has through today to sign or veto any legislation.

Apple accused of monopolizing smartphone markets in antitrust lawsuit

The U.S. Department of Justice and 15 states on Thursday sued Apple, alleging it used the powerful demand for its iPhone and other products to drive up prices for its services and hurt smaller rivals in the first major antitrust effort against the smartphone maker by the Biden administration.

Biden cancels $6B in student loan debt for 78,000 public service workers

President Joe Biden announced Thursday that $6 billion in student loans would be canceled for 78,000 borrowers, bringing his administration's total student debt cancellation to nearly $150 billion.

3 men arrested after SWAT bust turns up cash, guns, thousands of fentanyl pills

Investigators surrounded two vehicles at a Woods Cross motel March 13, where they reported seizing $16,000 in cash, a large bag with thousands of fentanyl pills, and guns. Three men were arrested.

Utah Supreme Court affirms dismissal of charges against man who fired at snowplow

The Utah Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of charges against a Salt Lake City advocate who claimed self-defense after being charged with firing toward a truck, in an opinion on March 14.

Clearing your record just got easier: expungement costs cut

Rasa Legal is on a mission to help clear as many eligible records as possible by removing the complicated and costly barriers that often get in the way of that process.

JJ Vallow's grandfather calls Chad Daybell a 'wimp of a man,' wants him to get life without parole

The grandfather of JJ Vallow talks about why the trial of Chad Daybell differs from the trial of Lori Vallow Daybell.

1 killed, 2 injured in wrong-way crash involving bus

One person was killed and two others injured Thursday morning on I-15 following a wrong-way crash involving a pickup truck and a bus transporting Army Reserve cadets.

FCC investigating Amazon over alleged sale of outlawed products

The Federal Communications Commission is investigating Amazon and other retailers for the alleged marketing and selling of unlawful electronic devices, an agency spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday.

Romney leads Senate hearing on fentanyl crisis, puts focus on Mexico, China: 'What can we do?'

Experts say no single effort will end the fentanyl drug crisis by itself, which spurred a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing Wednesday on the issue.