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'A way to inspire our kids': Homes sought for remaining prints of Utah Medal of Honor recipient
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted May 11 - 7:30 p.m. | Save Story
Boosters of Army Pfc. Jose Valdez, a Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, seek homes for a handful of prints of the man that remain.
The past will finally meet the present with Utah's first ever state historical museum
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted May 10 - 3:30 p.m. | Save Story
The new museum — Utah's first ever state historical museum — will bring together 30,000 artifacts that are currently stuffed away in five storage locations around the Salt Lake Valley.
Replaying the Utah church ball game that ended in a prison riot — literally
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted May 10 - 12:05 p.m. | Save Story
If you're an over-35 Latter-day Saint church ball veteran, you can likely tell a few tales about that cultural phenomenon that spawned the phrase, "The brawl that begins with a prayer."
Salt Lake City reveals its vision for the future of its oldest park
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted May 7 - 7:40 a.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City released its Liberty Park Vision Plan, which seeks to enhance one of the city's more cherished outdoor gems.
Salt Lake City approves new name for 500 South after removing Cesar Chavez's name
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted May 5 - 10:31 p.m. | Save Story
500 South has a new honorary street name through the heart of Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake City hopes mural will elevate one of its forgotten historic neighborhoods
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 30 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City leaders hope a massive new mural will highlight the history of Japantown, a neighborhood that has been mostly lost through redevelopment over time.
PBS producer on 'The American Revolution'
Carole Mikita, KSL | Posted April 26 - 2:00 p.m. | Save Story
Carole Mikita talked with David Schmidt, a partner of Ken Burns and director of "The American Revolution," reairing this week on PBS, a project that was over a decade in the making.
What Utah put in 'America's Time Capsule' for country's 250th birthday
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 23 - 9:47 a.m. | Save Story
Utah is planning to send a slice of its history to be included in a U.S. time capsule that won't be opened until 250 years from now.
Meet the granddaughter of Irene Corbett, Utah's only known Titanic passenger
Ashley Moser, KSL | Posted April 22 - 2:30 p.m. | Save Story
More than a century after the Titanic sank, Irene Corbett's namesake shares her family's story, now featured inside the traveling Titanic exhibition in Utah.
Britain's royals remember Queen Elizabeth II on what would have been her 100th birthday
Issy Ronald and Max Foster, CNN | Updated April 21 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
Britain's royal family will mark what would have been the late Queen Elizabeth II's 100th birthday by unveiling comprehensive plans for a new charity and memorial in central London.
Salt Lake City dings developer for 'unfortunate' mishap over historic building
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 18 - 9:01 p.m. | Save Story
City leaders reduced a developer's tax incentives by approximately $1 million after a miscommunication in the demolition of a now-nearly rebuilt historic building.
'I knew it wouldn't hold': Idaho truck driver involved in Teton Dam construction predicted collapse
Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted April 18 - 5:44 p.m. | Save Story
Virgil Jonak, a former truck driver, shared his memories of the Teton Dam collapse 50 years ago — and how he knew disaster was imminent.
'Overjoyed': Ogden OKs plan to rehab deteriorating Union Stock Exchange Building
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted April 15 - 1:00 p.m. | Save Story
Ogden officials approved a plan calling for the rehabilitation of the deteriorating Union Stock Exchange Building for use by GMRE, a defense contractor.
8 states, 3 time zones and a ton of history: Take a trip down Route 66 as it turns 100
Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press | Posted April 8 - 4:42 p.m. | Save Story
If you've ever planned to motor west and take the highway that's the best, this might be the time: Route 66 turns 100 this year.
Bracket challenge: Training Table named your favorite restaurant that's no longer around
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted April 7 - 10:31 a.m. | Save Story
Restaurants come and go, but some are so iconic they stay with us forever.
Cedar City's historic iron marker to be restored following yearslong hunt for missing pieces
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted April 6 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
The Iron Foundry Marker in Cedar City, erected in 1851, is being restored after it was destroyed in a move and pieces scattered.
'The whole moon all at once': Artemis II astronauts set to make historic lunar flyby
Shelby Lofton, KSL | Posted April 6 - 10:30 a.m. | Save Story
Astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis II mission will make history Monday as they complete a flyby of the moon, traveling farther from Earth than any humans before them.
Bracket challenge: What's your favorite restaurant that's no longer around? Final
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted April 6 - 9:01 a.m. | Save Story
Restaurants come and go, but some are so iconic they stay with us forever.
