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'It's about time': Utah teachers now get paid maternity leave — but it comes with homework
Deanie Wimmer, KSL-TV | Posted Aug. 30 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story
In a profession that requires a do-it-yourself mentality, teachers still have a big assignment before they can leave to have a baby — get someone to teach, and plan their classes for them.
Once homeless and addicted, St. George man partners with police to help those in need
Jessi Bang, St. George News | Posted Aug. 30 - 6:28 p.m. | Save Story
Once consumed entirely by his addiction to the point of becoming homeless, Jesse Soto, 28, said he wants to help others facing the same struggles he once knew too well.
World's first gene-edited horses are shaking up the genteel sport of polo
Leila Miller, Reuters | Updated Aug. 30 - 5:47 p.m. | Save Story
They look like ordinary foals, docile with honey brown coats and white facial patches, content to spend their days munching alfalfa in a cordoned-off pasture in rural Buenos Aires province.
Have You Seen This? Apparently, butterflies prefer bald men
Grant Olsen for KSL.com | Posted Aug. 30 - 3:32 p.m. | Save Story
There's something about this man's bald head that makes butterflies actually become territorial over it.
'25 years in the slow lane': Celebrating Roadblock the tortoise
Caitlin Keith, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 30 - 12:01 p.m. | Save Story
Roadblock, a 95-pound Sulcata tortoise at Rockstar Pets in Tooele, always basking in the sun and perking his head up when a new person walks in, celebrated his 25th birthday Wednesday.
Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission
Jeff Horwitz, Reuters | Posted Aug. 30 - 10:54 a.m. | Save Story
Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found.
Where have all the babies gone? US population continues to change
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 30 - 10:02 a.m. | Save Story
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released yet another demographic report showing that people in the U.S. are having fewer babies — a trend holding true worldwide.
What shows are coming to the stage in Utah this fall?
Valerie Jones, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 30 - 7:01 a.m. | Save Story
Fall is just around the corner, and there are plenty of fun — and spooky — shows coming to Utah theaters this season.
What to know as Utah County begins 2-year, $7M Bridal Veil Falls project
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 29 - 7:05 p.m. | Save Story
Construction on a two-year, $7 million project to revamp the land around an iconic waterfall in Provo Canyon will begin next week,
Odyssey House opens new sober living facility in Murray: A fresh start for those in recovery
Jodi Reynosa, KSL-TV | Posted Aug. 29 - 6:28 p.m. | Save Story
Odyssey House is a new sober living facility offering hope and healing to individuals recovering from substance abuse, which is working to close the gap for those needing help.
Here's what's coming to Netflix in September
Alex Tumalip, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 29 - 4:17 p.m. | Save Story
Here's what Netflix has in store for your binge-watching pleasure as the calendar enters the last four months of 2025.
Have You Seen This? Watch a flight before you book it
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 29 - 3:31 p.m. | Save Story
If you have ever booked a flight on new-to-you airline and wished you had known beforehand about seats, snack options or blankets, the Trip Reporter on YouTube could be for you.
Weeklong Dixie Days returns to southern Utah with rodeo, parade, carnival and more
St. George News | Posted Aug. 29 - 7:15 a.m. | Save Story
As summer winds down, the city of St. George is gearing up for the second annual Dixie Days, set for Sept. 15- 21, noted as one of the most anticipated events of the year.
How this Salt Lake falcon won from a 'friendly wager' over a Chiefs-Falcons game
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 29 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
What was a loss for the Falcons in 2024 turned into a win for at least one falcon nearly a year later, following a "friendly wager" between two Utah mayors.
Charter school leading way to support those displaced by devastating fire in Eagle Mountain
Debbie Worthen, KSL-TV | Posted Aug. 28 - 10:33 p.m. | Save Story
Ranches Academy in Eagle Mountain is leading the way to offer support to those displaced by a fire at the Willow Springs condos Tuesday, including a family due for a baby.
Many Utah cities received a summer's worth of rain this week. Will it continue over the holiday?
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 28 - 9:07 p.m. | Save Story
This week's storms have delivered a summer's worth of rain in some communities in the state. Utah's forecast calls for a drier holiday weekend.
Will mortgage rates keep falling?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 28 - 7:46 p.m. | Save Story
Mortgage rates headed down this week, reaching a 10-month low, but a Zions Bank mortgage manager said Thursday the best time to buy might be now.
Time capsule sealed by Princess Diana unearthed at London hospital
Jennifer Hauser, CNN | Updated Aug. 28 - 4:33 p.m. | Save Story
A time capsule sealed by Princess Diana in 1991 has been dug out of a children's hospital in London to enable the construction of a new cancer center, with help from those during that era.
Gun used in Emmett Till's lynching is displayed in a museum 70 years after his murder
Sophie Bates, Associated Press | Updated Aug. 28 - 4:01 p.m. | Save Story
The gun used in the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till is now on display for the public to see, 70 years after the killing.
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'It's about time': Utah teachers now get paid maternity leave — but it comes with homework
Outdoors & Rec »
World's first gene-edited horses are shaking up the genteel sport of polo
- What to know as Utah County begins 2-year, $7M Bridal Veil Falls project
- How this Salt Lake falcon won from a 'friendly wager' over a Chiefs-Falcons game
- Many Utah cities received a summer's worth of rain this week. Will it continue over the holiday?
- Utah fire restrictions reduced ahead of Labor Day weekend; caution still urged
Uplifting »
Once homeless and addicted, St. George man partners with police to help those in need
- '25 years in the slow lane': Celebrating Roadblock the tortoise
- Odyssey House opens new sober living facility in Murray: A fresh start for those in recovery
- Charter school leading way to support those displaced by devastating fire in Eagle Mountain
- Time capsule sealed by Princess Diana unearthed at London hospital
