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'A beautiful location': New state cemetery for military veterans coming to Washington Terrace
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted June 13 - 12:15 p.m. | Save Story
A new state cemetery for military veterans, just the second in Utah, is coming to Washington Terrace, with work to start as soon as 2027.
Woman arrested, accused of child kidnapping in South Salt Lake Amber Alert
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted June 13 - 11:13 a.m. | Save Story
A Utah woman has been arrested and accused of kidnapping a child, leading to an Amber Alert on Friday in South Salt Lake.
Utah County uses AI to find 25,000 more storm drains in fight against mosquitoes
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted June 13 - 10:01 a.m. | Save Story
A new artificial intelligence program is helping Utah County mosquito abatement crews find thousands of storm drains they didn't know existed.
Utah, Wyoming plead for hydrological truce before Colorado River deadline
Eva Terry, Deseret News | Posted June 13 - 9:19 a.m. | Save Story
With the final deadline on the Colorado River agreement now less than four months away, Utah and Wyoming are trying to get their neighbor states to renew negotiations.
12-year-old girl killed in ATV rollover, vehicle fire in Parowan
Curtis Booker and Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Updated June 13 - 8:57 a.m. | Save Story
A 12-year-old girl was killed in an off-highway vehicle rollover and fire in Parowan Friday. A second girl is being treated for burns.
Violent threats against lawmakers surged after Meta eased content moderation, report finds
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted June 13 - 8:15 a.m. | Save Story
A new report shows violent threats against lawmakers have surged after content moderation tools were rolled back, and now Sen. John Curtis wants to do something about it.
Inside the $100K 'hardcore conservative' campaign to oust Utah's Senate president
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted June 13 - 7:06 a.m. | Save Story
A powerful incumbent politician in the state is under fire from both conservative and liberal groups in an election year where discontent has emerged among some Republican voters.
1 seriously injured in Salt Lake City apartment fire
Curtis Booker, KSL | Updated June 12 - 10:06 p.m. | Save Story
Crews responded to an apartment fire in Salt Lake City on Friday, where one person sustained serious injuries.
Former Taylorsville officer in court for fatal shooting case
Tyrese Boone, KSL | Posted June 12 - 9:33 p.m. | Save Story
Jimmy Jeremy Haas, a former Taylorsville police officer, made his first court appearance Friday in connection with a deadly fatal shooting case.
Woman accused of obstructing investigation into 2022 unsolved West Valley murder
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted June 12 - 9:12 p.m. | Save Story
A woman has been charged in connection with a fatal drive-by shooting in 2022 that claimed the life of an innocent bystander.
Amber Alert canceled after boy was reported missing out of South Salt Lake
Curtis Booker, KSL | Updated June 12 - 8:20 p.m. | Save Story
An Amber Alert was issued Friday for a 9-year-old out of South Salt Lake.
Utah WWII veteran turns 102 years old
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted June 12 - 8:08 p.m. | Save Story
Dallas Workman turns 102 years old on Sunday, a milestone that has family members reflecting on a man they describe as a mentor, adventurer, educator and devoted family man.
'It's like Brady keeps on living': Memorial building for young athlete gaining new life
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted June 12 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
Brady Shack, built in honor of Brady Jensen, who died in October 2005 after a short bout with encephalitis, is getting a much-needed facelift and will now serve more athletes.
Southern Utah bus driver given prison time for possessing child sex abuse material
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted June 12 - 5:33 p.m. | Save Story
A southern Utah bus driver is facing more than four years in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material.
Mother and baby escape serious injury after truck slams into Perry home
Garna Mejia, KSL | Posted June 12 - 5:02 p.m. | Save Story
A young mother and her 6‑month‑old baby are safe after a pickup truck barreled off U.S. 89 and crashed directly into their living room on Thursday night.
1 dead after 3-car crash in Juab County
Curtis Booker, KSL | Updated June 12 - 4:57 p.m. | Save Story
One person is dead after three vehicles collided on I-15 in Juab County on Friday.
I-215 West traffic to shift onto new pavement as UDOT celebrates project halfway point
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted June 12 - 4:35 p.m. | Save Story
Drivers will get to test out some of the newly rebuilt pavement on I-215 West beginning this weekend, as a massive project to overhaul the freeway along the west side of Salt Lake City reaches its halfway point.
Republican lawmakers question political group over late financial disclosures
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Updated June 12 - 4:32 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah political action committee will be fined for missing financial disclosure deadlines after a pair of Republican state lawmakers called for an investigation into its late reports.
Tyler Robinson wants death penalty pulled from table as sanction for state's contempt of court
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated June 12 - 4:03 p.m. | Save Story
Arguments over contempt of court allegations and hearsay evidence were heard Friday in the Tyler Robinson capital murder case.
Education »
Public colleges in Utah update budget plans for strategic reinvestment
- House passes bill cracking down on 'ghost students' stealing financial aid
- University of Utah to build 46-acre medical campus at The Point development
- Navajo Mountain High School gets high-speed internet in landmark milestone
- Southern Utah University, State Bank of Southern Utah ink 15-year partnership
Health »
Too sick to work, but can they prove it? New Medicaid rule worries patients
- US to provide $50M more in funding to counter Ebola outbreak
- Smartphones arrived just before the US fertility rate plunged. This study says it's a direct cause
- Men encouraged to stay on top of screenings, preventive care
- FDA grants emergency approval for over-the-counter drug to treat screwworm in pets
Politics »
'A beautiful location': New state cemetery for military veterans coming to Washington Terrace
- Violent threats against lawmakers surged after Meta eased content moderation, report finds
- Inside the $100K 'hardcore conservative' campaign to oust Utah's Senate president
- New UFO files describe spinning discs, glowing orbs and object shaped like a potato
- Republican lawmakers question political group over late financial disclosures
Science »
Utah County uses AI to find 25,000 more storm drains in fight against mosquitoes
- Violent threats against lawmakers surged after Meta eased content moderation, report finds
- Mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT encouraged daughter's suicide
- New UFO files describe spinning discs, glowing orbs and object shaped like a potato
- Smartphones arrived just before the US fertility rate plunged. This study says it's a direct cause
Utah Counties »
Ex-Army recruiter sentenced for sexual behavior toward teen student in his class
- 'A beautiful location': New state cemetery for military veterans coming to Washington Terrace
- Woman arrested, accused of child kidnapping in South Salt Lake Amber Alert
- Utah County uses AI to find 25,000 more storm drains in fight against mosquitoes
- Utah, Wyoming plead for hydrological truce before Colorado River deadline
