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On National Public Lands Day, Salt Lake mayor thanks major donor

On National Public Lands Day, Salt Lake mayor thanks major donor

  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 1:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall used National Public Lands Day to thank the Bezos Earth Fund for a major financial donation in Salt Lake City.
Tooele County man accused of spending $16K of mother's money on booze, hotels

Tooele County man accused of spending $16K of mother's money on booze, hotels

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 12:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Grantsville man was arrested and accused of spending more than $16,000 of his mother's money on hotel rooms and alcohol, and not leaving her with enough for food.
Teen girl dies after Syracuse motorcycle crash

Teen girl dies after Syracuse motorcycle crash

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 28 - 12:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 17-year-old girl driving a motorcyclist died on Sunday following a collision with a vehicle in Syracuse.
'This was my worst nightmare': Camper home a total loss following fire

'This was my worst nightmare': Camper home a total loss following fire

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 28 - 12:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A woman is forced to start over after the camper trailer she was living in went up in flames on Sunday, along with everything inside, but not before a neighbor stepped in to save her dogs.
Firefighter identified as BASE jumper who died in Cache County

Firefighter identified as BASE jumper who died in Cache County

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 28 - 11:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

A firefighter with the Salt Lake City Fire Department died on Sunday in a BASE jumping incident where the wingsuit he was using malfunctioned.
Utah judge to rule if Douglas Carter will be released on bail after 41 years behind bars

Utah judge to rule if Douglas Carter will be released on bail after 41 years behind bars

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 28 - 10:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

A 4th District Court judge is planning to rule Monday whether Douglas Carter, a man who has been on death row for much of the last 41 years after he was arrested and convicted of murder in 1985, should be released on bail after his conviction was overturned.
ER doc comes to the rescue of his financially troubled peers

ER doc comes to the rescue of his financially troubled peers

Lee Benson, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 10:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

Jim Dahle was ticked off. Not incensed, exactly, but definitely perturbed.
Sandy shooting leaves 1 man dead, teen injured, second teen arrested

Sandy shooting leaves 1 man dead, teen injured, second teen arrested

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 28 - 9:24 a.m.  |  Save Story

One man is dead and a teen boy injured following a shooting inside a Sandy house on Sunday. A second teen boy has been arrested.
Commercial structure caught fire in Salt Lake City

Commercial structure caught fire in Salt Lake City

Devin Oldroyd and Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 28 - 8:35 a.m.  |  Save Story

An abandoned building caught fire in downtown Salt Lake City Sunday night.
A national education survey ranks Utah dead last — and that's a good thing

A national education survey ranks Utah dead last — and that's a good thing

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 8:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

It's good to be sitting atop the national poll for most things, but sometimes, being ranked dead last is the coveted spot. Such is the case for Utah in a new survey on student debt.
Learning about the renovation work you don't see beneath Salt Lake Temple

Learning about the renovation work you don't see beneath Salt Lake Temple

VideoDeanie Wimmer and Kalei Fink, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 7:34 a.m.  |  Save Story

As renovation work at the Salt Lake Temple nears public view, church leaders are highlighting one of the project's most significant accomplishments: a massive seismic upgrade hidden beneath the historic structure.
Vernal native celebrates 'amazing career,' retirement from U.S. Marine Band

Vernal native celebrates 'amazing career,' retirement from U.S. Marine Band

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 6:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

After spending two decades working for the oldest continuously active professional musical organization in the country, Utah native Master Sgt. Brian Rust has retired from the U.S. Marine Band.
Utah communities embrace America 250 celebration in a big way

Utah communities embrace America 250 celebration in a big way

Dan Rascon, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 10:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah communities have embraced America's 250th birthday celebration in a big way, with events across the state honoring the nation's history.
Beaver sheriff searching for unknown person who falsely reported killing a coworker

Beaver sheriff searching for unknown person who falsely reported killing a coworker

Devin Oldroyd, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 9:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

Police in Beaver were trying to locate an unidentified person who they say reported killing their coworker. No victim or suspect has been found.
NFL? MLB? WNBA? Here's the pro sport Utahns would most like to see come to town

NFL? MLB? WNBA? Here's the pro sport Utahns would most like to see come to town

Dennis Romboy, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 8:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake City continues to be a leading contender to land a Major League Baseball expansion franchise, and a new Deseret News poll shows Utahns want MLB to come to their backyards.
The Campus Cup is back — and UVU and BYU are already battling for it

The Campus Cup is back — and UVU and BYU are already battling for it

Reagan Campbell, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 8:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah college campuses are competing in the 2026 Campus Cup to increase student voter registration and civic engagement ahead of the midterm elections.
Bear euthanized after being spotted in Ogden mall parking lot

Bear euthanized after being spotted in Ogden mall parking lot

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 7:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

A black bear was euthanized after being spotted in the Newgate Mall parking lot in Ogden on Saturday.
Cutting these types of foods may ease depression symptoms

Cutting these types of foods may ease depression symptoms

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 7:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Add this to the list of ills that might be linked to eating ultra-processed foods: A small UC San Francisco pilot study suggests that cutting back on ultra-processed foods may help improve depression symptoms, although larger trials are needed to confirm the findings.
Donation, support of administration, keep Alzheimer's drug crusade alive at University of Utah

Donation, support of administration, keep Alzheimer's drug crusade alive at University of Utah

Lee Benson, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 27 - 5:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two significant developments, as unexpected as they are heartening, have happened since we last connected with Dr. Donna Cross, the University of Utah neuroscientist who is behind the development of a drug that could be the answer to healing Alzheimer's and other diseases of the brain.