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Federal court joins Utah Supreme Court in declining to block Utah's new congressional map
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Feb. 23 - 12:31 p.m. | Save Story
A panel of federal judges has rejected a request to block Utah's new congressional map from being used during the 2026 midterm elections.
Richins trial live: Murder for money or innocent widow? Attorneys paint different pictures
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Updated Feb. 23 - 12:17 p.m. | Save Story
The murder trial for Kouri Richins, a Kamas mother and real estate agent accused of fatally poisoning her husband, began Monday in Park City.
Gov. Spencer Cox vows fight to keep prediction markets out of Utah
Minty Buckwalter, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 23 - 12:01 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Tuesday he will go to court to block prediction markets, calling them "gambling — pure and simple," rejecting a federal agency's claim of authority.
'The status quo is not working': Lawmakers reject plan designed to build more starter homes
Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Feb. 23 - 11:46 a.m. | Save Story
Utah's zoning practices have made homebuilding more expensive and burdensome, according to a Republican lawmaker, who is urging support for a bill he says will build more starter homes.
South Jordan man arrested, accused of firing shots at neighbor's house
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Feb. 23 - 10:45 a.m. | Save Story
A South Jordan man was arrested Sunday after police say he fired rounds that hit a neighbor's home. The man allegedly said he blacks out and "attacks" when he's drinking.
Body of snowmobiler located after Snake Creek avalanche
Payton Davis and Carter Williams, KSL | Updated Feb. 23 - 10:38 a.m. | Save Story
A Wasatch County search and rescue team has located the body of a snowmobiler who was reported missing after an avalanche at a popular outdoor recreation area on Sunday.
Utah Fits All voucher funding debate: Should private schools be accredited to be eligible?
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 23 - 10:18 a.m. | Save Story
Last year, lawmakers modified the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program to include three funding tiers. But defining them is proving tricky, as a House committee meeting showed on Tuesday.
How a dry winter turned into a deadly avalanche season
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 23 - 9:02 a.m. | Save Story
A spate of backcountry avalanches following heavy snowfall have claimed 11 lives in what until the past week has been a down year for precipitation in the West.
How a Provo-based graduate school is endeavoring to meet society's health care needs
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Updated Feb. 23 - 7:09 a.m. | Save Story
Rocky Mountain was founded more than a quarter-century ago by a pair of retired Navy health care professionals — Richard Nelson and Michael Skurja Jr. — and a Brigham Young University educator and coach, Larry Hall.
A new generation of leaders take charge of Utah's chronic homelessness crisis
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 23 - 6:37 a.m. | Save Story
National outlets declared Utah had solved chronic homelessness in 2015 through a "simple" program of taking people off the street and putting them in a home.
Primary Children's patient to share her story on General Mills cereal boxes
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Feb. 23 - 6:06 a.m. | Save Story
A Primary Children's Hospital patient will be featured on cereal boxes in Costco stores across the U.S. in May, along with 19 other children selected as inspiration, by their attitudes and examples.
Zuckerberg faces courtroom scrutiny over social media addiction claims
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 22 - 10:30 p.m. | Save Story
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a test-balloon lawsuit that says social media platforms harm children and were designed to be addictive. What do others say?
Chicken chatter: Springville debates how many backyard chickens are too many
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Feb. 22 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
How many backyard chickens should be allowed? Some Springville residents with larger lots say more should be allowed, but the City Council may cap the number at six for all lots.
How the next Olympics will be different from Utah's vision
Deanie Wimmer, KSL | Posted Feb. 22 - 8:30 p.m. | Save Story
At the end of the closing ceremony and Olympic handover, the French Alps will officially be the next Winter Olympic host. And the vision of those games differs markedly from what Utah will offer.
Clyde Companies returning to Springville, with a huge thank-you
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 22 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
Clyde Companies is building a four-story, 125,000 square foot corporate headquarters on property next to the original yard in Springville.
Utah lawmakers target police quotas, unmarked cop cars
Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Feb. 22 - 5:45 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah Senate committee took aim at police quotas and unmarked cop cars by approving two proposals on Friday that could change how some officers do their jobs.
The ice-climbing factory in the desert
Eva Terry, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 22 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
Utah is becoming a factory for international ice-climbing champions.
Taking care of Utah's kids: One lawmaker strives to provide dental care to uninsured children
Caitlin Keith, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 22 - 4:00 p.m. | Save Story
Sen. Luz Escamilla, D-Salt Lake City, has introduced another bill this session that would focus on children, specifically helping uninsured children have access to dental care.
Harrisville Police Department earns statewide accreditation
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted Feb. 22 - 3:00 p.m. | Save Story
The Harrisville Police Department in northern Utah has earned an accreditation process through the Utah Chiefs of Police Association, typically completed by larger agencies.
Business & Tech »
Trump renews attack on US Supreme Court, vows other tariffs, licenses
- Estimated $175 billion in US revenue subject to refunds due to Supreme Court tariff ruling
- How a Provo-based graduate school is endeavoring to meet society's health care needs
- JPMorgan says it closed Trump's bank accounts a month after Jan. 6 attack
- Chicken chatter: Springville debates how many backyard chickens are too many
Education »
Utah Fits All voucher funding debate: Should private schools be accredited to be eligible?
- How a Provo-based graduate school is endeavoring to meet society's health care needs
- Despite strides, Utah could improve women's political representation, USU study says
- Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect
- School nurse, bystanders' quick actions save Utah County crossing guard after cardiac arrest
Health »
How a Provo-based graduate school is endeavoring to meet society's health care needs
- Primary Children's patient to share her story on General Mills cereal boxes
- Taking care of Utah's kids: One lawmaker strives to provide dental care to uninsured children
- Mother of son who died of kratom overdose makes request of Utah lawmakers
- Supportive housing facility breaks ground in Salt Lake City
Police & Courts »
Federal court joins Utah Supreme Court in declining to block Utah's new congressional map
Politics »
'We are changed for it': Utah lawmakers honor Charlie Kirk
- Federal court joins Utah Supreme Court in declining to block Utah's new congressional map
- Gov. Spencer Cox vows fight to keep prediction markets out of Utah
- Utah Fits All voucher funding debate: Should private schools be accredited to be eligible?
- Trump renews attack on US Supreme Court, vows other tariffs, licenses
Religion »
Tabernacle Choir heads to São Paulo for sixth stop on global 'Songs of Hope' Tour
- Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect
- Conference Center closing as church, city, state officials plan for Salt Lake Temple reopening
- The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, died at 84
- Church of Jesus Christ's newest apostle reflects on role to testify of Christ
Science »
Zuckerberg faces courtroom scrutiny over social media addiction claims
- The fuel set to propel NASA's moon crew is notorious for leaking. So why use it?
- Why all Olympic curling stones come from Scotland, and the one time they didn't
- Scientists extracted DNA from mummified cheetah remains and made a surprising discovery
- Alien files incoming: Trump orders government release of UFO records
