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A rare look inside: Carmelite Monastery opens grounds for annual fair
VideoGarna Mejia, KSL | Updated Sept. 18 - 2:24 p.m. | Save Story
Once each year, the grounds at the Carmel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent open to the public for the annual Carmelite Fair, a fundraiser that helps support the cloistered nuns who rarely leave the monastery and devote their lives to prayer.

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Utah high school wrestling coach arrested, accused of sexually abusing teens
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated Sept. 18 - 2:02 p.m. | Save Story
An assistant coach with the Payson High School wrestling team is accused of abusing former student-athletes while they were on the team.

Draper aquarium celebrates landmark birth of otter pups
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Sept. 18 - 1:41 p.m. | Save Story
The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium just celebrated a landmark birth of Asian small-clawed otter pups, the first time the species has been born at the aquarium.

Utah economic office can't tell if $249M was properly spent, audit finds
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Sept. 18 - 11:48 a.m. | Save Story
A Utah legislative audit says inadequate oversight at the Governor's Office of Economic Development put $249 million in taxpayer funds at risk of being misused.

Jurors find man not guilty in 2021 road rage shooting
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Sept. 18 - 11:18 a.m. | Save Story
Patrick Koaneil Brown was found not guilty in a homicide trial on Thursday. He testified at the trial that he acted in self-defense after his previous guilty convictions were reversed on appeal.

Utah State University names new vice president of USU Extension
Todd Kunz, KSL | Posted Sept. 18 - 11:04 a.m. | Save Story
After a nationwide search, Utah State University President Brad Mortensen named Justen Smith vice president of USU Extension

'Bruno,' the Park City police K-9 injured from jumping off an overpass, is home
VideoPat Reavy, KSL | Posted Sept. 18 - 10:02 a.m. | Save Story
A Park City police K-9 injured earlier this week after jumping off a freeway overpass has been released from the veterinarian hospital.

Vineyard fills latest City Council vacancy
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Sept. 18 - 9:44 a.m. | Save Story
The Vineyard City Council approved its newest member to fill the vacancy left by Councilman Ezra Nair, who resigned last month to work for Provo.

Utah mom-to-be finds support through group prenatal care
VideoEmma Benson, KSL | Updated Sept. 18 - 9:22 a.m. | Save Story
A Utah mom-to-be shares how group prenatal care is helping her find support, answers and connection during pregnancy.

Idaho man handed 6 years in prison for assaulting southern Utah park rangers
VideoCassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Sept. 18 - 8:35 a.m. | Save Story
A man from Idaho was sentenced Thursday to more than six years in prison for ramming his pickup truck into two U.S. Park Rangers last year.

Police announce resolution to 2005 West Valley cold case homicide
VideoAndrew Adams, KSL | Updated Sept. 18 - 8:03 a.m. | Save Story
Police on Thursday said they had reached a resolution in a 2005 cold case homicide and pointed to a longtime suspect who died in 2013.

Costco, Uber expanding delivery to more states
KSL | Updated Sept. 18 - 7:04 a.m. | Save Story
Costco and Uber are inking a new partnership which expands their Uber Eats delivery service to dozens more states.

Charges filed in ongoing dispute with neighbor that culminated with shooting
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Sept. 18 - 6:33 a.m. | Save Story
A man visiting a cabin at Scofield Reservoir for the weekend was shot by a neighbor who has had an alleged dispute with the cabin owners for years.

'Seeing is believing': Utah senators tour Great Salt Lake as they look at ways to protect it
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Sept. 18 - 6:17 a.m. | Save Story
Several top Republican state senators took an airboat tour of the Great Salt Lake Thursday morning as they plan future legislation to protect the lake.

Weber County sales tax taking effect Oct. 1 expected to generate $13.1M a year
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Sept. 17 - 10:29 p.m. | Save Story
A 0.2 percentage point sales tax hike taking effect on Oct. 1 in Weber County will generate an extra $13.1 million a year.

Police cancel missing and endangered advisory for baby boy
Devin Oldroyd, KSL | Updated Sept. 17 - 10:06 p.m. | Save Story
A missing and endangered advisory for a baby boy who was believed to be in danger has been canceled.

Family works to restore monument for former apostle, Salt Lake City mayor
VideoDaniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Sept. 17 - 9:45 p.m. | Save Story
For at least 125 years, a granite monument has stood at the gravesite of Daniel H. Wells at the Salt Lake City Cemetery. His family is now trying to restore it.

Lindsey Vonn warns fans about scammers impersonating her online
VideoMatt Gephardt, KSL | Updated Sept. 17 - 9:08 p.m. | Save Story
Olympic ski legend Lindsey Vonn said scammers are creating fake accounts impersonating her. The warning comes as con artists increasingly use AI and deepfakes to make celebrity scams harder to spot.

U. dismisses cases against College Republicans who posted about anti-Charlie Kirk cake
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Updated Sept. 17 - 9:03 p.m. | Save Story
A fight over free speech at the University of Utah has erupted after administrators contacted College Republican students over allegations of internet doxxing.
Business & Tech »
Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire chairman, replaced by his son Howard
- Volkswagen to recall over 208,700 US vehicles over steering rack bolt defect, NHTSA says
- Kauai small businesses ask tourists to return with aloha and some patience
- Volkswagen crisis worsens with $11.5 billion profit warning, largely due to Porsche struggles
- Berkshire Hathaway looks to keep culture intact as Howard Buffett ascends
Environment »

Draper aquarium celebrates landmark birth of otter pups
- 'Seeing is believing': Utah senators tour Great Salt Lake as they look at ways to protect it
- Utah politicians differ on future of power plants after Trump administration repeals emission rules
- Great Salt Lake dust expensive to manage, study finds
- September declared 'Utah's Own Month' to honor local agriculture
Police & Courts »

Utah high school wrestling coach arrested, accused of sexually abusing teens
- Jurors find man not guilty in 2021 road rage shooting
- 'Bruno,' the Park City police K-9 injured from jumping off an overpass, is home
- ICE officer pleads not guilty to charges he lied to the FBI about nonfatal Minneapolis shooting
- Idaho man handed 6 years in prison for assaulting southern Utah park rangers
Religion »

A rare look inside: Carmelite Monastery opens grounds for annual fair
- Preserving Salt Lake Temple was 'nothing short of another miracle,' project official says
- Understand needs, forge solutions, President Oaks invites at Washington National Cathedral
- Holocaust survivor shares her story of trauma, healing and faith
- Park City synagogue vandalized; hate-crime enhancement considered




