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Human-caused Tooele County wildfire scorches more than 1,800 acres, 70% contained
Curtis Booker and Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Updated June 10 - 10:06 p.m. | Save Story
Crews are battling a new wildfire that sparked on South Mountain in Tooele County Monday night.
Handful of Utah protesters demonstrate after Trump inks $70B immigration bill
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted June 10 - 9:35 p.m. | Save Story
A smattering of demonstrators protested outside the Utah offices of the state's four U.S. House members after President Donald Trump inked an immigration bill into law.
Hill Air Force Base breaks ground on $1.2B investment in aircraft maintenance facilities
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted June 10 - 9:08 p.m. | Save Story
Hill Air Force Base officials broke ground earlier this month on a multi-year project that includes a $1.24 billion investment in aircraft sustainment capabilities.
Search underway for 77-year-old missing hiker at Capitol Reef National Park
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted June 10 - 8:37 p.m. | Save Story
Officials with the National Park Service are searching for a 77-year-old missing man believed to have been hiking at Capitol Reef National Park.
Utah County clerk to host town hall meeting to encourage voters to track primary election ballots
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted June 10 - 8:03 p.m. | Save Story
Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson is hosting a public town hall meeting on Thursday to address primary election concerns and encourage voters to track their primary election ballots.
Salt Lake City next up for Walmart drone delivery service
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted June 10 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City metro residents will soon have the option to have groceries and other goods delivered from Walmart via drone, the retail giant announced Tuesday.
Teenage boy hospitalized with gunshot wound in South Salt Lake
Curtis Booker, KSL | Updated June 10 - 6:59 p.m. | Save Story
A teenage suffered a gunshot wound in South Salt Lake on Wednesday, police said,
Homeless man accused of setting 9 fires near Utah-Colorado border
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted June 10 - 6:36 p.m. | Save Story
A man accused of setting several grass fires along I-70 over the weekend is now facing multiple felony charges.
Box Elder County Commissioners approve data-center moratorium; Stratos project exempt
Simone Seikaly, KSL | Posted June 10 - 5:54 p.m. | Save Story
Box Elder County Commissioners have approved a 180-day moratorium on any new data centers, though it does not apply to the Stratos project.
50 marathons in 50 states; a British runner's journey for charity
Deanie Wimmer, KSL | Posted June 10 - 5:43 p.m. | Save Story
A runner from England made a stop in Utah as part of an ambitious journey across the U.S. He's taking on 50 marathons in 50 states, all to raise awareness for children battling cancer.
Ensign Peak fire in Salt Lake City was human-caused, officials say
Cassidy Wixom and Carter Williams, KSL | Updated June 10 - 5:20 p.m. | Save Story
Voluntary evacuations from a grass fire burning near Ensign Peak in Salt Lake City have been lifted, but some roads remain closed as firefighters seek to fully extinguish it.
'A major victory': It's now safe enough to eat the carp at Utah Lake
Carter Williams, KSL | Updated June 10 - 5:03 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Lake's main invasive species is now considered safe enough to eat, which is considered more of an environmental win than a chef's recommendation.
Rep. Blake Moore to host national Republican meeting in Utah
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted June 10 - 4:34 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Rep. Blake Moore will host the annual summer meeting for the National Republican Congressional Committee in the Beehive State this weekend, according to a release first seen by the Deseret News.
Police identify woman who fell, died after climbing tree in Moab
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Updated June 10 - 3:57 p.m. | Save Story
A woman found dead at a Moab park on Monday likely fell while climbing a tall tree, police said.
Cause of fast moving American Fork brush fire under investigation, no injuries reported
Curtis Booker, KSL | Updated June 10 - 3:16 p.m. | Save Story
A new brush fire has sparked in American Fork near Pioneer Crossing.
Judge sends 'incredibly dangerous' woman to prison for conspiring to kill son-in-law
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Updated June 10 - 2:52 p.m. | Save Story
Tracey Grist will likely spend the rest of her life in prison, 4th District Judge Roger Griffin said, after giving her consecutive sentences for conspiring with her children to kill her son-in-law as he arrived at her American Fork home.
University of Utah to build 46-acre medical campus at The Point development
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Updated June 10 - 2:49 p.m. | Save Story
The University of Utah board of trustees on Wednesday approved a land purchase agreement with the Point development in Draper to construct a "full-scale hospital."
Rubicon seeks sanctions against former assistant federal prosecutor
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted June 10 - 1:45 p.m. | Save Story
A Davis County company once facing labor-trafficking charges claims a federal search warrant was obtained using evidence already proven to be false.
Utah Supreme Court requests responses from state, media on Tyler Robinson petition
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted June 10 - 12:30 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Supreme Court wants the state and attorneys for the media to submit responses to Tyler Robinson's request to review cameras in the courtroom ruling.
Business & Tech »
Bill Gates tells lawmakers meeting Epstein was a 'grave error in judgment' in closed-door hearing
Environment »
'A major victory': It's now safe enough to eat the carp at Utah Lake
- Worker bees build a 'royal palace' for the honeybee queen
- Deadly Indonesia floods wiped out at least 7% of rare orangutan population, report says
- Box Elder County poll finds that large majority, 71% of respondents, oppose data center plans
- An anomaly? How Utah's record-low snowpack hurt the state's ski resorts
Politics »
US, Iran exchange attacks as Trump threatens further escalation
- Handful of Utah protesters demonstrate after Trump inks $70B immigration bill
- Feds won't seek death penalty in plea deal with man accused of killing top Minnesota Democrat
- Utah County clerk to host town hall meeting to encourage voters to track primary election ballots
- Bill Gates tells lawmakers meeting Epstein was a 'grave error in judgment' in closed-door hearing
Religion »
What the 'Schmigadoon!' co-creator said after winning 2 Tony Awards
- Utah County family honors son's mission legacy with service project on Navajo Nation
- Pentagon updates religious categories after pushback from Utah lawmakers
- Lee, Curtis defend Church of Jesus Christ as 'Christian' after new Pentagon classification
- America 250 'Music and the Spoken Word' to feature Kansas City Chiefs Coach Andy Reid
Science »
Salt Lake City next up for Walmart drone delivery service
- Box Elder County Commissioners approve data-center moratorium; Stratos project exempt
- US shortens cyber fix window to three days as AI threats rise
- Utah man says he can't get customer service from Apple because artificial intelligence is calling the shots
- Worker bees build a 'royal palace' for the honeybee queen
Utah Counties »
2 massive, stainless-steel slides at City Hall Plaza in St. George aim to bring families downtown
- Human-caused Tooele County wildfire scorches more than 1,800 acres, 70% contained
- Handful of Utah protesters demonstrate after Trump inks $70B immigration bill
- Hill Air Force Base breaks ground on $1.2B investment in aircraft maintenance facilities
- Search underway for 77-year-old missing hiker at Capitol Reef National Park
