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Cox declares state of emergency over late-season freeze that created crop losses
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted May 15 - 1:20 p.m. | Save Story
Gov. Spencer Cox issued a state of emergency on Friday over another piece of Utah's wacky winter weather.
Utah school employee took photos of students, created child sex abuse material, police say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted May 15 - 12:39 p.m. | Save Story
A southern Utah man was arrested Thursday and accused of taking pictures of children at his elementary school and using AI to turn them into child sex abuse material.
SLCC graduates nearly 3 dozen inmates at the Utah State Correctional Facility
Debbie Worthen, KSL | Posted May 15 - 12:00 p.m. | Save Story
Thirty‑four incarcerated men and women at the Utah State Prison became college graduates this week, marking one of the largest commencement ceremonies ever held inside the facility.
Church of Jesus Christ announces new temple to be built in Ecuador
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted May 15 - 11:33 a.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Thursday it is building its 385th temple in Otavalo, Ecuador.
Navigating cancer care: How nurse navigators help patients through treatment
Emma Benson, KSL | Posted May 15 - 10:58 a.m. | Save Story
A cancer diagnosis can bring many challenges, but one oncology nurse navigation program is helping patients feel more supported as they go through treatment.
DUI driver killed woman while 4 times over legal limit and 55 mph over speed limit, charges say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted May 15 - 10:32 a.m. | Save Story
An Orem man was charged Thursday with murder and accused of killing an elderly woman while speeding with a high blood-alcohol more than four times over the legal limit.
Florida man charged with attempted murder in Cedar City stabbing
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated May 15 - 10:05 a.m. | Save Story
A Florida man suspected of stabbing another man multiple times in Cedar City was charged Friday with attempted murder.
Driveway disaster: Here's how you can spot an asphalt paving scam
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL | Posted May 15 - 10:05 a.m. | Save Story
A Centerville man who spent thousands on a home improvement project done wrong has a warning for the rest of us: Do a little more digging before you hire someone to pave asphalt.
Utah Summer Games celebrates 40 years of shaping athletes and Olympic dreams
Kathleen Clove, KSL | Posted May 15 - 9:12 a.m. | Save Story
The Utah Summer Games gives participants and spectators a mini Olympic experience.
Mortgage rates hit a new high. What should homebuyers do?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted May 15 - 8:55 a.m. | Save Story
Mortgage rates just hit a six-week high at 6.57%, according to Mortgage News Daily, as new reports show inflation is surging in the United States.
St. George man claimed wife was plotting to kill him, but made it up, police say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted May 15 - 8:29 a.m. | Save Story
A St. George man was arrested Wednesday and accused of making it appear that his wife was plotting to kill him.
'TikTokers' cause damage to farm in southern Utah; farmer speaks out
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted May 15 - 8:06 a.m. | Save Story
A farm in Hurricane sustained damage after several social media influencers drove their trucks through oat crops this week. Farm manager Todd Brown urges the public not to trespass on private property.
'It's going to surprise people': Reno-based international art show debuts in Utah this weekend
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted May 15 - 7:10 a.m. | Save Story
Utah's first indoor, international art show will be held at the Mountain America Expo Center on May 15-17.
Coalition urges Congress to allocate $2B for drought mitigation along Colorado River
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted May 15 - 6:38 a.m. | Save Story
A coalition of over 70 groups with ties to the Colorado River is seeking at least $2 billion in drought mitigation funds amid "intensifying water supply challenges."
Families, colleagues honor fallen Tremonton-Garland officers during Police Week Candlelight Vigil
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted May 15 - 6:20 a.m. | Save Story
Nearly a year after two Utah officers died while responding to a domestic violence call in Tremonton, their names are now etched into history in Washington, D.C.
13-year-old dies in Saratoga Springs crash
Curtis Booker, KSL | Updated May 14 - 10:38 p.m. | Save Story
A crash at the intersection of Pony Express Parkway and Mountain View Corridor in Saratoga Springs led to the death of a 13-year-old and two others with critical injuries on Thursday.
Phil Lyman says US should pull out of Iran war 'fiasco'
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted May 14 - 10:31 p.m. | Save Story
Congressional candidate Phil Lyman called for the United States to withdraw from the war with Iran, saying the war effort had been "hijacked" and calling it a "fiasco."
Utah officers visit US Capitol during Police Week, reflect on service and sacrifice
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted May 14 - 10:05 p.m. | Save Story
Officers from the Tremonton-Garland Police Department and Box Elder County Sheriff's Office spent part of Police Week walking through the halls of the U.S. Capitol.
Judge orders more training of Colorado immigration agents in case involving Utah immigrant
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted May 14 - 9:03 p.m. | Save Story
A judge has ordered more training of immigration agents in Colorado in a lawsuit filed on behalf of an immigrant in Utah who says she was unlawfully detained.
Education »
SLCC graduates nearly 3 dozen inmates at the Utah State Correctional Facility
- Alta High School cancels classes Thursday amid SafeUT tip 'being taken as a threat'
- Burgess Owens wants to ban federal education funds from promoting race, gender ideologies
- University of Utah, Utah Population Database harnessing AI to improve cancer patient outcomes
- Logan semifinalist in national teacher competition hopes to give back to community
Environment »
Cox declares state of emergency over late-season freeze that created crop losses
- Coalition urges Congress to allocate $2B for drought mitigation along Colorado River
- Local forum discusses community questions about approved data center in Box Elder County
- How will lower levels impact major recreation gems in Utah?
- Hundreds gather at Capitol to rally against Box Elder data center proposal
Health »
Supreme Court lets abortion pill mail delivery continue
- Smith Entertainment Group adding this to its Sandy sports campus
- University of Utah, Utah Population Database harnessing AI to improve cancer patient outcomes
- Utah podiatrist and 2 nurses indicted in $27M Medicare fraud scheme
- US overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes
Police & Courts »
Harvey Weinstein's third New York rape trial ends in mistrial
- Utah school employee took photos of students, created child sex abuse material, police say
- SLCC graduates nearly 3 dozen inmates at the Utah State Correctional Facility
- DUI driver killed woman while 4 times over legal limit and 55 mph over speed limit, charges say
- Florida man charged with attempted murder in Cedar City stabbing
Religion »
Church of Jesus Christ announces new temple to be built in Ecuador
- Hindu statesman to lead invocations at 3 Utah meetings as part of effort to foster understanding
- Executive director of church missionary department dies of traumatic brain injury
- Guests joining Tabernacle Choir in California benefit concert to include Donny Osmond
- Is religion claiming a more prominent place in Utah's and America's K-12 classrooms?
Science »
Local forum discusses community questions about approved data center in Box Elder County
- Meta and Google fund US kids' groups, as critics warn of social media risk
- University of Utah, Utah Population Database harnessing AI to improve cancer patient outcomes
- Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives
- Hackers, company operating Canvas educational platform reach agreement following cyberattack
Utah Counties »
Utah school employee took photos of students, created child sex abuse material, police say
- SLCC graduates nearly 3 dozen inmates at the Utah State Correctional Facility
- DUI driver killed woman while 4 times over legal limit and 55 mph over speed limit, charges say
- Florida man charged with attempted murder in Cedar City stabbing
- Driveway disaster: Here's how you can spot an asphalt paving scam
