Utah Local News

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.