Utah Local News

Henderson parents with Utah ties advocate for e-scooter safety after daughter's death

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 2 - 7:32 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Henderson couple with ties to Utah hopes to raise e-bike and e-scooter safety awareness after their 14-year-old daughter was struck and killed in a marked crosswalk last week.

Bluff residents shelter in place, San Juan County schools closed due to flooding

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 2 - 7:10 a.m.  |  Save Story

All Bluff residents were asked to shelter in place or move to higher ground Monday morning due to floodwaters.

Registration opens for Tabernacle Choir's Christmas Concert tickets

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 2 - 6:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

The form to register for the random ticket selection for this year's Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Christmas Concert is open from Nov. 2 to Nov. 15 on the choir website.

Utah County steps in to keep warming center open

VideoTyrese Boone, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 1 - 10:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah County is temporarily taking over administration of its warming center after Community Action Services and Food Bank announced a temporary closure.

Here's where Thanksgiving, Christmas holidays mean better deals for homebuyers

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Nov. 1 - 9:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

Planning on searching for a new home at the same time you're preparing to celebrate the upcoming holiday season?

Flash floods trigger evacuations in Arizona and Colorado amid heavy rains in southwest

Philip Marcelo and Michael Casey, Associated Press  |  Updated Nov. 1 - 9:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Heavy rains and flash flooding have prompted mandatory evacuation orders in parts of the U.S. Southwest. 

Intoxicated driver accused of hitting, killing person changing flat tire

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 1 - 8:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

A driver was arrested for investigation of automobile homicide late Friday after allegedly hitting and killing a person changing a flat tire.

17-year-old girl reported missing in May 2025 found in Oregon

  |  Posted Nov. 1 - 8:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Police in Oregon located a 17-year-old girl Sunday who had been reported missing from Garden City in May 2025.

Man accused of killing parents in Delta

Kennedy Camarena and Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Nov. 1 - 8:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Millard County couple is dead, and their son is in custody and accused of stabbing them to death in what the sheriff's office called a "highly violent and aggressive" incident.

Utah students wanted a say in classroom AI rules. Now they're getting it

Brooke Nally for KSL  |  Posted Nov. 1 - 8:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah students are already using AI to study, code and complete schoolwork. Two high school seniors say students should have a voice in the rules shaping how those tools are used.

Areas near Aneth and Bluff ordered to evacuate due to flood dangers

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 1 - 7:12 p.m.  |  Save Story

Low-lying areas near Aneth and residents along Cottonwood Wash near Bluff were ordered to evacuate on Sunday due to flood dangers.

Utah woman works to preserve state's cemetery history, one headstone at a time

VideoSarah Earnshaw, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 1 - 7:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

As people observe holidays like Day of the Dead and All Saints' Day, one Utah woman is working year-round to preserve the stories of those who came before her.

1 dead, another injured in off-road vehicle crash

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 1 - 6:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man died and a woman was taken to the hospital when the two were injured in a side-by-side crash in Utah County on Saturday night.

Remember 'Light the Fire Within'? Here's the motto for LA's 2028 Summer Games

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Nov. 1 - 5:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Each Olympic and Paralympic Games has a motto that succinctly expresses how organizers want the world to experience the event. What is the motto for the upcoming Summer Games?

Provo Community Church gathering funds for renovation, restoration

Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 1 - 4:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Provo Community Church has been undergoing renovations for the past six years. Church leaders say they are still only about 10% of the way to their goal.

509 Utahns told us their hopes and concerns for Great Salt Lake. Do you feel the same?

Will Ruzanski, The Daily Utah Chronicle  |  Posted Nov. 1 - 2:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

A survey of 509 Utahns found concern about the Great Salt Lake's declining water levels, toxic dust and government inaction. Respondents call for stronger conservation and solutions.

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New Moab excavation site could be oldest Cretaceous dinosaur bonebed in North America

Staff  |  Posted Nov. 1 - 2:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

Scientists interested in learning more about the mass extinction of dinosaurs are ecstatic over a new excavation site which they said may hold the key to understanding the major evolutionary turning point.

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Preclinical research at BYU may lead to development of low-cost immunotherapy

Staff  |  Posted Nov. 1 - 1:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Researchers at BYU are investigating a new immunotechnology called MOTO-CAR, which can genetically engineer immune cells that penetrate solid tumors and attacks the tumor cells.

81 years later, a son pays tribute to his father's WWII mercy ride

Lee Benson, Deseret News  |  Posted Nov. 1 - 10:57 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah man retraced his late father's 110-mile bicycle journey across the Netherlands during World War II to honor his father's courage and reflect on his family's history.