Residents express concern over Spanish Fork intersection where 2 teenage girls were hit

What Utah youths need in order to get a good defense in court

Hanna Seariac, Deseret News  |  Posted May 20 - 10:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

When an adult has to go to court even for just a traffic ticket, it's daunting. But when it's a kid going to court, it can be even harder for them.

Chad Daybell begins to present his case in murder trial

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Posted May 20 - 8:43 a.m.  |  Save Story

Now that prosecutors finished presenting their case last week, Chad Daybell's attorney will begin calling witnesses on behalf of the defense Monday.

When the Salton Sea shrank, it took Bombay Beach with it. Utah should heed the warning

Saige Miller, KUER  |  Posted May 20 - 8:34 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Salton Sea in California, a saline lake, faces a similar degradation as faced by Utah's own Great Salt Lake.

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6 important reasons you should support local small businesses

Salt Lake Chamber  |  Posted May 20 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Your support of local small businesses doesn't just financially benefit the company; It helps the community at large. Here are six reasons you should shop small and close to home.

Iran's president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site

Jon Gambrell, Associated Press  |  Posted May 20 - 7:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country's foreign minister have been found dead hours after their helicopter crashed in fog.

Michael Cohen faces more grilling as Trump's hush money trial enters its final stretch

Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press  |  Posted May 20 - 7:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

Donald Trump's New York hush money trial is heading into the final stretch with the former president insisting he did nothing wrong.

Hunter hospitalized with 'significant injuries' after grizzly bear attack in British Columbia

Ashley R. Williams, CNN  |  Posted May 20 - 6:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

A 36-year-old man was airlifted to a hospital after sustaining multiple injuries in a grizzly bear attack in British Columbia, Canada, authorities said.

Dear Katherine Heigl, you can find amazing Indian food in Utah

Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News  |  Posted May 19 - 10:27 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's Indian food scene took shape 30 years ago, and is better than ever.

How 'unique' Mount Olivet Cemetery came to be 150 years ago

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted May 19 - 9:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Mount Olivet Cemetery remains the only public cemetery in the U.S. created by an act of Congress. That happened 150 years ago this month.

Salt Lake police investigate homicide involving child in Ballpark neighborhood

Sicily Stanton, KSL.com  |  Posted May 19 - 8:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Salt Lake City Police Department is investigating what they say appears to be a murder-suicide involving the death of a man and a child in the city's Ballpark neighborhood.

Bezos' Blue Origin launches 1st crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding

Joey Roulette, Reuters  |  Posted May 19 - 7:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched a six-person crew — including the first U.S. Black astronaut candidate from the 1960s — from West Texas to the edge of space on Sunday, resuming its centerpiece space tourism business for the first time since its suborbital New Shepard rocket was grounded in 2022.

Senior Latter-day Saint missionary couple involved in car accident; wife dies

Sicily Stanton, KSL.com  |  Posted May 19 - 7:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

A husband and wife serving as full-time missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were involved in a car accident on Saturday evening in Fresno County, California. The wife died at the scene.

Rainbow babies: Birth of a miracle after a loss

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted May 19 - 7:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

The University of Utah's new Utah Pregnancy After Loss Program will be one of three Rainbow Clinic Network sites in the U.S. for parents having a baby after stillbirth.

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Need more business? These Utah entrepreneurs can help

RunLeadGen  |  Posted May 19 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

If you're a business owner tirelessly working to deliver top-notch services or products, yet you're still struggling to gain the visibility and growth you envisioned, it's time to change your marketing strategy.

US drowning death rates have increased, reversing decades of decline

Brenda Goodman, CNN  |  Posted May 19 - 6:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

After decades of decline, accidental drowning rates are rising, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported. A new study shows that many lack the skills they need to stay safe in the water.

Authorities identify man killed by falling crane at Park City job site

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Updated May 19 - 5:48 p.m.  |  Save Story

Authorities identified a construction worker who was killed in an accident at a work site in the Promontory area of Park City Saturday morning.

'The Letter' Season 2: 'It wasn't me writing it,' victim's sister says

Amy Donaldson, KSL Podcasts  |  Posted May 19 - 5:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

"The Letter Season 2: Ripple Effect" podcast explores what happened after two young fathers were murdered outside an iconic Utah restaurant in 1982.

6 people killed, 10 injured in Idaho when pickup crashed into passenger van

Associated Press  |  Posted May 19 - 4:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

Six people were killed and 10 others injured early Saturday morning when a pickup crashed into a passenger van in Idaho.

BYU student donates bone marrow to potentially save stranger's life

Emma Everett Johnson, KSL.com  |  Posted May 19 - 4:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

Jane Pearson was river rafting in Moab last summer when she got an unexpected phone call.