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A pile of ballots, ready to be processed, is pictured at the Salt Lake County Government Center in ...
Kennedy Camarena

Around 9,000 Tooele County voters receive incorrect ballots

The Tooele County Clerk identified at least 9,000 voters who received the wrong ballots.
8 days ago
FILE - An American flag flies outside the Department of Justice in Washington, March 22, 2019. (And...
Associated Press

Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump’s $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ settlement fund

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from paying any claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for Trump allies who believe they were victims of a weaponized government.
13 days ago
Vector control intern Abby Pickett sorts mosquitoes by type at the Salt Lake Mosquito Abatement lab...
Mallory Mailloux, Deseret News

Mosquitoes might outsmart humans by liking DEET

A study published Thursday in the Journal of Experimental Biology showed that mosquitoes can learn to like the smell of DEET.
13 days ago
Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, right, speaks during a roundtable to discuss the completion of the ...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL

New audit finds ‘small handful’ of noncitizens on Utah voter rolls

An audit of the more than 2 million registered voters in Utah found just a few dozen who are not American citizens
14 days ago
Dane Stephen Richman. (Saratoga Springs police)...
Curtis Booker, KSL

Amber Alert issued over weekend canceled after children found safe in Mexico

Two children abducted from Saratoga Springs, police searching for black Toyota Camry A561HL.
18 days ago
Defendant Beran A. is hiding his face behind file folders when he is escorted out of the courtroom ...
Philipp Jenne, Matthias Schrader and Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

A man accused of plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago has pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday.
1 month ago
FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2015 file photo, marijuana plants with their buds covered in white crystal...
Alanna Durkin Richer and Gene Johnson, Associated Press

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

President Donald Trump's acting attorney general signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana.
2 months ago
Alan Osmond performs during a taping of the Osmonds 50th anniversary show at the Orlean's casino in...
Carole Mikita, KSL

Alan Osmond: A legacy of family, faith and music

Alan Osmond, the eldest of the performing Osmond brothers, has died at the age of 76.
2 months ago
Camp Mystic night watchman Glenn Juenke testifies during a hearing on a suit against Camp Mystic in...
Jim Vertuno, Associated Press

Camp Mystic security guard says an early evacuation order could have saved lives

The security guard at Camp Mystic acknowledged that if there was a general evacuation order early in last year's storm, lives could've been saved.
2 months ago
A man sits next to charred cars and wreckage where a building was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike...
Samy Magdy, Sam Metz and Mike Corder, Associated Press

Mediators move closer to extending US-Iran ceasefire, regional officials tell AP

Mediators are moving closer to extending the ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
2 months ago
An Arizona state personal income tax form is shown Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Jefferson City, Mo....
Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

It’s Tax Day. Treasury says 53 million filers used new Trump tax exemptions before the deadline

The Trump administration highlighted the impacts of Republicans' tax and spending law as the tax filing deadline for most Americans arrives.
2 months ago
After calls from a witness about someone setting fires in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Tuesday, and wit...
Simone Seikaly

Person suspected of setting fires in Big Cottonwood Canyon taken into police custody

With help from a National Guard helicopter pilot who happened to be in the area of Big Cottonwood Canyon, officials found the suspect and later took them into custody.
2 months ago
Pope Leo XIV meets the Algerian Community in the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers, Monday,...
Associated Press

Many US Catholics are dismayed by Trump’s unprecedented broadside at the first American pope

Across the broad Catholic political spectrum – even among conservative-leaning bishops – there is dismay over Trump’s unprecedented verbal assault on the Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead their church.
2 months ago
President Deiter F. Uchtdorf of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints speaks to the media...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL

Salt Lake Temple Celebration announced by Church of Jesus Christ

A new Temple Square Visitors' Center opens to the public next month and will feature new immersive experiences, including full-scale replicas of sacred temple rooms.
2 months ago
Tulips in bloom Thursday, April 9, 2026, at the first-ever Utah Tulip Festival in Spanish Fork....
Andrew Adams, KSL

Family farm introduces Utah Tulip Festival as new ‘agritourism’ venture

A family of farmers recently sprouted a new idea to help them make it in the modern economy. They're pivoting to tulips.
2 months ago
Blue pinwheels in West Jordan serve as a reminder during Child Abuse Prevention Month....
Tyrese Boone, KSL

Blue pinwheels highlight child abuse prevention in West Jordan

Thousands of blue pinwheels spinning outside the West Jordan Justice Court are serving as a powerful reminder for Child Abuse Prevention Month.
2 months ago
Chuck Byrd puts away a fuel nozzel after filling two tanks for a truck at a gas station on Tuesday,...
Christopher Rugaber, AP Economics Writer

Soaring gas prices lead to biggest monthly inflation spike in four years

The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March.
2 months ago
Tyler Robinson, charged with killing Charlie Kirk, appears in court in Provo, Dec. 11, 2025. Recent...
Pat Reavy, KSL

‘Tyler killed Charlie!’ Search warrants detail messages allegedly sent after Kirk killing

Search warrants detailed messages allegedly sent by Tyler Robinson after Charlie Kirk was killed.
2 months ago
A Long Island architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to m...
Associated Press

Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murder charges and admits he killed 8 women in the Gilgo Beach case

A Long Island architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings.
2 months ago
moon apollo...
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Artemis II astronauts follow Apollo tradition of naming lunar features after loved ones

The Artemis II astronauts took a poignant page from Apollo 8 earlier this week, proposing deeply personal names for a pair of lunar craters.
2 months ago
The New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, Thursday, March 19, 2026....
Stan Choe AP Business Writer

The Dow surges 1,300 in a worldwide rally as oil plunges toward $90 following a ceasefire with Iran

The S&P 500 surged 2.6% after Trump, Iran and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire.
2 months ago
moon apollo...
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Artemis II astronauts channel Apollo 8 with a striking Earthset photo

The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8. A day after the historic lunar flyaround, NASA on Tuesday released striking new photos taken by the U.S.-Canadian crew.
2 months ago
FILE - Taylor Frankie Paul appears at the Oscars in Los Angeles on March 15, 2026....
Hannah Schoenbaum and Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

Taylor Frankie Paul faces protective order hearing in Utah after ‘Bachelorette’ cancellation

A Utah judge is expected to hear arguments on a protective order sought by a former partner against Taylor Frankie Paul.
2 months ago
Displaced people wait to receive donated food beside the tents they use as shelters after fleeing I...
Bassem Mroue, Jon Gambrell, David Rising and Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Trump warns a ‘whole civilization will die’ if a deal with Iran isn’t reached

U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran fails to meet his latest deadline to strike a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
2 months ago