Utah

Costco is to open a new store next week in Syracuse, and the city's mayor expects the major retaile...
Tim Vandenack, KSL

Costco opening in Syracuse looms, bodes for even more commercial growth, mayor says

As the population surges in northwestern Davis County, a major new retailer, Costco, will open its doors in Syracuse next week, boding for even more commercial growth.
2 months ago
Maj. Kristin "Beo" Wolfe flies in a demonstration at Hill Air Force Base on June 3, 2022. The U.S. ...
Cassidy Wixom, KSL

Hill Air Force Base, Utah National Guard to celebrate America 250 with statewide flyover

Utahns across the state will get to enjoy a patriotic military flyover on the Fourth of July as part of Hill Air Force Base's "Freedom 250 Celebration."
2 months ago
The Iron Fire burns on the hillside above Eureka on Saturday. (Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News)...
Kennedy Camarena, KSL

Firefighters continue combatting Iron Fire in Eureka

Firefighters were able to stop a raging human-caused fire from burning down houses in Eureka after the blaze ignited on Friday.
2 months ago
An Erickson Aero Tanker drops fire retardants on the Bonneville Fire above the University of Utah i...
Kennedy Camarena, KSL

Bonneville Fire slows but weather could change conditions

A human-caused fire in Salt Lake City remained at 566 acres Monday after Salt Lake City firefighters asked residents on Sunday to prepare to evacuate in case the fire grew closer to residents.
2 months ago
Utah Mammoth players are introduced before Game 6 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff series a...
Associated Press

Mammoth sign Tourigny and Forsythe to extensions and hire former Coyotes coach Foote as assistant

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Devin Oldroyd

Paraglider dies after search and rescue near Mount Timpanogos

A missing paraglider died after the Utah County Sheriff's Office conducted a search and rescue operation to locate the paraglider in Provo Canyon Sunday.
2 months ago
Tyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in 4th Dist...
Pat Reavy, KSL

Tyler Robinson roommate does not have to appear at preliminary hearing, judge rules

Tyler Robinson's former roommate, whom the court says he was in a romantic relationship with, will not have to testify in person at Robinson's preliminary hearing.
2 months ago
A man at the Utah Republican Party State Nominating Convention at the UCCU Center in Orem on April ...
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News

Will Republicans decide Utah’s 1st Congressional District Democratic primary?

Republicans in Utah's 1st Congressional District are seeing a chance to influence the Democratic primary. There's been a 415% increase in the number of Republicans and unaffiliated voters seeking Democratic ballots.
2 months ago
An eighth grader uses their cellphone after school at Evergreen Junior High School in Millcreek on ...
Logan Stefanich, KSL

AI deepfake media can sway public opinion as effectively as real media, UVU study finds

A study from Utah Valley University's Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy released Thursday found that deepfake media can sway public opinion just as effectively as real media, impacting elections at every scale.
2 months ago
A planned immigration facility in Salt Lake City is pictured on Friday. The facility appears to be ...
Daniel Woodruff, KSL

Utah leaders respond to new ICE facility developments in Salt Lake

Utah leaders are responding to news that a planned immigration detention facility in Salt Lake City appears to be off the table.
2 months ago
A firefighter and civilian were sent to the hospital following injuries sustained in a structure fi...
Arianne Brown, KSL

Firefighter and civilian injured in Tremonton structure fire

A firefighter and civilian were sent to the hospital following injuries sustained in a structure fire on 1000 West Main Street in Tremonton Friday morning.
2 months ago
President Donald Trump endorsed Reps. Celeste Maloy, left, and Blake Moore ahead of Utah's primary ...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL

Trump endorses Republican incumbents ahead of Utah’s congressional primaries

President Donald Trump endorsed all three incumbent Republicans running for Congress in Utah ahead of next week's primary election.
2 months ago
Salt Lake firefighters arrive on scene in Memory Grove in Salt Lake City on Friday. (Laura Seitz, D...
Arianne Brown, KSL

Person arrested, suspected of reckless burning after Memory Grove Park blaze

A person is in custody, suspected of reckless burning and other misdemeanor and felony charges, after a fire in Memory Grove Park in downtown Salt Lake City on Friday morning, according to the Salt Lake City Fire Department.
2 months ago
A man is accused of stealing from his mother in Utah County in order to finance his restaurant vent...
Pat Reavy, KSL

Man accused of stealing paintings, forging checks from mother to open restaurant

An Orem man is accused of stealing valuable paintings and forging a $75,000 check from his elderly mother to help fund his new restaurant in Salt Lake County.
2 months ago
A planned ICE facility purchased by the Department of Homeland Security is seen on the west side in...
Tim Vandenack, KSL

Proposed immigrant detention center site in Salt Lake City to be offloaded, newspaper reports

The proposed site for an immigrant detention center in Salt Lake City is one of several federal locations officials are now planning to get rid of, according to a report in The New York Times.
2 months ago
Members of SITLA (the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration) board meet on Thursday. ...
Carter Williams, KSL

SITLA agrees to sell over 50,600 acres in the Book Cliffs in ‘historic’ nearly $30M deal

School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, or SITLA, agreed on Thursday to sell approximately 50,600 acres of land it manages in northern Grand County to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
2 months ago
For decades, breaking into the music business meant musicians convincing a powerful gatekeepers tha...
Eric Cabrera

The ‘gatekeepers’ are gone: What that means for Utah musicians

For decades, breaking into the music business meant musicians convincing a powerful gatekeepers that their song should be heard. But not anymore.
2 months ago
Catmint (L), Salvia (C), and Rosemary (R) are all in the perennial mint family and are favored by U...
David Een, KSL

KSL Greenhouse Show: Grow and display minty freshness with perennials from the mint family

SALT LAKE CITY — One of my favorite groups of perennials is the mint family. Many species offer wonderful fragrances, beautiful flowers, and attract beneficial insects, including pollinators. Even better, most are quite waterwise, making them excellent choices for Utah landscapes. Hummingbird mint Among the many mint family plants that thrive in Utah, several stand […]
2 months ago
Elleshia Anne Seymour, a Utah mother who believed she was saving her kids from "the end of times," ...
Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

Mother who vanished with 4 children following TikTok posts booked into Davis County jail

A Utah mother who fled the country with her four children after posting a series of apocalyptic religious videos on social media has been booked into a Davis County jail.
2 months ago
BYU wide receiver Parker Kingston (11) looks back as he scores a touchdown against the UCF Knights ...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL

Case dismissed against former BYU football player Parker Kingston after judge denies delay of July trial

Utah's 5th District Court Judge Jay Winward dismissed a rape charge against Parker Kingston on Thursday after denying another request to delay the jury trial.
2 months ago
The photo on the left shows Cesar Chavez signage on 30th Street in Ogden on March 19, and the April...
Tim Vandenack, KSL

West Valley City removes Cesar Chavez Drive signs; Ogden leaders still mulling issue

WEST VALLEY CITY — Commemorative street signs in West Valley City honoring Cesar Chavez have been taken down, as in Ogden and Salt Lake City. The signs that had the commemorative name “were removed so all the signs show the official street name, 2320 South,” Sam Johnson, spokesman for West Valley City, said Wednesday. The […]
2 months ago
Philip Michael Leishman says growing up around violence led to him fatally shooting two men in 1997...
Pat Reavy, KSL

Gunman in 1997 double homicide, Philip Leishman, seeks parole

Philip Michael Leishman says growing up around violence led to him fatally shooting two men in 1997. He is now seeking parole.
2 months ago
Police say Alex Franco, 21, was kidnapped from his Kearns neighborhood near 3800 West and 5700 Sout...
Debbie Worthen, KSL

Mother of Alex Franco speaks publicly for first time since son’s killing

For the first time since her son was shot and killed during what investigators described as a robbery gone wrong, the mother of Alex Franco sat down exclusively with KSL to share her grief, her frustration and her message for the teens involved.
2 months ago
Kai Schwemmer, who was appointed as chief deputy clerk for Utah County before his title and role wa...
Cassidy Wixom, KSL

Utah County clerk adjusts title, role of appointed 23-year-old staffer

After backlash arose over the Utah County Clerk's Office hiring a 23-year-old conservative influencer to be the chief deputy clerk, County Clerk Aaron Davidson posted a job description with a revised title and role for the appointment.
2 months ago