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'You won't believe what's here': Pioneer-era home tells western Weber County's history
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted May 4 - 7:16 a.m. | Save Story
A colorful Victorian home and "live-in museum" in western Weber County tells the area's history since settlement by some of the original pioneers.
Saigon fell 50 years ago. This Utah woman was on the last refugee ship out of Vietnam
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted May 3 - 9:45 p.m. | Save Story
Naja Pham Lockwood fled Vietnam on the last ship as Saigon fell. Now living in Park City, she remembers that moment 50 years later.
'We're so proud of them': The deep meaning behind this Utah highway's new name
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted April 21 - 5:05 p.m. | Save Story
Utah leaders unveiled new signage Monday for state Route 102, which was renamed this year to honor a family that made the ultimate sacrifice during World War II.
Utah's first Olympic gold medalist subject of new film
Carole Mikita, KSL-TV | Posted April 21 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
A prominent Utah director's new film is about a young man who became the first gold medalist from Utah.
Utah honors 250th anniversary of the 'shot heard round the world' with ceremony at state Capitol
Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV | Posted April 19 - 8:24 p.m. | Save Story
The sound of bagpipes echoed off the marble steps of the state Capitol Saturday morning to honor the 250th anniversary of the "shot heard round the world."
The history is coming: Utah to honor Paul Revere, American Revolution 250 years later
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted April 17 - 10:34 p.m. | Save Story
Utah is joining in the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's famous ride warning of British movement at the start of the Revolutionary War with events on Friday and Saturday.
42 years ago, a B-52 bomber crashed into Square Top Mountain, killing 7 crew
Loren Webb, St. George News | Posted April 12 - 1:30 p.m. | Save Story
On April 11, 1983, a B-52G bomber went down in the rugged mountains of southern Utah, killing all seven crew members on board.
Historic tree to be cut down at the White House over safety concerns
Associated Press | Posted March 31 - 11:28 a.m. | Save Story
A tree that's nearly two centuries old will be removed from the White House grounds because it's deteriorating, President Donald Trump said Sunday.
Box Elder County highway to be named for 4 brothers who died in WWII
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 30 - 3:05 p.m. | Save Story
State Route 102 in Box Elder County is to be renamed in honor of four Borgstrom brothers killed in a six-month span during World War II.
Liberty Village: A living history experience coming to southern Utah
Leah Call, St. George News | Posted March 29 - 1:30 p.m. | Save Story
Progress is being made on Liberty Village, an immersive living history experience in Hurricane, Washington County, that will bring colonial America to life.
Century-old former Salt Lake hotel finds new life in addressing city's latest need
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted March 26 - 6:19 a.m. | Save Story
The historic Stratford Hotel is now home to dozens of permanent supportive housing units, along with services that experts say could help the state reduce homelessness.
Project involving 2 historic buildings to test new Salt Lake development incentive
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted March 24 - 4:09 p.m. | Save Story
A project centering around the adaptive reuse of two century-old buildings in Salt Lake City will serve as the first test of a reinvestment zone created in 2023.
These iconic scenes were filmed in Utah. Now they're part of a new trail network
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted March 19 - 3:12 p.m. | Save Story
A new state trail network essentially blends the love of cinema with an appreciation of the outdoors and small towns.
How these Jewish genealogists are repairing Nazi 'dirty deeds'
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted March 17 - 9:16 a.m. | Save Story
Genealogists volunteering for the Looted Books Project recently returned a volume to a 103-year-old Holocaust survivor in Florida who was given the book in 1930 as a gift in Hebrew school.
This portrait may be the only one of England's 9-day queen painted during her lifetime
Pan Pylas, Associated Press | Posted March 16 - 9:44 p.m. | Save Story
Research by the charity English Heritage suggests it may have found a portrait of England's shortest-reigning queen Lady Jane Grey.
Church of Jesus Christ releases first scholarly history of Young Women organization
Gabriela Fletcher, KSL.com | Posted March 12 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released "Carry On: The Latter-day Saint Young Women Organization," a historical narrative of the program for girls aged 12-18.
An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
Ayaka McGill, Hiro Komae and Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press | Posted March 9 - 2:01 p.m. | Save Story
Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa's jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa, one of the war's bloodiest, considering the bones silent witnesses of Okinawa's wartime tragedy.
'Folklore, legends and spooky tales': St. George ghost tours unveil haunted history
Jessi Bang, St. George News | Posted March 9 - 9:56 a.m. | Save Story
St. George Ghost Tours leads spooky 90-minute stroll through downtown St. George, where you'll uncover eerie stories while soaking in the haunted sights.
