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Have grizzly bears returned to Utah?
Mike Godfrey for KSL.com | Posted May 4 - 10:23 p.m.
A Wyoming sheriff's deputy spotted a grizzly bear near Lake Viva Naughton, about 15 miles from the Utah border, in April of 2024, and that bear was not relocated.
Salt Lake man dies in Nevada crash
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted May 1 - 4:40 p.m.
A Salt Lake man died in a Nevada crash last week after he lost control and his vehicle overturned.
New tribal national park in North Dakota aims to preserve rugged, scenic landscape
Jack Dura, Associated Press | Posted April 27 - 9:10 a.m.
A new tribal national park in North Dakota's rugged Badlands is opening a little-seen area of the dramatic landscape to hikers and other outdoors enthusiasts, part of a Native American tribe's efforts to preserve the land and encourage recreation.
Utah ended up with a near-normal snowpack. Here's how the rest of the West fared
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 3:04 p.m.
Utah's snowpack season basically sums up what played out all across the West. Some states won big, while others nearly broke unwanted records.
Arizona jury finds Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of conspiring to murder husband
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted April 22 - 9:17 p.m.
An Arizona jury has found that Lori Daybell conspired to murder her husband, Charles Vallow, returning a guilty verdict after about three hours of deliberation Tuesday.
Jurors now considering whether Lori Daybell conspired with brother to murder her husband
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted April 21 - 6:30 p.m.
Jurors began deliberations on whether Lori Vallow Daybell conspired to murder her husband, Charles Vallow, following closing arguments on Monday afternoon.
Car driven by teens in New Mexico hit-and-run murder case is found in Utah
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted April 17 - 11:27 a.m.
A car that investigators believe was used by three boys to hit and kill and bicyclist in New Mexico in 2024 ended up in Utah after being sold online, according to police.
Prosecution rests case in Lori Vallow Daybell murder conspiracy trial
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted April 16 - 8:04 p.m.
The evidence stage is over in the Arizona trial for Lori Vallow Daybell on charges accusing her of conspiring to kill her husband, Charles Vallow.
Intermountain Health brings 'maternal care to the patient' in Evanston
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted April 16 - 12:39 p.m.
After Evanston's hospital opted to end its labor and delivery services, Intermountain Health is introducing efforts to provide closer prenatal and postnatal care to new mothers.
Siblings testify they knew Lori Daybell was involved with her husband's death
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted April 10 - 8:45 p.m.
On Day 4 of Lori Daybell's trial on charges she conspired to kill her husband, Charles Vallow, her brother and sister-in-law both took the stand to testify against her.
Woman says Vallow mentioned changing insurance beneficiary the day before his death
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted April 9 - 8:04 p.m.
A woman on a date with Charles Vallow the day before he died said he discussed his estranged wife, Lori Vallow Daybell, and how she was no longer beneficiary of his insurance.
Jurors view baseball bat, pistol in 2nd day of Lori Daybell's Arizona trial
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted April 8 - 11:50 a.m.
Three emergency responders testified in Lori Vallow Daybell's Arizona trial on Monday, and two additional witnesses testified Tuesday.
'A family tragedy is not a crime': Lori Daybell speaks to jurors as her Arizona trial begins
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com and Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press | Posted April 7 - 4:49 p.m.
Lori Daybell, convicted of killing her two youngest children and conspiring to murder a romantic rival, is on trial again. This time, she's accused of conspiring to murder her fourth husband.
Lori Daybell's trial for conspiring to kill her husband begins Monday in Arizona
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted March 31 - 12:00 p.m.
The process of selecting a jury to determine whether Lori Vallow Daybell conspired to murder her husband, Charles Vallow, begins Monday with her second of three jury trials.
A 'good neighbor policy': Utah poised to join interstate wildfire fighting compact
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted March 24 - 9:42 p.m.
Utah is joining other states to pool firefighting resources, as suggested by a new bill Gov. Spencer Cox signed on Monday.
Report details chain of crashes in last month's deadly Wyoming tunnel accident
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted March 19 - 10:31 p.m.
Investigators released a preliminary report Wednesday detailing the crash that involved 26 vehicles, shut down a tunnel in Wyoming and killed three people last month.
'Disgusting and disturbed': Relative, expert condemn Lori Daybell's claims in 'Dateline' special
Garna Mejia, KSL-TV | Posted March 15 - 10:32 p.m.
Lori Vallow Daybell's interview last week with 'Dateline,' her first public interview, drew strong reactions from JJ Vallow's grandfather, Larry Woodcock, among others.
911 call released in University of Idaho student murder case
Nate Eaton, East Idaho News | Posted March 15 - 1:50 p.m.
The 911 audio from the day Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen found dead in their Moscow, Idaho home, was released Friday.
Church of Jesus Christ plans to add more water-saving controllers at churches across West
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted March 12 - 6:17 a.m.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it plans to add more smart controllers this year at meetinghouses to address water consumption across the "drought-prone" West.
Denver man accused of making threats to avoid extradition now faces new charges in Utah
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted March 3 - 9:41 p.m.
A Colorado man accused of threatening to blow up the plane that was supposed to take him back home to Denver to face charges is now facing new charges in Utah.
Wyoming mother shoots 4 daughters, killing 3, before turning gun on herself
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 12 - 11:09 a.m.
A woman in Byron, Wyoming, shot her four young daughters in their home before turning the gun on herself, police say. One 7-year-old survived and remains hospitalized.
Avalanche danger was 'considerable' on day Wyoming snowmobiler was killed
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 10 - 8:35 p.m.
The Utah Avalanche Center released a report with additional details about an avalanche in Weber County that killed a man from Wyoming.
How drones could be the future in boosting Utah's precipitation
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 6 - 9:42 p.m.
Utah started testing drones for cloud seeding for the first time last week, marking a first in the U.S.
Securing water from out of state will be a 'Herculean' effort, Utah's water agent says
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 27 - 2:08 p.m.
Utah's water agent told lawmakers that efforts to secure water deals outside of the state are underway, but he warns it will be easier said than done.
