Northbound US 89 near Layton to close starting Friday night for weekend pipeline project

70-foot royal coronation scroll for King Charles to be released digitally

Danica Kirka, Associated Press  |  Posted May 3 - 12:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 70-foot-long hand-lettered scroll was presented to King Charles earlier this week at Buckingham Palace. The scroll serves as the official record of his coronation almost a year ago.

'This case is turning into a hamster wheel': Family of slain Idaho student frustrated at pace of murder trial

Jim Sciutto, Eric Levenson and Jean Casarez, CNN  |  Posted May 3 - 11:29 a.m.  |  Save Story

The family of slain University of Idaho student Kaylee Goncalves on Thursday expressed their frustration at the pace of the murder trial for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing their daughter and three other students.

UHP: Road worker holding stop sign injured in auto-pedestrian collision near Brian Head

Jeff Richards, St. George News  |  Posted May 3 - 11:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

A road construction worker was injured when he was hit by a vehicle near Brian Head on Thursday.

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What really happened between Rep. Celeste Maloy and Sen. Mike Lee

Suzanne Bates, Deseret News  |  Posted May 3 - 11:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

Rep. Celeste Maloy says Sen. Mike Lee's surprising and unannounced support for her opponent is "a very unnecessary rift within the Utah delegation."

Protester arrested outside University of Utah commencement ceremonies

Larry D. Curtis and Andrew Adams, KSL-TV  |  Updated May 3 - 10:47 a.m.  |  Save Story

At least one person was arrested at the University of Utah campus from a small group of a few dozen protesters gathered while graduation ceremonies were about to start.

Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 politicians, activists, athletes and others

Darlene Superville, Associated Press  |  Posted May 3 - 10:28 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Joe Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to a diverse group of 19 people.

'Host a potluck' to save diverse democracy, Interfaith America founder urges U.'s class of '24

Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News  |  Posted May 3 - 9:56 a.m.  |  Save Story

Eboo Patel encouraged University of Utah graduates to step up and host potlucks. "Everything always starts with a leader. Today, I am inviting you to be that person."

Former Trump aide Hope Hicks testifies at criminal trial

Jack Queen, Brendan Pierson and Andy Sullivan, Reuters  |  Updated May 3 - 9:56 a.m.  |  Save Story

Hope Hicks, a former White House aide to Donald Trump, took the witness stand on Friday in the former president's criminal trial where she is expected to face questions about efforts during the 2016 presidential campaign to bury stories about his alleged sexual misbehavior.

Major US newspapers sue Microsoft, OpenAI over alleged copyright violations

Art Raymond, Deseret News  |  Posted May 3 - 9:37 a.m.  |  Save Story

A group of eight U.S. newspaper publishers filed a lawsuit in New York federal court on Tuesday, claiming Microsoft and artificial intelligence developer OpenAI broke copyright law by using the newspapers' online content to develop AI tools.

Enoch Wildlife Rescue celebrates new facility with raptors, rescued baby animals

Alysha Lundgren, St. George News  |  Posted May 3 - 9:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

A wish for decades, the Enoch Wildlife Rescue Center opened its doors in Enoch recently.

Detective testifies about searching for JJ in Chad Daybell murder trial

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted May 3 - 8:36 a.m.  |  Save Story

The trial for Chad Daybell, who is charged with murdering his wife and two of Lori Vallow Daybell's children, is continuing into its 16th day on Friday.

Steep road to Powder Mountain in Weber County getting runaway truck ramp

Tim Vandenack, KSL.com  |  Posted May 3 - 8:26 a.m.  |  Save Story

The steep road to Powder Mountain, site of two fatal motor vehicle crashes since 2018 stemming from brake failure, will be getting a runaway truck ramp.

Idaho woman whose son died fighting in Ukraine travels to nation, shares healing experience

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted May 3 - 8:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

An Idaho mother who lost her son in 2022 after he fought in Ukraine recently returned from a trip to Ukraine and said it was healing to walk the streets her son did and serve the people.

Sony Pictures and private equity firm interested in buying Paramount for $26B

Matt Ott and Paul Harloff, Associated Press  |  Posted May 3 - 6:56 a.m.  |  Save Story

Sony Pictures and Apollo Global Management have expressed interest in buying Paramount Global for $26 billion, a source says.

South Salt Lake's Mural Fest is back and literally bigger than ever

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted May 3 - 6:21 a.m.  |  Save Story

Fourteen new public murals from artists all over the world will be on display in South Salt Lake this Saturday after a record 880 artists applied.

Rejection to billion-dollar success: Jamie Kern Lima shares business journey at UVU graduation

Emma Pitts, Deseret News  |  Posted May 2 - 11:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Before creating what would eventually become the largest luxury makeup brand in the country, Utah Valley University's 2024 commencement speaker Jamie Kern Lima experienced years of failures and rejections.

UDOT launches volunteer litter-cleanup program to Keep Utah Beautiful

Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com  |  Posted May 2 - 10:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

Gov. Spencer Cox helped the Utah Department of Transportation launch its new litter-cleanup program, Keeping Utah Beautiful, by helping to clean up some Salt Lake County roadways.

IRS acts to address wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and other filers

Fatima Hussein, Associated Press  |  Updated May 2 - 9:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

The IRS says it's taken steps to address a wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and others filers. And the agency is more closely examining the returns of larger numbers of wealthy people and major companies.

'Brave men': Utah police memorialize 2 officers who died in the line of duty

Sky Mundell, KSL.com  |  Posted May 2 - 9:09 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah police officers and others gathered Thursday to add two new names to the memorial dedicated to law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.