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Park City grocery store becomes unlikely hub for underage drinking prevention

Park City grocery store becomes unlikely hub for underage drinking prevention

Debbie Worthen, KSL  |  Posted April 23 - 10:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

A grocery store in Park City is the unexpected home of a new campaign aimed at preventing underage drinking.
Taylor Frankie Paul won't return to 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' as production resumes

Taylor Frankie Paul won't return to 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' as production resumes

Margaret Darby, Deseret News  |  Posted April 23 - 6:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" Season 5 will resume production without Taylor Frankie Paul following an investigation into an alleged domestic abuse incident involving her former boyfriend.
Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny top Spotify's first all-time most-streamed artists list

Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny top Spotify's first all-time most-streamed artists list

Maria Sherman, Associated Press  |  Updated April 23 - 1:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Taylor Swift has topped Spotify's first ever list of the most streamed artists of all time, published Thursday morning.
Utah man charged with illegally hunting bobcats

Utah man charged with illegally hunting bobcats

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted April 23 - 1:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

A central Utah man with a history of poaching-related convictions has been charged with illegally hunting bobcats.
Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount's $81 billion takeover of the Hollywood giant

Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount's $81 billion takeover of the Hollywood giant

Wyatte Grantham-philips, Associated Press  |  Updated April 23 - 11:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

An $81 billion Warner-Paramount mega merger has received shareholders' stamp of approval, propelling a deal that could vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape closer to the finish line.
Annual Draper showcase empowers Salt Lake Valley student artists

Annual Draper showcase empowers Salt Lake Valley student artists

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted April 23 - 10:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Draper Visual Arts Foundation's annual art scholar competition showcases the talents of high school seniors in a weeklong exhibit.
What Utah put in 'America's Time Capsule' for country's 250th birthday

What Utah put in 'America's Time Capsule' for country's 250th birthday

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted April 23 - 9:47 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah is planning to send a slice of its history to be included in a U.S. time capsule that won't be opened until 250 years from now.
Draper family honors daughter's memory by helping young performers follow their dreams

Draper family honors daughter's memory by helping young performers follow their dreams

Dan Rascon, KSL  |  Posted April 23 - 8:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Mallard family is turning heartbreak into hope after the loss of their daughter, Bailey, finding comfort in helping other children pursue the same passion she loved — performing.
Dave Mason, co-founder of Traffic known for 'We Just Disagree' and 'Feelin' Alright,' dies at 79

Dave Mason, co-founder of Traffic known for 'We Just Disagree' and 'Feelin' Alright,' dies at 79

Maria Sherman, Associated Press  |  Posted April 22 - 8:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Dave Mason — the co-founder of the psychedelic British band Traffic — died Sunday at his home in Gardnerville, Nevada. He was 79.
Have You Seen This? Frodo selling the ring to Pawn Stars is a spectacular AI mashup

Have You Seen This? Frodo selling the ring to Pawn Stars is a spectacular AI mashup

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted April 22 - 3:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

One man decided to use AI create a mashup video where Frodo tries to sell the one ring to Pawn Stars' Rick Harrison, and he does it so well.
Elizabeth Smart opens up about new hobby: Bodybuilding competitions

Elizabeth Smart opens up about new hobby: Bodybuilding competitions

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted April 22 - 3:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Former kidnapping victim turned advocate Elizabeth Smart just opened up online about a new chapter in her life: bodybuilding competitions.
Meet the granddaughter of Irene Corbett, Utah's only known Titanic passenger

Meet the granddaughter of Irene Corbett, Utah's only known Titanic passenger

Ashley Moser, KSL  |  Posted April 22 - 2:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

More than a century after the Titanic sank, Irene Corbett's namesake shares her family's story, now featured inside the traveling Titanic exhibition in Utah.
Earth Day is here — how the DWR says you can celebrate by helping wildlife

Earth Day is here — how the DWR says you can celebrate by helping wildlife

Hayden Madson, Deseret News  |  Posted April 22 - 10:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

On Earth Day, many Utah groups will be gathering with a goal to make a difference in protecting Earth's natural resources.
Hurricane secures iconic 'H' hill for public use

Hurricane secures iconic 'H' hill for public use

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted April 22 - 10:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

The city of Hurricane in southern Utah has recently entered into a deal to purchase the "H" from private landowners.
Miss Inspiration pageant helps women with intellectual disabilities shine

Miss Inspiration pageant helps women with intellectual disabilities shine

Mike Anderson, KSL  |  Posted April 22 - 6:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

Fifteen women with developmental and intellectual disabilities were given the chance to shine Tuesday night in the biannual Miss Inspiration pageant in Orem.
Crikey! Australia's 2032 Olympic organizers want rowers to compete in a crocodile-infested river

Crikey! Australia's 2032 Olympic organizers want rowers to compete in a crocodile-infested river

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted April 21 - 10:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Organizers of the 2032 Summer Games say they're sticking with plans to hold Olympic rowing and sprint canoeing events in a river that's home to deadly crocodiles known as "salties."
Salt Lake City launches search for first poet laureate

Salt Lake City launches search for first poet laureate

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted April 21 - 10:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake City is searching for its first-ever poet laureate through a new program aimed at using art to connect the city.
'Once in a lifetime' opportunity: Soccer star Messi in Utah for Inter Miami-Real Salt Lake game

'Once in a lifetime' opportunity: Soccer star Messi in Utah for Inter Miami-Real Salt Lake game

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted April 21 - 8:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi is in Utah for Wednesday's Inter Miami-Real Salt Lake game and many, even on the Real Salt Lake side, are excited.
Home insurance premiums in Utah rising at a 'troubling' rate

Home insurance premiums in Utah rising at a 'troubling' rate

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted April 21 - 7:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

Home insurance costs in Utah rose nearly six times faster than paychecks.