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Historic Wendover Airfield recreates bomb loading pit used during World War II
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted March 11 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
Visitors to the Historic Wendover Airfield can now see how crews loaded some of the first atomic weapons during World War II, thanks to a newly reconstructed loading cradle installed at the site's historic bomb pit.
Daynes Music is closing after 165 years
Brittany Tait, KSL | Posted March 7 - 7:11 a.m. | Save Story
The Daynes Music Company, a six-generation chapter in American Piano history, will shut its doors later this season.
Salt Lake City police seek to enter new age, build training facility after 175 years
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted March 6 - 9:13 a.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City's police department is looking at new technologies and a new training facility as it celebrates its 175th birthday this month.
'Eternally relevant': Church of Jesus Christ publishes book with discourses from Eliza R. Snow
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted March 3 - 4:34 p.m. | Save Story
Church historians speak about a new book called "Rise up and speak: Selected discourses of Eliza R. Snow," published by the Church Historian's Press and announced on Tuesday.
Utah bill seeks to increase penalties for vandalizing public lands
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 6:41 a.m. | Save Story
A proposed bill seeks to expand the punishment for damage to natural features or archaeological sites, while creating a fund to repair them.
World's largest steam engine will make more Utah stops during transcontinental tour
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 25 - 7:15 a.m. | Save Story
The world's largest steam engine will spend a little more time in its old home than initially advertised.
Clyde Companies returning to Springville, with a huge thank-you
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 22 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
Clyde Companies is building a four-story, 125,000 square foot corporate headquarters on property next to the original yard in Springville.
200 love letters found in a Nashville home tell the story of a couple's WWII courtship
Travis Loller, Associated Press | Updated Feb. 15 - 7:45 p.m. | Save Story
Highlights from a trove of more than 200 love letters that tell the story of a couple during World War II are now on display digitally through the Nashville Public Library.
Mysterious, historic Logan Canyon property has new owner
Andrew Adams, KSL | Posted Feb. 14 - 10:31 p.m. | Save Story
A mysterious property in Logan Canyon with ties to old Hollywood has a new owner and a new vision for the future.
Traditional Ladin flags fly in Cortina for the Games
Mike Anderson, KSL | Posted Feb. 12 - 5:35 p.m. | Save Story
You might see some blue, white and green flags are being flown all over Cortina during the Winter Olympics. They don't represent any country, but rather an Italian minority.
Abravanel Hall to remain a 'cultural anchor' in Utah's future as its past is celebrated
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 11 - 11:34 p.m. | Save Story
Abravanel Hall will remain a key part of downtown Salt Lake City for decades to come, even as parts of it will be renovated as part of a revamped downtown.
This investment is keeping Utah resorts afloat amid lackluster snowfall
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 8 - 12:03 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's winter has been rough, but an equally poor winter nearly 50 years ago likely helped resorts avoid catastrophe.
World's largest steam engine to return Utah as part of America 250 tour
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 2 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
The world's largest steam engine is coming back to Utah this spring in the first leg of its first-ever coast-to-coast tour, Union Pacific announced.
Debate over future of Cottonwood Paper Mill intensifies at planning meeting
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Jan. 25 - 8:35 a.m. | Save Story
Several residents spoke out this week against a proposed demolition of the old Cottonwood Heights paper mill.
How this historic Salt Lake City office building became a 217-unit residential tower
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Jan. 21 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
What was once 217,000 square feet of office space completed 60 years ago is now home to 217 residential units.
Scaffolding to come down as Salt Lake Temple renovation enters last full year
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Jan. 16 - 4:01 p.m. | Save Story
The scaffolding outside of the Salt Lake Temple is set to slowly come down in the coming months, as a multiyear effort to renovate the historic temple enters its final full year.
Inside Utah's new, 'one-of-a-kind' North Capitol building
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Jan. 14 - 9:09 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's brand new $320 million Capitol Hill complex opens to the public next week and will showcase Utah in a new way in 2026.
Climbing USA seeks at least $250K more after hitting snag in preserving historic Utah building
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Jan. 14 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City is leaning toward a plan to rebuild a 119-year-old building within the Rio Grande District after initially seeking to preserve it as part of Climbing USA's planned new headquarters.
