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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.
Former Brigham City tithing office demolished to create arts center amphitheater
Gabriela Fletcher, KSL.com | Posted March 7 - 10:01 p.m. | Save Story
A historic building in Brigham City formerly used as a Latter-day Saint tithing office was demolished Tuesday, preparing the property to be converted into an outdoor amphitheater.
Colorado residents sentenced after incident at Canyonlands archeological site
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted March 7 - 7:12 p.m. | Save Story
Two Colorado residents were sentenced after pleading guilty to charges tied to a theft and disruption incident at an archeological site at Canyonlands National Park last year.
Happy anniversary! University of Utah celebrates 175 years
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted March 1 - 9:44 p.m. | Save Story
It's unlikely that University of Utah founding regent William Ivans Appleby — 175 years ago — envisioned legions of laptop-toting students hustling from class to class across today's sprawling, 1,500-plus acre campus.
Have You Seen This? A Riverton woman's food dehydration renaissance, 50 years ago
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 26 - 4:08 p.m. | Save Story
"The ABC's of Home Food Dehydration" was published by a Bountiful press called Horizon Publishers 50 years ago.
Utah bill would change where your money goes if you pick a black license plate
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 19 - 6:17 a.m. | Save Story
Utah's black license plate has been a smash hit. A new bill would change how much the Utah Historical Society receives from its sale.
Utahn or Utahan? A proposed bill aims to settle the debate
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 17 - 12:15 p.m. | Save Story
A proposed bill in the Utah Legislature might finally end the biggest spelling beef in Utah.
Salt Lake City set to explore 'next phase' of cherished 143-year-old Liberty Park
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 12 - 12:11 p.m. | Save Story
Liberty Park is in line for a facelift as it nears its 150th birthday, but what that will be has yet to be decided.
