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New fire restrictions ordered for Zion, other parts of Utah ahead of Memorial Day
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted May 22 - 2:07 p.m. | Save Story
New fire restrictions are now in place at Zion National Park and other parts of the state.
St. George man pleads guilty to 9 attempted murder charges from shootout with police
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted May 21 - 8:36 p.m. | Save Story
A St. George man admitted to exchanging gunfire with police officers last summer, pleading guilty and mentally ill to 28 felony charges.
Drunken driver going 84 mph in 35 mph zone arrested, police say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted May 21 - 11:24 a.m. | Save Story
A man was arrested Wednesday night after police say he was intoxicated and tried to flee officers at a high speed through residential areas of Panguitch.
Utah elementary school employee charged with sex abuse of children, filming students
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted May 20 - 1:15 p.m. | Save Story
An employee at a southern Utah elementary school was charged Wednesday with sexually abusing children and taking photos of students at the school that were digitally altered.
Beaver County kicks off America 250 celebration by honoring history close to home
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted May 20 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
Beaver County is kicking off its celebration of America's 250th birthday by honoring pieces of history that have never really gone away, including the flag from the old USS Utah.
Garfield County moves ahead with chip sealing Hole-in-the-Rock Road amid legal fight
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted May 19 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
Garfield County has begun chip-sealing the first 10 miles of Hole-in-the-Rock Road, a popular backcountry route that has seen a surge in tourism, even as a legal battle over it continues.
A new concept to solve Arches National Park's transportation woes has emerged
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted May 18 - 1:56 p.m. | Save Story
A new option has emerged in an effort to solve long-standing traffic woes at Arches National Park
Ladybugs, libraries and love: How this Parowan grandma weathered a stage 4 cancer diagnosis
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted May 17 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
Cori Adams was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer in 2024. With two generations of women before her dying before the age of 50, Adams, then 47, held onto hope.
150 scientists defend Grand Staircase-Escalante protections
Kevin Lind, Deseret News | Posted May 17 - 2:00 p.m. | Save Story
More than 150 scientists, researchers and educators sent a letter to federal officials Thursday defending protections for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
Cedar High teacher reflects over the decades as 'last man standing' from class of '93
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted May 17 - 7:19 a.m. | Save Story
Cleve Weaver is the last teacher from the Cedar High School class of 1993 still teaching, but he's retiring this year after 34 years.
Nevada man given 7 years in prison for possessing drugs with children present
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted May 16 - 4:17 p.m. | Save Story
A man who was arrested for possessing fentanyl while children were in the vehicle with him was sentenced last month to more than 7.5 years in prison.
Owl found stuck in a concrete mixer is on the mend and flying free
Thomas Peipert, Associated Press | Posted May 16 - 8:11 a.m. | Save Story
A great horned owl found stuck in a concrete mixer in Kanab is now flying free after recovering at an animal sanctuary.
3 indicted in separate Utah drug cases with combined seizures of 230 pounds of narcotics
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted May 16 - 7:38 a.m. | Save Story
Three men have been indicted in three separate drug trafficking cases in Utah with a combined total of more than 230 pounds of seized narcotics.
Utah school employee took photos of students, created child sex abuse material, police say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted May 15 - 12:39 p.m. | Save Story
A southern Utah man was arrested Thursday and accused of taking pictures of children at his elementary school and using AI to turn them into child sex abuse material.
Florida man charged with attempted murder in Cedar City stabbing
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated May 15 - 10:05 a.m. | Save Story
A Florida man suspected of stabbing another man multiple times in Cedar City was charged Friday with attempted murder.
Utah Summer Games celebrates 40 years of shaping athletes and Olympic dreams
Kathleen Clove, KSL | Posted May 15 - 9:12 a.m. | Save Story
The Utah Summer Games gives participants and spectators a mini Olympic experience.
St. George man claimed wife was plotting to kill him, but made it up, police say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted May 15 - 8:29 a.m. | Save Story
A St. George man was arrested Wednesday and accused of making it appear that his wife was plotting to kill him.
'TikTokers' cause damage to farm in southern Utah; farmer speaks out
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted May 15 - 8:06 a.m. | Save Story
A farm in Hurricane sustained damage after several social media influencers drove their trucks through oat crops this week. Farm manager Todd Brown urges the public not to trespass on private property.
