Pollution has increased along Wasatch Front, but there's good news, USU study finds

Washington County's scarce housing complicated by increase in short-term rentals

Stephanie DeGraw, St. George News  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 10:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Securing affordable housing in Washington County can feel like finding a unicorn, some say. To combat this, county officials are developing new ways to address housing challenges.

California teacher dies after she was bitten by a bat inside a classroom

The Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 9:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

A central California teacher died last month after she was bitten by a bat inside her classroom that presumably had rabies.

Warming soles and souls: How a pair of shoes is changing hearts this Christmas

McKenna Jensen, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 9:23 p.m.  |  Save Story

Midvale Elementary kids participated in the 30th annual "Warm the Soles" hosted by Real Salt Lake.

Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by car in Ogden

Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 9:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

One person was taken to a hospital in critical condition after getting struck by a car in Ogden.

BYU basketball routed by Providence in first true road test

Sean Walker, KSL.com  |  Updated Dec. 3 - 9:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

Dawson Baker poured in 16 points with four rebounds off the bench to lead BYU, which lost its second game in six days.

Jazz finish without a win in NBA Cup after 133-106 loss in Oklahoma City

Caleb Turner, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 9:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Jazz outshot the Thunder 54-52% in the game and finished with six scorers in double digits, but the turnovers were too much to overcome.

US House passes series of bills sponsored by Utah Reps. Curtis, Maloy

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 8:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. House on Tuesday approved several bills sponsored by Utah Reps. John Curtis and Celeste Maloy that address environmental and judiciary issues important to the state of Utah.

Nicholas Rossi considering plea deal to resolve rape charges as 2nd trial is set

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 8:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

Attorneys scheduled a jury trial for Nicholas Rossi in his Utah County case in September 2025, but his attorney said he is considering a plea deal that could resolve this and his Salt Lake County case.

BYU inches up 1 spot to No. 18 in College Football Playoff rankings

Sean Walker, KSL.com  |  Updated Dec. 3 - 7:49 p.m.  |  Save Story

BYU inched up one spot to No. 18 in the penultimate CFP rankings of 2024, the third-highest ranked team from the Big 12 in the committee's assessment released Tuesday.

Trump urges judge to dismiss hush money case due to election victory

Luc Cohen, Reuters  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 7:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

Donald Trump on Tuesday asked a New York state judge to dismiss the criminal case in which he was convicted in May of 34 felony counts involving hush money paid to a porn star in light of his victory in the Nov. 5 presidential election.

Will the 2034 World Cup compete with Utah's next Olympics?

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Just weeks before Utah welcomes the world to the 2034 Winter Games, sports fans around the globe may be focused on an even bigger sporting event — soccer's World Cup.

1 dies after small plane lands on I-15 in Payson, UHP confirms

Ashley Imlay and Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com  |  Updated Dec. 3 - 7:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

One person died, and others were injured after a small plane made an emergency landing on I-15 in Payson Monday, UHP troopers confirmed Tuesday.

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Park City resident wishes he had tested his home for radon years ago

UtahRadon.org  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Johnson is pleading with all Utah residents to test for radon after a harrowing journey with cancer.

Billboard names Beyoncé the greatest pop star of the 21st century

Alli Rosenbloom, CNN  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 6:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

Beyoncé has been named the greatest pop star of the 21st century by Billboard, the music charting site announced on Tuesday as part of an ongoing series.

Salt Lake man charged with murder in Murray shooting; 2 others face charges in killing

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 6:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Prosecutors say Pirawn Yohan Mula shot and killed Panoum Jangjuol at point-blank range without justification in Murray last month.

Authorities fear a Pennsylvania woman was swallowed by a sinkhole while looking for her cat

Mark Scolforo, Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 5:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

Authorities fear a grandmother who disappeared while looking for her cat may have been swallowed up by a sinkhole that recently opened up in a western Pennsylvania village.

'Major step forward': Delta makes history with new flight training center in Salt Lake City

Logan Stefanich, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 5:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Delta Air Lines made history Tuesday as it opened a $50-million flight operations training facility in Salt Lake City, the first anywhere other than the company's Atlanta headquarters.

Donald Trump demands release of Israeli hostages before his inauguration

Hanna Seariac, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 4:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

President-elect Donald Trump said if the hostages aren't released before his inauguration, then "there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East."

Democratic officials blame Harris election loss on outside factors

Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 3 - 4:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

While many Democrats are calling for a party overhaul after Kamala Harris lost every battleground state, some party officials insist it could have been worse and are asking for fresh donations.