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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.
Mounted Posse donates to help keep trauma‑support camp alive
Debbie Worthen, KSL | Posted April 21 - 1:00 p.m. | Save Story
A volunteer group works closely with the Salt Lake County district attorney and the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office to make sure a beloved program for kids who have experienced trauma continues for years to come.
Utah Food Bank gets massive pork donation; college football players did the heavy lifting
Minty Buckwalter, Deseret News | Posted April 20 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
On Friday, a handful of BYU, SUU and Utah State football players worked together to unload 20,000 pounds of pork at the Utah Food Bank.
'Puzzling for awareness': Rubik's cube competition raises funds for Utah autism preschool
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted April 19 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah Valley University student hosts a Rubik's cube competition to raise money for a local preschool for autistic students each April.
Why this Swede is bringing delicious Scandinavian pastries to Utah
Sarah Gambles, Deseret News | Posted April 19 - 6:00 p.m. | Save Story
Alfred Kilis is on a mission to bring the baked goods he loves from his home country of Sweden to the people of Utah.
'Music flows out of his soul': Utahn, 'America's Got Talent' winner Kodi Lee releases album
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted April 19 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
Kodi Lee, a Utah native who won "America's Got Talent" seven years ago, announced the release of his debut album "Exactly As I Am."
From addiction to world-record lifting: A Cedar City woman's sobriety journey
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted April 19 - 8:28 a.m. | Save Story
Camille Palmer, of Cedar City, overcame addiction to become a world-record power lifter. She hopes her story will inspire others to overcome challenges.
Latter-day Saint boxer Lani Daniels claims third world title belt in emotion-filled fight
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted April 18 - 8:46 p.m. | Save Story
Latter-day Saint boxer Lani Daniels claimed the WBO/IBF super middleweight title at Madison Square Garden via TKO in the ninth round over Shadasia Green on Friday.
A very special prom night in Utah County
Debbie Worthen, KSL and Joe Wirthlin, KSL | Posted April 18 - 7:55 p.m. | Save Story
Students from four different high schools gathered together at Lehi High School in Utah County Friday, ready to dance the night away at this year's Specialty Prom.
How Ensign College is bringing light to many Utah prison inmates
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted April 18 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
Prison is a place typically defined by its limits. But not for dozens of inmates at the Utah State Correctional Facility, who completed Ensign College's education program on Wednesday.
'It's my life's work': Enoch falconer reflects on 20-year relationship with golden eagle 'Scout'
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted April 18 - 7:02 a.m. | Save Story
Martin Tyner has spent his entire life rescuing and rehabilitating wild animals. Part of his work has also been saving birds of prey who might have otherwise been put in a zoo or killed.
After a paralyzing stroke, a South Korean pianist recreates himself as a one-handed performer
Hyung-jin Kim, Associated Press | Updated April 17 - 6:05 p.m. | Save Story
When a major stroke paralyzed South Korean pianist Lee Hun's right side in 2012, he first worried about whether he would ever walk again. Playing the piano wasn't even a consideration.
Latter-day Saint boxer repping her faith, family and culture in title fight
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted April 17 - 5:04 p.m. | Save Story
On Friday night, the legends of Madison Square Garden will make room inside the ropes for Lani Daniels, an affable Latter-day Saint woman who enjoys a good scrap.
Southern Utah volleyball community serving one of its own amid fight with rare cancer
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted April 16 - 4:34 p.m. | Save Story
Desert Hills High School is holding a fundraiser Thursday evening for a 20-year-old volleyball player who was diagnosed with a rare cancer last December.
How a Utah County charter school helped hundreds with on-campus teen center
Shelby Lofton and Mary Culbertson, KSL | Posted April 16 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
A charter school in Utah County is sharing its teen center resource with its entire community.
Utah nonprofit founder aims to make evictions 'a thing of the past'
Debbie Worthen, KSL | Posted April 15 - 8:37 p.m. | Save Story
Zachary Quinn, a Provo resident who moved to Utah just six years ago, believes he's found a practical way to keep families housed — and off the streets.
Raffle winner thrilled to claim a $1M Picasso with a $117 ticket
Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press | Posted April 15 - 8:03 p.m. | Save Story
Ari Hodara, a Parisian art enthusiast, has won a Pablo Picasso painting with a $117 raffle ticket in the third "1 Picasso for 100 euros" lottery to support cultural and humanitarian causes.
A taste of small town America, right next to the freeway
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted April 12 - 9:45 a.m. | Save Story
In the age of cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all, same gas station and burger place on every corner uniformity, The Creamery is the exception — a business set apart by its uniqueness.
