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Utah Royals drop season opener to Kansas City on Ally Sentnor's goal against former club

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted March 14 - 5:27 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ally Sentnor scored the decisive game-winner in the 69th minute as the Kansas City Current took all 3 points from Utah Royals FC with a 2-1 win.

Man shot, 2 arrested in gang-related fight outside downtown bar

Brian West, KSL  |  Posted March 14 - 5:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man was hospitalized with "potential life-threatening injuries" after he was shot early Saturday following a fight between about 20 people at a downtown bar. Two men were arrested.

Iran's new supreme leader wounded, likely disfigured, Hegseth says

Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters  |  Updated March 14 - 5:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, questioning Khamenei's ability to ​govern.

Have You Seen This? Family time, Hawaiian style

Alex Tumalip, KSL  |  Posted March 14 - 3:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

The caption of this video with a mother humpback whale and her newborn calf swimming off the island of Maui that I found says it all: "Not everything is about us."

New Prince Harry book a 'deranged conspiracy', his spokesperson says

Michael Holden, Reuters  |  Posted March 14 - 2:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new biography about Prince Harry that says Queen Camilla had ​remarked he had been brainwashed by his wife Meghan was described by his spokesperson Saturday as a "deranged conspiracy."

More delays likely in case of convicted murderer Doug Lovell

Becky Bruce, KSL  |  Posted March 14 - 1:48 p.m.  |  Save Story

The family of a woman murdered 41 years ago will have to wait a little longer for resolution after a judge allowed the lead counsel representing her convicted killer to withdraw from the case.

Mons Melbye wins freestyle as Utah ski team goes back-to-back as national champions

Josh Furlong, KSL  |  Posted March 14 - 1:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah freestyle skier Mons Melbye wasn't going to be denied and made a Herculean effort to stay out front as his 20K freestyle race was coming down to a photo finish.

Richard Eyre had a lot of insider help writing his new book on grandparenting

Lee Benson, Deseret News  |  Posted March 14 - 12:53 p.m.  |  Save Story

Richard Eyre, one half of the celebrated parenting-consultant team that includes his wife Linda, has just published what he calls "probably the funnest book I've ever done."

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'This is the biggest embarrassment': Utah chef struggles on national TV

Lottie Elizabeth Johnson, Deseret News   |  Posted March 14 - 12:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

Being a Food Network regular doesn't mean it's always smooth sailing for Adalberto Diaz when he returns to the spotlight

Utah mom, breast cancer survivor turns hardship into hope through permanent jewelry business

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted March 14 - 12:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Lehi mom and cancer survivor finds hope after divorce and health challenges in new permanent jewelry business.

Brazil's jailed ex-president Bolsonaro hospitalized in ICU with pneumonia

Gabriel Araujo and Isabel Teles, Reuters  |  Updated March 14 - 11:07 a.m.  |  Save Story

Brazil's imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized in an intensive care unit ​on Friday after being diagnosed with bronchopneumonia, according to a medical note from the DF Star hospital.

Pi Day: From rockets to cancer research, here's how the number pi is embedded in our lives

Jaimie Ding, Associated Press  |  Posted March 14 - 10:19 a.m.  |  Save Story

Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the date that represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi.

Tooele sheriff, fired detective trade political retaliation claims over dismissed DUI case

Daniella Rivera, KSL  |  Posted March 14 - 9:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Tooele County detective says he was wrongly fired after questioning the dismissal of a DUI case involving a relative of the sheriff, while Sheriff Paul Wimmer accuses the detective of engaging in a political campaign against him.

Iran war deprives US farmers of affordable fertilizer as spring planting looms

Ed White, Reuters  |  Updated March 14 - 8:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

Farmers in the U.S. and Canada ​could have spring planting disrupted as they struggle to find fertilizer, and prices for any available supplies have spiked more than a third since the war in Iran paralyzed global trade.

2 indicted on separate drug trafficking charges after police seized fentanyl, other drugs

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted March 14 - 8:17 a.m.  |  Save Story

A man from Colorado and a man from Mexico were separately indicted on federal charges of allegedly trafficking fentanyl and other drugs in Utah.

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The 2026 Ford Maverick Hybrid AWD is the hero truck people need right now

Jason Bell  |  Posted March 14 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Fuel-efficient, affordable and genuinely useful, the Maverick Hybrid might be the most sensible new truck you can buy

State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80% to $450

Matthew Lee, Associated Press  |  Updated March 14 - 7:42 a.m.  |  Save Story

The State Department has slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship.

Eagle Mountain's founding family sues the city over land disputes

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted March 14 - 7:14 a.m.  |  Save Story

Disputes between Eagle Mountain and the family that founded the city reached a new level this month after the family sued the city over alleged misuse of the rodeo grounds.

Trail Blazers beat the Jazz 124-114 to close in on the Warriors for 9th in the West

Erik Garcia Gundersen, Associated Press  |  Posted March 13 - 11:14 p.m.  |  Save Story

Jrue Holiday and Scoot Henderson each scored 25 points, Donovan Clingan had 21 points and 15 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Utah Jazz 124-114 on Friday night.

Spider‑Man surprises Eagle Mountain boy battling rare cancer

Debbie Worthen, KSL  |  Posted March 13 - 10:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 3‑year‑old boy fighting a rare and aggressive form of cancer got the surprise of a lifetime when his favorite superhero showed up at his door — in full costume, ready to sling webs and spark smiles.

Aggies tame Wolf Pack to advance to Mountain West Tournament title game

Shawn Harrison, Herald Journal  |  Posted March 13 - 10:16 p.m.  |  Save Story

It's been three years since the Aggies reached the championship game of the Mountain West Conference Tournament.

The White House wants to build an underground center to provide security screening for visitors

Darlene Superville, Associated Press  |  Posted March 13 - 10:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The White House wants to build an underground center to provide security screening for visitors, the latest step in the Trump administration's plan to overhaul the grounds.

BYU super freshman Jane Hedengren wins 5K indoor national title

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted March 13 - 9:53 p.m.  |  Save Story

The distance running phenom from BYU won her first collegiate national title Friday.