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SALT LAKE CITY — A team of researchers has been studying how the parts of the brain work together to yield creativity. A press release from the University of Utah said the researchers have been using brain imaging technology. They have been working to examine the roles different areas play in creativity.

SALT LAKE CITY – A record-setting senior season as the Utah Utes’ centerfielder put Kai Roberts on the MLB draft map. After setting the single-season & career stolen base records at the U of U, Roberts put himself in a position to be taken by the San Diego Padres in the seventh round of the draft.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake Tribune's staff is seeking to unionize, citing concerns about journalists who have lost their jobs "at least, in part, over page view quotas largely beyond their control." In a letter penned Monday to Lauren Gustus, the Tribune's editor and CEO, along with...

SALT LAKE CITY – Unlike the NBA draft, the later rounds of the Major League Baseball draft always present opportunities for clubs to strike gold. Will day three of this year’s first-year player MLB draft hold course?. Rounds 11-20 of the 2024 MLB draft will happen as part...

SALT LAKE CITY — A cherished relic that had been housed at the Cathedral of the Madeleine for more than a century is missing and local Catholic leaders are asking for the public's help to get it back. Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City leaders say the relic was...

SALT LAKE CITY— We’re not even halfway through summer, and Salt Lake City has already clocked the number of 100-degree days seen typically in an entire year. KSL Meteorologist Matt Johnson said that, on average, Salt Lake City will have nine days per year where temperatures are at least 100 degrees. This year, there have already been nine triple-digit days in Salt Lake.

The YouTuber said she has 'no desire to go back' to Salt Lake City after the family's move to California

Adelphi, Md. (July 15, 2024)—University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) President Greg Fowler joined three other college presidents on a panel at the National Governors Association (NGA) summer meeting in Salt Lake City last week to detail for the nation’s governors training programs designed to help Americans disagree better.

The Salt Lake City Police Department released new information on Monday regarding an officer-involved shooting from June, including bodycam footage and a 911 dispatch call.

Bryce Bird, air quality director at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, said that the worsening haze on the Wasatch Front is a product of a recent change in weather.

A wanted fugitive from the Salt Lake area and his girlfriend were arrested last week in the Fruitland area where they were found hiding out. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office was made aware that fugitive Pohiva Fatafehi was suspected to be hiding in Duchesne County and that he was known to be armed and dangerous. On July 12th, detectives and deputies responded to the area of Current Creek Meadows in an attempt to locate Fatafehi and were given a tip to check a certain camp trailer. Officers surrounded the trailer and commanded anyone inside to exit. Fatafehi’s girlfriend, 23-year-old Meliame Angilau, exited the trailer. After being given more commands, Fatafehi eventually exited the trailer and was placed into custody. In addition to drug paraphernalia in plain sight, a search of the trailer revealed blank checks, a printer, multiple IDs belonging to other people, personal documents with Social Security numbers and bank accounts belonging to other individuals, methamphetamine, prescription drugs belonging to another individual, and additional drug paraphernalia. Angilau told detectives that they had taken the checks and other items from a house they had lived in before coming to the Fruitland area. Fatafehi was booked into Duchesne County Jail on active warrants before being released to the Springville Police Department. He was taken to the Utah County Jail on charges of kidnapping and burglary. Angilau was booked into the Duchesne County Jail on over 21 charges, including drug related offenses, theft, and felony charges related to the forgery and unlawful possession of financial cards. Officers noted that if the suspect is released from custody it is likely she will flee this jurisdiction and continue to take others personal documents for monetary gain. It was ordered that she be held without bail. Her initial appearance in court was held on July 15th.

WEST VALLEY CITY – When Barbara Boynton started feeling tired and weak in 2015, her wisteria was blooming by the front porch where she spent summer evenings with her grandchildren. Boynton was diagnosed that winter with mesothelioma, a rare cancer with only one known cause: asbestos. She died less...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah health authorities are ramping up efforts to protect residents from rabies after recent incidents involving bat exposures at out-of-state gatherings. In late June and early July, health officials reported "dozens of Utahns" from various counties attended group events in Idaho, where they had...

MILLCREEK, Utah (ABC4) — Test your race skills and techniques on two new RC racetracks and micro-crawler courses at Millcreek City Hall. Until Sunday, July 28, the Public Market on the first floor of Millcreek City Hall has been transformed into a remote-controlled car enthusiast’s dream. The Hobby Shop at Millcreek Common has laid out race and micro-crawler courses just in time for the RC Model and Car Swap Meet.

WEST JORDAN — Ashley Thacker Krause, president of Tiny Tim's Foundation, said Nile Thacker — her dad's cousin — was a "unicorn." She said he had a passion for the foundation's mission and was dedicated to it. He was killed by a drunk driver while delivering trucks...

Residents in Washington County smelled nothing but smoke while outdoors on July 13 as a murky haze covered the area, but what is the cause?. To put it bluntly, fires. Lots of fires. The wildfire season in Utah has been a busy one this year with several fires being reported across the state, but none of the big ones have been too close to Washington County, until July 13 that is.

New details are emerging about three hikers who  died over the weekend in suspected heat-related cases at state and national parks in Utah, including a father and daughter who got lost on a strenuous hike in Canyonlands National Park in triple-digit temperatures.The daughter, 23, and her father, 52, sent a 911 text alerting dispatchers that they were lost and had run out of water while hiking the 8.1 miles Syncline Loop, described by the National Park Service as the most challenging trail in the Island in the Sky district of the southeast Utah park. The pair set out Friday to navigate...

In all of 2023, people started 339 wildfires in Utah. So far this year, that number has already climbed to 398 fires, and it’s only July. Human-caused fires have burned more land this year — 19,197 acres — than all of Utah’s fires in 2023 combined — 18,061 acres.

Ski Utah President and CEO Nathan Rafferty said one new trend is apparent when looking at visitor data for the state’s 15 ski resorts from winter 2023-2024. “We have seen just this last year an uptick in local visits,” Rafferty said. “There are two reasons. A lot of people are moving here to Utah, because of the great recreational opportunities. And then the sale of these multi-area passes. If you’ve got a pass in your pocket that’s good for multiple ski areas, you’re going to ski a ton.”

This is your rundown of the daily news for Monday, July 15. In this edition:. Utah signed a memorandum of understanding with Ukraine on Friday. Antelope Island State Park broke ground on a massive expansion to its visitors center. A red flag warning has been issued for the Flaming Gorge...