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A Cache County man was taken into custody after he reportedly threatened to kill members of the Cache County School Board during a public hearing about potential tax increases.

Multiple witnesses reported hearing Christopher Paul Nielsen, 58, make threats toward school board officials during the meeting, including, “If this goes through, I am gonna kill everyone of them.” (KUTV)

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed an executive order today declaring a statewide state of emergency following historic wildfires and subsequent severe flash flooding across Beaver, Piute, and Sevier counties.

The Governor also acknowledged the heartbreaking loss of Provo Fire Captain Spencer Long, his wife Katrina, and three of their children, who were tragically swept away by flash flooding in Wayne County last week.

Businesses across Piute, Beaver and Sevier counties are struggling after wildfires and flash flooding hurt tourism during one of the busiest times of the year.

Restaurant, motel and outdoor recreation owners say the back-to-back disasters have kept visitors away and caused major financial problems for small businesses that depend on summer travelers.

According to CNN, Utah prosecutors are expected to play portions of a videotaped statement by Robinson’s roommate today. Court documents identify the roommate as Robinson’s romantic partner, making them a pivotal witness in the state’s case. Messages sent between the pair on the day of the shooting allegedly contain a confession from Robinson.

The preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, 23, resumed in a Utah courtroom today, where a judge will determine if there is enough evidence to stand trial for the murder of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

Residents of Junction, Utah gathered to review emergency plans as the Cottonwood Fire continues to burn, with high winds expected to make the situation worse.

Mo Larsen and her family were met by a small army of neighbors on Saturday morning, ready to help them recover from their loss in the Cottonwood Fire.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed an executive order Thursday declaring a new state of emergency aimed at reducing wildfire risk during the upcoming July fireworks season.

The order temporarily expands the authority of the state forester, allowing fireworks to be prohibited within city and town boundaries when fire conditions are considered extremely hazardous. Previously, the state forester could only impose broader fireworks restrictions on state and unincorporated lands.

A man who previously served as a church youth pastor has been charged with the murder of his wife, nearly 20 years after she fell to her death from Angels Landing in Zion National Park.

David Vander Meer was charged Tuesday with murder and insurance fraud by the Washington County Attorney’s Office. The charges came after the investigation into the death of Bernadette Vander Meer was reopened following a tip sent to the office.

After exploding in size in just hours, the Cottonwood Fire burning near Beaver slowed overnight, but “extreme fire behavior” resumed Tuesday, and helped the fire double in size.

As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, the fire has burned over 24,000 acres and 0% contained, while all evacuation orders are still in effect, and its cause is still undetermined.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is looking to sell the Salt Lake City warehouse it purchased earlier this year to house an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, according to a new report.

Originally Published: 22 JUN 26 14:07 ET By Spencer Burt Click here for updates on this story     SALT LAKE CITY (KSTU) — Conditions that have fueled the Bonneville Fire near the University of Utah campus died down overnight, allowing crews to gain some containment as of Monday morning. The latest estimate places the fire at

A young mother and her 6-month-old baby were unharmed after a pickup truck crashed into their living room, with the driver believed to have been driving erratically and alcohol possibly being a factor.

A 56-year-old man from West Valley City, Utah, died after a diving incident at Bear Lake on Saturday afternoon.

American Fork police have become involved in a viral conversation after a man claimed his family’s $200,000 “Star Wars” Lego collection was stolen by Bricks and Minifigs, a Utah-based Lego resell company, and a YouTube personality has been trying to help him get it back.

A Utah bus driver was sentenced to five years in prison for setting a school bus with 42 children inside on fire.

Michael Ford, a 60-year-old who’s worked at the Granite School District since 1998, pleaded guilty to intentionally setting a district bus on fire using a cigarette lighter.

A Utah family is trying to help kids in scary situations, one stuffed animal at a time.

A family thought they could close a tragic chapter of their life on Monday when the woman accused of murdering their loved one was supposed to be sentenced. But a mix-up in court led to the family having to wait a little longer for justice.

“Anything that a son-in-law could ask for, really, she was a protector, she was always there for me whenever I needed her,” described Shiloh Alires about his mother-in-law, Nakeena Youngman. “She was the mom I never had and I wished for.”

Increases in temperatures around so-called urban heat domes, or heat islands, could apply to a massive data center that is proposed for the northwestern side of Box Elder County.

Project Stratos, headed by “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary’s company, would span some 40,000 acres and produce up to 9 gigawatts of power at full scale, all to help serve artificial intelligence to the military and cloud-computing needs.

A University of Utah student, just days away from graduation, has been arrested by ICE officials, according to his attorney.

Lisandro Pantaleon Pacheco, whose attorney Adam Crayk said has no criminal history, was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents earlier in the week while on his way to a new job.

Better late than never, family reunion and learning is fun.

All three of those phrases apply to a trio of ladies receiving their college degrees this week from Utah Valley University.

2026 marks UVU’s largest ever graduating class.

For over two hours Monday, the Davis County Bomb Squad removed explosives from a home in a West Bountiful neighborhood, throwing neighbors into a situation they’ve never had to deal with before.

“We’ve had lights flashing all weekend… and we weren’t sure what was going on yet,” said neighbor Lauren Paskett.

fter a while, even a crocodile needs a check-up. For Bill, a 61-year-old Siamese crocodile at Utah’s Hogle Zoo, a recent trip to the doctor was one appointment he couldn’t swim away from.

If you haven’t been to the Great Salt Lake lately, the impact is hard to miss. Lower water levels, an expanding shoreline, and ongoing concerns about the lake’s future are all on display. Now, Salt Lake County leaders are hoping a new visualization tool will help people better understand why — and what can be done about it.

Inside the Salt Lake County Government Center, a new display uses blue marbles to represent water. Each marble equals about 10,000 acre-feet, giving a visual breakdown of where water goes across the Great Salt Lake Basin, and how much of it never makes it back to the lake.

It was an unlikely problem that showed up out of the blue Monday, just outside Jeannette Stokes Memmott’s front door.

Bees.

Last week’s freezing temperatures hit Utah’s fruit farms hard, with experts saying most lost their entire crop. But one farmer in Ogden credits the produce he thinks he can harvest to his homemade contraption.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced a global change to its Young Women program on Monday. Effective immediately, the faith will adopt new age-group names for the program intended to emphasize ‘spiritual identity and progression,’ according to Church leadership.

The move impacts hundreds of thousands of the faith’s youth across the globe, including Idaho, where members of the LDS faith make up nearly a quarter of the state.

Wyatt Romney has lived by the corner of 100 South and 500 West in Brigham City for many years, and his long-time friend Blake Smith moved in a little over a year ago.

“It’s always been a really quiet neighborhood. It’s a really nice neighborhood. We’ve got really friendly neighbors,” Romney said.

That was until Romney got a phone call from his mom on Saturday night asking if something was going on.

PROVO, Utah (KIFI) — Defense attorneys for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, appeared before a Utah judge Friday, arguing for a total ban on courtroom cameras. The defense argues that the ongoing live broadcast of prosecution proceedings violates his right to a fair trial, according to CNN. Following the all-day hearing,

Graduation will look a little different for students at Utah Valley University at the end of the month, after the school chose to forgo having a featured commencement speaker.

Author and educator Sharon McMahon, who’s commonly referred to as America’s Government Teacher, was the original choice, but was dropped without a replacement after comments she made about Charlie Kirk, who was gunned down during an on-campus rally last year.

Snowboard industry pioneer Paul Alden died on April 9, 2026, at age 89. He is pictured here (back row, far left) with Jake Burton Carpenter (back row on the right sitting in the helicopter), considered the father of snowboarding, and a crew from Burton Snowboards during Alden’s stint there from 1984-1990. (Photo courtesy of the Alden family)

Christian Timothy is one of two siblings who survived a horrific murder-suicide that claimed the life of their mother, Kaylene Allred.

Now recovering from gunshot wounds, he is opening up about his path toward healing and the emotional weight he carries. “The people who I’m staying with are constantly like, ‘You need to rest, you need to take it easy,’ and I can’t,” Christian said. “I have to be doing something to keep my mind busy… It’s gonna be a long road.”

A Utah teen who survived a horrific crash that killed his two close friends is speaking publicly for the first time, surrounded by the families of the teens who lost their lives.

Fifteen-year-old Corey Wayman said he still doesn’t understand how he survived the crash that took the lives of 15-year-old Xander Hover and 17-year-old Ava Olivares.

It was a secret they kept even from their family members.

A pair of Box Elder County siblings in their 70s is about to achieve a milestone no one saw coming.

Researchers and professors at Utah Valley University are using AI to help uncover ancient history from what they call The Buried Library.

“It’s a complete game changer for what papyrology can do,” said UVU philosophy student Orpheus Isom.

Three families are now picking up the pieces after a devastating car crash in Juab County.

“It’s been unfathomable. I mean, it’s just been something that is the worst nightmare you could ever go through,” said Ava’s father, Aaron Olivarez. “My heart just absolutely breaks for Xander and Ava. I mean, I don’t know how I’m going to move on.”

A man is behind bars in Salt Lake today after allegedly exposing himself to downtown crowds before the Saturday morning session of the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

At Oakcrest Elementary in West Jordan, the sound inside the gym said it all. A roar of cheers and dozens of students on their feet, all excitement for one person: Music teacher Scott Knight.

It’s not every day an elementary school teacher gets that kind of reaction. But for Knight, it’s well earned. For the past five years, he’s been turning after-school musicals into something much bigger — giving students a place to grow, perform, and find confidence both on and off the stage.

A recent scientific find by University of Utah researchers could help combat the problem of toxic dust blowing off the exposed Great Salt Lake bed.

They have found a freshwater reservoir underneath the lake’s salty playa, in an area between Antelope Island and Farmington Bay. It started when scientists observed “islands” of the invasive plant phragmites in the exposed lake bed.

A couple had an unexpected visitor at their elopement ceremony on Saturday.

The couple was visiting from out of state for a picturesque “secret elopement” when a rockslide occurred. The moment was captured by Shane Schieve, who said they initially thought it was a low-flying jet because it was so loud.

It just couldn’t moooooo-ve.

Multiple police agencies and local volunteers stepped up Wednesday to save a cow whose lack of fear got the best of it.

A joyride on the hood of a car on I-215 — apparently all for social media hits that had reached 9 million views as of Tuesday morning — caught the attention of more than just the man’s followers.

After the Utah Highway Patrol saw the video, they tracked the 20-year-old man down and arrested him.

As extreme heat and drought conditions impacts nearly all of Utah, a seventh-generation family farm in Spanish Fork is relying on long-practiced conservation methods and a new, colorful crop to weather the challenge.

“This is a whole new ball game. This is the driest I can remember,” said Rex Larsen, owner and operator of Larsen Family Farms.

ABC says it has scrapped the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette” after a video of newest star Taylor Frankie Paul throwing objects and yelling at her former boyfriend Dakota Mortensen was made public Thursday morning.

Three people have been arrested, including two listed as juveniles, after the site of the proposed ICE detention center in Salt Lake City was vandalized.

The vandalism at the warehouse located west of Salt Lake City International Airport included graffiti with a swastika that had a line going through it, and the words, “Kill all Nazis.” Several windows at the facility were also smashed, and what appeared to be paint was on the door.

At a time when owning a home seems out of reach for many, a group of friends is trying to make the American dream possible.

Sky Evans, along with his wife Lily and friend Sawyer Reidelbach, started what they call the Homerun Project. They are renovating a 1920s house in Salt Lake City and, once it’s finished, plan to give it away — no mortgage, no rent, just a fresh start, in a drawing.

A Utah mother is raising awareness about the heightened suicide risk among military veterans after losing her own son, Private First Class Bowden Hunter of Saratoga Springs.

Utah currently ranks second in the nation for veteran suicide (adjusted for population), with 78 deaths reported last year, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Because the state has a smaller-than-average veteran population, the numbers are especially alarming to families like the Hunters.