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My husband and I met in the same academic building where my parents first met decades earlier as students. When we recently returned to that spot around our 10th wedding anniversary, we joked with our children that if they attended the same college, perhaps they’d meet their future spouses in that very building, too. Part of me hopes they do. It would make for a cute family story across…
Colin Hilton, president and CEO of Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation and a committed advocate for sport and community, died Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. He was 58. Hilton, who led the Olympic foundation for more than two decades, dedicated his life and career “to ensuring that the legacy of Utah’s 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games remained not only alive but thriving in the years that followed,” the…
Here’s a recap of the UHSAA sanctioned high school cross country meets this past weekend across Utah Brighton Sweeps Team Titles at Husky Run Brighton picked up a pair of team victories Saturday morning at the Husky Run, hosted by Hillcrest at Valley Regional Park in Taylorsville. The Bengals won the boys race with 49 points and the girls race with 53, topping a field that included teams from…
Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026 TELEVISION BASEBALL Little League World Series, ESPN, 7 a.m., 9 a.m., noon (ABC, 11 a.m.) Teams TBA, MLBN, 11:30 a.m. Giants at Red Sox, NBC, 1 p.m. Braves vs. Brewers, ESPN, 5 p.m. GOLF Nexo Championship, GOLF, 4:30 a.m. BMW Championship, GOLF, 10 a.m. (CBS, noon) AdventHealth Championship, GOLF, noon LIV: Indianapolis, FS2, noon (Fox, 1:30 p.m.) Rogers Charity Classic,…
Skyridge used a dominant defensive performance on Saturday night to get its season back on track. A week after surrendering 648 yards of total offense in a 41-26 season-opening loss to Mountain Ridge, Skyridge flexed its defensive muscles on Saturday against Orem, rallying in the second half for a 21-14 victory. The Falcons trailed 14-7 after three quarters, but quarterback Jagger Fountaine…
The Utah Royals fell to San Diego on Friday, in a 4-2 loss in California. The two goals were both courtesy of Japanese defender Mina Tanaka, who notched her second career brace, cementing her as the highest goal-scorer in Utah club history with 15. On Saturday, Real Salt Lake was defeated by Orlando City in a 2-1 loss, with the Claret-and-Cobalt’s lone goal a result of Polish midfielder Dominic…
President Donald Trump earlier this month issued two new executive orders seeking to limit avenues for birthright citizenship in the United States, another attempt at changing the long-standing guarantee after a loss at the Supreme Court in June. The two orders appeared to try to find away around the court’s ruling that struck down his previous executive order attempting to end birthright…
One of the most read articles on the website of Vanity Fair magazine this week was one entitled “Radical Chic: How the MAGA movement is hijacking style.” The accompanying illustration showed a composite of a man in a navy blue suit with a red tie and an American flag lapel pin, next to a blonde woman with oversized eyes and lips, a pink dress and a cross necklace. A MAGA Barbie , she was not. What…
Editor’s note: First in an occasional series exploring LaVell Edwards’ legacy of leadership. Getting called into LaVell Edwards ’ office meant a handful of Lemonheads and some one-on-one time with the BYU head coach. For freshman fullback Kalani Sitake , he couldn’t wait to sit down with the man he’d dreamed of playing for since his childhood. Adding some sweetness to the visit was the fact that…
This year’s wildfire season in Utah — comprising 843 individual fires collectively burning more than half a million acres of land — are shaping up to be the state’s worst on record. Two firefighter pilots were killed as the state faces soaring temperatures and longstanding droughts, while numerous homes and vacation properties were consumed in the blazes. In an Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of…
Inside a classroom at a California State University campus in Vallejo, six whiteboards line three walls, all covered in dry-erase markers. Four students cluster at each board, working through differential equations. No laptops or phones are visible. Taiyo Inoue walks through the room, hands clasped behind his back, watching each group in turn. He is an intense presence, with piercing brown eyes…
No phone, no problem. I took my family to Lagoon and we had an unexpectedly great time. I knew we would have fun, because how could we not have fun riding roller coasters and eating french fries all day? But I was surprised by just how much fun we had. And I credit that level of enjoyment to the analog nature of our experience. We squeezed in the visit just under the wire, on the literal last day…
BYU Cougars head men’s basketball coach Kevin Young has on multiple occasions called his starting point guard, Robert Wright III, the best player at his position in the entire country. Last week, Sports Illustrated college basketball reporter Kevin Sweeney wrote lists of his top 10 players at each position in the nation — along with 10 others to watch at each position — and while Wright isn’t No.…
Gavin McKenna. Porter Martone. Anton Frondell. Sebastian Cossa? Everyone expects the first three to be in the running for the Calder Trophy next season as the NHL’s rookie of the year. The fourth flies under the radar. Ever since the Detroit Red Wings selected him at No. 15 overall in the 2021 draft, Cossa has been touted as the next great goalie, but goalies take a lot longer than skaters to…
Editor’s note: Tammy Corrigan was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s at age 50. She wrote this piece together with her husband, Frankie Corrigan. Tammy Corrigan: Every morning, Parkinson’s disease reminds our family that life has changed. For me, that can mean waiting for medication to kick in before my feet will cooperate enough to walk. It can mean tremors, muscle rigidity and dystonia that…
Just three weeks ago U.S. News & World Report ranked Utah the “Best State in America” for the fourth straight year. Using 71 measures across eight categories, Utah again came out on top, ranking in the top 10 for five of the eight categories. Utah also led the country in 2026 for retiree happiness , work environment and community wellbeing , landing near the top in overall happiness. It’s a little…
When Lone Peak put national high school football powerhouse IMG Academy on its 2026 schedule, coach Bart Brockbank figured it would likely take a perfect effort for the Knights to pull off the upset. In front of a big crowd and a locally televised audience, they never got the chance as IMG took advantage of four turnovers, a muffed punt attempt and its own talented players to roll to an impressive…
Hosting the Timpanogos Timberwolves Friday night, not even the triple-digit heat or the excessive number of penalties could keep the Desert Hills Thunder from earning a 29-13 victory. It looked early on that it would be the Wolves striking first, as they marched down to the Desert Hills 20-yard line before ultimately turning the ball over on downs. It didn’t take long for the Timpanogos defense to…
Desert Hills 29, Timpanogos 13 Seth Brown’s 46-yard touchdown reception from Deacon Virgin in the second quarter sparked Desert Hills (2-0) to a 29-13 victory over Timpanogos (1-1) in a nonregion game. Brown added an 8-yard rushing touchdown early in the third quarter to solidify the Thunder’s lead. Timpview led 7-0 after Jace Spencer’s first-quarter touchdown catch, but Desert Hills rallied to…
An early-season rivalry game pitted Spanish Fork against Salem Hills Friday night, and in a high scoring back and forth game, the Spanish Fork defense came up clutch in the final minutes as the Dons walked away with the 33-28 victory. Spanish Fork was led by running back James Buck, who finished with four rushing touchdowns, including the go-ahead score from 24 yards out with six minutes left that…
Holding her son, Michele Vasconcelos (née Murphy) cried as she recalled the day she sat in Jennifer Rockwood ’s office in Provo and the BYU women’s soccer head coach offered her a scholarship. She cried that day, too. The Sandy, Utah, native and Alta High School star had dreamed of playing at BYU for Rockwood. Her time at BYU would bring her plenty of accolades for her performance on the pitch,…
The federal government updated the guidelines Friday that regulate the operation of the Colorado River’s largest reservoirs. The government order includes mandated water cutbacks in California, Arizona and Nevada and comes as both Lake Powell and Lake Mead have hit record lows, according to the Interior Department. The decision follows weeks of discussions about the Colorado River — a critical…
A case could be made that plays made by BYU’s special teams — field goals, punt and kickoff returns for touchdowns, and blocked kicks — have won a half-dozen or so games for the Cougars over the course of the past three years. Utah, Colorado and Kansas State in particular were burned by big plays from that particular phase in their losses to BYU. Former BYU linebacker and assistant coach Kelly…
This article was first published in the On the Hill newsletter . Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox on Friday mornings here . There’s been a reckoning in this current Congress over the last year and a half related to unethical behavior. Now, lawmakers want to do something about it. Unethical behavior is not a new phenomenon. That’s why both the House and Senate created their separate…
Joseph W. Grenny, a social scientist and New York Times best-selling author, has spent 40 years studying interpersonal relationships and crucial conversations, including conversations between devout members and their loved ones who have chosen to leave the Latter-day Saint faith. Grenny has also spent years navigating and mending his relationship with his son, Samuel, who has stepped away from The…
The United States doesn’t suffer shortages of bright people, great ideas or “patriotic Americans who want to contribute and give back,” said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Friday to an audience of defense industry innovators and entrepreneurs. But too often, he added, the country is slow to connect strengths. Perhaps a startup develops a product but can’t “navigate the system.” Maybe a soldier spots a…
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that the White House is allowed to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom construction project. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked an earlier ruling that said construction could not continue without congressional approval. Appeals court rules Trump needs congressional approval for White House ballroom The…
The front runners to win the Big 12 football crown this fall could be getting some significant help late at the most important position on the field. On Friday, veteran journeyman quarterback Tommy Castellanos was granted an injunction by a Kentucky judge that will allow him to enter the transfer portal and play in 2026, and multiple outlets reported that the Texas Tech Red Raiders are expected to…
The 21st annual “Dancing Under the Stars” showcase will bring Utah performers to the SCERA stage this weekend, continuing a summer tradition that has nurtured generations of performers. Julianne and Derek Hough performed there. So did Lindsey Stirling, Chelsie Hightower, Ezra Sosa and Hailey Bills. Mandy Moore — who choreographed Taylor Swift’s Era’s Tour — has also brought talent to the stage of…
Since Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark stood on the podium at the league’s football media days in July and announced a multiyear partnership between the conference and Monster Energy , the move has drawn plenty of scrutiny. This week, another group shared its concerns over the partnership: doctors and scientists. What does the Big 12/Monster Energy partnership include? Monster will reportedly pay…
An addition to the Park City Hospital with a cancer center is now open, allowing patients in the Wasatch Back to receive radiation and increased cancer care closer to home.
Utah's newly opened North Capitol building was renamed Friday for Mike Leavitt, Utah's 14th governor who served the state for a decade from 1993 to 2003.
This weekend, downtown Washington, D.C., will trade bumper-to-bumper traffic for street racing, with the NTT IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix race. Sunday’s race, which will be 250 miles long in honor of America’s 250th birthday, will be the second-longest circuit race in IndyCar history. It’s the 15th race in an 18-race championship. Drivers will participate in a two-day competition, with practice…
The spiritual momentum youth gain at For the Strength of Youth conferences doesn’t have to fade when they return home. The new Sunday youth curriculum, weekly activities, and habits of daily personal scripture and gospel study can help youth carry that FSY momentum into lifelong discipleship of Jesus Christ, the Young Men general president said in an Aug. 11 livestream shared on the Young Men…
“Theo of Golden” may have started out modestly, but in the three years since author Allen Levi first self-published the novel, it’s grown into what The Wall Street Journal has called “an unprecedented bestseller.” The novel — which has been noted for its Christian themes — has been on the New York Times bestseller list for the last 36 weeks and now is in talks for a movie adaptation starring Tom…
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and “fixer,” said Thursday he and the president had buried the hatchet after more than a decade of a dramatic falling out between the pair that included testimony against Trump in court and Cohen serving a prison sentence. Now, Cohen marketed a conversation between himself and his former boss as a “reconciliation” and stated that he…
Gov. Spencer. Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson spent much of Thursday’s lunch hour visiting with some of the wisest residents of Utah. And certainly, some of the oldest. The Beehive State’s annual centenarian celebration is held each year to honor Utahns who have reached their 100th birthday and beyond. This joint collaboration between the Department of Health and Human Services and governor’s…
Utah's reservoir system is nearing 50% capacity faster than its median average, but Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said that might be a "win" all things considered.
The partisan divide is clear as California voters prepare to decide the fate of two key issues in November: billionaires and ballots. An initiative to enact a one-time wealth tax on California residents with a net worth greater than $1 billion, known as Proposition 40, could generate billions of dollars to support underfunded healthcare and education for low-income residents. However, the act…
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Aug. 21, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives . The Chicago Bears earlier this year drafted a brash young quarterback to help turn their team’s fortunes around. Caleb Williams is confident, even cocky, and so far, seems like the real deal. But here’s what Jim McMahon, himself once a brash young…
Region 2 Copper Hills 6, Westlake 3 Camila Palafox’s standout performance with two goals and two assists helped lead Copper Hills to a 6-3 victory over Westlake in this Region 2 game. The Grizzlies had a strong first half, netting four goals, with Adriana Garcia scoring twice and Ariana Gomez adding another. Westlake’s Aubrey Liberton scored all three of her team’s goals, but Copper Hills’ early…
Several months after recounting the harrowing details of her abduction in a Netflix documentary , Elizabeth Smart has launched a podcast to give survivors of violent crimes a chance to tell their own stories. Elizabeth Smart’s abduction is a big part of her story. But it doesn’t define her ‘Deseret Voices’ Episode 18 — Elizabeth Smart: The power of her story Elizabeth Smart launches true crime…
For the majority of Thursday’s Region 6 opener, Brighton had an answer for everything Olympus’ attack threw its way — especially the unusually high number of hopeful through balls in behind. Sometimes, when all else fails, you’ve just got to test the keeper from distance and hope to get a bit lucky. It was the perfect recipe for the Titans. They forced overtime with a long-range effort in the…
If Thursday night was any indicator, the Bingham and Alta rivalry is back, and it’s here to stay. Thursday night’s game went down to the final minutes, and plenty of smack was talked on both sides. In the end, it was the Hawks who defended home turf 13-12 and sent the Miners packing. Alta also beat Bingham 23-13 last year. “We really don’t like this team, so we appreciate coming out there and…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is proposing a plan to subsidize legal liability insurance for local police officers who make immigration arrests, according to a planning document published Friday. If implemented, the insurance would protect officers from possible financial consequences if they are accused of misconduct while on duty. Officers would purchase insurance covering up to…
Since President Donald Trump took office nearly two years ago, the energy sector has flipped the previous administration’s agenda on its head. “We stopped the war on coal,” said Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “It was a change in how EPA as a regulatory agency views domestic energy production, domestic coal production and baseload power,” he said…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints noted in a court filing today that it is not trying to stop a podcaster who criticizes the faith from using the word “Mormon.” The church filed a lawsuit in April against “ Mormon Stories ” podcaster John Dehlin after mediation failed to resolve a dispute over whether his website illegally mimics church trademarks. Church of Jesus Christ files…
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has three women on his list of 12 nominees to fill the Utah Supreme Court’s two vacancies. That means there’s a pretty fair chance that a woman will fill one of those spots. Melissa Holyoak, the current U.S. District Attorney for Utah, said gender shouldn’t even be in the equation when considering who sits on the state’s highest bench. During a conversation held by the…
During his monthly press conference on Thursday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox defended President Donald Trump’s recent national monument reduction and pushed back against a complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission against the state’s promotion of nuclear energy. Three Utah-based organizations had found fault with about a dozen billboards that Utah’s Office of Energy Development placed along the…
Christmas is four months away, but plans are already in motion to decorate the nation’s Capitol. Each year, a tree is selected from one of America’s national forests to be placed on the west lawn of the Capitol and decorated with thousands of handmade ornaments. This year, the chosen tree is an 80-foot tall grand Fir from the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest in Idaho. The tree, selected from a…
