What Charlie Kirk's family saw during day 1 of hearing in his murder case
Erika Kirk leaves the Fourth District Courthouse, Monday, July 6, 2026, in Provo, Utah, af
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Former officer testifies at Kirk hearing
PROVO, Utah -- A former campus police officer testified Monday that he found an apparent "sniper pad" on a rooftop near where Charlie Kirk was assassinated, as prosecutors sought to convince a state judge th...
Accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson confronts evidence, faces widow Erika for first time
Accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson heads to a Provo, Utah courtroom Monday as a five-day preliminary hearing begins, with prosecutors expected to present DNA evidence and witness testimony.
Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing scheduled to start on Monday
PROVO — Nearly 10 months after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on the campus of Utah Valley University, a preliminary hearing for the alleged gunman, Tyler Robinson, is scheduled to begin Monday. Erika Ki...
Provo brush fire erupts in foothills above Slate Canyon
A large brush fire was visible from Provo neighborhoods Saturday night, as police asked residents to stay away from the blaze in the foothils.
The sincere, unapologetic joy of Utah’s Freedom Festival parade
At Provo's Freedom Festival parade on Saturday, veterans, college students and high schoolers told the Deseret News what Independence Day means to them.
250 years after its creation, BYU professor recreates Declaration of Independence
PROVO, Utah (KSL) — The Fourth of July gives Americans around the country the chance to come together and celebrate the birth of the United States as an independent nation. This usually takes shape through...
Tyler Robinson’s appeal request denied by Utah Supreme Court
PROVO, Utah (KSL) — The Utah Supreme Court has denied Tyler Robinson’s request to hear his appeals regarding cameras in the courtroom and hearsay evidence, paving the way for Robinson’s preliminary hea...
Provo-Orem cracks another coveted national list
Utah County community boasts disproportionate number of residents who have claimed secondary degrees and college experiences.
Bricks and Minifigs reaches truce with Reckless Ben in civil lawsuit
PROVO, Utah (KSL) — A Utah Lego reseller has reached a truce with a popular YouTuber after accusing the channel of defamation. The two have now agreed to mediate their dispute, seeking to avoid a public la...
WATCH: Utah County Attorney’s Office found in contempt in Robinson case, but death penalty still on table
PROVO, Utah (KSL) – The Utah County Attorney’s Office spokesman, Chris Ballard, was in civil contempt of 4th District Judge Tony Graf’s pretrial publicity order banning attorneys from making extra stat...
Provo Planning Commission votes not to recommend approval for Vesper Amphitheater zone changes
Following a lengthy public meeting Wednesday night, the Provo Planning Commission voted to not recommend general plan and zone map amendments and denied concept plan approval for the Vesper Amphitheater Proj...
Rockwood, BYU women’s soccer’s only DI coach, to retire after 2026 season
PROVO — After more than three decades leading the BYU women’s soccer program, Jennifer Rockwood announced she will retire in December following the 2026 NCAA season. “It has been the honor of a lifetim...
Tyler Robinson roommate does not have to appear at preliminary hearing, judge rules
PROVO, Utah (KSL) — Tyler Robinson’s former roommate, whom the court says he was in a romantic relationship with, will not have to testify in person at Robinson’s preliminary hearing. On Monday, 4th Di...
State places strict regulations on Provo Canyon School
The Utah Department of Health and Human Services Division of Licensing and Backgrounds Checks has placed strict conditions on a Provo psychiatric youth residential treatment center following an investigation...
Judge in Charlie Kirk killing case to decide if prosecutors could be punished for comments in media
Tyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, on Friday, June 12, 2026.
‘I am not backing down,’ Paris Hilton says in protest of Provo Canyon School
Hilton returned to the Utah boarding school where she said she was abused as a teenager. It's the latest stop in her years-long campaign calling for reforms to what is commonly known as the troubled teen ind...
Provo City School District approves property tax increase ahead of Truth-in-Taxation hearing
On Tuesday, Provo City School District approved its proposed certified tax rate for the 2027 school year to be submitted to the county, which includes an estimated 2.3% increase in revenue. The property tax...
BYU notebook: Cougar golf team makes a couple of key additions
PROVO, Utah — BYU men’s golf head coach Todd Miller announced the hiring of Spencer Dunaway as an associate head coach on Tuesday. “Spencer Dunaway checks every box of someone I want to work with,” M...
This Utah city was ranked atop nation’s largest cities — why one city leader says that is
How unity and trust among Provo residents has led to the city being ranked best-run in the country.
Parents sue Utah teen treatment center over alleged medical malpractice
What is Paris Hilton's connection to Utah? What is happening at Provo Canyon School? What is Utah doing to stop abuse in troubled teen programs?
Lawyers for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk try to block prosecutors from seeking death penalty
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Attorneys for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk asked a judge Friday to block prosecutors from seeking the death penalty as punishment for comments they made in the media about a b...
Attorneys for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk want prosecutors punished over bullet comments
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk returned to court Friday as his attorneys seek to hold prosecutors in contempt for comments they made in the media about a bullet fragment recover...
Utah Supreme Court requests responses from state, media on Tyler Robinson petition
PROVO, Utah (KSL) — The Utah Supreme Court has requested responses from the state and the media regarding Tyler Robinson’s petition for review of 4th District Judge Tony Graf’s ruling on the use of cam...