15+ min ago (456+ words) As an architecture professor at UVU, I witnessed how a recent campus shooting created waves of distress in our community. A couple of weeks later, another attack in a Michigan church affected me even more personally as I pictured my own family in those pews. These events are symptoms of a broader sickness as political discourse collapses into hostility. Extremist rhetoric fills our public square, and hate groups are increasingly comfortable expressing their views. Increasingly polarized elected officials deepen divisions by deflecting blame instead of reflecting on their own words and policies. Commentators often cite gun control and social media as causes of our fractured civic life. These are critical issues that deserve careful deliberation, but there is a deeper structural issue that rarely enters the conversation: the way we've built our cities. Consider the daily life of the average…...

35+ min ago (915+ words) Ken Jennings had 30 seconds to come up with the answer. The clue: Most of this firm's 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only four months a year. Jennings wrote his answer down quickly. His competitor, Nancy Zerg, took a little longer. And then time was up. Zerg, who was in second place with $10,000, revealed her response: H&R Block. She was correct. Her $4,401 wager put her just a dollar ahead of Jennings. All eyes were now on the reigning champ. It was the gasp heard round the world. Sounds of disbelief rang throughout the "Jeopardy!" studio. Even Zerg's mouth dropped open. Jennings smiled through it all. He shook Zerg's hand and the two hugged, marking the end of a "Jeopardy!" era. (Zerg would end up losing her very next game.) That shocking episode aired 21 years ago. On Nov. 30, 2004, Jennings was dethroned after…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago (299+ words) Federal land managers say a new campground near Capitol Reef National Park should help to alleviate the impacts of growing visitation to Utah's outdoor gems. Bureau of Land Management officials announced Tuesday that they've signed a decision that will create the Beas Lewis Flat Campground, flipping an unmanaged dispersed camping area into a managed facility. The site, located less than a half-mile from state Route 24 between Torrey and Capitol Reef, will feature 45 campsites in its first phase. "The (bureau) is committed to increasing recreational access while maintaining responsible resource stewardship," said David Mortensen, the bureau's Richfield field manager, in a statement. "By authorizing this campground, we're improving the visitor experience and addressing long-standing concerns about unmanaged dispersed camping in the area." New interpretive signage will also be added, including information about the benefits of the region's dark skies, according to…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago (265+ words) Editor's note: This story was originally published on Nov. 30, 2024. On Nov. 30, 2004, "Jeopardy!" fans saw Ken Jennings end his 74-game winning streak as he lost to real estate agent Nancy Zerg. In truth, the game had been taped in September, but Jennings had to sit on the loss for a couple of months before the world knew. Still, there is no need to feel sorry for one of Utah's native sons. Jennings parlayed his run into a fine career in the entertainment industry, authoring books, speaking of his experiences and now hosting the show he rose to fame on. All while maintaining the charm that endears him to his fans. The Deseret News has followed Jennings' career from the start. Twenty-one years later, here are some delightful articles from colleagues about Jennings, his past, his future, his faith and "Jeopardy!" itself:…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago (233+ words) The seven-year-long attempt by the Utah Legislature to overturn Proposition 4 is an excellent case study of the poison of partisanship. Republicans at federal and state levels are currently crying foul over Judge Dianna Gibson's latest ruling to choose an electoral map that keeps the largely liberal-leaning Salt Lake County in one electoral district. Yet there is little acknowledgement that it was the repeated attempts of the Utah Legislature to overturn voter-supported Proposition 4 that led to Gibson's ruling in the first place. Gerrymandering is a treasured weapon of partisanship. Most reasonable people agree that the creation of electoral maps to favor a specific political party is objectively unethical. Yet we often embrace overt gerrymandering when it benefits "our" political party, and in doing so we make democracy a means rather than an end. Historically, Utah's electoral maps have been some of…...

11+ hour, 15+ min ago (327+ words) Steven Watkins compiles sports TV listings for the Deseret News. He graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in mass communication. Steven is an avid reader and enjoys hiking in Utah's great outdoors. Sports on the air: Here's what games are on TV and radio for the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6 Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025 - G League: Celtics at Knicks, NBA TV, 1 p.m. - America's Day at the Races, FS1, 10 a.m. - Crystal Palace vs. Manchester United, USA, 5 a.m. - Rockets at Jazz, KSL Sports Zone, 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 - West Coast Baptist at SUU, ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. - Women: U.S. vs. Italy, HBO Max/Peacock/Prime Video/Sling TV, 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 - Women: UConn at South Florida, ESPN2, 3 p.m. - College Football Playoff: Top 25, ESPN, 5 p.m. - G League: Lakers at Stars, Jazz+, 6 p.m. - Women: McNeese at Utah Tech, ESPN+, 7 p.m. - Utah at Cal, ACC Network Extra, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 - Women: Georgia at Florida St., ESPNU, 3 p.m. - Women: North Carolina St. at…...

12+ hour, 46+ min ago (972+ words) When the Utah Mammoth visited St. Louis on Oct. 23, everything they touched seemed to go in the net. They scored four goals in the first 11 minutes and seven over the course of the game. But when they returned on Saturday, they couldn't score even once, as the Blues won by a score of 1-0. Here's the story. The lone goal of the game came on a connection between two players whose Google searches will forever yield each other's names in the "people also search for" section. Dylan Holloway, who scored the goal, and Philip Broberg, who set it up, both went to St. Louis two summers ago via the seldom-used offer sheet. They'd both played in the Stanley Cup Final with the Edmonton Oilers that spring, and Blues GM Doug Armstrong saw an opportunity to add them to his young corps....

14+ hour, 19+ min ago (541+ words) Utahns are more likely to trust Republicans to reduce the cost of living in the United States, while nationally, respondents were more likely to trust Democrats, according to a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll conducted by Morning Consult. The national poll showed 35% of respondents saying they favor Democrats" approach to lowering cost of living, while 33% said they favor Republicans. Almost a quarter (22%) said they trust neither, and 9% didn"t know or didn"t have an opinion. The trend was a bit different in Utah: 36% of respondents said they trust Republicans, 30% said they trust neither, 24% said they trust Democrats and 10% said they didn"t know/didn"t have an opinion. As of late-November, 50% of Utahns are registered Republicans, 30% are unaffiliated, 14% are Democrats, 5% are Independent and 1% are Libertarians. Utahns were more likely to believe Republicans in Congress could adequately…...

14+ hour, 20+ min ago (1124+ words) SNOWFLAKE, Ariz. " In the heart of this small central-Arizona town is Heritage Inn, a perfect Victorian-style getaway, remodeled yet still perfectly preserved, frozen in the late 19th century. During a fall visit, mature trees overflowing with apples hang over the property at the corner of Main and 2nd Street. Roses envelop the other side of the inn. The original owner of this home was Osmer D. Flake, the sixth child of William Morgan Flake, the founder of the town of Snowflake. The younger Flake, born in Beaver, Utah, moved out of state with his family in 1877, when President Brigham Young of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called on the older Flake to start a settlement in northern Arizona. The property remained a private residence for more than 100 years, passed down from generation to generation until 2000, when it was sold to…...

14+ hour, 21+ min ago (1323+ words) My higher power has been looking after me all my life," Elton John told Time magazine in late 2024. He's got me through drugs, he's got me through depression, he's got me through loneliness, and he got me sober. He's been there all the time, I think. I just didn't acknowledge him." That's how the legendary singer-songwriter summarizes his deepened spiritual appreciation since becoming sober in 1990 " part of a shift away from a party life toward one more centered around higher ideals that include family and God. Other rock stars witness to a more defined Christian conversion, including Bob Dylan (1978), Kansas' Kerry Livgren (1979), Alice Cooper (1980s), Foreigner's Lou Gramm (1991), Megadeth's Dave Mustaine (2002) and Korn's Brian Head" Welch (2005). Elton John and Alice Cooper's stories provide a glimpse into how some of the world's most famous people find their way to a new relationship…...