The West

How BYU phenom AJ Dybantsa fits into the church’s long love affair with basketball
By 
Lee Benson
Parents of man who died after climbing into plane’s engine sue Salt Lake City
By 
Emily Ashcraft, KSL
Deseret News archives: Utah admitted to the Union on this day 130 years ago
By 
Chris J. Miller
Resident-led referendum on Salt Lake County tax increase qualifies for signature process
By 
Carter Williams, KSL
Atmospheric river to keep pushing rain, snow into Utah after solid New Year storm
By 
Carter Williams, KSL
What to expect from Arizona politics in 2026
By 
Gitanjali Poonia
What will be the big public land stories of 2026?
By 
Kevin Lind
Photo gallery: Ringing in 2026, with a warm nod to 2025
By 
Scott G Winterton, Chuck Wing and Chris J. Miller
Deseret News archives: Celebrating the Utes’ sweet Sugar Bowl victory over mighty Alabama
By 
Chris J. Miller
Utah reaches New Year’s with one of its lowest snowpacks. Will the trend continue?
By 
Carter Williams, KSL
This Utah Republican is challenging a longtime GOP lawmaker for a seat in the Senate
By 
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL
Deseret News archives: Boy, those Y2K worries didn’t pan out, after all
By 
Chris J. Miller
5 of the most significant public lands stories of the year
By 
Kevin Lind
What to know as Utah rings in 2026 with more rain, snow in the forecast
By 
Carter Williams, KSL
Father killed child, himself in Tremonton murder-suicide, police say
By 
Cassidy Wixom, KSL
More than 40 law enforcement agencies to crack down on impaired drivers during New Year's
By 
Shelby Lofton, KSL
Tooele residents to welcome 2026 with annual plunge into frigid Stansbury Lake
By 
Curtis Booker, KSL