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SALT LAKE CITY —  LeBron James wasn’t with the Lakers as they played their final game prior to the All-Star break.In an alternate universe, maybe he’d be with the Golden State Warriors. Maybe it would be someone else?In this one? It just meant the Lakers and James were able to steal an extra day before the break.Early Wednesday morning before the Lakers’ 138-122 win against the Jazz, a story published by ESPN detailed attempts by the Warriors and the 76ers to trigger trade discussions with the Lakers about James ahead…

Immediately following a particularly volatile season of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, the hit reality TV show on which she’s starred since 2020, O.G. cast member Whitney Rose and her businessman husband Justin Rose have put their luxurious main Utah residence on the market. Asking $2.1 million, the 6,000-square-foot South Jordan house features a bevy of lavish amenities, plus lake and mountain views. The Roses bought the modern farmhouse-style home in 2019, the same year it was built; while it…

Elon Musk 's X Corp has received a money transmitter license in Utah, the 15th state in the US to do so. With this, Elon Musk gets one step closer to becoming a bank, and on a larger front, one step closer to rebrand X as the everything app…

SALT LAKE CITY —  Even with all of its struggles, a young team prone to crummy offense and lengthy lapses, UCLA could feel good about one thing.The Bruins had not lost a game by double figures, making them feel as if they were right there with everyone they played and possibly on the verge of a breakthrough.That changed in demoralizing fashion here Thursday night.With his team on the wrong end of a massive run, UCLA coach Mick Cronin shed his usually animated demeanor, pacing the sideline calmly with his hands clasped…

A foreign exchange student has been found after being reported missing last week, according to local authorities. The student, Kai Zhuang, had been staying with a host family in Riverdale, Utah, at the time of the incident. Riverdale Police said they received a report of a kidnapping Friday. “Officers were contacted by the high school of the missing foreign exchange student,” a Sunday press release by Riverdale Police read. “The high school reported to Riverdale Police that they were contacted by the…

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) is sounding the alarm on the dangers of social media in a new interview, pointing out that it could lead to more mental health issues especially among young people. Cox said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that youth mental health is “the issue of our time” in an interview that aired Sunday. Speaking alongside Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (R), Cox warned that social media is fueling the “skyrocketing” rates of depression, anxiety and self-harm among young people. “We have seen, again,…

Dolly Parton helped make the holiday season brighter for a devoted fan living with stage four colon cancer. Utah resident LeGrand “LG” Gold received a personal call and more from the 77-year-old country music icon days before Christmas. In a YouTube video shared by Gold’s wife, Alice, Parton can be heard comforting Gold and serenading him with one of her most popular songs. “Hey LG, it’s Dolly P,” the singer told Gold. “I’ve heard you’ve been a fan of mine for many years and I just wanted to thank you for that.”Gold, who…

The founder of Nikola Corp. was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for his conviction for exaggerating claims about his company's production of zero-emission 18-wheel trucks, causing investors to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars.Trevor Milton learned his fate in Manhattan federal court when Judge Edgardo Ramos announced the sentence, saying he believed that a jury in October 2022 "got it right" when it convicted him. The judge also ordered Milton to pay a $1 million fine."Over the course of many months, you…

A trade group that represents TikTok and other major tech companies sued Utah on Monday over its first-in-the-nation laws requiring children and teens to obtain parental consent to use social media apps.Two laws signed in March by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox will prohibit minors from using social media between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. unless authorized by a parent — and require age verification to open and maintain a social media account in the state. The restrictions are designed to protect children from…

A trade group that represents TikTok and other major tech companies sued Utah on Monday over its first-in-the-nation laws requiring children and teens to obtain parental consent to use social media apps.Two laws signed in March by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox will prohibit minors from using social media between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. unless authorized by a parent - and require age verification to open and maintain a social media account in the state.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill…