The birth parents of twin toddlers who drowned while in foster care have settled with Sacramento County after filing a lawsuit last month accusing the county of negligence. The terms of the settlement ...

Vanessa Thornton found her perfect home on the south side of Indy on South Kealing Avenue. She knew the house sits along ...

A resident in Midwest City is sharing her concerns about a fracking site near her home and a state law that keeps the city from regulating where companies drill.

The racket from some 70,000 pickleball courts across the United States has generated bitter fights. If we understand the ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Oct. 14, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager ...

There are a dozen different ways dogs choose to go down the stairs, and some of them are downright hilarious. Golden Retrievers, known for their zest for life and pure, unapologetic whimsy, seem to be ...

In the 1940s, flight hit a wall—the sound barrier. This is the story of how the U.S. X-plane program shattered it. From deadly high-speed dives to the rocket-powered X-1, discover how Chuck Yeager and ...

The U.S. Army has awarded BFBC a potential $230.9 million contract to design and build new protective barrier fencing and access gate installations, and enhance roadways. The Department of Defense ...

Skydiver, daredevil and extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner died Thursday. He was 56. The Austrian, who in 2012 became the first person to break the sound barrier with just his body, died in a ...

The sound barrier is something many people have heard of, but few understand, as it's somewhat of a misnomer. The speed of sound is known as Mach 1 (767 mph), and when an object moves beyond this, ...