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Woman of Nicaraguan descent wins inaugural Miss Utah Latina Imagen pageant

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 9:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

A woman of Nicaraguan descent, Yanelin Rivera, won the inaugural Miss Utah Latina Imagen pageant followed by contestants of Dominican and Mexican descent.

Families reinvent Christmas traditions due to lack of snow

Lisa Lete, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 9:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

With little to no snow blanketing much of eastern Idaho this holiday season, many families were forced to rethink Christmas traditions typically built around sledding, skiing and snowmobiling.

From stepping down to moving on, Kyle Whittingham named head coach at Michigan

Josh Furlong, KSL  |  Updated Dec. 26 - 8:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

Michigan called and Kyle Whittingham answered.

Goshen woman accused of orchestrating kidnapping plot sentenced to prison

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 7:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

A woman accused of harassing a mayor, obstructing police and extorting a woman in Arizona, was sentenced this week to prison for her role in orchestrating a kidnapping plot in Goshen.

Idaho family asks community for help with child's cerebral palsy treatment

Cody Roberts, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 6:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

An Idaho family is seeking community support to fund their son's cerebral palsy treatment.

Should you stop saying 'um'? Here's what experts said

Gina Park, CNN  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 5:48 p.m.  |  Save Story

As someone who's originally from Southern California and now lives in the South, it's not uncommon for me to get Valley girl comments.

Kyle Whittingham heads to Michigan, with plans for these 2 coordinators to join him

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 5:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

The 21-year head coach of the University of Utah is reportedly close to bringing Utah offensive coordinator Jason Beck and BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill with to Ann Arbor with him.

Returning your Christmas gifts? Here's some things you should know

Caitlin Keith, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 5:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

Now that Christmas is over and many have received gifts that they love and some gifts that they don't love as much, some of those gifts need to be returned.

No. 12 BYU, No. 22 Georgia Tech bucking trend with opt-ins to Pop-Tarts Bowl

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 4:55 p.m.  |  Save Story

If college football had a buddy-copy movie, the two co-starts might be BYU's Kalani Sitake and Georgia Tech's Brent Key.

Salt Lake man broke windows, poured fuel to get attention for missing dog, police say

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 4:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Salt Lake man was arrested and accused of breaking multiple windows and pouring fuel at several apartments early Friday, allegedly to grab the attention of police.

Have You Seen This? Horse displays majestic mane while pulling carriage

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 3:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Gypsy Vanner stallion showed off his majestic mane, worthy of a shampoo commercial, while pulling a carriage earlier this month.

Utah woman gives birth under Orem hospital's Christmas tree in the lobby

Ray Boone, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 2:59 p.m.  |  Save Story

Jaxson Largo was born under a Christmas tree in the lobby of Orem Community Hospital.

Airlines cancel over 1,000 flights due to winter storm warnings

Aatreyee Dasgupta, Reuters  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 2:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

Airlines in the United States ​have canceled or delayed thousands of flights during peak holiday travel ⁠on Friday due to severe winter storm ‌warnings, according to flight tracking website ⁠FlightAware.

Utahn sentenced to probation for pointing gun at other vehicle in road rage confrontation

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 1:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah man pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm at another driver in a road rage confrontation in Midvale.

Pick Six Previews: BYU to show snubbed playoff profile in Pop-Tarts Bowl win

Brett Ciancia, Pick Six Previews  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 12:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

Sometimes a team that misses the playoff comes into their bowl game unfocused, but that is not the case here with BYU.

The Date Machine is BYU-I college duo's solution to perceived challenges meeting the opposite sex

David George, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 12:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Date Machine is a vending machine stocked with envelopes containing curated dating experiences. Students can buy a complete date in pricing tiers ranging from $5 to $35 each.

Times Square to feature patriotic ball drop for New Year's Eve, kicking off US's 250th birthday

Susan Haigh, Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 11:21 a.m.  |  Save Story

When the ball drops on New Year's Eve in New York City, it will sparkle in red, white and blue, ushering in 2026 and kicking off months of celebrations for the nation's upcoming 250th birthday.

American Fork man faces sex abuse charges after young girl is found hiding in his car

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 10:32 a.m.  |  Save Story

Police believe an American Fork man charged with sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl may have victimized other children.

Patrick Kinahan: Mr. Clean Whittingham provides the detergent Michigan needs

Patrick Kinahan for KSL  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 9:53 a.m.  |  Save Story

Kyle Whittingham told the truth, as he most always did for two decades, even if the one-liner drew a surprise.

White House to present plans for Trump's East Wing ballroom in January

Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 9:41 a.m.  |  Save Story

The White House will unveil new details on President Donald Trump's planned East ​Wing ballroom during a hearing early next month, according to a federal commission tasked with reviewing the project.

Man charged with murder in Salt Lake shooting death over drug debt

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 9:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah man allegedly upset with another man who owed him money from a drug debt has been charged with shooting and killing him.

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Test Drive: Ford Bronco Sport Badlands Sasquatch combines excellence with off-road legitimacy

Jason Bell  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 8:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Goldilocks Bronco. Here's why this compact, off-road SUV gets it just right

Gold is set for its best year since Jimmy Carter was president

John Towfighi, CNN  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 8:06 a.m.  |  Save Story

Gold is having its best year since 1979.