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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.

Making a music video for rapper in Hawaii led Idaho couple to launch video production company

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 7:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

Daniel and Sarah Guthmiller are the owners of Film Garage 208, a video production and marketing agency in Idaho Falls.

Weber State University seeking public input in search for next president

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 25 - 10:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Nearly two months after Brad Mortensen was announced as Utah State University's next president, Weber State University is seeking the public's input in its presidential search.

New storm hitting waterlogged Southern California could bring mudslides and high surf

Ty Oneil, Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 25 - 9:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Another powerful storm system that could cause more flooding and mudslides is rolling across Southern California.

US launches strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria

Trevor Hunnicutt, Idrees Ali and Surbhi Misra, Reuters  |  Posted Dec. 25 - 8:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at ​the request of Nigeria's government, President Donald Trump and the U.S. military said on Thursday, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region.

U. expands its Master of Business Creation program to a third continent — Europe

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 25 - 8:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

From its headquarters in Salt Lake City, the University of Utah's Master of Business Creation program already operates from eastern Canada to Ghana and several other African nations.

Dignity delayed: Family notified over 3 years after patient died at hospital, remains kept in storage

Lysée Mitri, CNN  |  Posted Dec. 25 - 7:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

A year into an investigation of a backlog of human remains tied to patient deaths at Dignity Health hospitals in the Sacramento area, a family is saying that they were just recently notified about a loved one who died 3½ years ago.

At 93, Draper man finds health and happiness in giving

Emma Benson, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 25 - 5:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

This Christmas, giving back may do more than spread holiday cheer. Experts say volunteering and acts of kindness can enhance your physical and mental well-being. Lowell Baum, 93, has seen those benefits firsthand.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees test-firing of long-range missiles, KCNA says

Heejin Kim, Reuters  |  Posted Dec. 25 - 5:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing ​on Wednesday of long-range surface-to-air missiles at a launch site near its east coast, state media KCNA reported on Thursday.

A narrow majority thinks Trump is doing 'too much' to deport immigrants, Pew survey says

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 25 - 4:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

A narrow majority of Americans think President Donald Trump is doing "too much" in his moves to deport immigrants in the country illegally, a new Pew survey shows.

Kearns woman arrested after stabbing, killing boyfriend, West Valley police say

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated Dec. 25 - 3:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Kearns woman was arrested on Thursday in connection with the death of her boyfriend, whose body was found lying on a sidewalk in West Valley City on Christmas morning.

Have You Seen This? Shaqtin' a fool this Christmas

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 25 - 3:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Shaq channeled Kool-Aid Man's signature wall-breaking entrance this Christmas.

Roller hockey community raising funds for new Pocatello rink

Logan Ramsey, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Dec. 25 - 2:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

A community of hockey players in Pocatello have secured land for a new roller rink, but they need to raise the money to build it.

Massachusetts students build wind phone that connects grieving family with lost loved ones

Matt Reed, WCVB via CNN Newsource  |  Posted Dec. 25 - 1:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

In a corner of Somerset, Massachusetts, there is a sound that seems out of place. A rotary phone in a small wooden structure, allowing the living to connect with those not on the other line, but on the other side.

Gray wolves one step closer to losing federal protection

Kevin Lind, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 25 - 11:17 a.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. House passed a bill last week removing federal protections for gray wolves in the lower 48 states.

The Utah food I believe should get a Michelin star. Or 2. Or 3

Meg Walter, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 25 - 10:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

Earlier this month, Utah food enthusiasts rejoiced over the news that some Utah restaurants might earn a Michelin star. Maybe even two to three.

Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering

Silvia Stellacci and Colleen Barry, Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 25 - 9:13 a.m.  |  Save Story

Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything.

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is ... a giant gingerbread man?

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 25 - 8:31 a.m.  |  Save Story

What started as just a silly idea in a group chat has become a movement connecting an entire community. And at the heart of it all are 20-foot tall blow-up gingerbread men.

North Ogden Divide to get gates to enable closure for avalanches in bad weather

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 25 - 7:10 a.m.  |  Save Story

The North Ogden Divide, the mountainous road east of North Ogden, will install gates to close in the event of avalanches or hazardous driving conditions.

Clearfield High students raise over $100K for domestic violence services in Davis County

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 24 - 10:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Clearfield High fundraiser raised more than $100,000 to strengthen security measures at Safe Harbor Crisis Center.

'The best gift ever': Baby is born after the rarest of pregnancies, defying all odds

Laura Ungar, Associated Press  |  Updated Dec. 24 - 9:40 p.m.  |  Save Story

Doctors say just one in 30,000 pregnancies occurs in the abdomen instead of the uterus. And Ryu Lopez is among the rare cases. He developed outside his mom's womb, hidden by a basketball-sized ovarian cyst.

Idaho Falls man reflects on friendship with NASCAR great Greg Biffle

Lisa Lete, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Dec. 24 - 8:52 p.m.  |  Save Story

As news of the tragic plane crash that killed NASCAR champion Greg Biffle, his wife, and their two children spread across the country, the loss hit especially close to home for Idaho Falls resident Trevor Blackburn.