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As Morgan Scalley takes over the reins, Utah's focus is 'all about the game'

Josh Furlong, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 3:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

As players and coaches milled around the team hotel just off the Las Vegas Strip, taking in all the fun and entertainment the bowl game presented them over the last week, few would recognize anything out of the ordinary.

Have You Seen This? Pilot gets appropriate send-off at wedding

Grant Olsen for KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 3:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

The decline in the rice-throwing tradition has made way for some creative methods for sending people off on their wedding days.

Father killed child, himself in Tremonton murder-suicide, police say

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 3:23 p.m.  |  Save Story

Police announced Tuesday that a Tremonton father killed his child before killing himself in a murder-suicide earlier this month.

Rescue search underway for fallen hiker in Cottonwood canyons

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 2:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

Rescue crews are searching for a person who fell somewhere in the Cottonwood canyons.

Night of karaoke and drinking ends with hammer and knife assaults

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 2:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A West Valley man was charged Tuesday with attacking a couple with a hammer and knife during an argument at a karaoke party.

3 Moab family members charged with child torture

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Dec. 30 - 1:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

Three people in Moab have been charged with severely malnourishing a young boy and locking him in a dog kennel.

Beyoncé declared the fifth billionaire musician by Forbes

Chris Lau, CNN  |  Updated Dec. 30 - 1:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Beyoncé has joined the ranks of billionaires, according to Forbes, becoming the fifth musician to be crowned the elite status.

Fourth arrest made in Eagle Mountain shooting

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 12:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A fourth person has been arrested in connection with a shooting last week that left a man critically injured.

1 dead in Little Cottonwood Canyon crash

Payton Davis, KSL  |  Updated Dec. 30 - 11:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

A 23-year-old man died Tuesday morning in a crash in Little Cottonwood Canyon.

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Money to help is at the heart of family-friendly policies for 2026

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 11:34 a.m.  |  Save Story

We asked researchers and other family experts what lawmakers could do to help families.

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New year, new rules: How legislative changes impact direct health care in 2026

Vamos Health  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Starting Jan. 1, new federal guidance and legislation will make it easier for people to choose direct health care options that focus on relationships, access and predictable costs.

Salt Lake man charged with creating a 'scene' to get police attention

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 11:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Salt Lake man was charged Tuesday with causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage to two apartment buildings in order to get the attention of police so they'd help him find his dog.

2 Minnesota residents charged with trafficking 150 pounds of meth on I-15

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 10:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Two Minnesota residents were charged earlier this month in federal court with trafficking 150 pounds of drugs through Utah.

Pick Six Previews: Utah the clear-cut favorite over Nebraska in Las Vegas Bowl

Brett Ciancia, Pick Six Previews  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 10:12 a.m.  |  Save Story

Even without its four best linemen (on both sides of the ball), and their winningest head coach all-time, Utah enters this bowl game as the clear-cut favorite.

College grad devastated after U-haul stolen while passing through Salt Lake City

Dan Rascon and Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 10:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

A college graduate from Colorado is devastated after all of her belongings were stolen while she was staying at hotel in Salt Lake City.

China encircles Taiwan in massive military display

Yimou Lee, Joe Cash and Liz Lee, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 30 - 9:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

China fired rockets into waters off Taiwan on Tuesday, showcased new assault ships and dismissed prospects of U.S. and allied intervention to block any future attack by Beijing to take ​control of the island in its most extensive war games to date.

Saudi Arabia issues national security warning as UAE forces asked to leave Yemen

Yomna Ehab, Nayera Abdallah and Maha El Dahan, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 30 - 8:33 a.m.  |  Save Story

Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday its national security was a red line and backed a call for UAE forces to leave Yemen within 24 hours, shortly after a Saudi-led ​coalition carried out an airstrike on the southern Yemeni port of Mukalla.

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New report: '5 smart ways to grow your retirement savings in 2026'

B.O.S.S. Retirement Solutions and Advisors  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah-based B.O.S.S. Retirement Solutions has released a new report, "5 smart ways to grow your retirement savings in 2026." The report is available free and is designed specifically for people who are recently retired, or nearing retirement.

Former 9-term congressman Rob Bishop running for Utah legislative seat

Brigham Tomco, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 7:43 a.m.  |  Save Story

Former U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop said he intends to return to Utah politics with a 2026 campaign for state Legislature to fill a House seat left vacant by the resignation of state Rep. Matt Gwynn.

Tooele residents to welcome 2026 with annual plunge into frigid Stansbury Lake

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 30 - 7:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

Dozens will splash into the new year on Thursday during the annual Ice Breaker Plunge at Stansbury Lake.

US strikes drug boat loading facility in Venezuela, Trump says

Andrea Shalal, Idrees Ali and Erin Banco, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 29 - 9:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. had "hit" an area in Venezuela where boats are ​loaded with drugs, marking the first known time Washington has carried out land operations in Venezuela.

Southern Utah woman identified as victim in deadly Bangerter Highway multi-vehicle crash

Sicily Stanton for KSL  |  Updated Dec. 29 - 9:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

A crash involving six vehicles on Bangerter Highway left one person dead and several others injured late Sunday.

Utah to get money due to settlement with Mercedes-Benz over emissions cheating

Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 29 - 9:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah officials announced the state joined a coalition of dozens of states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, for a $149.6 million settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices in vehicle emissions.