Salt Lake City authorizes temporary 1000 West closure in effort to restore 'quiet zones'

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'Unity and virtue': Mitt Romney bids farewell to the Senate after 6 years

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Updated Dec. 4 - 11:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Sen. Mitt Romney bid farewell to the U.S. Senate Wednesday, saying he hopes to be a "voice of unity and virtue" going forward.

The Festival of Trees inspires Utahns to give back during its 54th year

Shara Park, KSL-TV  |  Posted Dec. 4 - 11:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Festival of Trees opens on Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Mountain America Expo Center in Sandy. Visitors to this long-running holiday tradition will be greeted with row after row of beautifully decorated Christmas trees.

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How Giving Machines drew major charity leaders together in Times Square

Tad Walch, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 4 - 11:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

After an event in New York City, World Food Program USA's leader announced a pledge to match dollar for dollar all donations made to the charity through Giving Machines this holiday season.

Police search for shooter after UnitedHealthcare executive fatally shot in Manhattan

Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 4 - 10:18 a.m.  |  Save Story

Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance unit, was fatally shot on Wednesday morning outside a midtown Manhattan hotel in what appears to have been a targeted attack, New York City police officials said.

Peruvian lawmakers, business officials visit Utah to bolster commercial ties

Tim Vandenack, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 4 - 10:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

A contingent of Peruvian lawmakers and others are on a trade mission to Utah, hoping to bolster U.S. ties as China's presence grows in the South American nation.

Woman shares her story after rideshare drivers charged in Salt Lake County sexual abuse cases

Andrew Adams, KSL-TV  |  Posted Dec. 4 - 9:32 a.m.  |  Save Story

A survivor of sexual assault said she was assaulted just feet from her house by the man hired to drive her home.

Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows

Tom Murphy, Associated Press  |  Updated Dec. 4 - 9:08 a.m.  |  Save Story

New research shows that nearly 3 out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021.

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Support The Road Home at this free supercar event Saturday, Dec. 7

Jason Bell, KSL Cars  |  Posted Dec. 4 - 8:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

Every Cars & Coffee event is a thrill for car enthusiasts, but the show on Saturday, Dec. 7, is one no one should miss.

Brian Head officials share additional details about collision that injured 7-year-old skier

Jeff Richards, St. George News  |  Posted Dec. 4 - 8:37 a.m.  |  Save Story

Brian Head Marshal's Office on Tuesday provided additional details regarding last weekend's skiing collision that sent a 7-year-old boy to the hospital with serious injuries.

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Explore the magnificence of France with a Utah-based travel company

Jensen McKay Tours  |  Posted Dec. 4 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

When it comes to ideal vacation destinations, France ranks near the top of many people's lists.

TRAX sparked many changes in its first 25 years. What will its next 25 look like?

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 4 - 7:56 a.m.  |  Save Story

TRAX changed city and transportation planning after it debuted on Dec. 4, 1999. It's ready to evolve again 25 years later.

Murray changes policy around short-term rentals, hopes to avoid crunch

Brian Carlson, KSL-TV  |  Posted Dec. 4 - 7:45 a.m.  |  Save Story

Demand for short-term rentals like Airbnbs prompted Murray to change its city policy, at least in part. Before Tuesday night's City Council vote, they weren't allowed at all.

Eminem's mother Debbie Nelson, whose rocky relationship fueled the rapper, dies at age 69

Hallie Golden, Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 4 - 7:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

Debbie Nelson, the mother of rapper Eminem whose rocky relationship with her son was known widely through his song lyrics, has died.

South Korean president faces impeachment after martial law debacle

Jack Kim and Joyce Lee, Reuters  |  Posted Dec. 4 - 6:58 a.m.  |  Save Story

South Korean lawmakers submitted a bill on Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after he declared martial law in the country, a major U.S. ally, before rescinding the decision hours later after a chaotic standoff between parliament and the army.

Groups pan planned railway in Utah's rural Uinta Basin

Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 4 - 6:16 a.m.  |  Save Story

Critics of a proposed 85-mile railway line in the Uinta Basin to ship waxy crude to the Gulf Coast detailed their opposition Tuesday in an advance of a U.S. Supreme Court hearing next week.

Washington County's scarce housing complicated by increase in short-term rentals

Stephanie DeGraw, St. George News  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 10:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Securing affordable housing in Washington County can feel like finding a unicorn, some say. To combat this, county officials are developing new ways to address housing challenges.

California teacher dies after she was bitten by a bat inside a classroom

The Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 9:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

A central California teacher died last month after she was bitten by a bat inside her classroom that presumably had rabies.

Warming soles and souls: How a pair of shoes is changing hearts this Christmas

McKenna Jensen, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 9:23 p.m.  |  Save Story

Midvale Elementary kids participated in the 30th annual "Warm the Soles" hosted by Real Salt Lake.

Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by car in Ogden

Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 9:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

One person was taken to a hospital in critical condition after getting struck by a car in Ogden.

BYU basketball routed by Providence in first true road test

Sean Walker, KSL.com  |  Updated Dec. 3 - 9:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

Dawson Baker poured in 16 points with four rebounds off the bench to lead BYU, which lost its second game in six days.

Jazz finish without a win in NBA Cup after 133-106 loss in Oklahoma City

Caleb Turner, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 9:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Jazz outshot the Thunder 54-52% in the game and finished with six scorers in double digits, but the turnovers were too much to overcome.

Pollution has increased along Wasatch Front, but there's good news, USU study finds

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 9:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Levels of fine particulate matter have decreased along the Wasatch Front in recent years even as the population has grown, according to a report from researchers from Utah State University.

US House passes series of bills sponsored by Utah Reps. Curtis, Maloy

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 8:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. House on Tuesday approved several bills sponsored by Utah Reps. John Curtis and Celeste Maloy that address environmental and judiciary issues important to the state of Utah.

Nicholas Rossi considering plea deal to resolve rape charges as 2nd trial is set

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 8:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

Attorneys scheduled a jury trial for Nicholas Rossi in his Utah County case in September 2025, but his attorney said he is considering a plea deal that could resolve this and his Salt Lake County case.

BYU inches up 1 spot to No. 18 in College Football Playoff rankings

Sean Walker, KSL.com  |  Updated Dec. 3 - 7:49 p.m.  |  Save Story

BYU inched up one spot to No. 18 in the penultimate CFP rankings of 2024, the third-highest ranked team from the Big 12 in the committee's assessment released Tuesday.

Trump urges judge to dismiss hush money case due to election victory

Luc Cohen, Reuters  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 7:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

Donald Trump on Tuesday asked a New York state judge to dismiss the criminal case in which he was convicted in May of 34 felony counts involving hush money paid to a porn star in light of his victory in the Nov. 5 presidential election.

Will the 2034 World Cup compete with Utah's next Olympics?

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Just weeks before Utah welcomes the world to the 2034 Winter Games, sports fans around the globe may be focused on an even bigger sporting event — soccer's World Cup.

1 dies after small plane lands on I-15 in Payson, UHP confirms

Ashley Imlay and Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com  |  Updated Dec. 3 - 7:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

One person died, and others were injured after a small plane made an emergency landing on I-15 in Payson Monday, UHP troopers confirmed Tuesday.

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Park City resident wishes he had tested his home for radon years ago

UtahRadon.org  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Johnson is pleading with all Utah residents to test for radon after a harrowing journey with cancer.

Billboard names Beyoncé the greatest pop star of the 21st century

Alli Rosenbloom, CNN  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 6:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

Beyoncé has been named the greatest pop star of the 21st century by Billboard, the music charting site announced on Tuesday as part of an ongoing series.

Salt Lake man charged with murder in Murray shooting; 2 others face charges in killing

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 6:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Prosecutors say Pirawn Yohan Mula shot and killed Panoum Jangjuol at point-blank range without justification in Murray last month.

Authorities fear a Pennsylvania woman was swallowed by a sinkhole while looking for her cat

Mark Scolforo, Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 5:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

Authorities fear a grandmother who disappeared while looking for her cat may have been swallowed up by a sinkhole that recently opened up in a western Pennsylvania village.

'Major step forward': Delta makes history with new flight training center in Salt Lake City

Logan Stefanich, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 5:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Delta Air Lines made history Tuesday as it opened a $50-million flight operations training facility in Salt Lake City, the first anywhere other than the company's Atlanta headquarters.

Donald Trump demands release of Israeli hostages before his inauguration

Hanna Seariac, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 4:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

President-elect Donald Trump said if the hostages aren't released before his inauguration, then "there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East."

Democratic officials blame Harris election loss on outside factors

Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 3 - 4:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

While many Democrats are calling for a party overhaul after Kamala Harris lost every battleground state, some party officials insist it could have been worse and are asking for fresh donations.

Team investigating case of Provo officer who hit man in roadway

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 4:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

An investigation is being conducted into an auto-pedestrian crash involving a Provo police vehicle.

Have You Seen This? Jameis Winston shares plea to 'deliver him from pick sixes'

Caleb Turner, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 3:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Cleveland Browns quarterback Jameis Winston has become renowned for his faith-engaging sound bites in recent weeks.

Jury deliberations begin in veteran Daniel Penny's trial over using chokehold on Jordan Neely

Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 3:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

Jurors have started deliberating in the trial of a military veteran charged with using a fatal chokehold to subdue a man whose behavior was alarming passengers on a New York subway train.

South Korea lifts president's martial law decree after lawmakers vote against it

Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press  |  Updated Dec. 3 - 2:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's government early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed during a tense night of political drama in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule.

Police in Idaho surprise boy in viral Christmas TikTok video with over 23M views

David Pace, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 2:41 p.m.  |  Save Story

A video of police officers in Idaho who captured two Christmas intruders at 5-year-old River Elquezabal's house last week hit 23.4 million views on TikTok.

Salt Lake County auditor says he doesn't have enough resources to do his job

Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 2:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake County's auditor is sounding the alarm over staffing levels in his office, saying he doesn't have enough resources to do his job.

Former RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando elected to 2025 National Soccer Hall of Fame class

Caleb Turner, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 1:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

It was fitting that Real Salt Lake legend Nick Rimando learned he would be receiving the highest honor in American soccer right where he earned it: on the pitch.

E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has ended, CDC says

Ananya Mariam Rajesh, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 3 - 1:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday that the E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers is over and the investigation has been closed.

Utah a popular place to live and rent, reports show

Emma Pitts, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 12:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's fall housing market this year was slightly more successful than in 2023, even though prices were higher on average.

Arrest made in Utah petroglyph defacement case, feds say

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Updated Dec. 3 - 12:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

A woman was arrested in connection with a land vandalism case near the Utah-Arizona border, which left damage to a petroglyph panel believed to be thousands of years old.

New study shows air pollution increases inflammation in Utahns with heart disease

Shelby Lofton, KSL-TV  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 12:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new study shows that air pollution from winter inversions and summer wildfires can seriously harm Utahns with heart problems.

US job openings rise in October, layoffs decrease

Lucia Mutikani, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 3 - 11:38 a.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. job openings increased moderately in October while layoffs declined, suggesting the labor market continued to slow in an orderly fashion.

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New study finds fat has memory: Here are the keys to overcome it

Health Utah  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

A new study found that fat cells have memory. The research showed you can lose the weight but a memory of your former weight is stored in the nucleus of fat cells exerting influence on your metabolism and driving weight gain.

An army of volunteers, each with their own reason

Lee Benson, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 11:23 a.m.  |  Save Story

When 535 fully decorated Christmas trees go up for auction at the Mountain America Expo Center in Sandy, it will mark the Festival of Trees's 54th consecutive year.

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How the Olympics — and 1 winning a medal — changed BYU runners' lives

Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 11:09 a.m.  |  Save Story

Former BYU runners Kenneth Rooks and James Corrigan competed at the Olympics in Paris. Rooks won the silver medal in the steeplechase. The runners share how it changed their lives.

Patrick Kinahan: Utah, BYU go opposite directions in crazy Big 12

Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 10:32 a.m.  |  Save Story

All the proof that most preseason Big 12 predictions were wildly inaccurate can be summarized with one example: The favorite in the championship game was picked to finish last.

Lineup announced for 2025 Kilby Block Party as it expands to 4 nights of music

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 10:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

Kilby Block Party organizers say its 2025 event will be "bigger and better than ever" with 75 artists performing across four days at the Utah State Fairpark.

Bear attacks worker, ransacks meat section in Japan supermarket rampage

Junko Ogura and Chris Lau, CNN  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 9:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

A bear that ran amok in a supermarket in northern Japan has been caught two days after it attacked a worker, the latest in a surge of encounters between bears and people in the country.

Utah's EVject aiming to make EV charging safer

Art Raymond, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 8:41 a.m.  |  Save Story

Expanded use of public electric vehicle charging stations has presented some unique challenges, and Utah startup EVject aims to ease worries with a novel new product.

Firefighters extinguish 'suspicious' blaze at vacant Salt Lake commercial building

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 8:24 a.m.  |  Save Story

A vacant commercial building near the Redwood Road and North Temple intersection caught fire Tuesday morning. Crews extinguished the fire but called its origin suspicious.

'Positive Coaching' boosting high school sports experience for Jordan District student-athletes

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 8:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

Girls wrestling team co-captains say their capacity to lift their teammates and themselves has sharpened after participating in a workshop last month.

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20 years of online student success stories: Sailor Mylroie

Utah Online School  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Online School will soon be celebrating its 20th anniversary. Today it continues to provide nurturing, comprehensive, and flexible options for students K-12, tuition-free.

Live artillery shell discovered behind Grantsville home

Shara Park, KSL-TV  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 7:38 a.m.  |  Save Story

A community in Grantsville was put on alert Sunday when a live World War II-era artillery shell was discovered on a family's property.