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'Compassionate leadership': Local leaders praise service of President Jeffrey R. Holland

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 27 - 9:47 a.m.  |  Save Story

Local religious and political leaders express their condolences for President Jeffrey Roy Holland, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who died Saturday.

Karoline Leavitt announces she is pregnant with her second child

Donald Judd, CNN  |  Posted Dec. 27 - 9:29 a.m.  |  Save Story

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday that she and her husband are expecting their second child, a baby girl due in May of next year.

Heavy rains, flash floods leave Southern California homes caked in mud

Jill Connelly and Rich McKay, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 27 - 8:42 a.m.  |  Save Story

Three days of heavy downpours that spawned flash flooding and mudslides across Southern California subsided on Friday, as residents of ​homes in the hard-hit mountain resort of Wrightwood began digging out mud and assessing damage.

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

Jason Bell  |  Posted Dec. 27 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

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

Ogden man charged with 15 crimes stemming from antisemitic threats, homemade bombs

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 27 - 7:53 a.m.  |  Save Story

An Ogden man faces 14 felony counts stemming from antisemitic threats he allegedly made and possession of six homemade bombs and parts for four more.

Zelenskyy to discuss land, security guarantees with Trump on Sunday

Yuliia Dysa, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 27 - 7:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to discuss territorial issues, the main stumbling block in talks to end the war, with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday, as a ​20-point peace framework and a security guarantee deal near completion.

George scores 31 and hits game winner as Jazz edge Pistons 131-129

Matthew Coles, Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 10:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Keyonte George scored 31 points and hit a floater in the lane with 2.1 seconds remaining as the Utah Jazz snapped a four-game losing streak with a 131-129 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.

No jail time for 4 of 5 men arrested in Heber City quinceañera stabbing

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 10:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

The cases for four of the five men arrested in connection with a double stabbing at a quinceañera party in Heber City earlier this year have been resolved, with all four only receiving probation for their involvement in the attack.

6-year-old pinned under vehicle after crash in Pleasant View

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Updated Dec. 26 - 10:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 6-year-old boy was hospitalized after being hit by a car Friday night in Pleasant View.

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.

How to help yourself if you live in a high fire zone

Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 26 - 8:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

New legislation passed in 2025 mandated the creation of a plan to help Utahns living in high risk areas for wildfires.

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.

How a backroad discovery led to arrest of Melodee Buzzard's mother in child's 'calculated' killing

Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN  |  Updated Dec. 26 - 5:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ashlee Buzzard was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder in her daughter's killing, which a criminal complaint said was carried out with exceptional "cruelty" and "viciousness."

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.