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'We're so happy': Venezuelans in Utah elated at President Maduro's removal

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 3 - 1:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

Venezuelans in Utah are expressing relief and elation at the removal by U.S. forces of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro but wonder what comes next.

East Idaho's Top 10 weirdest or craziest crime stories of 2025

Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Jan. 3 - 12:49 p.m.  |  Save Story

Eastern Idaho is often home to some very outlandish, disturbing and straight-up weird crimes, but here are the Top 10 craziest Eastern Idaho crime stories of 2025. A few Utahns may have even made the list.

Utah man who rammed 8 police cars in chase sentenced to prison

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 3 - 12:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah man who rammed into several police cars while fleeing law enforcement in August was sentenced to one to 15 years in prison.

11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2026

Oscar Holland, CNN  |  Updated Jan. 3 - 11:26 a.m.  |  Save Story

Bigger, blockbuster buildings may shape architecture in 2026. Among them are long-awaited museums, record-breaking skyscrapers and a soaring Catholic basilica almost 150 years in the making.

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Meet the Americans ditching their smartphones

Zachary Davis, Deseret News  |  Posted Jan. 3 - 11:16 a.m.  |  Save Story

A new generation of "neo-Luddites" is pushing back against screen addiction and questioning whether more technology really means progress.

Man sentenced to jail, deportation in attempted murder of his wife in Ogden

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 3 - 10:41 a.m.  |  Save Story

An apparent immigrant in the country illegally has been sentenced to jail and faces deportation in the attempted killing of his wife last June in Ogden.

Violinist sues Will Smith, management company; claims wrongful termination, sexual harassment

Karina Tsui, Sandra Gonzalez, CNN  |  Updated Jan. 3 - 9:58 a.m.  |  Save Story

A violinist who performed on tour with Will Smith has filed a lawsuit against the actor-musician and a management company, accusing them of retaliation, sexual harassment and wrongful termination.

Idaho city of Ammon wants trees for a giant bonfire

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Jan. 3 - 9:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

If you drop off your live Christmas trees to the city of Ammon, they will be used for a big bonfire night, complete with prizes, fun and fireworks.

Tooele woman sentenced for $177k in wire fraud tied to pandemic funds

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 3 - 8:17 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Tooele woman was sentenced last week to more than a year in prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $177,000 in small business funds during the COVID-19 pandemic.

How Salt Lake City responded to mounting challenges in 2025

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 3 - 7:08 a.m.  |  Save Story

2025 may not have been quite as transformative for Salt Lake City as the previous year, but it wasn't a quiet one either, as Utah's capital city continues to grow.

Red Rocks beat 2 Big Ten opponents in season debut, but see missed opportunities

Josh Furlong, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 3 - 12:07 a.m.  |  Save Story

Friday night was never going to be the highlight of the season.

Layton junior high employee arrested, accused of unlawfully kissing 17-year-old

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 2 - 10:16 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 44-year-old woman who worked at a Layton junior high school was arrested and accused of kissing a 17-year-old student on multiple occasions.

Strong earthquake shakes Mexico's independence monument, hits roads and hospitals

Nilutpal Timsina, Reuters  |  Updated Jan. 2 - 9:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

A powerful earthquake shook southern Mexico on Friday morning, damaging roads and hospitals and ​briefly interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum's first press conference of the new year.

Utah judge orders return of man who was wrongfully deported

Tim Vandenack and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated Jan. 2 - 9:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

A federal judge in Utah ordered U.S. officials to return a man who was wrongfully deported to Mexico on Dec. 23 as his case winds through immigration court.

5 of the most significant public lands stories of the year

Kevin Lind, Deseret News  |  Posted Jan. 2 - 9:09 p.m.  |  Save Story

Some stories in 2025 managed to break through a blind spot and enter the national conversation on public lands. Well, not all, but it was still a year of consequential changes.

Person critically injured on southern Utah trail

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 2 - 8:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

Hurricane Fire and Rescue said a person was airlifted to a hospital after an incident on the LaVerkin Overlook Trail on Friday.

Provo police arrest man accused of assaulting 4 people on New Year's Eve

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 2 - 8:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man was arrested Wednesday night after Provo police say he stabbed or cut two people and also assaulted two others.

Trump threatens Iran over protest crackdown as deadly unrest flares

Jana Choukeir, Reuters  |  Posted Jan. 2 - 7:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fired on them, days into unrest that has left several dead and posed the biggest internal threat to Iranian ​authorities in years.

As Big 12 play opens, college basketball faces existential questions with some midseason additions

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 2 - 7:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

BYU coach Kevin Young has seen both sides of the debate, including as an NBA assistant and nine-year G League coach with three organizations.

Deputy injured in Tremonton shooting announces run for Box Elder County sheriff

Mike Anderson, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 2 - 6:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Box Elder County deputy sheriff wounded in a deadly shooting last August is now running for Box Elder County sheriff — against his current boss.

Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi announces run for Utah County Commission

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 2 - 5:52 p.m.  |  Save Story

Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi on Friday filed to run for a seat on the Utah County Commission. Commissioner Amelia Powers Gardner has announced she will not seek another term.

Orem man arrested, accused of firing shot in Provo road rage case

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 2 - 5:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

An Orem man was arrested after police say he fired a shot at another vehicle during a road rage confrontation Thursday night in Provo.

Resident-led referendum on Salt Lake County tax increase qualifies for signature process

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 2 - 5:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A resident-led group seeking to challenge Salt Lake County's property tax increase has been given the green light to collect signatures on the measure.