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Anglican priest shares his emotional reaction to the loss of President Jeffrey R. Holland

Tad Walch, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 29 - 2:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

"I'm weeping into my drink here at the service station, but they are tears of gratitude as well as sorrow," the Rev. Andrew Teal wrote from a roadside inn.

Grantsville seeks candidates to fill City Council seat as mayor-elect prepares to take office

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 29 - 2:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Grantsville is seeking applicants to fill a vacant City Council seat, as mayor-elect prepares to take office.

US 191 closed in Carbon County for emergency railroad maintenance

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Updated Dec. 29 - 1:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. 191 is closed in both directions near Castle Gate in Carbon County due to emergency railroad maintenance in the area.

150 million World Cup ticket requests received by FIFA, Infantino says

Karan Prashant Saxena and Chiranjit Ojha, Reuters  |  Posted Dec. 29 - 1:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the ticket prices for next year's World Cup in the United ​States, Canada and Mexico, citing heavy demand for them and the revenue generated for the sport around the world.

Tyler Robinson's closed October hearing will be released with some redactions

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Dec. 29 - 12:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The judge in the Tyler Robinson capital murder case announced that the transcript from a closed door October hearing will be released to the public but with some redactions.

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Speaking without words: the story behind 'Fidelio's' new costumes

Utah Symphony | Utah Opera  |  Posted Dec. 29 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

When the curtain rises this January on Utah Opera's new production of Beethoven's "Fidelio," the costumes will be unlike anything the audience has seen before.

Pick Six Previews: The wrong team favored in Oregon-Texas Tech quarterfinal matchup

Brett Ciancia, Pick Six Previews  |  Posted Dec. 29 - 10:53 a.m.  |  Save Story

Oregon is also strong in every stat, and these teams are too good for this game to occur in the quarterfinals, but Game Grader suggests the wrong team is favored here.

Man ordered gunman to 'drop him' just before South Jordan shooting death, police say

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 29 - 9:09 a.m.  |  Save Story

Two men were arrested over the weekend in connection with a fatal shooting in South Jordan — the alleged gunman and a man who police say ordered the other to fire.

Vegas doughnut franchise expands to northern Utah; opening date set for American Fork store

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 29 - 8:13 a.m.  |  Save Story

Pinkbox Doughnuts will open a new American Fork store in mid-January, and a Sandy location opening date has yet to be announced.

New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares

Philip Marcelo, Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 29 - 7:21 a.m.  |  Save Story

The New York City transit system is retiring the MetroCard after more than 30 years.

1 dead in multi-vehicle crash on Bangerter Highway

Sicily Stanton for KSL  |  Posted Dec. 29 - 6:45 a.m.  |  Save Story

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

Orem man sentenced to at least 25 years in prison for sodomy on a child

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 29 - 6:37 a.m.  |  Save Story

An Orem man was sentenced to a term of 25 years to life in prison on Wednesday for sodomy on a child stemming from a July 11 incident in West Haven.

Locals in the NFL: Could former BYU LB Fred Warner return from season-ending injury for 49ers?

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 28 - 11:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

Fred Warner's gruesome season-ending ankle injury may not have ended his season after all.

How many times a day do US adults check their phones?

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 28 - 10:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Nearly half of Americans say they are "addicted" to their cellphones, checking them an average of 186 times a day, according to a report from Reviews.org.

Cedar City builder discusses approach to affordability, quality

Andrew Adams, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 28 - 9:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

With home prices steadily rising in Utah and with demand only expected to climb in the years to come, a homebuilder shared its approach to keep a new housing project priced below the median in Iron County.

2nd man in custody in connection with South Jordan fatal shooting

Payton Davis, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 28 - 9:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

A second man is in police custody after a man was killed overnight Saturday in a South Jordan shooting.

2025 was 'insane' year for Utah wildfires. Will it continue in 2026?

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 28 - 9:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Wildfires burned more land in Utah this year than in the past three years combined, resulting in greater structural loss, as well. Experts are tracking weather that could indicate next year's risks.

Mexican train derailment kills at least 13 people, 98 injured

Natalia Siniawski, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 28 - 8:39 p.m.  |  Save Story

Mexican authorities said on Sunday that at least ​13 people were killed after an Interoceanic Train carrying 250 people derailed in the southern state of Oaxaca.

Midair helicopter crash in New Jersey leaves 1 dead and another critically injured

Associated Press  |  Updated Dec. 28 - 8:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Officials say two helicopters have crashed midair in southern New Jersey on Sunday, killing one person and leaving another critically injured.

Podcasting gives Utah politicians a new platform for political discourse

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 28 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Here's how a pair of Utah state senators are using podcasts to interact with the public.

BYU or Utah? One sports program has higher value than the other

Dennis Romboy, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 28 - 6:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Football games between Utah and BYU were close the last three times they met, with the Cougars narrowly winning each.

A winter storm threatens to bring blizzards and ice to parts of the US, hampering holiday travel

Leah Willingham and Jeff Martin, Associated Press  |  Updated Dec. 28 - 5:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

A powerful winter storm driven by a rapidly intensifying cyclone was sweeping east from the Plains on Sunday, bringing heavy snow, ice, rain and severe weather expected to affect much of the country.

'Our stories must be told': Utah's Mickey Ibarra unveils new book featuring Latino success stories

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 28 - 5:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah native and Latino Leaders Network founder Mickey Ibarra has unveiled a book featuring the stories of 25 successful Latinos in a bid to lift the community.