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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.

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.

How musician David Tolk is providing background music for the world

Lee Benson, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 28 - 4:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A keyboard artist in Draper with a studio that doubles as his front room is being heard literally around the world.

At 66, Kyle Whittingham still has plenty to give — and Michigan will benefit from it

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 28 - 3:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

Whittingham has been open that he didn't retire from coaching after 34 years at the same institution.

Zelenskyy meets Trump in Florida for talks on Ukraine peace plan

Andrea Shalal and Gram Slattery, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 28 - 3:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met President Donald Trump on Sunday, hoping to forge a plan to end the war in Ukraine.

Brown University police chief put on leave — 5 years after facing scrutiny in Utah

Emma Pitts, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 28 - 3:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Brown University Chief of Police Rodney Chatman has been put on administrative leave following the shooting at the Ivy League institution on Dec. 13.

Ancient Roman column gets high-tech laser facelift

Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN  |  Posted Dec. 28 - 1:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Vivid scenes of battlefield decapitations and female prisoners dragged off by their hair, carved into the 1,840-year-old marble Column of Marcus Aurelius towering over central Rome, are being brought back into focus through a $2.3 million laser restoration.

How Utah could lead the way on this little-known clean energy source

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 28 - 12:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah lawmakers are pushing for ways to make it easier to access geothermal energy, pointing to the Beehive State as a potential leader to harness the clean energy source and secure domestic energy dominance for the United States in the coming years.

Northern Utah finally gets snow, skiers and snowboarders couldn't be happier

Alex Cabrero, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 28 - 11:21 a.m.  |  Save Story

After weeks of waiting, winter finally showed up in northern Utah.

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5 Utah food spots we checked out this year

Sarah Gambles, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 28 - 11:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah has a unique and interesting food scene. Here are five special spots we wrote about in the last year.