The importance of checking in on the 'forgotten population'

As the days get shorter and the snow lingers, it becomes hard for older adults to do activities outside of the house, which can lead to loneliness and isolation. 

How refugees from around the world celebrate Christmas in Utah

It was only a few years ago, in some cases only a few months, that they had never heard "White Christmas," let alone knew what one looked like … and many had no idea who Santa Claus was, either.

These natural wonders aren't national parks in the US. But they should be

"National parks are the best idea we ever had," declared American writer and environmentalist Wallace Stegner. And like many great inventions, the park system became wildly popular.

5 arrested in deadly shooting at Minnesota's Mall of America

Police say five people have been arrested in a fatal shooting at Minnesota's Mall of America that sent the sprawling commercial center into lockdown on one of the final days of the holiday shopping season.

Much needed home for seriously mentally ill men to reopen in Midvale

A mental health facility for Salt Lake County's most needy and vulnerable men is getting ready to re-open after it was shut down a year ago due to deplorable living conditions.

Under this type of contract, people with disabilities are paid below minimum wage

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 14(c) contracts "authorize employers to pay subminimum wages to workers with disabilities that impair their productivity for the work they perform." An attorney and family members of people with disabilities share their thoughts on if 14(c) contracts still belong in the workplace.

Federal effort to boost election worker protections fizzles

Federal proposals that would have significantly boosted security funding for election offices and heightened penalties for threatening their staff failed to advance this year. That's left state officials looking to their legislatures for support.

Here's how to track Santa around the world, thanks to NORAD

Santa Claus has packed his sleigh with toys for all the good kids and he has made sure the reindeer are secured for takeoff. Now, they are traveling around the world to visit millions of households.

2 Eagle Mountain residents spread holiday cheer

A couple of unlikely characters plod their way through Eagle Mountain in different ways each Christmas season not just because it is fun for them, but to bring the growing city together and spread holiday cheer.

Inside the history of the Colorado River Compact, water allocations

The place was Bishop's Lodge, a secluded outpost outside of Santa Fe at the end of a winding rough road in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. It was selected just over 100 years ago by the man who only nine years later would be president of the United States during one of the nation's most challenging eras, the Great Depression.

Have You Seen This? Bison stampede goes right past motorists

Need to buff the paint on your car? Simply park it in the middle of these scruffy bison.

Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic, lifting Christmas spirits

Tourism is the economic lifeblood of the biblical town of Bethlehem, and for the past two years, the pandemic kept international visitors away. This year, visitors are back, hotels are full and local shopkeepers have reported a brisk business in the runup to the holiday.

Provo fire marshal to review all fires since February

After noticing trends with recent fires, Provo's fire marshal is now reviewing all fires that have broken out in the city since February to see if there are commonalities.

Adnan Syed, exonerated after 23 years behind bars, hired by Georgetown to work on Prisons and Justice Initiative

Adnan Syed, recently exonerated after spending over two decades behind bars, is now working as a program associate for Georgetown University's Prisons and Justice Initiative, the school announced.

Ogden food pantry provides food, clothing and Christmas help for holiday weekend

At the Tri-City Exchange in North Ogden on Friday over 2,000 Utah families received food, clothing, and Christmas gifts to help them through the holiday weekend.

Extinction crisis puts 1 million species on the brink

Nature is in crisis, and it's only getting worse. As species vanish at a rate not seen in 10 million years, more than 1 million species are currently on the brink.

What TV shows are on the 'naughty list' in 2022?

Are series created for teens too dark? And is adult-oriented programming being marketed to kids?

Utah startup Errand wants to make life easier by doing the running around for you

A group of BYU students working to identify a business idea decided to survey families to try to isolate what their biggest pain points were.

Family safely evacuated from West Weber house fire

A structure fire did an estimated $300,000 in damage to a home in West Weber early Saturday morning.

Former USC, Pitt quarterback Kedon Slovis commits to BYU football

Slovis comes to BYU as a graduate transfer after one season at Pittsburgh, where he completed 58.4% of his passes for 2,397 yards and 10 touchdowns with nine interceptions for the 8-4 Panthers.

Twitter restores suicide prevention feature after Reuters report

Twitter restored a feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, after coming under pressure from some users and consumer safety groups over its removal.

Utah man charged with sexually assaulting woman he met on Mutual dating app

A Utah man was charged Thursday with sexually assaulted a woman he met through a dating app after showing the woman a gun and loading it.

Georgia special grand jury wraps up probe of Trump, allies

A special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election in Georgia appears to be wrapping up its work, but many questions remain.

18 die as monster storm brings rain, snow, cold across US

A battering winter storm has knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the United States. Across the country, officials have attributed at least 18 deaths to exposure, icy car crashes and other effects of the storm.

Utah to begin work on 10 projects to improve boating access in 2023

The state's parks, recreation and wildlife divisions plan to begin nearly a dozen boating access improvement projects in the new year.