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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.
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.
At 93, Draper man finds health and happiness in giving
Emma Benson, KSL | Posted Dec. 25 - 5:45 p.m. | Save Story
This Christmas, giving back may do more than spread holiday cheer. Experts say volunteering and acts of kindness can enhance your physical and mental well-being. Lowell Baum, 93, has seen those benefits firsthand.
Roller hockey community raising funds for new Pocatello rink
Logan Ramsey, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Dec. 25 - 2:43 p.m. | Save Story
A community of hockey players in Pocatello have secured land for a new roller rink, but they need to raise the money to build it.
Massachusetts students build wind phone that connects grieving family with lost loved ones
Matt Reed, WCVB via CNN Newsource | Posted Dec. 25 - 1:25 p.m. | Save Story
In a corner of Somerset, Massachusetts, there is a sound that seems out of place. A rotary phone in a small wooden structure, allowing the living to connect with those not on the other line, but on the other side.
The best way to spread Christmas cheer is ... a giant gingerbread man?
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 25 - 8:31 a.m. | Save Story
What started as just a silly idea in a group chat has become a movement connecting an entire community. And at the heart of it all are 20-foot tall blow-up gingerbread men.
The only thing worse than eggnog is your hot take
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 24 - 7:01 p.m. | Save Story
As families gather around holiday feasts to celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of the next, let us not forget: 'Tis the season to be jolly, not pessimistic.
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Joshua McElwee, Reuters | Updated Dec. 24 - 5:37 p.m. | Save Story
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.
Utah mom who survived COVID complications, delivered at 28 weeks gives back to NICU families
Shelby Lofton, KSL | Posted Dec. 24 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
Four years after a life-threatening battle with COVID-19 and an emergency delivery at 28 weeks, a Utah mother returned to the hospital where her son was born.
NORAD continues decades-long tradition of tracking Santa's trip around the world
Colleen Slevin, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 24 - 4:00 p.m. | Save Story
Sometimes kids drop the phone after hearing Santa won't show up if they're not asleep. Others who call the NORAD Tracks Santa hotline wonder if St. Nick will be able to find them.
Photo gallery: Christmas food giveaway a gift for those in need
Laura Seitz, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 24 - 2:05 p.m. | Save Story
Understanding the value of feeding the hungry, the Salt Lake City Mission hosted its annual "Christmas Food Box Giveaway" on Monday and Deseret News photojournalist Laura Seitz visited the mission to document the event.
Mapleton man lights homes for people in need during the holiday season
Arianne Brown for KSL | Posted Dec. 24 - 12:02 p.m. | Save Story
Houses across Utah County are being lit up this holiday season, courtesy of one man who wants to give back.
Don't be a Grinch — but heed this advice if you want your kids to sleep on Christmas Eve
Katia Hetter, CNN | Posted Dec. 24 - 11:02 a.m. | Save Story
Sleep expert Dr. Raj Dasgupta shares advice on getting kids to sleep on Christmas Eve.
Mountain Ridge students rally for Be Brave Baylee Foundation, supporting burn survivors
Emma Benson, KSL | Posted Dec. 20 - 10:12 p.m. | Save Story
Students at Mountain Ridge High School on Friday chose the Be Brave Baylee Foundation as the focus of their Season of Scarlet fundraiser.
One piece at a time, Idaho man seeks public help to make his Lego creation a reality
Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Dec. 20 - 7:02 p.m. | Save Story
What started as a simple Facebook post has turned into an outpouring of support for Dave McClelland's Lego Idea submission.
Tremonton couple shares story of courage, compassion after deadly shooting of 2 police officers
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted Dec. 19 - 3:11 p.m. | Save Story
A Tremonton couple is being hailed as heroes after intervening during a violent incident that led to a police response in which two officers were fatally shot.
Positively 50+: Holiday music connects students and seniors in Salt Lake City
Tamara Vaifanua, KSL | Posted Dec. 18 - 6:27 p.m. | Save Story
Ensign Elementary School students and seniors at Liberty Senior Center got to enjoy the emotional power of music on Thursday to help ring in the Christmas season.
Utah joins world's largest toy drive as over 16,000 Christmas gifts are donated
Eastin Hartzell, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 18 - 10:00 a.m. | Save Story
The world's largest toy drive is distributing hundreds of thousands of toys across multiple cities and made its big stop in Lehi on Wednesday.
