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Annual clothing drive delivers warmth to Utah's needy as winter approaches
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 4 - 9:29 a.m. | Save Story
A statewide clothing drive amassed more than 500 bags of winter gear for Utah's most vulnerable.
Jazz, Mammoth to join forces in 'paying it forward.' Here's how Utahns can participate, too
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 2 - 10:00 a.m. | Save Story
"Pay it Forward Day" is recognized globally in late April, but the owners of the Utah Jazz and Mammoth are hoping to make it more of a Christmas season tradition.
How a firefighter accidentally found the secret door to success
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 1 - 7:31 a.m. | Save Story
Jeremy Barker set out to add a family theater space to his home in 2012, but was looking for a way to include a little kid-friendly pizzazz to the project.
How a phone call turned into 40 years helping homeless people
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 30 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
After four decades, Zions Bancorporation chairman and CEO Harris Simmons is stepping down as chairman of Shelter the Homeless but will remain on the board
Idaho teen competes for USA powerlifting team at the world championship, sets world record
Brittni Johnson, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Nov. 30 - 5:05 p.m. | Save Story
Colter Rammell was invited to lift for the USA powerlifting team at the WPC World Powerlifting Championship and recently returned home from the competition in Durban, South Africa.
It started with a jar. 20 years later, 'Christmas Jars' is a book series, a film — and a movement
Valerie Jones, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 30 - 7:15 a.m. | Save Story
As Jason Wright's bestselling novel "Christmas Jars" turns 20 — and with a new "Christmas Jars Cookbook" out to commemorate the occasion — he talked to the Deseret News about what the anniversary means to him.
Utah seventh-grader runs donation stand to help families in need
Shelby Lofton, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 27 - 8:00 a.m. | Save Story
Thirteen-year-old Tate Keesler, of Brigham City, has run a donation stand for the last month. He and his mom give away donated food, hygiene products and jackets to families who need them.
Utah Mammoth players bring holiday cheer to kids at Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital
Shelby Lofton, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 26 - 12:07 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Mammoth spent part of their holiday week visiting patients at Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital, bringing smiles to kids who are spending Thanksgiving away from home.
'No judgment': Lehi youth transform yard into a mini food bank to help those in need
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 25 - 10:31 p.m. | Save Story
Lehi community creates local neighborhood food bank; the gesture teaches youth the importance of service and giving.
Trump adds Thanksgiving turkeys Gobble and Waddle to his long pardon list
Andrea Shalal, Reuters | Updated Nov. 25 - 9:47 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump pardoned two giant white-plumed turkeys named Gobble and Waddle on Tuesday, sparing them from Thanksgiving dinner tables.
Hope and a hot meal: 5K meals served to Utahns experiencing homelessness at annual event
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 24 - 10:30 p.m. | Save Story
The Miller family and local leaders served Thanksgiving meals for people experiencing homelessness during an annual event on Monday.
Community fulfills Cybertruck birthday wish for local teen with special needs
Brittni Johnson, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Nov. 23 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
Community members came together to surprise a local boy with autism and intellectual disabilities, who was celebrating his 13th birthday this week.
High school sweethearts loving and laughing 70 years later
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 23 - 3:00 p.m. | Save Story
When Kelvyn Cullimore and Kay Haness met at Classen High School in Oklahoma City (class of 1953), he knew right away that he liked her a lot.
How returned missionary/All-American wrestler Brock Hardy hopes to pin future crowns
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 23 - 7:12 a.m. | Save Story
Ask Brock Hardy to recall a time when he wasn't a wrestler. He can't do it. That's probably why he's one of the best college wrestlers in the country.
Layton residents advocate for off-leash dog park; city identifies potential site
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 22 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story
The city of Layton is without an off-leash dog park. Some residents are advocating to change that.
Running community remembers 'last-place finisher' who touched many hearts
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted Nov. 22 - 2:46 p.m. | Save Story
Thousands of runners stood in a moment of silence to remember Kimball Webb, well known for his last-place finishes.
Dog lost in Idaho crash last month will be reunited with its owner
Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Nov. 19 - 10:34 p.m. | Save Story
A 77-year-old woman from Canada will reunite with her dog, Tessa, this weekend following a crash in Spencer, Idaho, last month.
Parents honor late daughter's love of animals through pet supplies donation drive
Logan Ramsey, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Nov. 17 - 6:37 a.m. | Save Story
Two parents have turned their grief into action by organizing a donation drive for a cause their daughter would have been "so excited" for.
