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Walking fundraiser to spread awareness about struggles of children with disabilities in Ghana
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 8 - 2:08 p.m. | Save Story
A Payson woman who adopted a girl from Ghana has started a nonprofit to help orphanages. They have a "virtual walk" — 7,084 miles, equal from Payson to Accra — to do just that.
Nearly 1 in 16 pregnant women use marijuana, despite health risks
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 8 - 1:33 p.m. | Save Story
Close to 6% of pregnant women — about 1 in 16 — said they used marijuana during the last month, according to a national survey that found many did not associate use during pregnancy with health risks.
BYU accepts invitation to Alamo Bowl, will play Big 12 foe Colorado
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 8 - 12:45 p.m. | Save Story
After a 10-2 regular season, the Cougars will remember the Alamo during the Holidays.
10 injured after police traffic officer on a motorcycle crashes into bystanders at California parade
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 8 - 11:36 a.m. | Save Story
Authorities say 10 people have been injured after a police traffic officer on a motorcycle crashed into bystanders at a holiday parade in Palm Springs.
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Get your free copy of 'Putting On Christ.' Here's how
Vescovo Buonarroti Art, LLC | Posted Dec. 8 - 11:30 a.m. | Save Story
"Putting on Christ" by author Steven Anthony Bishop seeks to inspire those who are diligent truth seekers. And now interested readers can get an e-book version for free.
First 12-team playoff set, Oregon seeded No. 1 and SMU edges Alabama
Eddie Pells, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 8 - 11:23 a.m. | Save Story
SMU captured the last open spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff, bumping Alabama to land in a bracket that placed undefeated Oregon at No. 1.
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The surprising trajectory that made Laura Ingraham a conservative superstar
Jennifer Graham, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 8 - 11:08 a.m. | Save Story
In her first interview after the election, Ingraham talks about single parenting, why she left law for media and what the GOP should do about its Never Trumpers
Gen Z leads the way in record holiday shopping spree
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 8 - 11:02 a.m. | Save Story
Many Americans don't hold back their wallets during the biggest shopping week of the year, and this year in Utah, it was no different.
Musk and Ramaswamy float ending daylight saving time. What could that mean for Utah?
Hanna Seariac, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 8 - 10:33 a.m. | Save Story
The two heads of the Department of Government Efficiency have floated the idea of ditching daylight saving time.
DNA evidence helps identify woman's killer 36 years after her death
Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN | Posted Dec. 8 - 9:51 a.m. | Save Story
Questions in the case of a woman killed in Washington state 36 years ago have finally been answered as her killer, now deceased, was identified through DNA technology.
Provo celebrates new downtown fire station
Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV | Posted Dec. 8 - 9:21 a.m. | Save Story
Provo community members and firefighters alike celebrated the new downtown fire station Saturday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Search for UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer yields evidence, but few answers
Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 8 - 8:42 a.m. | Save Story
As the search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killer stretches into a fourth day and beyond the New York City limits, investigators are reckoning with a tantalizing dichotomy. They have troves of evidence, but the shooter remains an enigma.
Jubilation and gunfire as Syrians celebrate the end of the Assad family's half-century rule
Abdulrahman Shaheen and Abby Sewell, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 8 - 8:03 a.m. | Save Story
Syrians poured into streets echoing with celebratory gunfire on Sunday after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, putting an end to the Assad family's 50 years of iron rule but raising questions about the future of the country and the wider region.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Ducks remain on top after championship weekend
Josh Furlong, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 8 - 8:01 a.m. | Save Story
Championship weekend delivered.
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More than 60 Christmas movies were filmed in Utah: Here are some to watch
Siegfried & Jensen | Posted Dec. 8 - 8:00 a.m. | Save Story
You might be surprised by just how many holiday films were shot here in the Beehive State. Here are just a few to get you started.
VA is funding first psychedelic-assisted therapy study since the 1960s
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 8 - 7:16 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced the funding of its own study into psychedelic-assisted therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans.
BYU extends Kalani Sitake after 10-2 regular season
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Updated Dec. 7 - 10:45 p.m. | Save Story
Kalani Sitake isn't going anywhere.
How poor air quality can impact your mental health
Emma Benson, KSL-TV | Posted Dec. 7 - 10:31 p.m. | Save Story
If you're feeling less motivated or more tired than usual, you're not alone. This bad air quality doesn't just affect our physical health; experts say the inversion can also impact our mental health.
Utah State blows out Utah Tech in 92-62 win to stay undefeated
Alex Vejar for KSL.com | Updated Dec. 7 - 10:07 p.m. | Save Story
Five Utah State players scored in double figures Saturday night.
France says 'merci' as Notre-Dame Cathedral rises from ruins of fire
Noemie Olive and Ingrid Melander, Reuters | Posted Dec. 7 - 9:42 p.m. | Save Story
The word "Merci" was projected on to the front of Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral as it reopened on Saturday, in thanks for its salvation after a devastating fire that brought the 860-year-old building close to collapse five years ago.
'No show': Saint Mary's holds on after Runnin' Utes' 2nd-half comeback falls short
Josh Furlong, KSL.com | Updated Dec. 7 - 9:27 p.m. | Save Story
If there was something that could go wrong, Utah found a way to do it in the first half of basketball.
VA Caregivers Service Program offers support to area families
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 7 - 9:01 p.m. | Save Story
With the number of caregivers and aging veterans expected to increase, Veterans Affairs offers services to keep caregivers refreshed and renewed.
UVU awarded grant to increase student interest in Russia
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 7 - 8:19 p.m. | Save Story
UVU has won a six-figure grant from the U.S. Russia Foundation to create a program to encourage more people to become experts on Russia and its culture.
Will the next Elon Musk or Phil Knight emerge from Utah's Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute?
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 7 - 7:42 p.m. | Save Story
The University of Utah is finding other ways to ascend the national rankings.
Sibling-run dance studio aims to expand ballroom presence in Salt Lake County
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 7 - 7:06 p.m. | Save Story
Alexis and Daniel Pollack own Ladu Dance Studio in Sandy and are hoping to expand the presence of ballroom dancing in Salt Lake County.
Gangs in Utah: What should parents watch for?
Michelle Rowe, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Dec. 7 - 6:26 p.m. | Save Story
Gangs in Utah seem to be recruiting younger and younger people. What should parents watch for?
NYPD divers search Central Park waters for gun used to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO, source says
Gloria Pazmino, Evan Perez, Mark Morales, Brynn Gingras, Shimon Prokupecz and Ryan Young, CNN | Posted Dec. 7 - 5:38 p.m. | Save Story
NYPD divers were searching a body of water in New York's Central Park on Saturday for the firearm used in the fatal shooting of a health care executive in Manhattan, a law enforcement official told CNN, as the search for the gunman nears the end of its fourth day.
'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever' has a successful run at the box office
Hanna Seariac, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 7 - 5:01 p.m. | Save Story
"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" has basically tripled its budget in box office revenue as of Friday.
Rep. Celeste Maloy and Sen. Mike Lee work to hand control of federal lands back to Utah
Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 7 - 4:24 p.m. | Save Story
Earlier this week, the U.S. House passed a bill — the Utah State Parks Adjustment Act — that could revert ownership of three parcels of federal land to Utah.
Have You Seen This? Manipulative dog tries to shame owner into staying home
Grant Olsen for KSL.com | Posted Dec. 7 - 3:41 p.m. | Save Story
Do you think you would've been able to say no to that pressed-against-the-window-in-desperation look?
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Ahead of SLC concert, Leslie Odom Jr. reflects on work since 'Hamilton'
Margaret Darby, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 7 - 2:42 p.m. | Save Story
Odom kicked off 'The Christmas Tour' in San Francisco on Nov. 29. On Sunday, that tour comes to Salt Lake City's Eccles Theater
Michael Kesselring nets Utah's 1st Gordie Howe hat trick in 5-2 win over Buffalo
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Updated Dec. 7 - 2:27 p.m. | Save Story
Kesselring had the first Gordie Howe hat trick in Utah Hockey Club history with a goal, an assist and a fight as Utah extended Buffalo's winless streak to six straight with a 5-2 win.
New York museum unveils 'Apex' — an almost complete stegosaurus
Aleksandra Michalska, Reuters | Posted Dec. 7 - 2:21 p.m. | Save Story
The American Museum of Natural History is revealing one of the most complete specimens ever discovered of the stegosaurus, known for the upright plates on its back and a spiky tail.
US government to get rid of James V. Hansen Federal Building; agencies inside to be moved
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 7 - 1:35 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. government plans to get rid of the James V. Hansen Federal Building in downtown Ogden and move the agencies operating inside it to new locations.
School safety top of mind for West High faculty; keeps Gov. Cox 'awake' at night
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 7 - 12:24 p.m. | Save Story
A crowd of West High School faculty and staff members — along with a student or two — rallied outside the school before and after class Friday, calling for increased security following last month's shooting of a student in the school's parking lot.
Should Biden pardon Trump?
Samuel Benson, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 7 - 12:17 p.m. | Save Story
Some are calling for President Joe Biden to pardon President-elect Donald Trump, after the President pardoned his son, Hunter Biden.
Missing husband dies after miraculously being found on KSL-TV news
Garna Mejia, KSL-TV | Posted Dec. 7 - 10:30 a.m. | Save Story
Michael Black, of Afton, Wyoming, suffered from dementia and hitchhiked over 200 miles to Salt Lake City. His wife, Avril Black, spotted him on a KSL -TV segment, allowing them to reunite the next day.
A legacy of valor: 16 Pearl Harbor survivors remain. On the 83rd anniversary, they are still heroes
Alaa Elassar, CNN | Posted Dec. 7 - 10:05 a.m. | Save Story
As bombs fell on Pearl Harbor during a shocking attack, transforming serene Hawaiian waters into a graveyard of twisted metal, burning wreckage and the roar of destruction, Earl "Chuck" Kohler did not hesitate to fight back.
'Home Alone' house up for sale for $3.8M in Chicago – but not the one you're thinking of
Elyssa Kaufman and Sara Machi, CNN | Posted Dec. 7 - 9:31 a.m. | Save Story
Social media sleuths noticed that the house next door to the iconic "Home Alone" house in Winnetka, Chicago, is now up for sale.
Vernal woman charged with secretly drugging husband's drink
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 7 - 9:01 a.m. | Save Story
A Vernal woman has been charged with secretly putting blood pressure medication in her husband's drink and allegedly telling a friend, "Maybe (he) will die this time."
Should you blow your nose when you have a cold?
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 7 - 8:33 a.m. | Save Story
Do you really need instructions for blowing your nose? According to a recent study, apparently you do.
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Explore the magnificence of France with a Utah-based travel company
Jensen McKay Tours | Posted Dec. 7 - 8:00 a.m. | Save Story
When it comes to ideal vacation destinations, France ranks near the top of many people's lists.
World's oldest-known wild bird lays egg in Hawaii at age 74
Hallie Golden, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 7 - 7:48 a.m. | Save Story
The oldest-known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of 74, her first in four years.
How an almost $40M grant could help Utah ease traffic congestion along vital I-15 section
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 7 - 7:35 a.m. | Save Story
Utah recently received a federal grant to implement a new ramp metering system along a key stretch of southbound I-15 in Salt Lake County.
Johnny Juzang records season-high as Jazz rout Trail Blazers 141-99 for 5th win
Josh Furlong, KSL.com | Updated Dec. 7 - 12:05 a.m. | Save Story
Lauri Markkanen was a late scratch Friday night as he managed a lower back injury, but his absence didn't matter.
Utah volleyball battles to the wire, falls in 2nd round loss to Marquette in 5 sets
Ella Peterson, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 6 - 10:32 p.m. | Save Story
In front of a roaring Huntsman Center crowd, the 17th-ranked Utah Volleyball team saw its season come to a bittersweet end on Friday night.
News groups sue Idaho prison leader for increased witness access to lethal injection executions
Rebecca Boone, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 6 - 10:32 p.m. | Save Story
The Associated Press and two other news organizations are suing Idaho's top prison official for increased access to lethal injection executions, saying the state is unconstitutionally hiding the actual administration of the deadly drugs from public view.
Judge won't revive rule capping credit card late fees at $8
Nate Raymond, Reuters | Posted Dec. 6 - 10:04 p.m. | Save Story
A federal judge in Texas rejected on Friday a request by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to lift an order that has blocked a new U.S. regulation capping credit card late fees at $8, a policy challenged by business and banking groups.
Utah vision insurance company likely to shut down after rehabilitation efforts fail
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL-TV | Posted Dec. 6 - 9:33 p.m. | Save Story
In a rare move, a Utah vision insurance company's operations were taken over by the state's insurance commissioner. Now, the insurance commissioner says it's time for the company to shut down.
'Not everyone is happy': Logan's pipeline project draws criticism
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 6 - 9:05 p.m. | Save Story
Well over 100 Logan residents packed the City Hall and an overflow room to voice concerns about transparency and the environmental impact of a pipeline project.
Utah immigrant advocates hosting 'Know Your Rights' sessions amid Trump's deportation plans
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 6 - 8:32 p.m. | Save Story
Advocates for Utah's immigrant community are hosting "Know Your Rights" sessions in Salt Lake City, Provo and Ogden in response to Trump's deportation plans.
Jury awards $310M to parents of teen killed in fall from Orlando amusement park ride
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 6 - 8:07 p.m. | Save Story
The parents of a 14-year-old Missouri boy who fell to his death from a Florida amusement park ride has won a $310 million verdict against the attraction's Austrian builder.
Brother says Davis County fugitive Chase Venstra may be armed, dangerous
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 6 - 7:42 p.m. | Save Story
The brother of a fugitive sought by law enforcement in Davis County said he believes the man could still be in the area and may be armed and dangerous.
Davis County proposes increasing property taxes earmarked for animal services by 55%
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 6 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
Davis County's 55% tax hike proposal aims to bolster animal shelter services and is the focus of a public hearing this week, despite mustering mixed reviews.
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Utah's new destination for premier Shelby and Black Widow vehicles
Young Automotive Group | Posted Dec. 6 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
Shelby American and Black Widow Trucks have signed agreements with Young Automotive's three Ford locations in Ogden, Morgan and Brigham City,
Utah inmate accused of forcing woman into sex work
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 6 - 6:33 p.m. | Save Story
A man incarcerated in southern Utah is facing additional charges for allegedly forcing a woman into prostitution to make money for him.
Police serve multiple warrants on downtown Salt Lake City motel
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 6 - 5:36 p.m. | Save Story
Two men were arrested Thursday at a downtown motel for drug-related crimes following multiple complaints lodged with police against the motel.
How Utah's Blake Moore will work with Elon Musk to cut government spending
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 6 - 5:03 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Rep. Blake Moore will serve as the co-chairman of a new congressional caucus to work with the Department of Government Efficiency on cutting federal spending.
Crews recover the body of a woman from a Pennsylvania sinkhole after a 4-day search
Mark Scolforo, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 6 - 4:44 p.m. | Save Story
Police say the remains of a woman who fell into a sinkhole have been recovered four days after she went missing while searching for her cat.
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