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Collins Dictionary chooses 'mogging' as its 2026 word of the year

Associated Press  |  Updated Nov. 3 - 9:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

Collins Dictionary has named "mogging" — a slang word meaning to outshine someone or something — as its word of the year.

Is it taxidermy or art? Utah business owner's insurance claim hinges on the distinction

VideoMatt Gephardt, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 2 - 9:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah man bought insurance to protect the taxidermy he hauls. After a crash damaged his cargo, his insurer classified most of it as excluded artwork. His dispute raises a question for anyone buying coverage: Do you have the insurance you think you do?

Mother-daughter duo creates pirate Halloween displays

VideoTyrese Boone, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 31 - 10:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

Staci Gifford of Eagle Mountain and her daughter, Kailee Burdette of Saratoga Springs, have spent nearly a decade turning their homes into elaborate Halloween displays.

On Day of the Dead, tourists bump shoulders with celebrating families in San Andrés Mixquic

Rocio Muñoz Ledo, CNN  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 7:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

As the sun sets on Halloween, the door between the worlds of the living and the dead are about to open for Day of the Dead in Mexico. Here's a look at how people are celebrating it.

Online registry highlights Utah's haunted 'real estate'

VideoAndrew Adams, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 4:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Kris Bowen acknowledged that sometimes a property's spooky secrets are something to be celebrated, which is why he created "Utah's Real Haunted Houses: The Registry."

Red Cross urges Utahns to check smoke alarms as daylight saving time ends

VideoEmma Benson, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 2:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

The American Red Cross is reminding Utahns to check their smoke alarms as daylight saving time ends this weekend and the risk of home fires increases during the colder months.

Halloween through the years: A look back at Utah's spooky season traditions

VideoShelby Lofton, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

From trick-or-treating and costume parades to candy safety and haunted graveyards, KSL archive footage reveals how Halloween traditions in Utah have evolved over the decades.

Utah single mom turns birthday party hobby into thriving events business with reality TV clients

VideoTamara Vaifanua, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 30 - 9:23 p.m.  |  Save Story

Kenzie Bates never thought anyone would pay her to do what she loves. Now her client list includes stars of reality TV.

Daybreak Halloween map helps families plan trick-or-treat routes

VideoAnnette Campbell, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 30 - 5:58 p.m.  |  Save Story

Families looking for the best Halloween displays in Daybreak can now use an online map and mobile app to plan their trick-or-treating routes and discover participating homes.

Farmington man's 30-year pumpkin carving hobby becomes Halloween tradition

VideoMadi Vollmer, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 30 - 3:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

One Farmington man has spent three decades creating an elaborate pumpkin display, welcoming visitors to enjoy his work and support a local food pantry.

How stencils make an easier job of last-minute pumpkin carving

Staff  |  Posted Oct. 29 - 9:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

Using stencils to build Halloween pumpkins can really up your porch game — just trace, and, carefully, cut.

Hotel Vernal Haunt to end after Halloween

VideoAndrew Adams, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 29 - 9:54 a.m.  |  Save Story

Halloween night is always important for haunted attractions, but this year it will mean more to those who run the Hotel Vernal Haunt, as it will close at the end of the season.

Pennsylvania teen's birthday wish for more friends comes true

Wakisha Bailey  |  Updated Oct. 28 - 7:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

The long afterlife of a one-use Halloween costume

Margaret Darby, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 28 - 3:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Attending local Halloween swaps or exchanging costumes with friends and family are two ways to reduce waste this season, but where and how do you find them? Read here.

Lilly's retatrutide outshines Ozempic on weight loss, blood sugar control in trial

Sriparna Roy, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 28 - 10:07 a.m.  |  Save Story

Eli Lilly said on Wednesday its experimental next-generation obesity drug, retatrutide, outperformed Novo ​Nordisk's Ozempic on blood sugar control and delivered more than double the weight loss in a diabetes study.

Supplements brand Rho Nutrition explores sale, sources say

Abigail Summerville, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 28 - 9:56 a.m.  |  Save Story

Rho Nutrition, a maker of ​liquid supplements and vitamins, is exploring a sale that could value the company at over $500 million, ‌according to people familiar with the matter.

Geron discontinues late-stage trial of blood cancer drug, shares plunge

Christy Santhosh, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 28 - 9:08 a.m.  |  Save Story

Geron said on Wednesday it would halt a late-stage ​trial of its blood cancer treatment, marking a setback for the company's only commercial product, sending its shares plunging ‌20% in early trading.

GSK pipeline doubts, vaccine underperformance overshadow sales beat

Pushkala Aripaka, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 28 - 9:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

GSK investors punished the British drugmaker on Wednesday despite a third-quarter sales and profit beat, focusing instead on questions over its ​drug pipeline and weak sales of vaccines, including its shingles shot Shingrix.

Biogen tops quarterly estimates on rare-disease drug strength

Christy Santhosh, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 28 - 8:29 a.m.  |  Save Story

Biogen beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter results on Wednesday, as robust ​demand for its rare-disease and Alzheimer's treatments helped offset declines in its under-pressure multiple sclerosis franchise.