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Early birds can begin filing their taxes on Jan. 26 this year
Fatima Hussein, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 8 - 10:34 p.m. | Save Story
Jan. 26 marks the official start date of the 2026 tax filing season, when the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2025 tax returns. April 15 is the filing deadline to avoid penalties and interest.
'Looking really good': Zions Bank economist optimistic about Utah's future prospects
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Jan. 8 - 5:03 p.m. | Save Story
A Zions Bank economist is optimistic about Utah's future prospects but will be closely monitoring mortgage rates, inflation and the labor market as the year unfolds.
3 positives and 3 challenges expected in Salt Lake's home market in 2026
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Jan. 8 - 12:02 p.m. | Save Story
Market experts see pros and cons about Salt Lake County's market heading into 2026 after a relatively steady year of sales in 2025.
Innovative Utah brand crafts durable, transparent skateboards
Kathleen Clove, KSL | Posted Jan. 8 - 9:00 a.m. | Save Story
Utah-based Ghost Longboards officially began selling the unique boards in 2020 and soon found phenomenal success when sales went from 10 a month to 600 in one day.
US says it needs to control Venezuelan oil sales indefinitely to drive change
Vallari Srivastava, Nathan Crooks and Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters | Posted Jan. 7 - 4:46 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. needs to control Venezuela's oil sales and revenue indefinitely to stabilize that country's economy and rebuild its oil sector, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday.
US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-family homes, Trump says
Reuters | Posted Jan. 7 - 2:37 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration is moving to ban Wall Street investors from buying single-family homes in a bid to reduce home prices, a potential blow for private-equity landlords.
Trump's oil push widens with seizure of Russian-flagged tanker linked to Venezuela
Idrees Ali and Marianna Parraga, Reuters | Updated Jan. 7 - 11:29 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. said on Wednesday it had seized a Russian-flagged, Venezuela-linked tanker as part of President Donald Trump's aggressive push to dictate oil flows in the Americas and force Caracas' socialist government to become its ally.
Venezuela to export $2B worth of oil to US in deal with Washington, Trump says
Marianna Parraga and Erin Banco, Reuters | Updated Jan. 6 - 9:57 p.m. | Save Story
Caracas and Washington have reached a deal to export up to $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude to the United States, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday.
Hilton drops Minneapolis hotel over canceled ICE bookings
Doyinsola Oladipo, Reuters | Posted Jan. 6 - 8:11 p.m. | Save Story
Hilton Worldwide Holdings has removed from its system a Minneapolis hotel that has refused to accept the bookings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the hotel operator said on Tuesday.
Utah father fights for a refund after martial arts studio closes
Matt Gephardt, KSL | Posted Jan. 6 - 12:01 p.m. | Save Story
January is often loaded with deals such as "sign up for a full year and save!" But what happens when a business shuts down and doesn't refund you?
Weekend snowstorm brings long-awaited boost to Utah winter businesses
Mike Anderson, KSL | Posted Jan. 6 - 8:45 a.m. | Save Story
A weekend snowstorm delivered a much-needed boost to winter recreation businesses in Utah's Ogden Valley.
New Jazz-themed court unveiled at Salt Lake City rec center — and there's more to come
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Jan. 6 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
A newly-designed court in Salt Lake City isn't quite like the Delta Center, but the children took to it like it was the next best thing.
Trump administration sets meetings with oil companies over Venezuela, source says
Jarrett Renshaw and Sheila Dang, Reuters | Updated Jan. 5 - 9:31 p.m. | Save Story
The administration of President Donald Trump is planning to meet with executives from U.S. oil companies later this week to discuss boosting Venezuelan oil production after U.S. forces ousted its leader Nicolas Maduro.
New beginnings: Provo business owners reemerge with separate ventures, but same purpose
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Jan. 5 - 11:33 a.m. | Save Story
After a Provo shop was forced to close in February, one of its owners and two previous business owners opened a new space for coffee and community.
Bluefin tuna sells for record $3.2M at year-opening auction at Tokyo fish market
Associated Press | Posted Jan. 5 - 9:33 a.m. | Save Story
A 535-pound bluefin tuna sold for a record $3.2 million at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market.
What to expect from CES 2026, the annual show of all things tech
Shawn Chen, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 5 - 8:28 a.m. | Save Story
With the start of the New Year squarely behind us, it's once again time for the annual CES trade show to shine a spotlight on the latest tech companies plan on offering in 2026.
Rome welcomed record 33.5 million pilgrims for Catholic Holy Year
Joshua McElwee, Reuters | Posted Jan. 5 - 8:21 a.m. | Save Story
About 33.5 million pilgrims came to Rome in 2025 for the Catholic Holy Year, Vatican and Italian officials said on Monday, marking a record number of yearly visitors.
Somalis in Minneapolis say they are facing harassment in the wake of fraud allegations video
Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN | Posted Jan. 5 - 6:57 a.m. | Save Story
At Fardowsa Ali's restaurant in Minneapolis, she said the usual steady flow of diners seeking Somali sambusas or desserts has been replaced with threatening phone calls.
