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Immigration debate, enforcement action intensified in 2025 in Utah, may continue in 2026
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 27 - 9:03 p.m. | Save Story
The debate over illegal immigration and enforcement action intensified in Utah in 2025, as across the nation, and more of the same may be in the offing in 2026.
2 hospitalized after crash into utility poles in South Jordan; power outages reported
Sicily Stanton for KSL | Updated Dec. 27 - 8:37 p.m. | Save Story
Two people were hospitalized in severe to critical condition Saturday evening after a two-vehicle crash sent an SUV into multiple utility poles, causing power outages along a busy South Jordan roadway, police said.
Utahn missing for 3 years presumed dead, but police still seeking answers
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Dec. 27 - 7:01 p.m. | Save Story
Investigators believe a South Salt Lake man who disappeared in 2022 is likely dead, but they're still trying to figure out what happened to him more than three years later.
Low snow doesn't mean no avalanche risk, Utah experts say
Emma Benson, KSL | Posted Dec. 27 - 5:04 p.m. | Save Story
Avalanche experts say lower snow totals this season can be misleading — just because there's less snow doesn't mean the risk has disappeared.
Man killed in South Jordan shooting, 1 in custody
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Updated Dec. 27 - 4:32 p.m. | Save Story
One person was arrested, and police are searching for a second person after a man was killed in an overnight shooting in South Jordan.
Salt Lake City won't break this 135-year-old record, but the similarities are striking
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Dec. 27 - 2:46 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City's first snowfall of the year avoids a record set in early 1891, but there are a lot of similarities 135 years apart.
Main Street businesses burned in fire on the cusp of reopening as rebuild continues
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Dec. 27 - 12:02 p.m. | Save Story
Five businesses remain closed since a fire ripped through a Main Street complex in downtown Salt Lake City in August, but two of them are on track to open in early 2026.
'Compassionate leadership': Local leaders praise service of President Jeffrey R. Holland
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Updated Dec. 27 - 11:23 a.m. | Save Story
Local religious and political leaders express condolences for President Jeffrey Roy Holland, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ, who died Saturday.
Kearns woman killed boyfriend after accusing him of sexually abusing daughter, police say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Dec. 27 - 10:44 a.m. | Save Story
A Kearns woman was arrested for investigation of murder after allegedly being told that her boyfriend tried to sexually abuse her daughter, according to police.
Ogden man charged with 15 crimes stemming from antisemitic threats, homemade bombs
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 27 - 7:53 a.m. | Save Story
An Ogden man faces 14 felony counts stemming from antisemitic threats he allegedly made and possession of six homemade bombs and parts for four more.
Quorum of the 12 President Jeffrey R. Holland dies at age 85
KSL Staff | Posted Dec. 27 - 4:55 a.m. | Save Story
President Jeffrey R. Holland, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died early Saturday at age 85.
No jail time for 4 of 5 men arrested in Heber City quinceañera stabbing
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 26 - 10:30 p.m. | Save Story
The cases for four of the five men arrested in connection with a double stabbing at a quinceañera party in Heber City earlier this year have been resolved, with all four only receiving probation for their involvement in the attack.
6-year-old pinned under vehicle after crash in Pleasant View
Curtis Booker, KSL | Updated Dec. 26 - 10:21 p.m. | Save Story
A 6-year-old boy was hospitalized after being hit by a car Friday night in Pleasant View.
Woman of Nicaraguan descent wins inaugural Miss Utah Latina Imagen pageant
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 26 - 9:47 p.m. | Save Story
A woman of Nicaraguan descent, Yanelin Rivera, won the inaugural Miss Utah Latina Imagen pageant followed by contestants of Dominican and Mexican descent.
How to help yourself if you live in a high fire zone
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 26 - 8:07 p.m. | Save Story
New legislation passed in 2025 mandated the creation of a plan to help Utahns living in high risk areas for wildfires.
Goshen woman accused of orchestrating kidnapping plot sentenced to prison
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 26 - 7:15 p.m. | Save Story
A woman accused of harassing a mayor, obstructing police and extorting a woman in Arizona, was sentenced this week to prison for her role in orchestrating a kidnapping plot in Goshen.
How a backroad discovery led to arrest of Melodee Buzzard's mother in child's 'calculated' killing
Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN | Updated Dec. 26 - 5:08 p.m. | Save Story
Ashlee Buzzard was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder in her daughter's killing, which a criminal complaint said was carried out with exceptional "cruelty" and "viciousness."
Returning your Christmas gifts? Here's some things you should know
Caitlin Keith, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 26 - 5:07 p.m. | Save Story
Now that Christmas is over and many have received gifts that they love and some gifts that they don't love as much, some of those gifts need to be returned.
Salt Lake man broke windows, poured fuel to get attention for missing dog, police say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Dec. 26 - 4:21 p.m. | Save Story
A Salt Lake man was arrested and accused of breaking multiple windows and pouring fuel at several apartments early Friday, allegedly to grab the attention of police.
Business & Tech »
Obamacare enrollment declines as US subsidies expire
- Volunteering with children can build character and create lasting family memories
- Main Street businesses burned in fire on the cusp of reopening as rebuild continues
- California drops suit against Trump's high-speed rail funding revocation
- Returning your Christmas gifts? Here's some things you should know
Education »
What's the Trump administration doing to help college aspirants make informed money decisions?
- Weber State University seeking public input in search for next president
- U. expands its Master of Business Creation program to a third continent — Europe
- Idaho senior offered full-ride scholarship after becoming a finalist in a highly competitive program
- Massachusetts students build wind phone that connects grieving family with lost loved ones
Health »
Obamacare enrollment declines as US subsidies expire
- Dignity delayed: Family notified over 3 years after patient died at hospital, remains kept in storage
- At 93, Draper man finds health and happiness in giving
- 'The best gift ever': Baby is born after the rarest of pregnancies, defying all odds
- Utah mom who survived COVID complications, delivered at 28 weeks gives back to NICU families
Police & Courts »
Utah woman delivers comfort to incarcerated women
- 2 hospitalized after crash into utility poles in South Jordan; power outages reported
- 3 injured after gunman opens fire on sheriff's office in Idaho before being fatally shot in standoff, officials say
- Utahn missing for 3 years presumed dead, but police still seeking answers
- At least 15 injured in a knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan
Politics »
Obamacare enrollment declines as US subsidies expire
- Immigration debate, enforcement action intensified in 2025 in Utah, may continue in 2026
- Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled concert after Trump name added to building
- Karoline Leavitt announces she is pregnant with her second child
- California drops suit against Trump's high-speed rail funding revocation
Science »
Should you stop saying 'um'? Here's what experts said
- 'The best gift ever': Baby is born after the rarest of pregnancies, defying all odds
- Waymo resumes San Francisco service after power outage pause
- Japan prepares to restart world's biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima
- Students make history: First aircraft built at Wright Brothers site since 1903
