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From chaos to calm: How to manage holiday stress and enjoy the season
Emma Benson, KSL | Posted Dec. 12 - 7:03 a.m. | Save Story
The holidays can be a joyful time, but they can also bring pressure with gift lists, travel plans, financial strain and family expectations. Experts say it's important to prioritize and take care of your mental health this time of year.
FDA approves first at-home device for depression
Kamal Choudhury, Reuters | Updated Dec. 11 - 2:23 p.m. | Save Story
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Flow Neuroscience's at-home brain stimulation device to treat depression, offering an alternative to typical antidepressants that can cause side effects.
Republican-controlled US Congress poised to allow Obamacare health subsidies to expire
Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard Cowan, Reuters | Updated Dec. 11 - 1:03 p.m. | Save Story
The Republican-controlled Congress is poised to allow tax credits to lapse for 24 million Americans, as a Dec. 31 deadline approaches with no sign of a healthcare compromise.
'Life in color again': Why some young adults are switching their smartphones for flip phones
Eastin Hartzell, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 6 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
A growing number of youth and young adults are intentionally swapping smartphones for "dumb phones" — flip phones and minimalist devices that call and text, but don't scroll.
Utah Christmas lights map 2025 is live
KSL Staff | Posted Dec. 4 - 9:46 p.m. | Save Story
Explore the 2025 Utah Christmas Lights Map from KSL. Submit your display, browse neighborhood lights, and find holiday events across Utah. It is updated throughout December.
Examining bee behavior in winter
Shelby Lofton, KSL | Posted Dec. 1 - 6:20 a.m. | Save Story
After a fire destroyed a honey factory in American Fork, a local expert shared insight about how to care for bees during the winter and how this business owner can recover.
Confused by Black Friday sales? So are we. Here's what we know
Emma Neff, Deseret News | Updated Nov. 27 - 5:13 p.m. | Save Story
The sales you see now actually started weeks ago, which raises the question: Should consumers start shopping early or wait for the official Black Friday?
Some families are 'adopting' turkeys for Thanksgiving instead of eating them
Hallie Golden and Thomas Peipert, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 27 - 2:00 p.m. | Save Story
"Gus" the turkey has been spending Thanksgiving week much differently than millions of other unlucky gobblers across the U.S.
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.
US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website
Michael Erman, Reuters | Updated Nov. 20 - 1:45 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recast the vaccine safety section of its website to align with the view of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that childhood vaccines cause autism.
Utah softball community rallies for former Snow College player diagnosed with leukemia
Arianne Brown for KSL | Posted Nov. 20 - 7:17 a.m. | Save Story
The Utah softball community is rallying together after Hallie Young, a former Snow College softball player, was suddenly diagnosed with leukemia.
Utah on pace to add 2 million people over the next 40 years, but is growth slowing?
Carter Williams, KSL | Updated Nov. 18 - 2:01 p.m. | Save Story
University of Utah researchers say the state's population growth may quintuple the U.S. average over the next 40 years, but it may not be as robust as previously projected.
Veterans with flutes: Utah vets use their talents to help others heal
Peter Rosen, KSL | Posted Nov. 16 - 3:00 p.m. | Save Story
Some Utah veterans have turned to an unusual therapeutic tool to help soldiers and other vets with post-traumatic stress syndrome – Native American flutes.
Pokemon cards and the extremes people go to get them
Par Kermani, KSL | Posted Nov. 16 - 10:01 a.m. | Save Story
Trading card collectors are lining up hours before stores open across Utah to secure new Pokémon cards, due to scarcity caused by high demand and scalpers who immediately resell the products at inflated prices.
The typical first-time homebuyer in the US is 40. Are Utahns waiting that long, too?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 13 - 9:03 p.m. | Save Story
First-time homebuyers continue to get older nationwide — and likely in Utah.
Christmas in Color returns for its 10th year to light up the holidays in 2 Utah communities
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Nov. 13 - 7:41 a.m. | Save Story
Annual drive-thru holiday lights and musical experience returns to Utah this weekend, with a new location added in Utah County.
Utah's Thanksgiving favorites: What's on everyone's plate this year?
Kathleen Clove, KSL | Posted Nov. 12 - 1:35 p.m. | Save Story
While turkey is arguably the main attraction at most Thanksgiving tables across America, it's not necessarily the most sought-after dish.
Fewer trips, tighter wallets: Holiday travel demand cools across the board, report shows
Aishwarya Jain, Reuters | Posted Nov. 12 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
The holiday rush may lose some of its momentum this year as a report on Wednesday shows Americans are planning to take fewer trips and spend less on them amid growing financial concerns.
