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Idaho woman remembers sister who died in New Year's Eve crash
Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Jan. 20 - 9:51 a.m. | Save Story
Kris Jaques says her sister and brother-in-law went on what was supposed to be a fun trip in Arizona, but it turned devastating after the Idaho Falls husband and wife were involved in a fatal crash.
Crisis no longer means added stress about where pets stay
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 19 - 4:41 p.m. | Save Story
Ruff Haven gives these folks a place to leave their pets and get the help they need. Next week, it's joining forces with Fit to Recover to get some dogs walked.
A magical alchemy that turns plastic grocery bags into warmth
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 19 - 7:14 a.m. | Save Story
Almost every weekday, at a nondescript storefront on Pleasant Grove's Main Street, a kind of magical alchemy takes place when the women at Stitching Hearts Worldwide render grocery bags into something so practical that the world's most hardened climate cynic would be hard-pressed to find anything to complain about.
Church of Jesus Christ partners with Silicon Slopes to package 1 million meals for food bank
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 14 - 8:36 p.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints partnered with Silicon Slopes through JustServe to host a unique service project of packing 1 million meals to be given to the Utah Food Bank.
Utahns sending help to wildfire victims in Los Angeles this week
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 13 - 10:28 p.m. | Save Story
Sunday, a semitruck filled with water and masks and a Sprinter full of other supplies left Salt Lake City and made its way to LA. There's more going out this week, and you can help.
Spanish Fork residents plunge into freezing river to rescue man after crash
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 11 - 5:06 p.m. | Save Story
An off-duty paramedic and another bystander did not hesitate before plunging into the freezing Spanish Fork River to rescue a man whose truck was submerged in the water Friday night.
Church of Jesus Christ asks local children's Primary groups to plan yearly service projects
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 10 - 12:00 p.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has invited its Primary organizations around the world to plan yearly service projects, expanding a history of children's service in the church.
Jimmy Carter honored in Salt Lake City and elsewhere by Habitat for Humanity with ceremonial wall
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 9 - 3:05 p.m. | Save Story
Habitat for Humanity Greater Salt Lake Area held a ceremony to raise and bless a memorial wall inside the Salt Lake ReStore in honor of the late President Jimmy Carter.
86-year-old in California one of only antique-slot-machine repairmen
David Manoucheri, KCRA | Updated Jan. 5 - 9:39 p.m. | Save Story
Squires and Corrie is one of the few places in the world that can work on antique slot machines. Steve Squires has been repairing the contraptions since he was a teenager in Indiana.
Basketball camp teaches layups, leadership skills with help of young coaches
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 2 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
Liv Harness led a basketball camp for foster care youth on Thursday. She and the other young coaches wanted to teach basketball and leadership skills while also having fun.
'Blessing a stranger': St. George women surprise servers at annual donation event
Nick Fiala, St. George News | Posted Jan. 2 - 8:45 a.m. | Save Story
Two St. George servers received an unexpected surprise at work when a group of approximately 20 women took part in an annual event dubbed "Tip-A-Server" at the St. George Olive Garden.
'A great way to start the year': Salem Pond Polar Plunge jumpers kick off 2025 with a splash
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 1 - 10:25 p.m. | Save Story
What started out a decade ago with six jumpers now welcomes more than 300 folks who actually want to leave their warm beds to jump in some cold waters.
Community rallies around Utah mother who died days after giving birth to twins
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Updated Dec. 30 - 10:34 p.m. | Save Story
Utahns are rallying around a Utah County family who experienced "the unimaginable" this weekend when a mother died unexpectedly just a week after delivering twins.
Local grocers' patrons raise more than $73,000 for Hurricane Helene relief
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 27 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
Nine Associated Food Store locations in Utah held a fundraiser in October to help those hit by Hurricane Helene and raised more than $73,000.
She wrote to Secret Santa, then passed away. Now her husband is surprised with emotional gift
Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Dec. 27 - 5:50 p.m. | Save Story
Watch what happens to Dustin Cook when he receives a Christmas gift he'll never forget, courtesy of East Idaho News and its $1 million Secret Santa initiative.
Most generous city in Utah? Just look to Taylorsville, GoFundMe says
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 25 - 5:11 p.m. | Save Story
GoFundMe released its annual generosity ranking, noting Taylorsville, in Salt Lake County, as the most generous city in Utah and 17th in the U.S.
The lights still shine bright on Salt Lake's Christmas Street
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 24 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
Whatever you call Emma Thatcher, do not call her the woman who saved Christmas Street.
Christmas celebration provides homeless women chance to be in community
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 23 - 9:35 p.m. | Save Story
The Rescue Mission of Salt Lake held its annual Christmas luncheon Monday. Each year, women from the organization use the celebration as a chance to be of service to others.
