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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.
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.
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.
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.
Utahn sentenced to probation for pointing gun at other vehicle in road rage confrontation
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 26 - 1:31 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah man pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm at another driver in a road rage confrontation in Midvale.
American Fork man faces sex abuse charges after young girl is found hiding in his car
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Dec. 26 - 10:32 a.m. | Save Story
Police believe an American Fork man charged with sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl may have victimized other children.
Man charged with murder in Salt Lake shooting death over drug debt
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Dec. 26 - 9:03 a.m. | Save Story
A Utah man allegedly upset with another man who owed him money from a drug debt has been charged with shooting and killing him.
Salt Lake City breaks Christmas record; winter weather advisories issued across Utah
Carter Williams, KSL | Updated Dec. 26 - 7:41 a.m. | Save Story
Christmas will remain warm and windy across the state, but a dose of more seasonal weather is on tap for this weekend.
U. expands its Master of Business Creation program to a third continent — Europe
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 25 - 8:05 p.m. | Save Story
From its headquarters in Salt Lake City, the University of Utah's Master of Business Creation program already operates from eastern Canada to Ghana and several other African nations.
Kearns woman arrested after stabbing, killing boyfriend, West Valley police say
Carter Williams, KSL | Updated Dec. 25 - 3:51 p.m. | Save Story
A Kearns woman was arrested on Thursday in connection with the death of her boyfriend, whose body was found lying on a sidewalk in West Valley City on Christmas morning.
