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Bald Eagles...
Mary Richards

Heart of Utah: Become a bird nerd by spotting bald eagles this February

February is a great month to see bald eagles and other majestic birds in Utah. Here are the best places to find them in action.
6 years ago
COVID-19 vaccine and infections lead to partial herd immunity...
Becky Bruce

Utah may be at 20% herd immunity, infectious disease expert says

MURRAY, Utah — An infectious disease specialist at Intermountain Healthcare says with the number of people who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and the number of people with antibodies, the community may be at about 20% herd immunity.  “We’re probably somewhere just under 20%, at this point, and that’s a […]
6 years ago
covid testing utah...
Colby Walker

Weather forces some COVID testing/vaccination sites to close

Winter weather has forced several vaccination and rapid testing sites across the Wasatch Front to close.
6 years ago
School bus snowy weather...
Colby Walker

Winter storm prompts Utah school closures

An intense winter storm that began on Tuesday has prompted a number of schools across the Wasatch Front to cancel classes or move to remote only.
6 years ago
udot travel warning...
Becky Bruce

UDOT travel warning: If you don’t have to, don’t go

UDOT issued a travel warning asking drivers to stay off the roads until after at least 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning, because of swiftly falling snow.
6 years ago
UK's Johnson warns of more lockdown measures as virus soars variants...
KSL New Staff

Utah officials watch for COVID-19 variants, say UK strain not dominant yet

"We're actually watching for signs and signals that we may be having variants in the community, like possible reinfection rates or failure rates."
6 years ago
Millcreek avalanche...
Madeleine Porter

Millcreek avalanche survivor speaks out about fatalities

One of the survivors of the Millcreek avalanche, Chris Gmitro, that claimed the lives of four people is speaking out.
6 years ago
Kearns woman murdered kidnapping Nicole Romero...
Paul Nelson and Becky Bruce

Arrests made in likely murder of missing Kearns woman

Investigators believe Kearns woman Nicole Solorio-Romero was kidnapped, taken to West Valley City, and shot and killed. They are still looking for her body.
6 years ago
ski resorts utah...
Madeleine Porter

Ski resorts in northern Utah shutting down due to heavy snow, avalanche danger

Some ski resorts in Utah are shutting down due to the heavy snowfall received Tuesday for avalanche and safety control.
6 years ago
Wednesday afternoon, a bill banning transgender-related surgery passed its first hurdle on capitol ...
Mary Richards

Consent bill may come back in Utah legislative session

Advocates hope a bill before the Utah legislature that would update the way schools in the state teach consent stays alive. 
6 years ago
FILE Brigham Young Cougars head coach Mark Pope yells after referees charged BYU with a blocking fo...
Curt Gresseth

Coach Mark Pope looks ahead to NCAA tournament like no other

BYU men's basketball coach Mark Pope said preparing for the NCAA Tournament requires adjustments all the time, such as COVID testing three times a week.
6 years ago
Krispy Kreme's Mars doughnut celebrates NASA's Perseverance rover and its upcoming landing on Mars....
Ashley Strickland, CNN

Krispy Kreme is offering a limited-edition Mars doughnut to celebrate NASA’s rover landing

When NASA's Perseverance rover goes through the "seven minutes of terror" to land itself on Mars February 18, you can sit back, watch the NASA coverage and relax.
6 years ago
Western lowland gorilla, Winston, at San Diego Zoo Safari Park...
Madeline Holcombe and Cheri Mossburg, CNN

San Diego Zoo gorillas make full recovery from Covid-19

      (CNN) — Several gorillas are back in public view for visitors at the San Diego Zoo after making a full recovery from Covid-19, according to an update from the zoo. Eight western lowland gorillas caught the West Coast variant of the virus, despite employees adhering to all recommended biosecurity precautions, zoo officials said. A […]
6 years ago
road rage shooting...
Simone Seikaly

Lawsuit filed after what police call a road-rage-shooting in Lehi

The plaintiffs, two of whom were shot, seek $25 million. They allege battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligence.
6 years ago
summer 2021 temperature record salt lake city...
Paul Nelson

Storms expected to help Utah snowpack, but we still need a lot more snow

The storms that are expected to last through Wednesday are likely to drop a few more feet of snow on the mountains, adding even more to the Utah snowpack levels.
6 years ago
Salt Lake City School masks...
Simone Seikaly

Utah County mask-maker fighting against Chinese competitors, and losing

The Utah County owner of Pura Vida has millions of n95 masks for sale but is underbid by Chinese businesses at every turn.
6 years ago
Affordable Housing Utah...
Dan Bammes

Affordable housing in Utah hard to come by for first-time buyers

Affordable housing in Utah is hard to come by, and first-time buyers are having an especially difficult time.
6 years ago
salt lake county health more than a half million Utah vaccine doses given so far...
Mary Richards

More than a half-million vaccine doses in Utah, or more shots than Utahns have had COVID

With 524,000 vaccine doses administered and more than 350,000 COVID-19 cases in Utah so far, more Utahns have been vaccinated than have had the virus.
6 years ago
bicyclists remember people killed in millcreek avalanche...
Becky Bruce

Bicyclists honor friend lost in deadly Millcreek Canyon avalanche

The Millcreek Canyon avalanche was Utah's deadliest in nearly 30 years. Avalanche danger remains high with new snow arriving in Utah this week. 
6 years ago
Federal Student Loan Application Form

Credit:	Shutterstock...
Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business

Student loan payments are suspended. Here’s how to make the most of it

The pause on payments, which has been in effect since March, was set to expire on January 31. That has given more than 20 million borrowers a break from making student loan payments, all while interest has remained at 0%.
6 years ago
Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN

A suspect is dead after 12-year-old shoots at intruders during attempted robbery, police say

A 12-year-old shot at two intruders who broke into his 73-year-old grandmother's house early on Saturday demanding money and shot her in the leg.
6 years ago
Elon Musk wants to have a conversation with Vladimir Putin on his new favorite social media app: Cl...
Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business

Elon Musk invites Vladimir Putin for a conversation on Clubhouse

Elon Musk wants to have a conversation with Vladimir Putin on his new favorite social media app: Clubhouse.
6 years ago
founding fathers children...
Mark Jackson

Children of Founding Fathers played a big role in forming U.S. government, Constitution

PROVO, Utah — New BYU research published in the American Journal of Political Science suggests the children of our Founding Fathers played a fairly significant role in forming the government of a new Republic.  BYU professor of political science Jeremy Pope studied the delegates of the Constitutional Convention and how the gender of their own […]
6 years ago
FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2021 file photo, people receive a COVID-19 vaccine at the Martin Luther Kin...
SUDHIN THANAWALA and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press

Average new US virus cases below 100K for 1st time in months

Average daily new coronavirus cases in the United States have dipped below 100,000 in recent days for the first time in months.
6 years ago