Heather Kelly
Jordan School District launches suicide prevention effort
The Jordan School District is putting full-time psychologists in every elementary school in an effort to prevent suicide, after the deaths of seven students in the last year.6 years ago
Child trafficking is a multi-billion dollar industry
Ballard says children are kidnapped for organ harvesting and forced into slave labor. But he uses his organization to travel the world and free children from the sex slave industry.6 years ago
Ex-coach convicted of making threats is arrested again
A former college basketball coach convicted of threatening to blow up an elementary school has been arrested again, accused of violating probation.6 years ago
UPS looks to hire 1700 in SLC
UPS is looking for 1,700 permanent workers to join the 4,000 already employed in Utah. Both full-time and part-time supervisors are needed along with package handlers.6 years ago
You may smile at your next power bill
The Public Service Commission says Rocky Mountain Power reduced the rate by nearly 3.5-percent on May 1 and they expect additional federal tax savings starting in June will save Utahns more than 61-million dollars.6 years ago
Violent crime rates on the rise in Utah
Incidents of rape rose more than 10-percent, aggravated assaults were up almost 20-percent and robberies increased nearly 17-percent. But, the number of people arrested for crimes in 2016 declined by 4-percent during the same time period.6 years ago
Box Elder county man in critical condition after 2-crashes
A 54-year-old man from Northern Utah is in critical condition after state troopers say he got out of his vehicle after a crash, and was then struck by another vehicle.6 years ago
Masked bandit caught stalking liquor store
Police in St. George responded to multiple calls of a masked bandit, up in a tree, outside a liquor store. Turns out, the bandit was a ring-tailed cat who climbed up the wrong tree and was becoming distressed.6 years ago
Governor Herbert exercises veto power
SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Gary Herbert has exercised his rarely-used veto power in striking down two bills he writes in a letter to legislative leaders “are contrary to the notion of separation of powers.” H.B. 198 would have forced the Utah Attorney General to give a written legal opinion to the legislature when requested. […]6 years ago
Walmart removes Cosmo from the checkout lane
Walmart has decided it will no longer sell Cosmopolitan magazine at its checkout lanes; instead, the retail giant says the publication will be out of the plain view of customers.6 years ago
Vermont lawmakers fight Prophet-inspired community
Lawmakers and residents in Vermont are trying to stop a Utah developer from building a Utopia-like project near the birthplace of Joseph Smith.6 years ago
How will Graham-Cassidy bill affect your pre-existing condition
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Senate has one week left to do something about healthcare before they break for rest of this year. Will Congress be able to work out the disputes on the Graham-Cassidy bill or even be able to get enough votes to pass it as is. The rush to push this […]7 years ago
Tampa braces for Hurricane Irma
TAMPA — Experts fear Hurricane Irma could cause far more damage than Hurricane Andrew, even though it’s not quite as strong. In 1992, Hurricane Andrew hit Florida as a category 5 storm, causing $26 million dollars in damage. Even though building codes have improved greatly in the years since, if same size storm hit today, […]7 years ago
Stupid Human Tricks aren’t funny, and they’re costly
SALT LAKE CITY — The cost to fight Utah’s 852 wildfires this year will be $18,000,000. That’s according to Utah State Forester, Brian Cottam, addressing the Legislature’s Executive Appropriations Committee yesterday. Ten-million of those dollars were for the Brian Head fire alone. Cottam says more than half the fires, 548, were caused by human […]7 years ago
Even distant wildfires pose health risk, officials say
SALT LAKE CITY — Health officials say fires can do a number on your health. What may look like haze or fog could, in fact, be smoke from fires hundreds of miles away. And the debris in the smoke is causing eye, nose and throat irritation in people across the state, along with increased risk […]7 years ago
Memorial Day travel starts with a semi-tanker rollover
TOOELE — A tanker traveling South on SR-36 in Tooele went through an intersection with a yellow light. A car turning left from the opposite direction thought the tanker would stop — it didn’t. The tanker swerved to avoid the left-turning, white Prius, lost control, and rolled, shutting down a lane of travel just […]7 years ago
SALT LAKE CITY — Land managers from across northern Utah gathered Friday to discuss the looming start to the wildfire season. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest supervisor David Whittekiend said heavy winter snows have delayed the start of fire season. “In the high country we expect it’s going to be awhile,” Whittekiend said. “Once that snowpack goes away, it […]
7 years ago
UPDATE: Kidnapped woman found, suspect still at large
SALT LAKE CITY — Police are still looking for a man accused of kidnapping a 24-year-old woman at gunpoint on Wednesday and later found. Police say Samantha June Medina was taken from her apartment and forced into a vehicle Wednesday morning. After Medina was found later that night, police said the man accused of taking […]7 years ago
Lions and tigers and BEARS! (Polar bears)
Utah is getting two new polar bears.. Nora will arrive this fall from the Oregon zoo and Hope comes from Toledo. Nora gained fame earlier this year when she was caught on video frolicking in the snow. Her first taste of the white stuff her species lives in. Hogle Zoo spokesperson Erica Hansen tells Nora’s […]7 years ago
