Utah School Safety Commission presents recommendations
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Utah School Safety Commission presented its recommendations to Utah lawmakers on Wednesday. They believe their findings can be a good first step in keeping kids safe. The Commission formed in March. “We said we want to do this on a thoughtful but fairly short timeline, so those recommendations can […]8 years ago
Nesting hawks attack people at Dixie State University
ST. GEORGE — Eleven people have been hit by hawks, apparently protecting a nest in a tree on the campus of Dixie State University. St. George News says the birds swoop down from behind and use their wings to hit people walking by. That area of campus is now closed for the time being. It […]8 years ago
Large boa constrictor missing, found in Nephi
A five-hour long ordeal is over after searchers helped find a lost boa constrictor in Nephi8 years ago
Utah’s Lt Governor heads to Moab after fire burns 8 homes
MOAB, Utah — Utah’s Lt. Governor is making a stop in Moab Wednesday to meet with the families who lost their homes in a fast moving wildfire. “Try to figure out what happened, and how we can move on from here. It’s just devastating, how this fire moved so quickly,” Spencer Cox told Utah’s Morning […]8 years ago
Ed Smart talks after scheduled parole hearing for daughter’s captor
UTAH STATE PRISON — Elizabeth Smart’s father was outside the room when a parole hearing was supposed to take place for convicted kidnapper Wanda Barzee on Tuesday morning. Barzee did not leave her cell. Utah Department of Corrections staff said she also refused to cooperate with a new psychological evaluation. Smart said he has heard […]8 years ago
Parole hearing Tuesday morning for Wanda Barzee
UTAH STATE PRISON — The woman convicted of helping kidnap Elizabeth Smart refused to attend a scheduled meeting before the state parole board Tuesday morning. Wanda Barzee’s refusal comes after she also declined to take part in a required psychological evaluation. In her absence, the parole board spent just three minutes reviewing her case. Barzee […]8 years ago
Roadwork on I-80 through Summit County
SUMMIT COUNTY — Summer is a time when many Utahns drive on I-80 through Summit County on their way to or from destinations in the county, or elsewhere in Utah and Wyoming. That includes popular destinations like the Uinta Mountains, Jordanelle Reservoir or Wyoming’s national parks. For the summer of 2018, those summer trips through […]8 years ago
Fire crews fighting three wildfires in Utah
Widlfires are burning in Emery, Duchesne and Wasatch Counties as we begin the second week of June. The Willow Creek Fire near Strawberry Reservoir has closed at least one road as crews try to get a handle on the blaze. The Forest Service says Bjorkman Road will be closed due to the Willow Creek Fire […]8 years ago
One killed in crash at Utah Starbucks
A driver was pinned and five pedestrians struck in a crash at a Starbucks coffee shop near 4700 S. Highland Drive.8 years ago
Utah advocates talk about increased suicide rate
According to recently released data encompassing 1999 to 2016, nearly 45,000 Americans died by suicide in 2016.8 years ago
Police: 12-year-old boys started fire at Bear River Middle School
Two 12-year-old boys were taken into custody after police say they started a fire Thursday night near Bear River Middle School.8 years ago
Girl who nearly died warns narcotics, opioids pose dangers
An eastern Utah teen is warning people about the potentially dangerous side effects of opioids and other narcotics after she nearly died taking the medications as prescribed.8 years ago
Hot car dangers rising
Temperatures will be in the mid-90s all this week along the Wasatch Front, and officials want to remind parents of summer hot car dangers.8 years ago
Healing Utah’s Teenagers: Mika the therapy dog helping at Murray High School
Anxiety, stress, depression, finals -- teens face a lot in high school. But a therapy dog named Mika is helping at Murray High School.8 years ago
Park City teacher on leave for anti-Trump lyrics
A teacher at Treasure Mountain Junior High is on leave while the Park City School District investigates complaints about a classroom assignment.8 years ago
LDS Church produces “Be One” event Friday night
SALT LAKE CITY — Friday night is an evening of music and messages in the LDS Conference Center, with the theme of “Be One.” It commemorates the 40th anniversary of the 1978 revelation on blacks and the priesthood. The theme comes from Doctrine and Covenants 38:27, which reads, “I say unto you, be one; and […]8 years ago
Study: Anti-depressants don’t work as well at high altitudes
New research from the University of Utah says living at a higher altitude may impact how well some common antidepressants work. This is due to lower oxygen levels. Utah’s atmosphere has around 17 percent less oxygen than at sea level. This can make it harder for the brain to make serotonin, and also lower a […]8 years ago
South Jordan clarifies camping code
South Jordan is tackling camping on public property, after finding more homeless camps along the Jordan River trail. Officers were finding more and more of these campsites, sometimes with needles and waste left behind. “It created challenges as far as cleaning up the campsites, and asking people to move on.” South Jordan Planning director Steven […]8 years ago
Teetering on the edge in Riverdale
A Utah home is just 6 feet away from a landslide in Riverdale, and geologists warn it could fall any moment.8 years ago
Donovan Mitchell promises “The Sky’s the Limit”
Donovan Mitchell says Utah will get a championship, as soon as next year.8 years ago
Josh Holt returns home to Utah
Josh and Thamy Holt are now with his family here in Utah, a day earlier than expected, yet also a day years in the making. The Holts were greeted first by a cheering crowd at Salt Lake City International Airport Sunday night, then later in Riverton after their limo ride. Josh spoke publicly at both […]8 years ago
Family, friends and neighbors ready to welcome Josh Holt home to Utah
RIVERTON, Utah – Family, friends and neighbors have been tying ribbons along 12600 South to get ready for Joshua Holt’s return this week. His family hopes he’ll be coming back on Tuesday. Holt, his wife Thamy, and her young daughter were taken to a hospital in Washington DC, after landing Saturday evening and meeting with […]8 years ago
2-year-old extremely critical after shooting himself in West Valley City
A West Valley City toddler who police say got a hold of his father’s gun, accidentally shooting himself is not expected to survive. West Valley police say the 2 year old shot himself in the head just before midnight Saturday night into Sunday morning. As of Sunday afternoon, the boy remained hospitalized at Primary Children’s […]8 years ago
