Utah

school masks...
Paul Nelson

Parents give out masks along SLC School District, call for students to go back to class

Masks by the thousands are handed out by a group of parents in the Salt Lake City School District who are asking for students to return to clas.
4 years ago
Utah COVID-19 response...
Kelli Pierce

State audit finds problems with Utah response to COVID-19 pandemic

State auditor John Dougall released a report Wednesday showing several problems with the Utah response to COVID-19. 
4 years ago
new system COVID-19 utah deaths, Utah COVID-19 cases climb high with 2987 new cases and 17 deaths...
Paul Nelson

New system for COVID-19 patients at risk of dying created by doctors

Doctors have come up with a new system that could spot potential complications, and give doctors a better idea of how COVID-19 patients need to be treated.
4 years ago
fact check governor debate...
Saige Miller

Fact check: The final debate between Utah candidates for governor

Here's a fact check of claims made by the two candidates who are running to be the next governor of Utah.
4 years ago
Utah Co. SAR Eureka...
Todd Fooks

Abandoned mine in Eureka the scene of nighttime rescue

Utah County rescuers were called to Eureka to help an 18-year-old who became stuck in the Colorado Number 2 shaft, an area popular for exploring old mines.
4 years ago
Utah Schools COVID-19...
Simone Seikaly and Lindsay Aerts

SLC School District defends online-only classes after remarks by Lt. Gov.

The SLC School District has defended its school reopening plan (online-only classes) after the decision was questioned during a gubernatorial debate.
4 years ago
Police say a man was shot in the arm during an officer-involved shooting on Wednesday Sept. 30, 202...
John Wojcik

Suspect injured in officer-involved shooting in Ogden

Ogden Police say that a suspect has been injured during an officer-involved shooting near 31st Street and Wall Ave around 7:30 Wednesday morning. 
4 years ago
West Jordan Mountain ridge...
Colby Walker

West Jordan and Mountain Ridge High Schools move online after virus spike

Both West Jordan and Mountain Ridge high schools will move to online learning after both schools experienced a spike in COVID-19 cases.
4 years ago
UPS is looking to hire an additional 2,200 seasonal employees in the Salt Lake Area. 

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Colby Walker

UPS to hire for 2,200 open holiday jobs positions in Utah

UPS is looking to hire an additional 2,200 seasonal employees across the Salt Lake area as part of its national hiring spree expected to employ 100,000 people to help fulfill holiday orders.
4 years ago
Utah debate education...
Kelli Pierce

Cox and Peterson spar over Utah education in governor’s debate

The two candidates vying for the governor's seat in Utah had their final debate on Tuesday night.
4 years ago
Vice presidential debate...
Todd Fooks

A vice presidential debate preview: “It’s going to be something to watch”

Next week, current Vice President Mike Pence and VP hopeful Kamala Harris will lock horns the vice presidential debate in Utah.
4 years ago
Business Wire via CNN

Utah company, Sarcos Robotics named a finalist in Fast Company’s 2020 Innovation by Design Awards

Today, Sarcos Robotics, a global leader in the production of robots that augment humans to enhance productivity and safety, announced that its Guardian ® XO ® industrial exoskeleton—the world’s first full-body, battery-powered wearable industrial robot designed to increase strength and endurance—has been recognized by Fast Company in their 2020 Innovation by Design Awards.
4 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Weber School District apologizes after boy left on bus unattened

The Weber School District is apologizing to a Roy family after a four-year-old boy was accidentally left on a school bus for hours. 
4 years ago
Salt Lake evictions...
Paul Nelson

Utah tourism unemployment at an all time high according to new report

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The tourism industry is still struggling to find its feet across the country thanks to the COVID-19 epidemic. 
4 years ago
UPS hiring Utah...
Kelli Pierce

UPS is hiring thousands of workers in Utah this holiday season

UPS is hiring 2,200 workers in Utah this holiday season. Here's how you can snag a job with UPS.
4 years ago
warnings squeezable bath toys...
Meredith Barack

Mom warns parents after toddler nearly lost eyesight from playing with squirting bath toys

An Illinois mother wants other parents to be aware of a problem that nearly caused her child to lose an eye: it involves mold in bath toys.
4 years ago
bow and arrow guy...
John Wojcik

‘Bow and Arrow Guy’ pleads guilty to two charges

A man caught on tape pointing a bow and arrow at Salt Lake City protesters back in May has pleaded guilty to two charges. Brandon McCormick admitted to possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person and aggravated assault.
4 years ago
Seraph Young Headstone...
Colby Walker and Becky Bruce

Seraph Young, first female voter, finally gets misspelled headstone corrected

82 years after the death of Seraph Young, her misspelled headstone above her final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery has been fixed.
4 years ago
Image of a person voting by mail in Utah. After a Utah lawmaker suggested that voters should have t...
KSL News Staff

How does voting by mail work?

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, more Americans than ever before will be voting by mail. Here's how the process will work in 2020.
4 years ago
water Navajo...
The Associated Press

Navajo Nation reports 22 new coronavirus cases, no deaths

Navajo Nation health officials are reporting 22 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus but no additional deaths.
4 years ago
statewide mask mandate...
Saige Miller

Utah’s largest medical organization advocate for a statewide mask mandate

Utah's largest organization of physicians are urging Governor Gary Herbert to issue a statewide mask mandate to slow the spread of the coronavirus. 
4 years ago
Pres Trump test kits schools COVID-19...
MATTHEW PERRONE and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press

Feds to ship millions of tests in bid to reopen K-12 schools

Pres. Trump has announced the shipment of millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week. He is urging governors to use them to reopen schools.
4 years ago
missing six-year-old amber alert...
Becky Bruce, Paul Nelson and Colby Walker

UPDATED: Missing 6-year old found, mother in custody

The missing six-year-old, Terran Alexander Butler, and his mother were located in Oregon.
4 years ago
body woman found...
Paul Nelson and Becky Bruce

Body of a woman found in South Salt Lake Monday

Police say the body of the woman, found near 300 West and 2500 South in South Salt Lake, was partially clothed when it was discovered.
4 years ago