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Aimee Cobabe and Alex Cabrero

Researchers using dirty diapers to develop new autism test

Dirty diapers are being used by researchers at Brigham Young University as a way to try and detect autism in young children at an earlier age.

20 hours ago

Lindsay Aerts

Utah moms rally behind Fairness for Pregnant Workers Act

Utahns in the nationwide advocacy group Mom Congress are pushing for a fairness bill to give pregnant workers more federal protections.

3 days ago

Mom and daughter with piggy bank. Parents can have a big role in the financial education of their k...

Adam Small

BYU study finds role-modeling, hands-on learning most effective financial education for kids

Financial education from parents to their children is best done through modeling and hands-on learning, according to researchers.

6 days ago

Students at Manila Elementary School received an anonymous donation that will pay for all students ...

Allie Litzinger

Anonymous donor to pay for all student meals at Manila Elementary

The financial donation to Manila Elementary will allow all students in attendance to have free meals for the remainder of the school year.

9 days ago

The little league player that was critically injured after falling off a bunk bed is now fighting ...

Randall Jeppesen and Mark Jones

Easton Oliverson family files lawsuit against LLBB and bunk bed makers

A lawsuit has been filed by the family of Easton Oliverson against Little League Baseball and the makers of the bunk beds he fell off and injured his head just prior to the Little League World Series.

10 days ago

Inflation rates are up, and it might affect things at home....

Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business

Parents struggling with inflation: ‘I left that $25 backpack for my preschooler at the checkout.’

Soaring inflation had crunched the family's budget, and she decided her daughter could make do with a hand-me-down. She put the backpack back.

25 days ago

Unbelievable portraits, landscapes, optical illusions and more will adorn the County Library’s Vi...

Waverly Golden

Chalk the Walk sidewalk art festival to be held at Salt Lake County Library over the weekend

Chalk the Walk sidewalk art festival is returning for the sixth year at the County Library Viridian Event Center. Attendance is free.

29 days ago

Mark Jones

Church breaks ground on the Ephraim Utah Temple

Construction on the Ephraim Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is now underway, Church officials broke ground on the temple on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022.

1 month ago

Mark Jones

Chalk the Block charity event is set for later this month in Provo

With a theme of 'The Great Outdoors', the 11th annual Chalk the Block for Charity Utah is scheduled for Aug. 25-27 in Provo.

1 month ago

temple renovations changes to salt lake temple...

Tad Walch, Deseret News

What the bishops knew: Church releases details, timeline about Arizona sex abuse case

A lengthy statement by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was issued Wednesday night, regarding an Associated Press story about a church abuse help line.

1 month ago

Mark Jones

Church announces names of 2 future temples; another temple rededicated

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Monday the names of two temples to be built in the future. The temples in England and Idaho had previously been announced.

1 month ago

Recall on more than two million Mamaroo and RockaRoo infant swings and rockers...

Alejandro Lucero

4moms infant swings and rockers recalled over strangulation danger

A recall of more than 2 million MamaRoo infant swings and RockaRoo infant rockers has been issued due to a fatal infant strangulation.

1 month ago

Aimee Cobabe

How much is inflation impacting those in Utah on a lower income?

Inflation in Utah has increased by 15.4% compared to January 2021, according to new inflation numbers.