Family
Madeline Holcombe, CNN
Like it or not, science backs up your teen’s love of the snooze button
In the battle between the adolescent penchant for hitting the snooze button and parental desire to rush them onto an early morning school bus, experts say science is increasingly siding with the snooze.5 years ago
Mark Jackson
Big freeze leaves Utah short on pumpkins
CLEARFIELD, Utah — It’s scary to think that just days before Halloween, Utah is coming up short on the pumpkin supply. A freeze has wiped them out on farms like Beck Family Farms in Centerfield. David Beck says an early cold snap left some pumpkins that appear to be normal but are soft to the […]5 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Vape shops could lose their licenses if they sell to kids under new bill
SALT LAKE CITY – A new bill advancing in the Utah legislature would let local health departments strip vape shops of their business licenses if they’re caught selling tobacco, vaping products, or paraphernalia to minors. And it would not take long for them to lose their licenses. Health departments could pull them if the shop […]5 years ago
Paul Nelson
Park City School District gets pushback over new curriculum
A new sex education and anti-bullying curriculum in one elementary school in the Park City district has parents sending a cease and desist letter5 years ago
BRADY McCOMBS and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press
Utah-based church opposes state’s LGBTQ conversion therapy ban
A proposed conversion therapy ban in Utah may be derailed after the Church of Jesus of Christ of Latter-day Saints came out Tuesday night in opposition, just months after it said it wouldn't stand in the way of a similar measure under consideration.5 years ago
John Wojcik
Friends, family say San Jose police mismanaged search for tech leader
Family and friends of a Utah tech leader are claiming negligence on the part of San Jose Police, saying they didn't do enough to find Erin Valenti.5 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Despite hospitalizations and swine flu reports, flu season in Utah is starting normally
At last count, four people are in Utah hospitals being treated for the flu. There are also reports of the H1N1 and H3N2 swine flu in the state5 years ago
Associated Press
Warren joins Buttigieg in nixing threat to church tax status
Elizabeth Warren says she would not seek to revoke the tax-exempt status of churches or other religious entities that decline to perform same-sex marriages, if elected president.5 years ago
Associated Press
Judge decides 19 adoption cases will be ruled individually in human trafficking accusation
An Arkansas judge ruled Friday that the court will decide individual outcomes to 19 statewide adoption cases against an Arizona elected official accused of human trafficking.5 years ago
Matthew Brooks
Are boys and girls receiving different financial lessons?
How comfortable are you answering basic financial questions? According to one survey, only 35% of men and 30% of women are able to answer those types of questions; including how simple vs compound interest works. Robbyn Scribner, the assistant director of Utah Women and Leadership Project at Utah Valley University, says the difference might be […]5 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Utah tech company CEO goes missing in Northern California
A Utah tech CEO went missing Monday night in California, officials confirmed. Erin Valenti was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and torn jeans.5 years ago
MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer
‘We’re not alone’ – ‘Sesame Street’ tackles addiction crisis
"Sesame Street" is taking a new step to try to help kids navigate life in America — it's tackling the opioid crisis.5 years ago
John Wojcik and Paul Nelson
Utah’s AG charges Arizona county assessor with human smuggling
Utah's Attorney General's office has filed charges accusing an elected county assessor in Arizona, Paul Petersen, of human smuggling. He now faces federal charges also.5 years ago
JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer
Legos lying around? Toy maker tests way to recycle bricks
Lego is looking to keep its plastic bricks out of the trash.5 years ago
The Associated Press
Utah’s vaping illness count hits 76 amid national outbreak
The number of lung damage cases related to vaping in Utah increases to 76, with 14 more potential cases being investigated.5 years ago
Colby Walker
West Kearns Elem. placed in shelter in place protocol Tuesday for around an hour, no threat to students
Due to police activity near West Kearns Elementary, law enforcement has placed the school on a shelter in place protocol.5 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Neighbors push back on plan to tear down old homes for townhomes in central Salt Lake City
A group of houses have stood on the corner of 200 South and Lincoln Street in Salt Lake City for decades. Now, a plan to tear them down and replace them with 16 new townhomes is drawing criticism from neighbors.5 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Orem man accused of abusing three kids, putting alcohol in sippy cups
Charging documents say 34-year-old Adam Moore put alcohol in three kids sippy cups or drugs in some of their pancakes and sexually abusing them5 years ago
Sandee LaMotte, CNN
The germiest place in your home and the best way to combat those microbes
Updated: 07 OCT 19 09:12 ET (CNN) — Do you compulsively scrub your toilet for fear of germs? Good for you, but how often do you change your bath and hand towels? You’re well informed, so you already microwave your germy kitchen sponge. Or should you? When’s the last time you sanitized your refrigerator, scrubbed […]5 years ago
Colby Walker
President Nelson promises next church conference will be different
As the 189th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came to a close church president Russel M. Nelson called upon members to begin preparing for the next time they would meet in April of 2020.5 years ago
Simone Seikaly (with research assistance from KellieAnn Halvorsen)
Travels with President Nelson: Touching the hearts of Church members around the world
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — President Russell M. Nelson, the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has traveled more than 90,000 miles to 28 countries and territories and has met with over 100 world and religious leaders. And all of that travel has happened in the relatively few months since the […]5 years ago
Simone Seikaly
President of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces 8 new temples
In a historic announcement, President Russell M. Nelson used the Women's Session of the 189th Semi-annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to reveal that the Church will build eight new temples.5 years ago
Simone Seikaly
Financial trouble may shutter Mount Pleasant pantry
The only pantry to provide emergency food to families in Sanpete County is in jeopardy of closing.5 years ago
