Heart of Utah
KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press
Field of tulips joins worried mom with widow battling cancer
When the coronavirus upended daily life, Amy Baird was frightened by a sterile new world of uncertainty, uncomfortable masks and scarce embraces. The 38-year-old was driving a familiar road near her home in Spanish Fork, Utah, when she caught her breath at the sight of hundreds of red and white tulips blooming along a gentle slope.3 years ago
Colby Walker
Book Buddies: Kids can read to Utah shelter pets virtually
Salt Lake County Animal Services has relaunched and expanded the "Book Buddies" program where children can read to and soothe shelter pets.3 years ago
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
Todd Fooks
Provo starts program of “Kindness”
Mayor Michelle Kaufusi thinks there are (at least a) couple kinds of kindness in Provo. One is the surface kind, she says.4 years ago
Madeleine Porter
Pamela’s Place: affordable housing for the homeless is open
Pamela's Place is finally open. Pamela Atkinson dedicates her life to helping the homeless.4 years ago
Colby Walker
Alaska villagers use vehicles to light runway for medevac
Residents of a remote Alaska village scrambled just before midnight to help save the life of a child, jumping into their vehicles to light up a pitch-black runway as a medical transport plane circled overhead.4 years ago
Chloe Melas, CNN
Chris Evans sending ‘Captain America’ shield to little boy who saved sister from dog attack
Captain America is sending an authentic shield to the 6-year-old boy who protected his 4-year-old sister from a dog attack.4 years ago
Colby Walker
100-year-old Captain Tom knighted by Queen in personal ceremony
Captain Tom Moore, the 100-year-old who raised more than $40 million for frontline healthcare workers in England was knighted Queen Elizabeth in a personal ceremony on Friday.4 years ago
Colby Walker
Fire Department helps reunite mother and daughter in nursing home
Shirl Carmine used to visit her mother at least two times a week to spend some time with her and do her hair in the nursing home, but she hasn't been able to do that for the last 4 months. But with a little help from their local Fire Department, that all changed.4 years ago
Ryan Meeks
Officers put on Fourth of July show for Primary Children’s Medical Center
At the Primary Children's Medical Center, police officers put on a special Fourth of July show called "Good Night Lights" using the lights on their vehicles.4 years ago
Lindsay Aerts, Ryan Meeks
SLCO Health released Jon Huntsman Jr. from isolation
SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake County Health Department has released Jon Huntsman Jr. from isolation associated with his COVID-19 diagnosis. He went into isolation on June 6 when he learned that someone in his campaign staff had tested positive. Huntsman was tested for COVID-19 on June 8 and that test resulted in a […]4 years ago
JULIE WATSON Associated Press
Face masks with windows mean more than smiles to deaf people
Face coverings to curb the spread of the coronavirus are making it hard for people who read lips to communicate. That has spurred a slew of startups making masks with plastic windows to show one’s mouth.4 years ago
Lauren Lee, CNN
A recent grad is upcycling thousands of graduation gowns to help hospitals in need of PPE
A recent grad was inspired to launch Gowns 4 Good, an initiative that gathers and repurposes graduation gowns as PPE for hospitals in need.4 years ago
Leah Asmelash, CNN
San Antonio Chick-fil-A hosts high school graduation for employees
One Chick-fil-A in San Antonio, Texas, store employees got creative to celebrate through their own outdoor graduation ceremony for the class of 2020.4 years ago
Emma Reynolds, CNN
‘Captain Tom,’ a 100-year-old veteran who raised $40m for the UK’s NHS, is to be knighted
100-year-old WWII Vet Captain Tom Moore will be knighted after raising almost $40 million for healthcare workers by taking laps with his walker in his backyard.4 years ago
Jack Guy, CNN
‘Precious’ footage from 1935 of last-known Tasmanian tiger released
Video footage of the last known thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, has been released by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA).4 years ago
Sandra Gonzalez, CNN
Bill Murray and Guy Fieri and are gonna have a nacho battle for charity
Guy Fieri is taking Bill Murray to Flavortown. In the Nacho Average Showdown, the Food Network personality and beloved actor will battle one another to help raise money for the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund (RERF).4 years ago
MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press
Detroit-area residents lift spirits with costumed parades
Sarah Ignash spends her days looking after dogs in normal times. With her business temporarily shuttered because of the coronavirus, though, she’s taken to walks on the wild side through her Detroit suburb with dancing bears, bipedal zebras and the like.4 years ago
Heather Kelly
Rural Utahns hit hardest by unemployment
Overall, Utah is doing much better than the rest of the United States when it comes to unemployment. But, some of the rural areas of the state are struggling with unemployment more than others.4 years ago
Kelli Pierce
The Class of 2020: Helping others while going through challenges
Even while going through her own problems, Clearfield High Senior Erin Estheimer is making sure that she's helping others in the class of 2020.4 years ago
Colby Walker
Hamilton is coming to Disney Plus in July
Disney says the original Broadway production of Hamilton, filmed live at the Richard Rogers Theater is coming exclusively to Disney Plus on July 3.4 years ago
KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press
Retirees, isolated by virus, become DJs for new radio hour
Retirees in multiple states have become volunteer DJs for a new online radio hour known as “Radio Recliner.” The 60-minute show began airing last month, starting with retirees in middle Tennessee, recording from their recliners quarantined due to concerns over COVID-19.4 years ago
Mallory Hughes, CNN
This doctor hands out clear masks for free to help her hearing-impaired patients
The need to wear facemasks in public during the coronavirus pandemic established a new normal for people around the world. But it also created a new challenge for the hearing impaired, so she started handing out clear masks.4 years ago
