OREM — Extra troopers took to the road today to help cut down the number of speeding vehicles along a section of University Avenue that sees far too many speeding crashes. High Patrol Lt. Todd Royce says they help monitor hot spots like that with the help of the Utah Department of Transportation and […]
SALT LAKE CITY– Most of Utah is recording medium levels of pollen, with high levels out in Eastern Utah. The worst offenders are Juniper, Olive and Ash trees. All three putting out high levels of pollen this time of year. Dave Switzer, Director of Media Relations for the app Sickweather, said his company tracks every […]
COALVILLE- The Utah Highway Patrol confiscated 356 pounds of marijuana Monday morning. In a statement, UHP said a truck was pulled over around 7:30 AM on I-80 near Coalville, Utah, for a simple lane violation. “After speaking to the driver of the vehicle, the UHP trooper became suspicious of criminal activity,” UHP Lt. […]
LAYTON – Officer Robert Jackson is still in the hospital. He has third degree burns up and down his calves and will need surgery. He still doesn’t know when he’ll be released from the hospital. “It’s the first time I’ve ever been injured. It’s been scary and hard on my family,” Jackson said. “My family’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY — A new report places Utah last of the fifty states when it comes to fair pay between genders. The report authors are urging the state to catch up. The American Association of University Women (AAUW) took at look at both men and women’s median wage, counting only full-time year-round workers. Utah […]
PROVO — A team of students at Brigham Young University have designed a special attachment for wheelchairs to help people travel greater distances with less effort. Creating the design was part of the student group’s capstone project, and was requested by the global wheelchair program within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint […]
OGDEN — The family of a man who burned himself and three officers in a suicide attempt yesterday, said they have been trying for years to get him the help he needs, and have only met push back from hospitals. Police say Tyler Ivison, 26, doused himself with gas yesterday at a Kaysville Top […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The Center for Disease Control recently released a report, looking into some of the trends the rising rate of youth suicide in Utah. Among them, guns and access to their devices. Teresa Brechlin, with the Utah Department of Health’s (UDOH) violence injury prevention program, said they’ve been gathering data around Utah’s […]
SPANISH FORK — It was Easter and the whole family was gathered at Grandpa’s house. “Every Easter the family all convenes here,” said Kim Miller. “We have the barbecue and then an Easter egg hunt.” 73 year old Larry Webster was out back grilling the hamburgers. Miller was inside with most of […]
PROVO — Utah County is asking homeowners to help them get rid of a garden plant that is poisonous and is causing problems for the state’s wildlife. The plant is beautiful. Myrtle Spurge has spiraling stems and yellow flowers when it blooms. “It was really popular in the 70’s and 80’s so you’ll see a […]
PAYSON — The Blythe family filed the lawsuit last month. They claim their 15 year old son, Logan, wasn’t accepted into the Alternative Eagle Scout Program because he has Down syndrome and autism. The family was shocked by the answer. “I cannot support an organization that does not support my son … or support anyone […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Every year after Christmas old pine trees litter the curb, and every spring old couches, broken furniture and other debris take that same spot. For years Salt Lake City has taken care of the garbage but environmental problems have them hitting the brakes this year and turning to a new program. […]
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Attorneys filed murder charges today against a man accused of stabbing his father multiple times. Charging documents state Warren Richard Phelps, 38, admitted to stabbing his father in their apartment near 2700 S. and 300 East, after an argument about the television on May 19th. Salt Lake District Attorney […]
LOGAN — When art student, Justin Tolman, pitched his idea to Utah State University’s Geology department he had envisioned a sculpture 1/6th the size of the actual dinosaur. “With those dimensions I could cut it in half and cook it at home with the oven in my department,” Tolman said. But the Geology […]
SANDY — Search and Rescue crews hoisted a man out of a tricky spot near Lisa Falls today, after Unified Police say the man fell up to 200 feet. “It’s a difficult rescue because paramedics are up there saying he could lose his life just because they move him,” Hansen said. Because of the rough […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Years of prevention efforts are finally paying off as the Salt Lake City Fire Department said they are seeing fewer elderly people fall and get hurt. Firefighter and paramedic, Tom McKay, said in some neighborhoods 60 percent of their calls are for senior citizens who have fallen. “Falls can […]
A Vietnam veteran is months away from a three-year project to bring a war memorial to Utah. He helped raise $500,000 in the last 3 1/2 years to recreate the war memorial in Washington D.C and bring a smaller version to Layton.
ST. GEORGE — A 17-year-old Pine View High School student was charged in 5th District Juvenile Court with attempted murder, a first-degree felony, and use of a weapon of mass destruction, a first-degree felony, after police say he brought a homemade bomb to school on March 5th and tried to light it. KSL Newsradio is […]
SALT LAKE CITY — It started out as a project to measure how quickly Utah’s arches are crumbling, but along the way Utah scientists caught the rocks…singing. Jeff Moore, Assistant Professor of geology and geophysics at the University of Utah, said they measured the vibrations of famous arches to try and determine what how […]
DRAPER — Corner Canyon High School has only reported five infected students, but it’s enough for the Salt Lake County Health Department to ask unvaccinated students to stay home from school Friday. “In High schools where the students mix a lot, they’re not in a home room or within one contained classroom like an […]