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Proposed Utah flag redesign clears 1st legislative hurdle in divided room

01/18/2023 10:33pm

A bill to establish a new state flag cleared the Senate Business and Labor Committee with a 6-1 vote Wednesday, moving it to the full Utah Senate for a broader vote.

Utah resolution aimed at abortion trigger law passes committee despite public opposition

01/18/2023 10:03pm

A resolution that could make it easier to challenge the hold placed on Utah's trigger abortion ban passed its initial legislative hurdle Wednesday.

Markkanen's return fuels rout of Clippers as Jazz get back to .500

01/18/2023 9:29pm

Lauri Markkanen, who missed Utah's last two games with a bruised hip, had 34 points and grabbed 12 boards as the Jazz routed the Clippers 126-103 Wednesday at Vivint Arena.

Utah lawmakers advance ban on transgender surgeries for kids

01/18/2023 9:03pm

After an emotional committee hearing filled with both the harm and benefits of transgender medical procedures, Utah lawmakers advanced a flurry of bills directed at LGBTQ children.

America's largest party supply store files for bankruptcy

01/18/2023 8:27pm

Party City filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, weighed down by competition and years of financial losses.

Should gas chambers be used in animal shelters?

01/18/2023 8:01pm

Actress and Utah resident Katherine Heigl came out in support of legislation to end the gas chamber as a form of euthanasia in animal shelters, which she describes as being "inhumane" and equivalent to "torture."

Payson man who posed as doctor gets 3 months in jail, probation

01/18/2023 7:33pm

A Payson man was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days in jail after police say he offered medical services to people living in country illegally for years, even though he was not a licensed physician.

New aircraft design from NASA and Boeing could benefit passengers in the 2030s

01/18/2023 7:07pm

Greener commercial flight technology may be on the horizon.

2030 Winter Olympics in Utah? Why it 'makes a lot of sense' to Nathan Chen

01/18/2023 6:19pm

For Olympic figure skating gold medalist Nathan Chen, bringing the Winter Games back to Salt Lake City just "makes a lot of sense" because his hometown is ready to host again as soon as 2030.

Utah plastic surgeon sold COVID-19 vax cards but threw away the vaccine, feds say

01/18/2023 5:25pm

A Midvale plastic surgeon and his business are charged with selling COVID-19 vaccination cards to people who didn't want the vaccine and dumping vaccines down the drain.

New report: Child care issues result in $1.36B loss in Utah's annual economy

01/18/2023 5:04pm

A report released Wednesday shows the financial impact child care issues pose on Utah's economy, as well as the hurdles parents face while navigating child care and work.

Unusual dinosaur fossil discovery made in India

01/18/2023 4:33pm

Paleontologists working in central India have made a rare discovery — a fossilized dinosaur hatchery with 92 nests and 256 eggs belonging to colonies of giant plant-eating titanosaurs.

Brian Head Resort begins work on new community, major expansion

01/18/2023 4:08pm

Brian Head Resort officials on Wednesday unveiled new details about their plan to develop a new ski-in, ski-out community called Aspen Meadows.

Have You Seen This? Even a 5.4 magnitude earthquake can make you shake

01/18/2023 4:02pm

Watching this little video makes me want to prepare better for Utah's inevitable "big one."

Utah trooper reunites with doctor who saved his life 44 years ago after prompting

01/18/2023 3:06pm

Nearly 45 years after he was shot during a traffic stop, former Utah Highway Patrol trooper Ralph Evans reunited with the doctor who saved his life.

'So you're the one who whiffed his block?': Former BYU teammates remember Andy Reid

01/18/2023 3:04pm - PARTNER

All agree that what the former BYU lineman lacked as a player, he's more than made up for as a coach.

Utahns are beating the cold in luxury vacation homes for a fraction of the price

01/18/2023 3:00pm - SPONSORED

You need a vacation. Better yet, you need a lot of vacations, and Ember has the perfect solution for that: luxury vacation homes.

Supreme Court declines to block New York gun restrictions

01/18/2023 2:34pm

The Supreme Court on Wednesday turned away a challenge by a group of firearms dealers in New York to numerous Democratic-backed measures adopted by the state last year regulating gun purchases that the retailers said hurt their businesses.

'It's frustrating': Skimming theft drains $1K from Orem mom's food stamp card

01/18/2023 2:05pm

An Orem family lost their monthly food stamps due to a skimming theft that drained their card of funds for the month.

Justices seem to lean toward deaf student in education case

01/18/2023 1:31pm

The Supreme Court seemed sympathetic to the arguments of a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing inadequate education. It's a legal challenge that's important for other disabled students and their families.

Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce aiming to relaunch, rebuild trust

01/18/2023 12:58pm

The Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is in the process of establishing a new board, hiring staff, relaunching programs and tackling advocacy work for the Hispanic business community.

Homebuilder confidence rises for the first time in a year

01/18/2023 12:32pm

A modest drop in mortgage rates over the past month has helped homebuilder confidence improve in January, after 12 consecutive months of falling, according to a survey released Wednesday.

An immigrant's journey from deportation to citizenship

01/18/2023 12:05pm

Jesús Contreras slowly drove a mud-splattered feeding machine through a dimly lit shed, dispensing a glob of food atop each wire cage in the mink shed on a recent January day.

2023 schedule set: Utes open season with Florida, UCLA as Pac-12 opener

01/18/2023 11:14am

And if the nonconference slate wasn't difficult enough for the two-time reigning Pac-12 champions, the conference slate will be a gauntlet in 2023.

Brian Walshe accused of killing and dismembering his wife Ana Walshe, prosecutors say

01/18/2023 10:57am

Brian Walshe killed and dismembered his wife Ana Walshe and disposed of her body in dumpsters, a prosecutor with the Norfolk district attorney's office said at his arraignment on Wednesday.

Woman injured after car hit by tire from another vehicle in I-15 crash

01/18/2023 10:26am

State troopers say a woman suffered a head laceration after a tire came off another vehicle and hit her car on Interstate 15 Wednesday morning.

Rocky Mountain Power provides update on proposed headquarters rezone

01/18/2023 9:57am

Utah's capital city is inching closer to making a decision on Rocky Mountain Power's proposal to rezone its west side headquarters into a mixed-use urban center core.

Polar bear kills woman, boy in remote Alaska village

01/18/2023 9:29am

Alaska state troopers say a polar bear has attacked and killed two people in a remote western Alaska village. KTUU cites troopers as saying they received the report of the attack at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wales.

Get Gephardt: Salt Lake woman bought a car, then discovered it wasn't legal to drive

01/18/2023 9:04am

Imagine paying thousands of dollars for a car, only to find out you cannot get license plates to drive it legally. When it happened to a Salt Lake City woman, she decided to Get Gephardt.

Microsoft lays off 10,000 as job cuts in tech sector continue

01/18/2023 8:48am

Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, in response to "macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities."

Family mourns the loss of teenage son hit by truck in Summit County

01/18/2023 8:25am

Family members are mourning the loss of 14-year-old Zander Jones after he was hit by a truck last week in Summit County.

Patrick Kinahan: BYU, Utah, USU football missed lofty goals amid some success

01/18/2023 8:22am

Now that college football sadly has ended, it's time to review the optimistic preseason predictions that came up short.

New treatment for PTSD and anxiety is changing lives

01/18/2023 8:00am - SPONSORED

If you live with PTSD or chronic anxiety, there's a new and effective treatment that might help you.

December retail sales fall 1.1% after slipping in November

01/18/2023 7:42am

Americans cut back on spending in December, the second consecutive month they've done so, underscoring how inflation and the rising cost of using credit cards slowed consumer activity over the crucial holiday shopping season.

Ukraine interior minister, 15 others killed in helicopter crash

01/18/2023 7:24am

Authorities say Ukraine's interior minister has died in a helicopter crash near the capital that killed more than a dozen other people, including children.

TikTok plans to hire 2,500 employees to ease data security concerns

01/18/2023 6:48am

Amid an ongoing debate about TikTok's ability to protect users' data, the popular social media app has unveiled a slew of security measures in an attempt to put skepticism to rest.

Have flu cases peaked in Utah this season?

01/18/2023 6:23am

The country's weekly flu case counts have been going down since early December, according to the CDC, after peaking around Thanksgiving.

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