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Trump offered them a buyout. Here's why they took it

02/15/2025 9:50pm
Some of the 75,000 U.S. federal workers who the Office of Personnel Management says accepted a resignation buyout offer were ready to retire anyway. Others were motivated by looming federal workforce cuts or an order to return to the office.

Can a blood test predict this pregnancy complication?

02/15/2025 8:26pm
A new blood test has the potential to identify a hard-to-predict but sometimes deadly pregnancy complication weeks before it would normally be found, leading to early treatment and possibly prevention.

Bird flu confirmed in older Wyoming woman who likely had contact with infected flock at her home

02/15/2025 7:44pm
Wyoming health department officials say an older woman is hospitalized with bird flu. It's the state's first human case of Type A H5N1 influenza, which is spreading through animals and some people.

Utah AG Derek Brown joins 25 others asking the US Senate to pass fentanyl legislation

02/15/2025 7:03pm
Twenty-five state attorneys general, including Utah's Attorney General Derek Brown, are asking U.S. senators to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act, which would permanently classify fentanyl analogues as a Schedule I drug.

An Idaho Falls man paralyzed in Swiss skiing crash is closer to returning home

02/15/2025 6:26pm
An Idaho Falls native who was paralyzed in a skiing accident in Switzerland on Feb. 3 will no longer be stranded in Europe after community members and friends stepped up to secure medical transport to the United States.

Trump's game of global Monopoly

02/15/2025 6:11pm
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has flirted with annexing Canada and Greenland. He has suggested retaking control of the Panama Canal. And this week, he laid out his plan to move Palestinians out of Gaza and rebuild the region.

'I hear you, parents': Utah attorney general responds to concerns over Section 504 lawsuit

02/15/2025 12:08pm
Attorney General Derek Brown took to social media to respond to constituent concerns over Utah being part of Texas v. Becerra, a lawsuit that may threaten Section 504 protections.

National Transportation Safety Board to investigate fiery Wyoming crash

02/15/2025 11:25am
The National Transportation Safety Board has opened a safety investigation into the fiery multi-vehicle crash Friday in the Green River Tunnels in Wyoming that left two people dead and an unknown number injured.

'A lot of frustration': Federal workers in Utah apparently on edge as firings reportedly underway

02/15/2025 7:15am
The large concentration of federal workers in Utah's 1st District feel 'a lot of frustration' as moves to slash the federal workforce move forward.