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Be careful with fidget spinners, government safety group warns
Daniella Emanuel, CNN | Posted Aug 12th - 7:42pm
Fidget spinners are supposed to be calming and fun, especially for students struggling to focus. But after some dangerous incidents involving the popular gizmos, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued new fidget spinner safety guidance for consumers and businesses.
New safety features aim to protect students in Utah schools
Keith McCord | Posted Aug 8th - 11:58am
A new school with state-of-the-art design and technology aims to keep students safe as the new academic year is about to begin.
Sports study: High school athletes not being fully protected
Barry Wilner, Associated Press | Posted Aug 8th - 9:12am
A high school sports study conducted by the Korey Stringer Institute and sponsored in part by the NFL shows that many individual states are not fully implementing key safety guidelines to protect athletes from potentially life-threatening conditions, including heat stroke.
Artificial turf temperatures too hot for young athletes? KSL investigates
Debbie Dujanovic | Posted Jul 17th - 10:33pm
Fake grass — or artificial turf — is a growing trend across Utah because it looks good and is pretty low maintenance. But the KSL Investigators got a complaint about how hot it can get, and we decided to test it out for ourselves.
Bear euthanized after biting head of rafter in Desolation Canyon
Andrew Adams | Posted Jul 10th - 11:16pm
On a day when most of the country was learning of a Colorado teen waking to the crunching sound of a bear biting his head, details surfaced Monday of a similar attack that unfolded in the lower Desolation Canyon area of central Utah.
Shootings kill or injure at least 19 US children each day
Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press | Posted Jun 19th - 9:35am
Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day, with boys, teenagers and blacks most at risk, according to a government study that paints a bleak portrait of persistent violence.
Study links mosquito spray to delayed motor skills in babies
Susan Scutti, CNN | Posted Jun 11th - 7:59pm
Naled -- the main chemical ingredient in the bug spray used in Miami to ward off Zika-carrying mosquitoes -- has an association with reduced motor function in infants, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Environmental International.
Father wants to memorialize son with safety changes along Provo River
Sean Moody | Posted Jun 6th - 8:03pm
A 30-year-old Sandy man died last week while trying to rescue a woman and her daughter from the Provo River. Now the man's father says he has plans to prevent a similar tragedy from happening to another family.
Family warns of drowning hazard posed by bucket of water
Ashley Moser | Posted May 29th - 10:32pm
An Ogden family hopes sharing their story will serve as a warning to other families after their 13-month-old child nearly drowned in a bucket of water.
Have You Seen This? Pedestrian's close call with train
John Clyde, KSL.com Contributor | Posted May 2nd - 1:15pm
I have a tough time paying attention, but let's all try and pay attention when our lives are on the line. Watch the video and you'll agree.
Police seek driver who hit, injured teen on Bangerter Highway
Geoff Liesik | Posted Mar 18th, 2017 - 6:28pm
Police in West Jordan are looking for the driver of a car involved in an unusual auto-pedestrian accident Tuesday morning. It happened at 9000 South and Bangerter Highway, and the teenager hit didn't know she was injured until hours later.
Close call has city officials warning parents to keep kids out of deep snow piles
Keith McCord | Posted Jan 5th, 2017 - 8:01pm
This week, Spanish Fork City administrators put a message on social media urging parents to be careful as their kids play in the deep snow. The warning comes after a close call involving a snowplow driver whose quick actions most likely saved some young lives.
Parents spend as much time on screens as their teens, study shows
Kelly Wallace, CNN | Posted Dec 6th, 2016 - 2:35pm
If you think your tween or teen spends too many hours online, you might need to look in the mirror before you dish out screen time criticisms. According to a new survey, parents spend as much time plugged in each day as their teens and three hours more per day than their tweens.
5 tech tips for staying safe while using dating apps
Cosette Jarrett, KSL.com Contributor | Posted Aug 17th, 2016 - 11:46am
If you’re currently using or thinking about trying an online dating app or two to liven up your love life, safety is key. Here are five tech tips to help you have a safer experience with dating apps.
Canyons District buses equipped with potentially life-saving technology
Ashley Moser | Posted Aug 4th, 2016 - 11:10pm
The Canyons School District has a new tool to help bus drivers keep children safe. It comes in response to several cases where students were left behind on buses earlier this year.
Mother, lifeguards save young boy from drowning
Sam Penrod | Posted Jul 7th, 2016 - 8:32pm
A 3-year-old boy who nearly drowned Wednesday at the city pool in American Fork is home from the hospital, and he has the quick action of his mother and two lifeguards to thank for saving his life.
UHP cracking down on simple driving errors in effort keep Utah roads safe
Andrew Adams | Posted Jun 4th, 2016 - 11:16am
Utah Highway Patrol took KSL along in an unmarked squad car to show it wasn’t hard to find concerning driver behavior.
Safety measures, response teams can't replace vigilant parents, Hogle Zoo officials say
McKenzie Romero | Posted May 31st, 2016 - 6:24pm
After a 3-year-old boy slipped under protective barriers and fell 15 feet into the Cincinnati Zoo's gorilla enclosure Saturday, prompting zoo officials to shoot the animal, officials at Utah's Hogle Zoo are evaluating their own safety measures.
Drivers again urged to keep 'Heads Up,' watch out for motorcycles
Jed Boal | Posted May 5th, 2016 - 9:31pm
Two years ago, 45 motorcycle riders died on Utah roads — a record number. Now safety advocates are urging riders and drivers to watch out for each other and save more lives on the road.
