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Preparation is best defense against heat-related deaths, says state official
Three hikers died in Utah’s national parks in July in the triple-digit heat. The Associated Press reports a father and daughter who got lost in Canyonlands National Park were among them. Steve Bullock is the chief of law enforcement at the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation. He said those...
Utah congressional candidate contests election results in state Supreme Court as recount begins
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With a recount underway, the closely trailing Republican challenger for Utah’s 2nd District U.S. House seat is contesting the primary election results in state Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to recover enough disqualified ballots to overtake his opponent. Colby Jenkins was 214 votes, or 0.2 percentage points, behind U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy when counties certified their results last month, placing the race within recount territory, which in Utah is when the difference in votes for each candidate is equal to or less than 0.25% of the total number of votes cast. Jenkins formally requested...
Casey Scott surprises McDonald’s drive-thru workers with free gas cards and bro hugs
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s Wednesday, which means Casey Scott was out surprising a few lucky Utahns with free $75 gas cards, bro hugs and Sinclair prize packs. Today, Casey took to a McDonald’s drive-thru, and ended up at Liberty Park!
Pioneer of Progress: Brent Beesley
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Every July, as Utah celebrates its pioneer heritage, the Days of '47 selects modern-day pioneers making a difference in the Beehive State. This year, Brent Beesley was selected as the 2024 President's Award nominee. Brent Beesley: Proud Great-Grandson of Orson Pratt and Ebenezer Beesley.
Utah lawmaker promises answers as protest is planned over 12-year-old boy's death
WEST HAVEN, Utah (KUTV) — The call for answers is growing three weeks after a 12-year-old West Haven boy died from alleged starvation. Community members and lawmakers want to know what state workers did to help the boy. One lawmaker told 2News that answers would be coming soon. In...
Utah’s Olympic quest really began as a 1960s ploy for publicity — and it worked
Editor’s note • This story, republished now as Salt Lake City wins a second bid for the Winter Olympic Games, first appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune on Feb. 2, 2002. The opening of the 2002 Winter Olympics were the culmination of seven years of hard work by Utah organizers. Yet the efforts to stage a Utah Olympics began not in 1995, when Salt Lake City won the 2002 hosting rights, but 30 years earlier, when another generation of Utahns first sought the Games.
Groundbreaking Film Tour Uncovers Nuclear Testing Secrets
Japanese director Hideaki Ito is headed to Utah to screen his new documentary, Silent Fallout. Utah Downwinder Mary Dickson joins us for a preview. Utah Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons to stage a "Peaceful Picket." Utah News Dispatch on the Beehive State's fentanyl problem. Back-to-School wellness with BPOU. Amos Guiora from Jerusalem.
Film tour highlighting downwinders, nuclear fallout in Mountain West to stop in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — On Thursday, a documentary film tour is set to stop in Salt Lake City which aims to bring awareness to Utahns and the entire U.S. on a matter very close to Utah’s center: downwinders. The film, called “Silent Fallout,” amplifies the stories of downwinders...
University of Utah and Intermountain Health hospitals rank as best in the state
U.S. News & World Report published its annual list of best hospitals in the country this month. State of play: U.S. News assessed 60 hospitals in Utah and ranked the top four. 4. Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital (tied) 4. Intermountain Health St. George Regional Hospital (tied) The intrigue: The...
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