One version of Naloxone sees price increase 600%
Perhaps the easiest version for the public to use has seen prices jump to more than $4,500. Other versions remain an option, but law enforcement and advocates say this greed is unacceptable.(picture of kits from Utah Naloxone)
56s Feb 14, 2017
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Less than 2/10ths of a percent of Utah teachers under investigation
The cases make headlines, but the actual percentage of teachers having inappropriate relationships with students remains very small.
36s Feb 13, 2017
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Formalwear closet looking for donations to help students in West Valley City
Granger High School now has a dress closet, and the students hope to get formal wear donations to fill it in time for prom.
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Task force could examine self-driving cars
Before Utahns speed off in autonomous cars, state lawmakers may create a task force to study and regulate them for safe use. More on the bill: http://le.utah.gov/~2017/bills/static/HB0257.html
38s Feb 10, 2017
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State water watchers see flooding ahead for Utah
The state’s water watchers got a briefing today that shows quite the flooding forecast both short-term and long-term.
55s Feb 09, 2017
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Brown, other chiefs and sheriffs hear from President on immigration
President Trump defends his travel ban to law enforcement leaders, including Salt Lake’s Police Chief, who tells him not to ask for immigration enforcement.
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Legos serve as building blocks of air monitors
Salt Lake East High Schoolers learn to build air-quality sensors out of Legos to learn firsthand how air pollution hits close to home.
34s Feb 07, 2017
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Poll: support plummets when Utahns told how much a tax hike would really mean
A new survey from Trafalgar Group shows most Utah taxpayers are actually opposed to an income tax hike being proposed for public schools, because it turns out it is larger than advertised.
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Sandy's snowplow fleet comes out of the ashes
Five agencies have loaned ten snowplows to Sandy following a $5-million fire that destroyed half the city's fleet.
36s Feb 03, 2017
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Elk Ridge Middle School signing while singing The Lion King
The South Jordan, Utah school is doing an ASL Shadow Interpretation of the Broadway musical, and it is earning praise. (Pic: Bill Simpson)
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Mother questions legitimacy of official accounts of daughter's death
Six weeks after her daughter’s death after a stay at the Davis County Jail, questions still loom for a mother wondering how it happened.
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Utah House Resolution: Consider a Later Start Time for High School
House Joint Resolution 9 is sponsored by a former long-time high school teacher.
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Flying to catch pollutants in the air
Scientists are flying six hours a day at 12,000 feet over northern Utah to glean better data about which pollutants stay in the air longer, and how to fight them.
36s Feb 01, 2017
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Lehi neighborhood worried about traffic and safety with new school
Lehi officials have halted construction for now, but the Utah Military Academy has said it has a good plan to be able to open next August. Neighbors in the Lehi Ranches area are sharing their concerns. (Pic: artist rendering from Utah Military Academy Lehi Campus)
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Acceptance, questions about new transgendered policy for Boy Scouts
They accept a new policy to include transgendered boys, but Utah Boy Scout council presidents have many questions about how they’ll accommodate them.
35s Jan 31, 2017
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Zions Bank report: Medical prices fairly stable in Utah
Medical prices are up across the nation, but down just slightly in Utah over a 2 year period.
55s Jan 31, 2017
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Praise for at least one of President Trump's orders
President Trump’s new executive order he says will cut excessive regulations comes with praise from Utah business leaders.
37s Jan 30, 2017
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Bill: Pay raise for good teachers who move to certain schools in Utah
HB 212 says good teachers in Utah could make up to ten thousand dollars more a year if they move to a challenging school.
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Yoga helping West Jordan Middle School students
Some students are finding balance with the demands of middle school by trying out yoga during study hall. The West Jordan middle school psychologist is also a certified yoga instructor.
2m Jan 27, 2017
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Sandy's 4-alarm blaze causes $5 million in damage
Sandy officials are sorting through their mess of a public works building, trying to determine how it went up in flames.
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Board calls for criminal investigation of former Unified fire chief, deputy
After a state audit, the Unified Fire Authority's board voted unanimously Thursday to call for criminal investigations of the agency’s former chief and his deputy.(FILE DESERET NEWS PHOTO OF MICHAEL JENSEN)
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State wildlife agents boost winter range patrols
The Division of Wildlife Resources wants to catch poachers preying on vulnerable big game animals in the snow.
37s Jan 25, 2017
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Day two of John Swallow testimony; Shurtleff and Hughes defend themselves
Former Utah AG Mark Shurtleff and current House Speaker Greg Hughes called in to the Doug Wright Show to tell their side after their names came up during Marc Jenson's testimony.
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Former businessman connected to former Utah AG John Swallow testifies in hearing
A main witness against former Utah attorney general John Swallow is outlining in court years worth of their relationship, and the money and favors he says exchanged hands. (File photo of Marc Sessions Jenson)
49s Jan 24, 2017
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Man booked on suspicion of murder, attempted murder
A 23-year-old West Valley man sits in jail, suspected of killing his father and wounding his grandparents in the home they shared.
35s Jan 24, 2017
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High court won't hear 'Sister Wives' appeal
The legal efforts of TV’s 'Sister Wives' to overturn Utah’s ban on polygamy has ended at the U.S. Supreme Court.
37s Jan 23, 2017
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Utah House Speaker: Hard Choices Ahead
Utah lawmakers are now back in session
49s Jan 23, 2017
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Promises of prosperity, greatness in President Trump's inauguration address
President Trump’s inauguration speech included the traditional call for national unity, but also more campaign promises, even though he got the job. FULL SPEECH: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/20/donald-trumps-full-inauguration-speech-transcript-annotated/?tid=pmpoliticspop&utm_term=.a31dc054e7b0
37s Jan 20, 2017
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Paramedic credits basic CPR for saving man's life
Quick action and basic training enabled a Unified Fire paramedic to save the life of a driver having a heart attack on a busy freeway.
38s Jan 19, 2017
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Utah tourism folks promoting around the Sundance Film Festival
They hope to capitalize on the crowds coming for the movies
51s Jan 19, 2017
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A few Utah cities looking for more school crossing guards
Orem and Logan have immediate needs; others say they always are looking to hire.
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Utah roadway deaths reach nine-year high
Deaths on Utah roadways rose for the fourth straight year in 2016, as did the number of distractions and bad decisions behind them.
38s Jan 18, 2017
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Researchers using data to craft better pollution reduction
The bad air before the next storms allows University of Utah researchers to better pinpoint emitters and their amounts of particulate matter.
38s Jan 17, 2017
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Utah Rep. Chris Stewart: Give Pres-elect a chance
Congressman Stewart responded to the poll showing Mr Trump with historically low approval ratings for an incoming president.
34s Jan 17, 2017
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Air quality and schools
Some kids may have to stay inside this week
1m Jan 16, 2017
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Snowplow driver survives crash in Spanish Fork Canyon
A UDOT driver tumbles down an embankment in his 70,000-lb. snowplow, after another big truck driver hit him from behind.
37s Jan 13, 2017
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WVC PD investigating double shooting
It happened near 4800 West and a frontage road of SR 201
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Committee orders video of teen shooting released
The State Records Committee has ordered the release of body cam video showing Salt Lake City police shooting a 17-year-old boy. An appeal is likely.
36s Jan 12, 2017
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Ogden city leaders want full interchange at 24th street
You cannot exit from or enter to all directions yet; the city hopes for lawmakers' help. (pic from Ogden City website)
52s Jan 12, 2017
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Draper police review use-of-force protocols
A dose of improvement and a dose of perspective for Draper Police, in their use-of-force training today at their headquarters.
37s Jan 10, 2017
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UDOT prepares for unseasonable flooding
January is not usually a threat for flooding in Utah, but rain on top of the frozen snow can pose some problems.
36s Jan 09, 2017
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Jordan schools energy savings
The Jordan School District is finding big savings from often small changes in energy and water consumption.
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Orem hopes to inch closer to identifying "Phantom Dumper"
Orem has more clues about the substance that the “Phantom Dumper” is pouring into the sewer system costing a heavy price to clean up.
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Plowman barely missing hitting three children
He was just trying to widen a Spanish Fork street when a plowman suddenly swerved to avoid clipping three children playing in a snow fort.
36s Jan 05, 2017
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Delays, cancellations at airport during big storm
The storm caused delays to and from the Salt Lake International Airport as it moved through Utah and on toward the east.
34s Jan 05, 2017
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More snow means more trouble for wheelchairs, pedestrians
More snow coming overnight means more problems for not just drivers, but pedestrians and wheelchair users stuck in clogged streets and sidewalks.
35s Jan 04, 2017
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Research: Sexual assault costs Utah $5 billion/year
There's hope the Utah legislature will take up the issue of sexual assault, in light of new research showing the high cost for all of the state.
1m Jan 04, 2017
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Investigators: domestic shooting case of self-defense
A 30-year-old man is hospitalized, after Utah County Sheriff’s investigators say his father shot him in his Hobble Creek Canyon home.
37s Jan 03, 2017
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Another storm on the way; schools talk preps
School district leaders around the Wasatch Front will be preparing yet again for another snowy morning and what to do about keeping schools open.
1m Jan 03, 2017
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Dozens of crashes in latest winter storm
The first storm of 2017 proved a headache for dozens of Utah drivers and the highway patrol troopers who had to help them this morning.
36s Jan 02, 2017
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