Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes MIDVALE — Two bats found this week in Salt Lake County have tested positive for rabies. The Salt Lake County Health Department is urging anyone who made contact with a bat this week to call the department to be evaluated. The bats were found Aug. 26 near 1000 West and … Read more
Estimated read time: 3-4 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — Mosquitoes at the Utah State Correctional Facility tested positive for West Nile virus earlier this week, and several mosquito populations tested positive for the virus in Weber County, officials announced Friday. Three populations of insects tested positive for the virus in Roy near 4300 W. 5500 … Read more
The founder of Noah’s Event Venue in South Jordan and six co-defendants were charged with 18 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City. (Jay Dortzbach, KSL-TV) Estimated read time: 1-2 minutes SOUTH JORDAN — The founder of Noah’s Event Venue in South Jordan … Read more
Estimated read time: 7-8 minutes As a nation, there’s no denying that we’re getting sicker and fatter. And according to long-time nutrition executive and the co-founder of a new science-based health and wellness company, Joel Bikman, it may not be your fault. From the time that the U.S. government first set dietary guidelines in 1977, … Read more
Estimated read time: 3-4 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — Adobe co-founder and Utah native alumni John Warnock died on Saturday aged 82, Adobe said in a statement Sunday. The cause of his death was not disclosed. “It is a sad day for the Adobe community and the industry for which he has been an inspiration … Read more
Estimated read time: 4-5 minutes VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Residents heeded warnings to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as a large wildfire burned just outside the city of 20,000 Friday, while firefighters battled a growing fire that set homes ablaze in a city in British Columbia. Thousands of people in Yellowknife drove hundreds … Read more
Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes NEW YORK — YouTube announced Tuesday that it will start removing false claims about cancer treatments as part of an ongoing effort to build out its medical misinformation policy. Under the updated policy, YouTube will prohibit “content that promotes cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective, or content that … Read more
Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes COLLEGE STATE, Penn. — Researchers have discovered that catching up on sleep over the weekend because of sleep loss during the week doesn’t return your heart rate and blood pressure level to normal, according to a new study. Researchers from Penn State University shared the findings in a study published … Read more
Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes SAN FRANCISCO — Get your thumb ready for next month. Apple is making a subtle change to the iPhone’s software that will likely mess with your muscle memory: The big red “end call” button is moving. The iPhone’s phone app will get a series of updates coming to iOS 17, … Read more
Estimated reading time: 1-2 minutes BULLFROG BASIN, Kane County – An Ohio man died Thursday in a cliff jumping accident at Lake Powell. The Kane County Sheriff’s Office said the dispatch center received a report of a possible death 0.25 miles south of buoy 89 on Lake Powell at 11:43 a.m. Thursday. The incident happened … Read more