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Boulder Crashes into Home and Kills Two

December 13, 2013 Posted by Contributor

Two people were killed when a huge boulder crashed into a home during a Thursday rockslide. The rockslide occurred on Route 9 near the west end of Rockville, Utah at around 5 p.m. It sent a boulder right into the home, said the police chief of Springdale. The chief said it was hard to describe but the boulder was larger than the two-story home it slammed into. Officials located the two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: State News Tagged With: rockslide, route 9, springdale

Geologists from BYU Find Utah Super Volcano

December 11, 2013 Posted by Contributor

Brigham Young University geologists discovered what might be the largest super volcano in the world in Utah’s backyard. While a variety of different volcanoes blast away in many ways, eruption of super volcanoes are the world’s biggest and in turn collapse to form large calderas. One of those large calderas is Yellowstone National Park that has volcanic tendencies still taking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: State News Tagged With: BYU, geologists, super volcano

Utah Has 500,000 Concealed Gun Permits

December 9, 2013 Posted by Contributor

Utah has crossed a huge threshold for a state that has a rather small population of just 2.85 million. Over half a million people now hold a permit from Utah to carry a concealed firearm. The total was 521,900 as of the end of September. That total equates to one permit for every five people living in the state. Of course, the state is not similar to the Wild West, as the largest number of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: State News Tagged With: concealed weapons, gun permits

Judge Listens to Gay Marriage Ban Arguments

December 5, 2013 Posted by Contributor

A federal judge said he would do his best to make a ruling sometime early in 2014 on a legal challenge to Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage. His comments came after an attorney requested an end of the prohibition by saying the precedent was set by the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court and that discrimination has gone on too long. Judge Robert Shelby from U.S. District court heard arguments over … [Read more...]

Filed Under: National News, State News Tagged With: district court, gay marriage, supreme court

Technology Has a Role in Teacher Misconduct

December 3, 2013 Posted by Contributor

Education officials in Utah are debating how to deal with the increase in misconduct by teachers especially in the rise in crimes that are sexual, linked to today’s technology and social media. The case of Charles Edward Weber, an educator in Utah has been nightmarish. When Weber the former Soldier Hollow Charter School principal pleaded guilty last April to two charges of felony sexual … [Read more...]

Filed Under: State News Tagged With: misconduct, sexual abuse, teachers

Josh Romney Aids Crash Victims

December 1, 2013 Posted by Contributor

Mitt Romney’s son Josh said on Friday that he arrived first on the crash scene of a SUV carrying four family members to a home in Holladay, Utah on Thanksgiving night. Romney said that following his Thanksgiving dinner with his parents and family, he drove with his wife and children back to his home. After exiting at 4500 South from I-215 South, he came to a stop. At that same time, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: State News Tagged With: Crash, Romney, Thanksgiving Night

Chocolate Industry Putting Utah on Artisan Food Map

November 29, 2013 Posted by Contributor

Companies in Utah that offer fine chocolate are becoming more and more popular and could put the state on the culinary map. Industry experts are saying that the chocolate trade in Utah is quickly growing. One such expert predicts that in less than five years, the state will be the country’s central location for chocolate. That bold prediction is backed due to the increasing popularity of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: State News Tagged With: artisan chocolates, bean to bar, chocolate industry

Mother Says Flu Shot Killed Son

November 25, 2013 Posted by Contributor

A mother from Utah said an autopsy was not needed to check on the reason for her son’s brain swelling that eventually led to him dying. Sandy Webb said her son died due to the flu shot he was given. Webb said her son, who was 19, died last week after spending close to one month in a coma. Webb said late last week she believes her son died due to a bad reaction to a flu vaccination he was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: State News Tagged With: brain swelling, doctors, flu vaccine

One in Eight Drivers Uses Express Lanes Illegally

November 21, 2013 Posted by Contributor

Express lanes for carpoolers are carrying about twice the number of passengers as the other freeway lanes across Utah. Traffic tends to move between 5 and 6 mph faster and the lanes have much fewer accidents. However, not all is good news. Roughly, 1 out of every 8 vehicles that travel in the freeway express lanes is doing it illegally. That news is according to the annual report that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: State News Tagged With: carpool lanes, express lanes, freeway, traffic

Carbon Monoxide Leak Sends 40 to the Hospital

November 19, 2013 Posted by Contributor

On Monday, a carbon monoxide leak forced the evacuation at an elementary school in remote Utah. The leak sent over 40 staff and students to different medical facilities in both Colorado and Utah. Two adults remained hospitalized overnight said officials. Rick Bailey a spokesperson for San Juan County announced that three people had to be flown into hospitals in Colorado from the small town of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: State News Tagged With: airlifted, carbon monoxide leak, school

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