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Shara Park

Family of Isabelle Parr celebrates her life on the anniversary of her death

A Holladay family is offering forgiveness to the driver of a hit and run accident that took the life of UVU student Isabelle Parr.
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Mary Culbertson and Lauren Steinbrecher, KSL TV

Potentially 45 preschoolers and 10 adults exposed to carbon monoxide at American Prep Academy

Five toddlers and five adults were taken to the hospital after being exposed to carbon monoxide at American Preparatory Academy.
1 day ago
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Lindsay Aerts

Student accused of attacking Kearns High teacher has special needs, district says

The Granite School district is now investigating what it calls an “egregious” attack on a teacher in the classroom. That teacher is said to be recovering, as is an Assistant Principal and a resource officer who assisted the teacher.
2 days ago
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Lauren Steinbrecher

Police: Student put teacher in chokehold, attacked others in Kearns High classroom

A disturbing fight in a Kearns High School classroom Tuesday ended with a student in juvenile detention after police said the student put a teacher in a chokehold, before assaulting two other adults as they tried to free the teacher in front of students.
2 days ago
The Jordan School District is kicking off this year’s charity fundraisers this week. Each school...
Karah Brackin

Jordan School District kicks off annual charity fundraisers this week

The Jordan School District is kicking off this year’s charity fundraisers this week. Each school picks out its own charity and students put in work to fundraise.
3 days ago
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Mary Culbertson

U of U study finds youth population in SLC lowest in over a century

A study recently published by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah concludes that Salt Lake City's youth population is lower than it has been in over a century.
4 days ago
Salutatorian Alasia Baker, 17, center, and Khyli Barbee, 15, following Baker, leave a graduation ce...
Associated Press

Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools

Unlike public schools, formal homeschooling programs or traditional private schools, nearly 9,000 private schools in Louisiana don’t need state approval to grant degrees.
4 days ago
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Katija Stjepovic

City begins safety improvements at 11th and Harrison

Salt Lake City has been working hard, trying to make intersections safer for our children and students.
9 days ago
Four elementary schools in Salt Lake City could soon be closing for good. (KSL TV)...
Debbie Worthen

Salt Lake City School District recommends four elementary school closures

Four elementary schools in Salt Lake City could soon be closing for good.
10 days ago
Thirteen band directors from Utah will participate in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursda...
Mike Anderson

Utah band directors excited to march in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Thirteen band directors from Utah will participate in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday as part of the Band Directors Marching Band. Michael and Hayley Winslow, band directors in the Washington School District, are among the 13.
11 days ago
A Salt Lake City School District bus is pictured outside of the Capitol in Salt Lake City, on Tuesd...
Mark Jones

Salt Lake City School District recommends four school closures

The Salt Lake City School Board has recommended closing four schools at a meeting Monday night.
11 days ago
To help break the language barriers, Highland is hoping to purchase about 100 Timekettle Translator...
Brianna Chavez

Highland High School raising funds for translation earbuds to help refugee students

Highland High has more than 400 refugee students all speaking up to 60 different languages. Now they're raising money to help them.
11 days ago
In Utah, there’s a growing demand for workers in the field of life sciences, but finding good tal...
Tamara Vaifanua

Utah leaders announce plan to provide workers in the field of life sciences

In Utah, there’s a growing demand for workers in the field of life sciences, but finding good talent is a challenge. 
11 days ago
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Andrew Adams

West Jordan street renamed for 13-year-old killed by drunk driver

Family members converged on a street corner Friday as city workers installed new signs marking the renaming of a street in memory of a 13-year-old boy killed in a crosswalk by a drunk driver.
13 days ago
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Lindsay Aerts

Contested crosswalk returns to Sandy City

Some parents in Sandy were desperate for a crosswalk to be repainted on Sego Lily Drive after Sandy City repaved the road this summer.
14 days ago
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Dan Spindle

Helpers with mobile pantry at Midvale Elementary know need has no season

Around the holidays so many of us start thinking about giving our time and talents to those who need it the most. But for volunteers with the Utah Food Bank’s Mobile Pantry, it’s a need that knows no season.
14 days ago
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Alex Cabrero

Elementary students learn geometry through Halloween candy bars

Utah math scores for elementary students fell slightly last year according to the Utah State Board of Education.
15 days ago
Ellie Sabin, a Skyridge High School Student, playing Elsa in the school's production of 'Frozen the...
Mike Anderson and Mary Culbertson, KSL TV

Skyridge High earns first-in-Utah ‘Frozen’ musical rights

Frozen the Musical is only allowed by Disney for one high school each year to put it on. This year, Skyridge High takes the stage and is full of excitement, spunk, and love.
15 days ago
Jeremy Goodale attends his sentence hearing at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Fairfield, Iowa, ...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press

Iowa teen convicted of killing Spanish teacher given life with possibility of parole after 25 years

An Iowa teen convicted in the 2021 beating death of a high school Spanish teacher was sentenced to life in prison with a possibility of parole in 25 years.
16 days ago
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Associated Press

Las Vegas student died after high school brawl over headphones and vape pen, police say

Authorities say a Las Vegas high school student was killed when 10 students between the ages of 13 and 17 beat him in a prearranged fight over a pair of headphones and a vape pen.
16 days ago
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Mike Anderson

USU physicists lead NASA mission

A NASA mission is being run from right here in Utah. Everything from the design and build of some high-tech equipment to mission control and research is based in Logan.
17 days ago
Students shown in a medical terms in Spanish class that would be a precursor for people who have Sp...
Mike Anderson

New program at USU promises better health care outcomes for non-English patients

The program is helping meet the demand for medical interpreters, by offering the training for free.
18 days ago
Krista Edwards in a classroom at Midvale Middle School, demonstrating with a peregrine falcon. (KSL...
Mary Culbertson and Mike Headrick, KSL TV

Falconer advocates for the use of falcons and birds in classrooms

A Canyons School District teacher and licensed falconer brought a peregrine falcon into her classroom to help her students learn and launch a reading assignment of the book "My Side of The Mountain".
18 days ago
The Miller Advanced Research and Solutions Center at Weber State University has a new executive d...
Logan Stefanich

Weber State’s MARS Center has a new executive director with ‘big vision’

The Miller Advanced Research and Solutions Center at Weber State University has a new executive director and he has a "big vision" for how the center will play into the present and future of the aerospace and defense industries.
20 days ago

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