(KUTV) — After taking second place in 2019, the Highland/Alpine area has been named the safest city in Utah in 2020, according to a new report. SafeWise, an independent review site, released its sixth annual ranking of the safest cities in every state. The list compared 2018 FBI crime report statistics on property crime and violent crime to determine the… Keep Reading
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted nearly every aspect of life, including spousal relationships. A spike in the divorce rate in China, Europe, and other places that have endured long periods of isolation could be a warning of what’s to come in the US. Until the health crisis forced people to stay at home – creating problems among… Keep Reading
AMERICAN FORK, Utah (ABC4 News) – While most schools in Utah were forced to hold some sort of virtual graduation commencement for the Class of 2020 seniors because of COVID-19 restrictions. But one private school was able do an in-person graduation ceremony. American Heritage School in American Fork only had a graduating class of 59 students… Keep Reading
LEHI, Utah – Residents say they warned for years about the dangerous location of a mailbox where a mailman was hit by a suspected impaired driver on Tuesday. “It could have been any one of us,” said Ashley Budd, who lives nearby and witnessed the crash. “It’s traumatic to try and get our mail at this point.”… Keep Reading
SALT LAKE CITY — The traditional weekend to kick off the summer turned out to be an extremely busy one for first responders. The Memorial Day weekend — one of the first weekends Utahns had the chance to get out with fewer COVID-19 restrictions — kept police, Utah Highway Patrol troopers, and search and rescue… Keep Reading
Even as miles-long food bank lines have become emblematic of the coronavirus pandemic, many Utah farmers and ranchers have found themselves with plenty of food but nowhere to sell it. “Farmers and ranchers have been in just a crazy moment through all of this,” said Ron Gibson, president of the Utah Farm Bureau. “It’s been devastating… Keep Reading
KUTV) — Search and rescue crews stayed busy over Memorial Day weekend as they safely recovered several hikers in two Utah counties. In Utah County, rescue crews helped a young man rappelling down a slope at Bridal Veil Falls. He had gone out above a steep scree slope and couldn’t get back to safety on his… Keep Reading
By any measure, Best Friends Animal Society is a “a Utah success story, self-made and homegrown,” in the words of its CEO Julie Castle. Thirty-six years after establishing its famed pet sanctuary outside Kanab, the nonprofit organization has mushroomed from “almost nothing” into a global brand with millions of members. As many as 37,000 guests… Keep Reading
(KSL) – At Christmas time, Mike and June Willes’ yard in front of their Lehi, Utah home is adorned with a quarter-million lights and countless other decorations. At Halloween, as many as 50 skeletons are deployed to spook the living who are in search of a fun neighborhood haunt for themselves and their children. When the… Keep Reading
It’s not every day Superman, Wonder Woman or Ironman can be found driving a Utah Transit Authority bus around town, but according to their bosses, the drivers are superheroes, nonetheless. That is what UTA Regional General Manager Mary DeLaMare-Schaefer is saying about her Utah County team — they are frontline heroes. “Our employees are coming… Keep Reading
