Utah boy transforms into superhero for a day thanks to Make-A-Wish

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Nine-year-old Carter from Utah got the wish of a lifetime: suiting up as a superhero and saving the day. Carter, who lives with a rare disease and faces many health challenges, dreamed of becoming a superhero. With the help...

New report reveals startling health hazard that impacts humans from womb to grave: 'A direct assault on health'

A new report reveals a harsh reality about the effects of dirty energy sources on our health, and these effects start before we're even born. What's happening? The paper, Cradle to Grave: The Health Toll of Fossil Fuels and the Imperative for a...

Utah art project spotlights Great Salt Lake’s fragile future

Geoff Bennett: As the Great Salt Lake in Utah continues to dry up, the arts community there has mobilized to lay bare the major ecological, economic and health stakes if the decline continues. Some have called this an environmental nuclear bomb of...

Voices: Utah has a mental health crisis. It’s worse in these communities.

Briggs Miller is a second-year medical student at the University of Utah and was raised in Grantsville. Note to readers • This story discusses suicide. If you or people you know are at risk of self-harm, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides...

Why Mary Cosby Is Winning Over Fans on Season 6 of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City

Mary Cosby has always been a polarizing figure on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Whether it be because of her ties to a controversial church or her insults that often hit below the belt. Viewers have long been divided on their feelings about...

Strengthening Women’s Health in Ghana, Ongoing Response to L.A., Maui Fires, and More

By Tori Gordon Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 570 shipments of requested medical aid to 47 U.S. states and territories and 14 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 13.4 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications...

USU UWLP releases research on the Utah women and fertility trends and changes

Utah State University Extension press release UTAH — The Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) at Utah State University recently published a research brief, “Utah Women and Fertility: Trends and Changes from 1970–2023.” This research examines how...

New study confirms animal protein is part of a healthy diet

Utah State University Extension Press Release A new study is challenging previously held misconceptions about the relationship between animal protein and health. The study, published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, shows that...

'Utah Lake is My Lake' — Utah Lake Authority’s new campaign to revive the landmark

Utah Lake sits between the mountains in Utah Valley. Efforts to restore the lake have been ongoing after decades of misuse and pollution. (Spencer Adolphson) “Take a second chance on Utah Lake," Kelly Cannon-O’Day said. Cannon-O'Day, the Utah Lake...

How Ozempic and GLP-1 meds are reshaping wellness resort offerings

In 2021, when the world was baking sourdough bread and hoarding toilet paper, Movara was riding a pandemic high. The fitness and weight-loss resort in the red rocks of Ivins, Utah, was packed, sold out for 18 weeks straight. It wasn’t alone....

Conference tackles solutions to Utah’s homelessness crisis

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s homelessness crisis is one of the most pressing issues facing our state. On Friday, leaders, advocates and service providers came together for the 21st Annual Homelessness Conference. “We must prioritize treatment services...

65-year-old man killed in auto-pedestrian crash while crossing Salt Lake street

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The identity has been released of a man who was struck b a vehicle while in a crosswalk in Salt Lake’s Poplar Grove neighborhood. The crash happened just before 6:30 a.m. Friday at 2000 West and 500 South. Officials with...

USDA Issues Health Alert for Ready-To-Eat Meals Linked to Deadly Listeria Outbreak

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for ready-to-eat meals that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The alert comes as part of an ongoing investigation...

HEALTH Tease 'Conflict DLC' With New Single Vibe Cop

Photo: Mynxii White HEALTH have shared another single from their upcoming album. Building on the dense, industrial rock and pulsating electronics showcased on lead single Ordinary Loss, Vibe Cop also serves up aggressive riffs from Lamb Of God...

Man charged after originally denying sparking Deer Creek Fire in southeast Utah

LA SAL, Utah — A man who originally denied sparking the Deer Creek Fire that burned over 17,000 acres in southeastern Utah over the summer has been charged. Scott Carrier was charged with Reckless Burning, Abandoning a Fire, Causing a Catastrophe...

Utah’s top higher education boss has one major ask for all campuses after Charlie Kirk shooting

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah System of Higher Education Commissioner Geoff Landward speaks in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. In the aftermath of political commentator Charlie Kirk's killing, Landward is encouraging all...

HEALTH drop new single, VIBE COP, featuring Willie Adler

And catch the band live at the following: HEALTH x CARPENTER BRUT THE CONFLICT :: LEATHER TOUR 2026 March 31 San Francisco, CA – The Warfield April 3 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater 4 Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre 5 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo 7...

Pharma stocks clinch best week in 16 years as Trump overhang eases

(Bloomberg) -- Pharmaceutical stocks capped off their best week in 23 years as a drug-pricing and tariff deal with the US government helped ease an overhang that’s been weighing on the sector for most of the year. Most Read from Bloomberg The...

Coming to Salt Lake City: Hot House West Jazz Fest

The first-ever Hot House Jazz Fest is on Sunday, Oct. 5. Photo of the Hot House West Swing Orchestra (pictured) by Rae Hallman. The inaugural Hot House West Jazz Fest is this Sunday, Oct. 5, at Woodbine Food Hall. Music starts at 1pm. I caught up...

Daughter of polygamist cult leader Dan Lafferty breaks silence as dad serves two life sentences for murder

The daughter of infamous polygamist cult figure Dan Lafferty is breaking her decades-long silence in a bombshell new memoir. Rebecca Lafferty, now a mother of three and a hypnotherapist in Salt Lake City, is the daughter of convicted killer Dan...