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Families welcome home Utah National Guard soldiers after Africa deployment
Brian Carlson, KSL-TV | Posted Jan. 19 - 10:37 a.m. | Save Story
More than 100 Utah soldiers returned home Saturday from a nearly yearlong military mission to Africa.
Half of US parents think TikTok ban would make kids safer online
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 12 - 3:13 p.m. | Save Story
A pair of surveys were commissioned to explore the intersection of children, safety and social media.
Cache County entertains plans for new senior center
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 12 - 10:23 a.m. | Save Story
As senior populations are projected to balloon in the coming decades, Cache County officials are using new grant money to flesh out plans for a new senior center to replace the current facility.
Shari Franke releases book, talks about life with her mother growing up, criminal case
Shelby Lofton, KSL-TV | Posted Jan. 7 - 10:32 p.m. | Save Story
Shari Franke, daughter of YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke, shared her story for the first time when she released her book Tuesday, titled "The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom."
Salt Lake County, central Utah receive federal funding to make homes safer
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 7 - 12:07 p.m. | Save Story
Two Utah locales will receive nearly 50% of the funding set aside for the Mountain West region to make homes safer.
Serious crash latest misfortune to strike Carbon County family
Andrew Adams, KSL-TV | Posted Jan. 6 - 9:35 p.m. | Save Story
A teen is facing a long road to recovery after a serious crash that was only the latest misfortune to strike his family over the past month.
Single motherhood has changed in 40 years, but economic well-being hasn't
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 6 - 6:18 a.m. | Save Story
Despite significant changes in women's lives overall in the past 40 years that have provided economic benefits — more education, more workplace participation — the poverty rates for single mothers hasn't changed.
5 kid-friendly activities in the Honolulu area
Grant Olsen for KSL.com | Posted Jan. 4 - 3:37 p.m. | Save Story
There are too many excellent options to list, but here are a handful of my family's favorite spots in the Honolulu area.
Zambonis, classic cars, parafencing: Remembering Millcreek's friend to all
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 4 - 3:03 p.m. | Save Story
The family and friends of a Millcreek man are remembering him as a Zamboni driver, classic car lover, parafencer enthusiast and a friend to everyone he met.
Utah accuses TikTok of knowing about risks to children in unredacted legal filing
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 3 - 5:46 p.m. | Save Story
Utah has alleged that the social media platform TikTok knew that minors were being sexually exploited on its app and had ineffective age restrictions in place, in a partially-unredacted legal filing on Friday.
Nearly 1 in 4 Utahns struggle to pay electric bill in full, census survey shows
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 2 - 8:02 a.m. | Save Story
Electricity bills have placed a burden on Americans' shoulders, including the 25% of Utahns who say they struggle to pay their electric bill in full each month, new census data shows.
'It just doesn't feel real': Husband, brothers remember Utah woman who died after delivering twins
Dan Rascon, KSL-TV | Posted Jan. 1 - 7:04 p.m. | Save Story
The husband of the young mom who died just days after delivering twins says his wife was just amazing and so excited to be a mother. Her brothers say the family is so grateful for the support they've received.
Need help with breastfeeding? There are plenty of women who can help
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 1 - 8:53 a.m. | Save Story
Three out of every four women who breastfeed stop doing so before the medically recommended six-month period. Experts believe the lack of support is the problem.
Riverton family saves man's life after he went into cardiac arrest at Christmas dinner
Brittany Tait, KSL-TV | Posted Dec. 31 - 11:39 a.m. | Save Story
A Riverton family's quick action in a terrifying moment of medical crisis saved a man's life at Christmas dinner.
Community rallies around Utah mother who died days after giving birth to twins
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Updated Dec. 30 - 10:34 p.m. | Save Story
Utahns are rallying around a Utah County family who experienced "the unimaginable" this weekend when a mother died unexpectedly just a week after delivering twins.
The highlights and hurdles of the 2024 housing market
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 28 - 5:02 p.m. | Save Story
Waiting for the perfect time to enter the housing market in 2024 was like waiting for your stock to go to the moon — a fanciful hope.
What paid family leave programs looked like across states in 2024
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 28 - 1:48 p.m. | Save Story
Fourteen states have paid family and medical leave programs that allow both parents to take between six and 12 weeks to be with a new child, according to the tracking done by the Prenatal-to-3-Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University.
Idaho mother and daughter lose nearly everything in fire early Christmas morning
Logan Ramsey, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Dec. 28 - 10:59 a.m. | Save Story
A mother and daughter were celebrating Christmas with family when their home caught fire, destroying all of their possessions and killing their dog Molly.
