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Utah registered its lowest unemployment rate on record, but thousands of workers havent returned to the labor force since the pandemic started and arent counted in the unemployment rate.

Sandy City Council members voted Monday to certify the citys mayoral election after recounts kept the race in limbo for several weeks.

When a razor-thin margin emerged between Monica Zoltanski and Jim Bennett after canvassing, council members refused to certify the results. After Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson’s office confirmed the results didn’t qualify for a further recount, the Sandy City Council voted to certify them.

A unique academic\/industry partnership in Utah County is resulting in the development of a drug to treat certain cancer tumors.

Utah said goodbye to a hero Tuesday as Staff Sgt. Paul Lincoln Olmstead was laid to rest in his hometown.

The Utah Hospital Association said the states health care system is once again in a crisis situation as intensive care units fill up with sick COVID-19 patients.

One day after the Salt Lake County Council voted to overturn a mask requirement for students ages 12 and under, the Murray City School District welcomed seventh graders for their first day of school.

As clean-up efforts continued Friday at Gentry Mountain Mine following a deadly flash flood, the community donated lunch and supplies to miners.\n\n

KSL TV LEHI — Two Utah fire chiefs urged residents to use the same level of caution and compliance with fireworks for the upcoming Pioneer Day holiday as they did over the Fourth of July. "Continue to do what you did over the Fourth," said Fire Chief Clint Smith with the Draper City Fire Department. "We cant let our guard down by any means. The threat still exists. The threat is still significant and very real." In areas where fireworks are permitted, Utah law allows them to be discharged sta...

KSL TV MURRAY — Approximately 250 employees of Intermountain Healthcares soon-to-be-closed retail pharmacies in Utah are on the hunt for new positions. The 25 pharmacies are located throughout the state, from Logan to St. George, and are scheduled to close on various dates in August. "These pharmacies are different than hospital pharmacies that serve patients receiving care in a hospital," the companys announcement said. "Inpatient pharmacies are not affected." The retail pharmacies that are ...