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YouTube: Alpine’s Water Tanks Refill After One-Day Ban On Watering | KSL TV ALPINE — Water storage tanks in Alpine City refilled overnight after the city issued a one-day pause on outdoor watering and new restrictions, allowing residents to only water lawns twice a week. "We had one tank go empty and another one was at one foot," said city engineer Jed Muhlestein. Muhlestein said both the citys drinking water and irrigation water systems have been struggling because of the drought. "Weve ne...

New signs were posted at neighborhood entrances along Traverse Mountain in Utah County as a reminder that fireworks are off limits in the area.

Business has been booming these days, but the owner of Fat Daddys Pizzeria in Provo said he cant find enough employees.

As Utahns hit the road for the Memorial Day weekend, economists with Wells Fargo predict they will also be ready to spend some cash.

KSL TV PROVO — Health departments in Utah and Salt Lake counties confirmed recent outbreaks of norovirus or a similar gastrointestinal illness in several long-term care facilities. "We had some long-term care facilities that had large numbers," said Jennifer Hatfield, an epidemiology investigator and nurse with the Utah County Health Department. "Thats the concern because it spreads so easily, its highly infectious, when it gets into a congregate setting it spreads fast." Hatfield said the Ut...

Skin cells left behind by perpetrators of groping sexual assaults can be used to build DNA profiles and successfully prosecute cases, according to recently published research.

KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY – A record number of homes sold in Utah during the month of April, even as the median sales price jumped nearly 27% over the last year, according to a report released by the Utah Association of Realtors. Buyers closed on 4,845 homes, the report said, which is the most sales for that month since the association started keeping records in 2003. "With such strong activity, by the time a property sale closes, the market may have already moved higher than that sold prices sug...

KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY – Last week downtown bar and bistro owner Kirk Bengtzen waited for about two dozen job interviewees—but only four showed up. Wednesday, he scheduled seven interviews and didnt hear from any of them. "Holy cow, trying to get people to even show up to an interview is beyond ridiculous," the Twist Bar Bistro owner said. Bengtzen is trying to expand and needs to hire about 30 people and suspects that enhanced unemployment benefits are the reason people are turning down his...

KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — A year after the pandemic disrupted supply chains and emptied grocery store shelves, Utahns are still feeling pain in the checkout line as food prices continue their upward march. "Ive definitely seen a change on meat," said South Jordan resident Lachalla Haroldsen. "The total at the end has gone up quite a bit." Food prices jumped 3.9% during 2020, which is "the largest over-the-year increase since 2011," said the Bureau of Labor Statistics year-end review. "Especiall...

The Alpine School District was preparing scheduling options for the 2021-2022 school year and could make a decision as soon as the next board meeting on May 11, officials said.