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Utah lawmakers pressure county jails over suicide prevention barriers

SALT LAKE CITY — A discussion about the value of human life and the high rate of prisoner suicides in Utah’s county jails devolved Tuesday into a debate about potential financial costs of suicide prevention barriers in the local lockups — and who’s going to pay for them. Senate ...

Wellness bus to continue statewide tour, make stop at Utah Capitol

SALT LAKE CITY — Caregivers from University of Utah Health will be at the Utah State Capitol on Thursday morning to provide free health and dental screenings to the public. The four health buses will be on site from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. to offer dental screenings and exams, cancer ...

Tabitha’s Way food pantry launches $10 donation challenge to help community

As the calendar turns to the new year, donations typically slow for food pantries and other nonprofit organizations. Last week, Tabitha’s Way Food Pantry in Spanish Fork launched a new campaign dedicated to fighting food insecurity in Utah County — “The Hamilton Challenge.” Named for ...

Vineyard’s Franklin Academy students face pseudo-‘Shark Tank’ panel

Franklin Discovery Academy students participated Friday in the second annual “Shark Tank” entrepreneurial experience with help from Vineyard and Lindon city officials. Vineyard and Lindon officials took time to form the experience, based on the long-running ABC reality program, for nearly ...

UDOT unveils detection system to warn wrong-way drivers, prevent crashes

FARMINGTON — A system to detect wrong-way drivers in an effort to stem a trend of fatal crashes will be implemented at 20 priority dangerous locations, the Utah Department of Transportation announced Monday. After testing the system since last fall at the Interstate 15/Park Lane/U.S. 89 ...

Vineyard mayor connects present and future with time capsule

Earlier this month, Julie Fullmer, the third mayor of Vineyard, and her predecessor, J. Rulon Gammon, took a walk through the city. The two shared stories about Vineyard's beginnings and where the city is today. Gammon’s advice to Fullmer was to “keep moving forward.” Nearly 25 years ...