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A teenage girl in Eastern Utah nearly died after a routine tonsillectomy, because of the pain pills for the surgery. Now Amanda Thompson, her family and her doctor are warning about the dangers of using opioids. Not overdosing, just using them. KSL Newsradio’s Mary Richards takes an indepth look. (picture: Amanda Thompson and others attend the Governor's signing of Parker's Bill)
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that at least 52 people were poisoned by bottles labeled as CBD oil, or cannabinoid oil. Picture: Utah Poison Control Center
A 47-year-old Tooele man was not seriously injured after he was pinned by a 10,000-pound excavator.
Hodan Abdi was with her family in a refugee camp in Ethiopia five years ago. Next fall, she will be attending medical school.
A state lawmaker is asking high school and junior high students who participated in a walk out to come air their concerns in a town hall meeting at the Bountiful High School. Photo: Jeffrey Allred
Two things always make the list when research teams or health departments search for the keys to a longer life: healthy diet and exercise. A recent study, published Monday in the medical journal Circulation, is no exception. Adobe Stock Photo
A crash early Wednesday morning involved a man crossing mid-block in the dark near 4th West on 6th South.
A Utah State Professor is working on a new cellphone antenna that could be the next step in cell phone technology. He’s spent the last 15 years working on this project. Now Professor Bedri Centiner says his prototype is finally done. A cellphone antenna that can adjust both its software…and hardware.
The power of music is connecting families, and bringing back memories in Salt Lake City. A new choir is made up of dementia patients and their caregivers, who are finding joy again through music.
A new report places Utah last of the fifty states when it comes to fair pay between genders. The report authors are urging the state to catch up.
A team of students at Brigham Young University have designed a special attachment for wheelchairs to help people travel greater distances with less effort. Photo Credit: Nate Edwards/BYU Photo
The Center for Disease Control recently released a report, looking into some of the trends the rising rate of youth suicide in Utah. Among them, guns and access to their devices.
Utah County is asking homeowners to help them get rid of a garden plant that is poisonous and is causing problems for the state's wildlife. Picture: Salt Lake County
Every year after Christmas old pine trees litter the curb, and every spring old couches, broken furniture and other debris take that same spot. For years Salt Lake City has taken care of the garbage but environmental problems have them hitting the brakes this year and turning to a new program.
When art student, Justin Tolman, pitched his idea to Utah State University's Geology department he had envisioned a sculpture 1/6th the size of the actual dinosaur. Picture: Orbital ATK
Years of prevention efforts are finally paying off as the Salt Lake City Fire Department said they are seeing fewer elderly people fall and get hurt.
A Vietnam veteran is months away from a three year project to bring a war memorial to Utah. Picture: Dennis Howland
It started out as a project to measure how quickly Utah's arches are crumbling, but along the way Utah scientists caught the rocks...singing. Picture Credit: Jeff Moore
Local organizers will have events on Saturday coinciding with the national "March for Our Lives" event in Washington DC.
Corner Canyon High School has only reported five infected students, but it's enough for the Salt Lake County Health Department to ask unvaccinated students to stay home from school Friday.
In the [interview](https://ru.usembassy.gov/u-s-ambassador-jon-huntsman-speaks-alexey-venediktov-echo-moscow-radio/), Jon Huntsman Jr. says bad relations are common, and both sides can work together to fix them.
A mother is trying to help her children heal, after they were rescued from [a doomsday cult](https://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=46285125) in Iron County.
A teacher who recently resigned from the Davis School District is being investigated for inappropriate communication with students over social media.
Two Utah cities are in the top ten fastest-growing metro areas. And three Utah counties are in the top ten fastest-growing counties in America. (pic of Morgan County by Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)
When 26 year old Brigham Holland broke his leg in a slot canyon in rural Emery County, he knew he'd be rescued.
Some people went for the first time, but turnout was pretty small for most precincts in Utah.
Five women making sexual assault allegations against former Provo Police Chief John King have filed a lawsuit requesting a jury trial.
The [lone eye-witness to an officer-involved shooting](https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900013420/officer-involved-shooting-reported-in-west-valley.html) in West Valley shares her story, as police search for two more people connected to it.
The [first county in Utah is suing opioid makers](https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900013474/summit-county-lawsuit-alleges-pharma-companies-pushed-dangerous-opioids-to-make-a-profit.html) and distributors for selling a product without fully disclosing its long-term dangers.
The Attorney General's office has wrapped up work on an statewide gambling investigation that took nearly two years of investigation and negotiations.
