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Springville woman reflects on 40 years designing toys
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted March 30 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
Stefanie Eskander has been designing toys for most of the main toy companies, including Mattel, Tonka and Playskool for more than 40 years.
What happened to the 29-oz Rigby baby born in 1939? Here is Marguerite Keller Casey's story
Brittni Johnson, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted March 30 - 6:17 p.m. | Save Story
A local baby born in 1939 who weighed only 29 ounces at birth defied all odds and survived, something her family believes was nothing short of a miracle.
'Trans lives matter': Utahns celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with world's largest transgender flag
Emma Benson, KSL-TV | Posted March 29 - 10:45 p.m. | Save Story
Thousands of people took to the streets Saturday in downtown Salt Lake City for Transgender Day of Visibility, an annual event held on March 31 to celebrate the lives of trans and nonbinary people.
How will big tech comply with Utah's first-in-the-nation child protection laws?
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted March 28 - 8:32 p.m. | Save Story
Utah reasserted its place at the tip of the spear in the battle against Big Tech this legislative session with a pair of pioneering bills aimed at protecting parental consent and user data.
Here are the hottest neighborhoods for homebuyers in the country
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted March 28 - 2:47 p.m. | Save Story
Don't look for any Utah addresses in a new Top 10 list of the country's hottest neighborhoods for homebuyers.
Their son loved to skateboard. Now, Utah family helps prevent suicide with skateboard benches
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted March 28 - 10:08 a.m. | Save Story
There is a bench made out of skateboards at the Rusted Spoon in Box Elder County. But the bench is made for more than looks and sitting: It's a message to anyone nearby that they matter.
Tabitha's Way opens new Spanish Fork food pantry to increase capacity by 76%
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted March 27 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
Moving its location across the street to a new, larger building will allow Tabitha's Way food pantry in Spanish Fork to expand by 76%.
Utah's new support network for children grieving death of parent
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted March 24 - 9:44 a.m. | Save Story
The Sharing Place, to raise awareness of Utah's initiative connecting bereaved families who can help them figure out grief support and other aids, made history Tuesday as the first in the state, in a partnership with the Children's Collaborative for Healing Support and the New York Life Foundation.
Salt Lake City ranks top metro for families; expert weighs in on why
Gabriela Fletcher, KSL.com | Posted March 23 - 12:15 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City can be found near the top of a variety of listicles ranking family-friendly places to live, but the factors that really make the Beehive State ideal depend on what you are looking for.
Program for mothers experiencing addiction grows in Utah
Ivy Farguheson for KSL.com | Posted March 22 - 1:00 p.m. | Save Story
Women who are pregnant and acknowledge dependence on drugs can receive free prenatal and postpartum care at University of Utah Health's Substance Use in Pregnancy Recovery Addiction Dependence program.
'It's devastating': Hundreds of Utahns are experiencing food stamp theft every month
Daniella Rivera, KSL-TV | Posted March 22 - 11:25 a.m. | Save Story
As hackers keep accessing and stealing Utahns' food stamp benefits, the KSL Investigators are digging into how widespread the problem is and what's being done to help.
5 years after Magna quake, preparing for the next one
Shara Park, KSL-TV | Posted March 18 - 10:33 p.m. | Save Story
While the mainshock was felt along the Wasatch Front with 30,000 Utahns reporting feeling it to the USGS, the state experienced over 2,500 aftershocks in days and weeks that followed.
'The missing piece of my life': DNA testing unites woman with family after decades-long search
Gabriela Fletcher, KSL.com | Posted March 16 - 7:10 a.m. | Save Story
After nearly 50 years, Kerri Robbins learned her biological father's identity by participating in AncestryDNA testing.
As he prepares to die, this father has a final wish for his daughter killed in an accident
Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted March 14 - 10:32 p.m. | Save Story
Eddie Grampp may be nearing the end of his life after a valiant battle with cancer, but he has one more wish he wants to be fulfilled with the help of a dear friend and his family.
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Is California's Gavin Newsom an opportunist or a new breed of Democrat?
Jennifer Graham, Deseret News | Posted March 14 - 11:52 a.m. | Save Story
The California governor has a new podcast in which he's engaging with Republicans.
Getting more of some vitamins during pregnancy may lower future risk of high blood pressure
American Heart Association News, Associated Press | Posted March 9 - 9:02 a.m. | Save Story
Pregnant women whose blood contains higher levels of essential vitamins and minerals – such as B12, copper and manganese – may face a lower risk for high blood pressure two decades later, new research suggests.
RootsTech connects people around the world in efforts to discover their family
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Updated March 6 - 5:36 p.m. | Save Story
RootsTech, an annual genealogy conference hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and FamilySearch, started Thursday and goes through Saturday.
Are you aware of what your child could be agreeing to online?
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted March 6 - 11:25 a.m. | Save Story
Utah has often set the national standard in using legislative power to protect children online. The latest bill to pass, SB142, protects children from entering legal contracts.
