Deanie Wimmer

2 days ago | ksl.com | Deanie Wimmer

SALT LAKE CITY – Mother's Day is often a celebration of love, sacrifice, and inspiration, but for one Utah County family, it also marked an extraordinary academic milestone. On the same day, 79-year-old Connie Measom achieved her long-sought bachelor's degree while her daughter Erin Measom earned a doctorate, turning their graduation ceremony into a family triumph. Erin Measom was able to push her mother's wheelchair across the stage to resounding applause.

1 week ago | ksltv.com | Ken Fall |Deanie Wimmer

SANTAQUIN – Peaches, apples and cherries are starting to blossom in orchards around Santaquin. To keep his family farm running and the fruit trees productive, Curtis Rowley relies on the federal H-2A guest worker program. “I’m just a farmer,”  Rowley said. “Part owner with all my brothers.”All the laborers at Cherry Hill Farms are on H-2A visas. At this time of year, Rowley says the plan is to employ 50 to 60 seasonal workers, the majority from Mexico.

2 weeks ago | ksl.com | Deanie Wimmer

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has received national praise for creating principled immigration policy during contentious times in years past. Now that we're in a similar era, many wonder how we'll respond now. "We stood out as a state to say we're going to be reasonable in our approach," Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson said. She's talking about The Utah Compact.

2 weeks ago | ksltv.com | Deanie Wimmer

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah has received national praise for creating principled immigration policy during contentious times in years past. Now that we’re in a similar era, many wonder how we’ll respond now. “We stood out as a state to say we’re going to be reasonable in our approach,” Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson said. She’s talking about The Utah Compact.

3 weeks ago | ksl.com | Annie Knox |Deanie Wimmer

SALT LAKE CITY — Demand for Dubai chocolate — made famous on TikTok and inspiring dupes around the world — has Utah's chocolatiers putting their own spin on the viral sweet treat. The luxurious bars are filled with pistachio cream and bits of toasted, crunchy kataifi pastry. "Obviously, it's everywhere, but ooh, Utah likes their sweets," said Christine Rizzo-Thompson, founder of Chocobai in North Ogden.