Shelby Lofton

6 days ago | ksl.com | Shelby Lofton

SALT LAKE CITY — Medical providers in Utah are reacting to the latest update from the federal government on COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for specific groups. The CDC dropped its COVID-19 vaccine recommendation for healthy pregnant women and healthy children. The FDA now only recommends it for individuals 65 and older and those at high risk. Utah State Epidemiologist Dr. Leisha Nolen said she interprets the FDA's policy to mean the vaccine is no longer recommended for younger people or children.

1 week ago | ksltv.com | Shelby Lofton

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah pharmacist is upset the man who admitted to breaking into his pharmacy has been let off the hook. On May 28, President Donald Trump pardoned 25-year-old rapper NBA YoungBoy, who had been sentenced to nearly two years in jail in Utah back in December 2024. The President didn’t explain why he pardoned the rap star. NBA YoungBoy’s record includes drug fraud and weapons charges, both federally and at the state level.

1 week ago | ksltv.com | Shelby Lofton

SALT LAKE CITY — Medical providers in Utah are reacting to the federal government’s Covid-19 vaccine recommendation for certain groups. The CDC dropped its Covid-19 vaccine recommendation for healthy pregnant women and healthy children. The FDA now only recommends it for those 65 and older and those who are high risk. Utah state epidemiologist Dr. Leisha Nolen said she’s interpreting the FDA’s policy to mean the vaccine is no longer recommended for younger people or children.

1 week ago | ksl.com | Shelby Lofton

EAGLE MOUNTAIN — Experts are issuing a safety warning specifically for young boys swimming this summer. It comes after 12-year-old Jason Thorpe nearly drowned Friday in an Eagle Mountain hot tub. Kathleen Steadman, with the Utah Drowning Prevention Coalition, said overconfidence can lead to danger. "With that age group, they're brave in the water," Steadman said. "They've learned how to swim. They've gone through swimming lessons."She said boys are more likely to drown.

1 week ago | kslnewsradio.com | Pat Reavy |Shelby Lofton

LEHI — A Paralympic skier has been arrested in Utah County and accused of trying to sexually abuse two children, although he contends his goal was only to humiliate their mother. Gilbert Camacho, 24, was booked into the Utah County Jail for investigation of two counts of attempted rape of a child and two counts of attempted sodomy on a child.