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2 weeks ago | abc4.com | Yeonseung Kim |Lindsay Aerts

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Labor leaders are racing against the clock as they now have less than a week to get enough signatures to place a referendum on the ballot to overturn one of this year’s most controversial bills – H.B. 267. This bill bans government workers, such as teachers and firefighters, from collective bargaining, which would allow unions to negotiate pay, benefits, and work conditions.

1 month ago | abc4.com | Yeonseung Kim |Derick Fox

EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah (ABC4) — Kent Cody Barlow appeared virtually in court on Friday as attorneys on both sides of the case made oral arguments in preparation for trial. Barlow, 28, was charged with two first-degree felony murder charges after he allegedly crashed his car into an Eagle Mountain horse stable, killing two 3-year-old boys, Hunter and Odin, in 2022. Prosecutors claim Barlow was driving recklessly and was high on methamphetamine at the time of the crash.

2 months ago | abc4.com | Derick Fox |Yeonseung Kim

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A Utah bill that would stop Beehive State clocks from springing forward or falling back has come to a grinding halt on Wednesday. H.B. 120 – otherwise known as “Time Change Amendments” – was brought before the Senate Business and Labor Committee, which voted 7-1 to table the bill indefinitely. This means, for the time being, Utahns can still expect to adjust their clocks forward and back an hour twice a year. The bill was originally introduced by Rep.

Nov 24, 2024 | sltrib.com | Megan Banta |Yeonseung Kim

Editor's note * This story discusses opioid misuse and substance use disorder. If you or someone you know is at risk of an opioid overdose, visit UtahNaloxone.org or your local public library to obtain free naloxone. If you or someone you know need medical services, visit the Utah Naloxone Wellness Center, aka Andy's. Finding fentanyl, Mysti Lopez remembers, was as easy as heading to the Jordan River Trail, a popular spot for deals.

Nov 7, 2024 | abc4.com | Derick Fox |Yeonseung Kim

GRANTSVILLE, Utah (ABC4) — The first rail line in Utah in nearly 80 years is coming to Tooele County. The rail line will be constructed by rehabilitating about six miles of existing track just east of Grantsville. Once completed, it will connect the Lakeview Business Park to the Union Pacific network near I-80 and Burmester Road. Phillip Hoskins, who is overseeing the project, said the new rail line is going to be a benefit to the whole county.