Ashley Stilson
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Cleaning up contamination: What happens to meth houses
Meth Mob is a local Provo decontamination company focused on cleaning "meth houses." → Read More
Woman, teen say same teacher abused them 30 years apart
A former high school chemistry teacher has been sentenced to prison for sexually abusing a teenage girl in 2016. Another woman says she was victimized by the same teacher 30 years ago. → Read More
Free samples increase sales, loyalty in long run, BYU study finds
Grabbing free samples while shopping is a tradition consumers have come to expect at major warehouse retailers, but does sampling actually increase sales and encourage customer loyalty? A new BYU study says yes. → Read More
Man drowns in Utah hot springs
Deputies identified a man who drowned in the Meadow Hot Spring in Millard County on Friday evening. → Read More
Police identified contractor killed in Sandy trench collapse
Police identified the contractor who was killed after a dirt wall collapsed on him Friday afternoon. → Read More
Man killed, toddler injured in T-bone crash in Logan
A man died at the hospital after a car crash one block away from Logan Regional Hospital. → Read More
Salt Lake students surprised with free backpacks, school supplies
A mortgage company surprised more than 840 students at Jackson and Rose Park elementary schools with new school supplies and backpacks. → Read More
UHP hopes holiday DUI patrols prevent more tragedies
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over law enforcement campaign starts Friday, increasing DUI patrols across the state and preventing tragedies during the holidays. → Read More
Holiday gift drive gives 1,500 kids Christmas presents
The Gift of the Drummer program has been collecting toys and clothing donations since October, and on Friday, nearly two dozen students from the University of Utah came to help wrap thousands of donated gifts. → Read More
Snowball Express brings bit of Christmas cheer to Utah Gold Star families
Every Christmas season, American Airlines honors Gold Star spouses and children across the country with a charter flight to the Dallas-Fort Worth area for an all-expense-paid holiday trip. → Read More
Holiday gift drive gives 1,500 kids Christmas presents
The Gift of the Drummer program has been collecting toys and clothing donations since October, and on Friday, nearly two dozen students from the University of Utah came to help wrap thousands of donated gifts. → Read More
New equipment allows preschoolers to build their own playground
The playground equipment at the Utah Community Action is not a typical brick-and-mortar structure. → Read More
When do Utah drivers need chains on their tires?
Utah's chain law is in effect whenever lights are flashing on the canyon highway signs, according to the Utah Department of Transportation. But once the roads are clear, UDOT lifts the restrictions. → Read More
Poll: Romney would win U.S. Senate seat by big margin; Hatch would beat Wilson, too
Utah voters would elect Republicans Mitt Romney or Sen. Orrin Hatch over Democrat Jenny Wilson in next year's U.S. Senate race if the election were held today, a new poll shows. → Read More
New equipment allows preschoolers to build their own playground
The playground equipment at the Utah Community Action is not a typical brick-and-mortar structure. → Read More
125 sworn in as new U.S. citizens
More than 120 applicants were sworn in as new U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the state Captiol building on Tuesday. → Read More
Nonsmokers can get lung cancer, patient warns during awareness month
As November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, researchers and doctors at the Huntsman Cancer Institute remind Utahns that even non-smokers are at risk for lung cancer. → Read More
3 in stable condition after head-on crash with student driver
A head-on collision with a student driver sent three people to an area hospital Saturday evening, police said. → Read More
Salt Lake County Jail locked down following car crash, power outage
The Salt Lake County Jail was briefly in lockdown after a car crash caused a power outage Saturday afternoon. → Read More
Early shoppers visit Toys R Us before Black Friday hits
Nearly 69 percent of Americans planned to shop during Thanksgiving weekend, according to an annual survey from the National Retail Federation. Utahns are no exception. → Read More