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Utah Festival Opera's one-night 'Galaxy of Stars' of showcase of sensational voices
LOGAN – The one-night stand of Galaxy of Stars by the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre on July 23 was a fond farewell to grand opera for another year. With the local company’s best conductors leading a massive orchestra, UFOMT brought together its biggest stars past and present to perform a brilliant array of timeless arias, duets and ensemble pieces from iconic operas that are seldom seen locally.
2.9 magnitude earthquake rattles St. George area
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah, July 24, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A 2.9 magnitude earthquake shook the area south of St. George Tuesday night as residents settled in for the night. The earthquake, a little southeast of St. George, was recorded at 10:33 p.m. by the University of Utah Seismic Center. The earth shifted at a depth of seven miles.
New Quarry Mountain Trailhead opens for trail users
The Quarry Mountain Trailhead opened Tuesday, July 23, and is located along Meadows Drive on the eastside of state Route 224. It features 11 parking spaces including one ADA stall, a map kiosk and a dog waste station. The second trailhead will be built south of Meadows Drive adjacent to...
LPOA's New Utah Facility to Create More Than 120 Manufacturing Jobs
Leitner-Poma of America (LPOA) recently celebrated the opening of the company's new Skytrac manufacturing facility in Tooele, Utah. The company is known for engineering, producing, installing and servicing all types of cable transport systems for the ski industry, amusement parks and urban transport. The new campus, close to Salt Lake...
New giant Smith’s Marketplace opens in Heber City
The new Smith’s Marketplace at the north end of Heber City — almost within throwing distance of the old one — opened for the first time Saturday morning and was flooded with customers searching for groceries and out of curiosity. Store Leader Bryer Trussell and other staff...
24 Thoughts On BYU Football Entering Fall Camp
PROVO, Utah – Summer is over, BYU football is here. Offseasons are shorter than ever. It feels like yesterday when Kalani Sitake was addressing the media in a stadium-seating meeting room inside Boone Pickens Stadium after BYU fell in double-overtime to Oklahoma State. The past eight months flew by...
Madison Outheir's Horse 'Rooster' Carries Josie Connor To Big Win
A touching story of cowgirl friendship and support for each other above all else. Recently, previous Resistol Rooke of the Year and American Breakaway Roping Champion Madison Outheir were tragically hospitalized during an accident in Salt Lake City, Utah. Friend and fellow competitor Josie Conner recently took home a big win in Nampa, Idaho, at the Snake River Stampede.
Closures issued ahead of Pioneer Day celebrations
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah officials and residents are gearing up for an eventful Pioneer Day. Because of holiday celebrations and the 2034 Olympic announcement watch party in Washington Square Park, the Salt Lake City Police Department issued a reminder of upcoming closures. Beginning early Wednesday, "anyone living,...
Report reveals how much money Russell Westbrook is giving up in Jazz buyout
Russell Westbrook is giving up a decent chunk of change up front to be able to choose his next destination. Keith Smith of Spotrac reported this week that the former MVP guard Westbrook is giving up a total of $1.7 million in his buyout with the Utah Jazz. Westbrook was just acquired by the Jazz... The post Report reveals how much money Russell Westbrook is giving up in Jazz buyout appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Explaining both sides of the dispute between Blake Anderson and Utah State
LOGAN - Utah State University has gutted its athletics department this July with the firing of three of its senior-level management and one mid-level position within days of each other. Head football coach Blake Anderson, deputy athletic director Jerry Bovee, senior woman administrator Amy Crosbie and football director of player development Austin Albrecht have all been dismissed over alleged failures to report an incident of domestic violence as required by USU policy.
Meet Utah softball coach who gave over 50 years to the sport
KUTV — Butch Latey, a legend in Utah high school sports, came into the studio to chat with Kari Hawker-Diaz about his recent nomination for the Ford Driven to Give campaign, thanks to his incredible career coaching women's softball for over 50 years. Butch is a beloved coach who...
Vigil held for West Haven 12-year-old has community wondering what more could be done
WEST HAVEN, Utah (KUTV) — Community members at a candlelight vigil honoring 12-year-old Gavin Peterson Tuesday night said they felt he was failed by everyone. Weber School District officials said Gavin's stepmom pulled him out of school to be homeschooled — a decision that came on the heels of numerous reports from school employees concerned for his safety.
IOC officially awards Utah the 2034 Olympics — but not without final-hour drama
It was just after 4:20 a.m. in Salt Lake City, where a crowd of about 2,000 Utahns — many of them sporting 2002 Olympic hats, jackets and other memorabilia — waited with bated breath as the International Olympic Committee voted Wednesday on whether Utah would again host the Winter Games in 2034. “Come on!” someone […]
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