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St. George's dry spell ends at 78 days; flash flood risk picks up as monsoons return
SALT LAKE CITY — One of Utah's longest active dry spells has finally come to an end after more than two months as monsoon moisture returned to Utah this week. St. George received 0.05 inches of rain on Tuesday, snapping a 78-day stretch without any measurable precipitation dating back to April 28.
Mid-Distance Freestyle Specialist Taylor Tomey to swim for Univeristy of Utah (2024)
Tomey, who hails from Scottsdale, Arizona, is a middle distance freestyle specialist and will join the University of Utah this fall. Current photo via Taylor Tomey. Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
Patrick Kinahan: Only guarantee with Whittingham's retirement is no long farewell party
SALT LAKE CITY — Soon after Utah lost to BYU in football three years ago, word got out that Kyle Whittingham had coached his last game between the two rivals. Another retirement push came one year later when a prominent journalist on the West Coast printed Whittingham would be done if his Utah team reached the Rose Bowl, which it did to conclude the 2022 season. The latest prediction has him making one more run with quarterback Cam Rising, who is playing his final season — we think, anyway — after seven years in college.
Utah rental market softens, but for how long?
SALT LAKE CITY —After years of skyrocketing prices, the rental market in Utah is softening a little. That’s thanks to a lot of new units currently hitting the rental market, prompting some landlords to offer more incentives to new tenants. But with a slowdown in new construction right...
‘All About Betsy’ to play at Fridays on Vine
“All About Betsy,” a band that plays just about every genre of music and a few of their own songs, will perform this Friday, July 19, at Fridays on Vine. The band formed around nine years ago after a member of another band approached Kim Smart, a singer, at an event in Salt Lake City and sparked a conversation after he overheard her say she was a singer. Smart agreed to sing in a new band to be created. Although the band member who approached Smart isn’t in the band anymore and several band members have come and gone, all it took was one short conversation to create All About Betsy.
Utah Baseball Starting Pitcher Merit Jones Selected By Minnesota Twins
SALT LAKE CITY— University of Utah starting pitcher Merit Jones was the last college student with Utah ties to hear his name called when the Minnesota selected him in the 20th round of the MLB draft. The Twins selected Jones with the 608th overall selection in the 2024 MLB...
MINI Cooper caravan passes through Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY — Hundreds of MINI Cooper fans rolled into Salt Lake City on July 15 as part of MINI Takes the States. The event is meant to bring lovers of the peppy pint-sized cars together and benefit charities. Participants spent an evening at the Gallivan Center enjoying...
Generative AI is speeding procurement, but not without risks
Procurement, the process of purchasing products and services from commercial bidders, is a heavily regulated and lengthy affair that sometimes takes months or years to complete. But as cities and states explore uses of generative artificial intelligence, a few, like the State of Idaho and the City of Murray, Utah, are finding early success when applying the rapidly advancing technology.
Raptors vs. Jazz NBA Summer League Prediction, Odds and Key Players for July 17 (Jazz Overvalued)
Betting odds, pick and prediction for the Toronto Raptors-Utah Jazz matchup in summer league on Wednesday. The Utah Jazz entered the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League as the favorite to win it all, but they’ve been extremely disappointing over their first two games. Utah barely beat the Dallas...
West beats East in girls soccer all-star game for first time since 2015
An early goal led the West team to its first win in the N.C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star Girls Soccer Game since 2015. The West defeated the East 1-0 on Tuesday night at Grimsley High School in Greensboro. It was the East team that had the possession advantage in the...
Four Runnin' Utes Named to NABC Honors Court
KANSAS CITY – Ben Carlson, Brandon Haddock, Lawson Lovering and Rollie Worster of the Utah men's basketball team were named to the 2024 NABC Honors Court on Monday while the Runnin' Utes as a team was recognized with the NABC Team Excellence Award for their academic success in 2023-24. This is Carlson's and Worster's second consecutive appearance on the Honors Court. Additionally, it is the fifth-consecutive year the Runnin' Utes have been honored with the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award and the seventh time overall (2013, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) since the award started in 2012-13. To be eligible for the NABC Honors Court, players must…
‘Diversity makes good money’: One Fortune Brainstorm Tech session calls for race-based consciousness
The Fortune Brainstorm Tech had 35 scheduled talks, interviews and discussions during their second annual conference in Park City over three days this week. Of those, just one 15-minute session, “A Different Kind of Equity in Venture Capital,” broached the subject of racial diversity in the tech world, a statement in itself on the lack of the very thing.
Heat building back with monsoon showers and thunderstorms in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – Happy Wednesday, Utah! It’s another round of hot temperatures and afternoon thunderstorms for the state as moisture continues to rotate through the dominant ridge in place. Bottom Line? Isolated thunderstorms are in the forecast throughout much of the week for Utah with building...
Japanese metalcore band Hanabie books October concert in SLC
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 16, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Hanabie, a Japanese metalcore band, has announced an Oct. 10 concert at the Complex. General ticket sales begin at 10 a.m. local time, at livenation.com. “In 2015, Yukina, Matsuri and Hettsu started a band while in high school,” a...
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