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Pickleball, pool top list of Park City recreation’s busy summer capital project list
Park City Municipal has issued a Request for Proposals for a private developer to build a 12-court pickleball facility on a city-owned property between the Ice Arena and the US Ski and Snowboard building at Quinn’s. Park City Recreation Director Ken Fisher said the city chose this route after voters turned down a bond last November to build additional pickleball courts in town.
Chesler rejoins UVU men's soccer coaching staff as associate head coach
OREM, Utah — Utah Valley men's soccer head coach Kyle Beckerman has announced the hiring of Michael Chesler, who is returning for his third stint with the team and will be serving as Beckerman's associate head coach. Chesler returns to Orem after spending the past three years coaching on...
Utah rethinks execution drugs for Honie amid concerns over initial drug cocktail
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — There are new concerns over the three-drug cocktail the Utah Department of Corrections procured to put condemned killer Taberon Honie to death in August. Honie was sentenced to death for the violent murder of his ex-girlfriend's mother, Claudia Benn, in Cedar City back in...
Graff Point And Silver King Fires See Improvement In Containment
The Graff Point Fire has remained at 544 acres and is currently 47% contained. A total of 367 personnel are dedicated to this incident, focusing on full suppression efforts to contain the fire. Recent efforts have strengthened containment lines along the northern and southern flanks, and handlines have been constructed in uncontained areas on the southeast and southwest flanks. On the eastern side, firefighters are using a hose lay to secure the fire line and extinguish hot spots. Ground crews have been supported by aerial resources, with water drops cooling hot spots and retardant slowing the fire's spread.
St. George Police Launch Campaign To Improve Pedestrian Safety
The St. George City Police Department has seen too many tragedies involving pedestrians and crosswalks and their officers are determined to do something about it. Just in the past year, several pedestrians have died in St. George and eve one death is too many. So SGPD is embarking on a...
Sunrise Stories: More Details Revealed Regarding Snow Canyon Death in St. George
Authorities in Kane County are searching for a missing military vehicle used in logging operations over 70 years ago. The historic half-track military vehicle was reported missing in June, and police believe the vehicle to be in the Colorado City area. Anyone with information on the vehicle should contact the...
The Taberon Honie Death Sentence Case
In this edition of Legally Speaking, we examine the legal issues surrounding Taberon Honie’s death sentence, which is set to be carried out August 8, 2024. Honie has been on Utah’s Death Row for 25 years. In June 2024, he made one last plea for clemency with the Board of Pardons and Parole, but other than that, his death warrant has been signed and his execution set for August 8. We’ll update the case as of July 17, 2024.
This Nonprofit Gives Free Laptops To K-12 Kids In ID, UT, OR, & WA…No Strings Attached
CFK: bridging the digital gap for kids in ID, UT, WA & OR. Wouldn't it be amazing if every kid had the laptop they needed for school regardless of their family's income? Computers for Kids sure thinks so! Computers for Kids, Inc. (CFK) is a Pacific Northwest nonprofit based in Boise bridging the digital gap for kids in Idaho, Utah Washington, and Oregon.
BYU researchers play central role in state's approval of drought-resistant grass in Utah
In the midst of a sweltering heat wave, the state of Utah this week approved a type of grass that will have a critical impact on future water conservation — and a couple of BYU professors (and their students) have been a key part in making it happen. BYU...
Winter Olympic room rates ‘appear to be on the high side’ in 2034
The group seeking to host a second Winter Olympics in the state by the middle of June had secured 21,000 rooms in the lodging industry for the time period of the 2034 Games. But the rates the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games agreed to pay may have topped what had been envisioned.
16,600 Pounds of Paper Shredded at AARP Utah Events
Every two seconds, someone’s identity is stolen. But this summer, hundreds of vigilant Utahns took a stand against fraud by shredding their sensitive documents at our events. AARP Utah hosted two very successful shredding events, one in Ogden and another in Salt Lake City. The turnout was incredible, with...
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