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Tragedy strikes as father and daughter die after running out of water on hike
A tragic situation unfolded last Friday at Moab-area Canyonlands National Park when a 52-year-old father and his 23-year-old daughter succumbed to the elements amid sweltering temperatures. According to the National Park Service, a 911 text was received by Utah's San Juan County Dispatch related to a situation in the Island in the Sky area of Canyonlands National Park. Officials quickly mobilized rescue crews and initiated a search operation, but by...
OMNI Channel 6 News: July 2024 Update
Museum Collections Team Engages in Part II of the USHRAB Grant Program. The Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board (USHRAB), administered by the Utah Division of. Archives and Records Service, has announced the Moab Museum as a recipient of its Spring. 2024 grant funding to preserve and provide access to...
Carbon and Emery Compete at Wave Pool
The Castle Valley Barracudas played host to the San Rafael Stingrays on Tuesday for their second meeting in three weeks. With the events staring off in the 10&U Mixed 100 Yard Medley Relay, the team of Jaycee Frandsen, Eliza Irvine, Luke Grant and Bringham Bradford received the win with a time of 1:30.84. In the 11-12 200 Mixed Medley Relay, Genevieve Halk, Carson Bower, Susannah Irvine and Maeve Bradford placed first in their group with a time of 2:41.29. Finishing the Mixed Relays, in the 13-18 200 Yard Medley Relay, Mason Engar, Cohen Sullivan, Logan Kranendonk and Asher Thayne brought home the gold with a time of 2:19.86.
Utah businessman got $10M from investors for nonexistent smartphones — now he has to pay it back
A Utah businessman was sentenced in federal court — for the second time this year — after he admitted to using his smartphone company SAYGUS to defraud hundreds of investors out of $10 million.
Young woman dies, parents critical after deadly hike in snow canyon
SALT LAKE CITY — A deadly weekend for hikers in Utah has left three people dead in less than 48 hours. On Friday, a father and daughter died of heat exhaustion in Canyonlands. The following day, temperatures soared past 110 degrees at Snow Canyon, claiming the life of a young woman and leaving her parents in critical condition.
As Utah political threats rise, security measures becoming tighter, says DPS
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Jess Anderson says it takes more than just security measures, which he feels confident about in this state, to prevent violence against politicians. Anderson said it also takes the American people to say enough is enough. Locally, threats...
A major indie-pop band is asking its Utah fans to care about the Great Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY — Two Utah environmental groups are teaming up with a major pop band to bring awareness to the plight of the Great Salt Lake. AJR, an indie-pop band made up of brothers Adam, Jack and Ryan Met, is on its "The Maybe Man" tour and performing at the Delta Center Tuesday and Wednesday.
With six large fires burning in Utah, conditions could worsen with upcoming forecast
This weekend brought new fire activity to an already smokey Utah, with two new blazes — the Graff Point and Speirs fires — both growing more than 200 acres since Friday. Meanwhile, the Silver King Fire, which was sparked by lightning on July 5 and has since become the state’s largest at over 17,000 acres, […] The post With six large fires burning in Utah, conditions could worsen with upcoming forecast appeared first on Utah News Dispatch.
MLB Draft Day Three Could See Many With Beehive State Ties Selected
SALT LAKE CITY – Unlike the NBA draft, the later rounds of the Major League Baseball draft always present opportunities for clubs to strike gold. Will day three of this year’s first-year player MLB draft hold course?. Rounds 11-20 of the 2024 MLB draft will happen as part...
Influencer Roblox stars, chocolate bars: Utah's crazy YouTube meet-up
SALT LAKE CITY — It was a recipe for chaos: One downtown Salt Lake City venue, a mountain of 15,000 chocolate bars and an open invite to millions of people. "Nobody ever does anything cool in Utah — it's pretty boring here," said "Steak," one of the YouTubers who organized the event. "We thought we'd spice it up a little bit."
Moisture on the move, showers and thunderstorms popping up in Utah this week
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – Happy Monday, Utah! Monsoon moisture rotating around a ridge of high pressure will trickle into Utah this week, keeping a chance of afternoon thunderstorms in the forecast. Active skies returning to the region today as monsoon moisture continues to rotate through the ridge of high pressure to the east of […]
Utah rental market softens, but for how long?
SALT LAKE CITY —After years of skyrocketing rent prices, the market in Utah is softening a little. That’s thanks to a lot of new units currently hitting the market, prompting some landlords to offer more incentives to new tenants. But with a slowdown in new construction right now...
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