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Utah among six finalists in bid to host future Sundance Film Festival
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is still in the running as a possible host for the future of the Sundance Film Festival, as the six finalists were announced Friday. Utah’s bid includes both Park City and Salt Lake City, a two-city approach in the bid process that was announced by the Utah Film Commission in May after the Sundance Institute opened a request for information period on April 17. The finalists are possible hosts to the festival after 2026.
Little League Baseball: Dixie Junior All-Stars win state; two St. George youngsters go national
ST. GEORGE — The Dixie Junior All-Stars, a Little League baseball team made up of St. George-area players aged 13-15, won state and will represent Utah in an upcoming regional tournament. “They’re a special team,” coach Jeremy Graff told St. George News after the team returned from Cedar City,...
Utah, Arizona fires: Containment grows; smoke expected to ease
Fire crews continued to make progress in putting out several Utah and Arizona blazes that were sparked in July, sending smoke over St. George and surrounding communities. The air quality had returned to normal ranges on Friday, according to readings from PurpleAir sensors in the St. George area, with the only area still showing unhealthy air conditions north of St. George, in La Verkin.
Gov. Spencer Cox lays out where Utah can improve ahead of 2034 Winter Olympics
With the official confirmation that Salt Lake City will host the 2034 Winter Olympic Games looming on the horizon, city and state officials have begun turning their attention to a new question:
Republican Utah governor endorsing Trump in reversal
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) handed former President Trump an endorsement Friday in the wake of a failed assassination attempt on Trump last weekend, a reversal of his previous position. “Mr. President, I know we have some differences, and you probably don’t like me much. And that’s OK,” Cox wrote in a letter to Trump,…
Project 2025 calls for the repeal of the Antiquities Act, but Cox says that’s a step too far
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has his issues with how the federal government manages its public lands in the state. But he thinks the Antiquities Act, which allows the president to designate national monuments without congressional approval, should remain. That’s at odds with the conservative Project 2025 initiative, which calls for the repeal of the act, […] The post Project 2025 calls for the repeal of the Antiquities Act, but Cox says that’s a step too far appeared first on Utah News Dispatch.
‘Team Utah’ Helps Thirsty Wildlife
They gathered from across the state of Utah but far from its population centers. Some 70 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation volunteers came together in late June for the annual state rendezvous and volunteer project in Richfield, about 140 miles south of Salt Lake City and 165 miles north of St. George.
Youth figure skater hopes to compete in the 2034 Olympic Games in her home state
Fifteen-year-old Kate Pressgrove from Heber will join the around 100-person delegation going to Paris for the Utah Olympic Bid Committee’s final 2034 Winter Olympics bid presentation. She and two other young athletes are joining the delegation to amplify Utah’s focus on Olympic legacy and youth sports programs. Pressgrove...
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