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The Nick Bartlett Show: Bryan Brown on Utah Football
The Nick Bartlett Show continues with another college football expert. In this episode, Nick sits down with Bryan Brown, a freelance contributor for College Football Network, and the former host of the ‘Locked on Utes’ Podcast. We discuss Utah’s roster, the new Big 12 schedule, and examine whether...
Mountain Wine Storage in Heber City officially opens
Mountain Wine Storage is officially open in Heber City. Located about 20 minutes from Park City, Mountain Wine Storage is a state-of-the-art, climate-controlled facility of wine storage lockers for securely housing personal wine collections. The variety of storage lockers available can accommodate any size collection — from six cases to...
Salt Lake Acting Company’s summer show Close Encounters in the Beehive successfully works comic premise of extraterrestrial visitors
Solid ensemble chemistry, a nice selection of musical sendups and the especially strong performances of Zeb and Skruuck, the extraterrestrial character leads, have combined to make Salt Lake Acting Company’s (SLAC) summer show Close Encounters in the Beehive the perfect light fare during this hot, dry season. Directed and...
Castle Dale Mayor Given Public Official of the Year Award
Castle Dale City Mayor Danny Van Wagoner was recently informed that he had been nominated and selected to receive the Excellence in Community Action – Public Official of the Year Award from Community Action Partnership of Utah. This award is given to an official that has shown dedication to...
Utah Shakespeare Festival’s HENRY VIII Deeper than “T’will Do.”
CEDAR CITY — A historical figure who was once little more than a footnote in American civics courses has burst back into the limelight due to the outrageous popularity of the girl power pop musical SIX. The story of England’s King Henry VIII is vilified today for his misogyny towards women but was once revered as a foreordained though complex monarch for siring England’s great queen of Shakespeare’s Time, Elizabeth I. It is the second tale spun by the Bard of Avon, perhaps to please his regal benefactor, that plays on the Englestad Shakespeare Theatre stage as part of the annual Utah Shakespeare Festival.
Long ties to Utah made the Utes the perfect match for LB Max Fonoimoana
Linebacker Max Fonoimoana committed to Utah in early June in the middle of his official visit to Salt Lake City. Fonoimoana had strong family ties to the Utes- his older brother, Brock Fonoimoana, signed with the Utes in the 2023 class and is serving his LDS mission, and his grandfather also played for Utah.
National Veterans Golden Age Games
KUTV — The 38th National Veterans Golden Age Games will be held August 24-29 where nearly eleven hundred veterans from across the nation will converge on Salt Lake City to compete in everything from cycling to pickle ball. Kari Hawker Diaz sat down with local medical director Dr. Michael...
Park City plans to open some trails to e-bikes… but 68% of locals are opposed to the change
More and more trail systems nationwide are considering allowing class 1 pedal-assist e-bikes on their non-motorized singletrack or have already given the green light. Well, we can now add Park City, UT, to the list of areas that once said “no” to e-bikes and may soon make some changes. A new proposal from the Park City Council may reclassify several sections of trail to allow for pedal-assist bikes.
Performance Automotive helps to restore 3 vehicles to benefit Red Barn Academy
KUTV — Last year Performance Automotive Bountiful took an old beat-up ‘84 Bronco and fully restored it. They took it to most of their events and by the end of the event season gave it away to one lucky winner!. This year they will be tripling it! They...
Utah Baseball Receives ABCA Academic Excellence Award
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah baseball program was recognized by the American Baseball Coaches Association this week with the Team Academic Excellence Award. Presented to the Utes for the third straight season, the honor is given to programs with a team cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher for the recently-completed school year. The Utes had a team GPA of 3.27 and were one of six Pac-12 clubs to be honored. Among the Big 12 membership for next season, Utah was included among eight schools receiving the award. All told, the 2024 season was one of monumental...
Bear sighting closes A.F. Canyon campground
The U.S. Forest Service has closed the Granite Flats campground in American Fork Canyon after a bear sighting in the improved campground area. The closure began on Tuesday, July 23, and will extend through at least Sunday, July 28. “We have had to evacuate and close the campground because of...
Utah Valley’s Erskine and Efford named GCAA All-America Scholars
NORMAN, Okla. —The Golf Coaches Association of America has announced that Utah Valley University golfers Zachary Erskine and Ethan Efford have been named GCAA Cobalt All-America Scholars. This marks the first time that Erskine has earned the award, while Efford receives it for the second straight season. Erskine is studying Business & Analysis and has a 3.82 GPA. He participated in 10 tournaments for the Wolverines this past season with a 74.2 scoring average over 28 rounds of play. Erskine won the UNC Spring Invitational in April at RainDance National Golf Course in Windsor, Colorado, with a two-round score of...
Orem man charged with pointing gun at officers, calling them 'cowards'
OREM — An Orem man wanted by police for absconding is facing new charges accusing him of pointing a gun at officers who went to his house to arrest him. Robin Blaze Thurber, 67, was charged Friday in 4th District Court with four counts of assault on a police officer and possession of a gun by a restricted person, second-degree felonies; and interfering with police, marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia, class B misdemeanors.
5 questions ahead of BYU training camp
5 major questions that BYU will have to answer throughout a month of training camp. The Cougars have no shortage of questions going into camp. In fact, there hasn't been a team with this many questions going into camp since the 2018 team when BYU was coming off a dreadful 4-9 2017 campaign. The expectations for the Cougars are low. They are picked to finish toward the bottom of the conference and have a win total of just 4.5 wins at most sportsbooks.
BYU Basketball’s Dawson Baker and Top Contributors Projected in Early Analytics
Analytics expert Bart Torvik's preseason projections predict BYU Basketball's top 10 contributors, with Dawson Baker forecasted as the leading scorer at 17.3 ppg. However, some discrepancies like listing Dawson as a senior when he is a junior raise doubts on the accuracy of these early forecasts. Torvik's preseason projection has...
60 in 60: #27 BYU’s Micah Harper (Safety)
SALT LAKE CITY – The countdown is on for Hans & Scotty’s 60 in 60 for the 2024 college football season. Coming in at No. 27 is BYU safety Micah Harper. Harper is the ninth Cougar to make our list through 34 selections. He joins No. 29 Keanu Hill (TE), No. 30 Weylin Lapuaho (OL), No. 31 Jack Kelly (LB), No. 33 Kody Epps (WR), No. 34 Brayden Keim (OL), No. 42 John Nelson (DT), No. 47 Isaiah Bagnah (DE), and No. 46 Blake Mangelson (DE).
Cause of Wednesday’s Provo Canyon fire unknown
PROVO, Utah — An investigation is underway into the cause of a fire that started near the mouth of Provo Canyon on Wednesday night. According to Provo Fire and Rescue Capt. Jeanie Atherton the Provo Canyon fire started around 11 p.m. The fire burned on the northbound side of Interstate 189 where Canyon Road merges with University Avenue. Atherton said the fire was on the hillside to the east.
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