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Free rock concert comes together for its 5th year in Orem this weekend
Local music and family fun will come together in Orem Friday and Saturday at the 5th annual Come Together Rock Festival to be held at the Orem City Center Park pavilion and stage. 20 local bands are expected to perform, along with vendors and booths who will host contests and...
Park City Council approves $7M contract to bury power lines in Bonanza Park
On Thursday the Park City Council approved a $7 million contract with Rocky Mountain Power to move transmission lines in the Bonanza Park neighborhood underground. The existing lines run from the Rocky Mountain Power substation near Munchkin Road over Kearns Boulevard to the Park City Cemetery and Boot Hill. Park...
Corner Canyon offense hums from the start in 70-42 win over American Fork
AMERICAN FORK — With a wealth of offensive weapons — like five-star recruit Jerome Myles, running back Bryton Brady and junior receiver Kai Meza — new Corner Canyon quarterback Helaman Casuga has a treasure trove of riches to make the Chargers' offense hum. Add Chryshaun Lee to...
Fleet Block murals set to be demolished
SALT LAKE CITY — The Fleet Block, or the Salt Lake City buildings known for the murals that memorialize people killed in confrontations with police, are facing demolition. Salt Lake representatives say the structures are unstable and unsalvageable. City representatives plan to meet tonight with family members of those...
Utah State Defeats KK Kastela Ribola in Croatian Exhibition
SPLIT, Croatia – Utah State men's basketball continued its foreign tour with a win in its second of three games against international competition Friday morning in Split, Croatia, defeating KK Kastela Ribola of the Croatian Prva Liga first division 95-70. "We had a lot of guys step up today, and we're playing as a connected group," said first-year head coach Jerrod Calhoun. "We've got a very, very deep team that on any given night can have guys step up. Our offense has been very good. Guys are sharing the ball and they're making the right reads but we can continue to get better on both sides of the ball."
Prep football digest: Layton rallies, Roy triumphs, Northridge escapes
There was plenty of excitement on gridirons around Northern Utah and elsewhere as the 2024 high school football season kicked off Friday, Aug. 16. Read more about the games and view photos from our featured contests as the Standard-Examiner reported on the night's action by clicking the links below. LAYTON...
Utes fans invited to celebrate start of season at Utah Athletics Fan Fest
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 16, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The University of Utah is giving fans a chance to celebrate the start of the 2024-25 sports season with its annual Utah Athletics Fan Fest on Saturday. The event runs from 7-9 p.m. at Rice-Eccles Stadium, and both admission...
Park City paralympic snowboarder saves driver, prevents truck fire in Parleys Canyon
A screenshot of Zach Miller's Instagram post where he helped put out a fire inside a truck's engine space. Zach Miller is on the U.S. Para Snowboard Team. He’s a two-time world champion, who also won the 2023 Best Athlete with a Disability ESPY award and competed in the 2022 Beijing Paralympics.
3rd person arrested in gang-related shooting at Mt. Olympus Trailhead
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah, Aug. 16, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A third person has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting at Mt. Olympus Trailhead on Aug. 3. Alex Daniel Ruiz-Martinez, 19, was arrested Thursday for his alleged role in the death of Naod Welday, 18. Ruiz-Martinez is...
University of Utah merging 2 historic programs to establish new school
SALT LAKE CITY — Students at the University of Utah will have a new school to sink their academic teeth into, as the university on Tuesday announced it has established the School of Environment, Society and Sustainability. The move comes on the heels of a merger between two successful...
Local witches to dance at upcoming 3rd Annual Cache Valley Fall Boutique | Arts & Entertainment
LOGAN – The highlight of the upcoming 3rd Annual Cache Valley Fall Boutique will be the Dancing Witches, performed by ladies of Logan Practical Magic. That event, sponsored by the Cache Valley Co-Op, is slated for 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Cache County Fairgrounds.
Soccer Game Preview: Payson Heads Out
The Payson Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Pine View Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Payson is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Cedar on Thursday. They lost 6-1 to the Reds.
Hometown Kid Beau Pederson Back in Utah with Playoff Spot on the Line
Beau Pederson has been involved in lacrosse in Utah since he was about 3 years old. A family friend of his parents, who had kids in seventh and eighth grade, was starting a youth league. He asked Pederson’s dad, Chip, to help coach. While he didn’t know anything about lacrosse, he coached football. He agreed and always brought his son along with him.
No. 3 BYU Soccer Holds On To Earn Shutout Win Over No. 19 Wisconsin
PROVO, Utah – Like many BYU teams before them, the new-look BYU soccer team opened the 2024 season with a win. However, unlike some high-powered offensive teams of the past, such as last year’s College Cup squad, BYU took down Wisconsin in a defensive battle. No. 3 BYU...
Utah Soccer Claims First Win in Big 12 Era
SALT LAKE CITY - Starting its season with a bang, the University of Utah women's soccer program used two goals from graduate forward Taliana Kaufusi and sophomore midfielder Bella Woods to claim a 2-1 win over the Gonzaga Bulldogs to open it's 2024 season on Thursday evening at Ute Field.
Former Jazz star Andrei Kirilenko reflects on being ahead of his time
Former Utah Jazz star Andrei Kirilenko is commonly hailed as a player ahead of his time. A versatile wing whose height, wingspan, and skillset allowed him to play multiple positions, his archetype as a "Swiss Army Knife" player greatly benefited the Jazz in the 2000s. While talking with Sportscasting's Mat...
Summit County home to significant portion of Californians moving to Utah
The University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s demographic insight report shows one in five transplants to Utah in 2022 were Californians. Because California has more people than any other place in the country, when it's residents move from place to place — making what's known as a domestic migration — they can have big impact on the population of their new home, whether that's a city or a state. In 2022, a total of 18,669, or 2.3% of all Californian's who moved came to Utah.
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