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Hey Southern Utah! Beware The PID
There's a new trend in housing developments and it's not good for the average consumer. Basically, if a developer wants to build a new housing development that doesn't yet have infrastructure (roads, water pipes, electricity, gas, etc.) the area government is allowing the developer to borrow the money to create the infrastructure and then pass the debt onto the homebuyer.
New Utah nonprofit wants teens to ditch smartphones for a year
SALT LAKE CITY — Glen Andersen has worked with teenagers for years — at summer camps, in group homes and as a seminary teacher for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. About seven years ago, he realized something was off. "I just started to see that...
Dallas Flash and Texas Ranchers Enjoy MLP's First Trip to Utah
This past weekend the first Major League Pickleball event occurred in the state of Utah at The Picklr in Kaysville. Additionally, it was the first MLP event played entirely indoors. The MLP SLC hosted 10 Premier Level teams, each playing six matches, and four Challenger Level teams each playing each...
BYU Football Picks Up Commitment From RB Kingston Keanaaina
PROVO, Utah – BYU football has landed another commitment from a running back prospect for the class of 2025. Kingston Keanaaina, at St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California, announced on X that he is committed to BYU. “First off I want to thank God for the strength...
West side housing project looks to add more low-income apartments to Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY — Housing developers are planning to add more than 1,000 low-income apartments to Salt Lake’s west side. The project includes seven new buildings along a one-mile stretch between 900 West and 1800 West near North Temple, pending funding from federal, city, and state sources. Low-income...
2 killed, 3 injured in car fire Saturday in Carbon County, deputies say
PRICE — Two people were killed and three were injured — including a law enforcement officer — when a vehicle caught fire in Price Saturday morning, according to deputies. Emergency responders were called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash that resulted in a car fire near...
Authorities identify 50-year-old man killed in Glendale neighborhood crash
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Authorities have identified the 50-year-old victim of a fatal crash in Salt Lake City’s Glendale neighborhood. Salt Lake City police said Terry Lyday was killed after losing control of his vehicle and slamming into two parked cars near 1200 W. and 2100 S. just before 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 27.
Tonaquint Cemetery sees expansion as available burial space shrinks
ST. GEORGE — A planned expansion for the Tonaquint Cemetery is moving ahead with the recent approval of a construction bid by the City Council. With available space in the original cemetery shrinking, the expansion will add much-needed burial and cremation plots. “We’re pretty excited about this expansion,” Shane...
Roy mayor wants Ogden Airport moved
ROY, Utah — After a plane crashed into the yard of a Roy home last Wednesday, Roy City Mayor Robert Dandoy said he wants to see the Ogden Airport moved. According to Dandoy, plane crashes are not uncommon in Roy. In 2020, a plane crash damaged two homes. In 2017, there was a crash on one of the city’s major roadways. Both of those crashes were fatal.
Garbage truck driver hits and kills bicyclist in Ogden crosswalk
OGDEN, Utah (KUTV) — A garbage truck driver reportedly did not see a bicyclist in a crosswalk before hitting and killing him Monday morning. This incident comes just over a week after a similar accident in Tooele that also resulted in a cyclist's death. Monday's tragedy brings the total...
Tri-City Exchange seeks help after refrigerated trailer goes out
NORTH OGDEN — The founder of the Tri-City Exchange said Friday that his food pantry needed a new refrigerated trailer after a donated one broke down over Pioneer Day. Founder Mike Larson said he had already made "thousands upon thousands" of dollars worth of repairs to the trailer this year before the latest problem.
Boy accused of stabbing woman and 2 boys at TRAX platform is only 12
SOUTH SALT LAKE — A boy accused of stabbing three people at a South Salt Lake TRAX station in June is only 12 years old, new court documents reveal. On June 18, Utah Transit Authority police officers responded to a report of a fight with the knife at the Central Pointe TRAX platform, 221 W. 2100 South. A woman and two boys suffered stabbing injuries, but the injuries weren't considered to be life-threatening. The attacker was taken into custody at the Millcreek Station Platform on 3300 South.
Even as little as 10 minutes in nature can relieve mental illness symptoms, study finds
SALT LAKE CITY — Decades of published research shows that whether it's a brief stroll through a city park or multiple days spent in the wilderness, exposure to nature has positive mental health impacts. A recent study by University of Utah investigators found that spending time in nature —...
3 Risers and 2 Fallers From the Utah Jazz's Summer League
The Utah Jazz's Summer League ball just finished this week, and while some say Summer League doesn't matter, it can be a good metric to gauge a franchise's youth. The Jazz played 8 games and had some standouts and some underwhelming performances. In case you missed it, these are the risers and faller from the Summer League.
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