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Hectic Hobo Presents ‘Ranch Rock’ All-Day Music Fest In The Mountains
The Americana/folk band Hectic Hobo will present its third annual Ranch Rock music festival on Saturday, Aug. 3 in Liberty, Utah. The all-day festival features seven Utah bands including J-Rad Cooley, The Magpipes, Avintaquin, Lucy Avenue, Dearth of Earth, Dan Fox & C.E. Wright, and Hectic Hobo. Ranch Rock has...
Two motorcyclists injured in Hooper collision
HOOPER, Utah, July 29, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Two motorcyclists traveling together were thrown from their bikes Sunday night when they collided. The incident happened at about 9:46 a.m. in the Hooper intersection of 5100 West and 4074 South, a statement from the Weber County Sheriff‘s Office says.
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...
Bill Engel was once the Commander of the White Sands Missile Range. Now he spends his days competing on the senior amateur golf circuit
It’s possible that nothing has ever been so good for Bill Engel’s golf game as learning a second language. Engel, now 77, spent most of his 33-year career in the Army as a couple-times-a-month-player but for a short period in 1988 when he was assigned temporary duty to the Monterey Language Institute for refresher training in Spanish. The one-on-one classes lasted each day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at which point Engel was free to spend the rest of the day as he pleased. Naturally, he chose the golf course. “For 30 days, I committed to hitting 500 balls a day...
Housing market slows down, but expert says that won’t decrease prices
SALT LAKE CITY — The housing market has slowed down. But experts say that won’t necessarily lower prices. Here in Utah, June was the third month in a row that home sales declined. But it seems many are “waiting out” the housing market. Utah Association of...
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...
Chris Curtis vs. Kevin Holland: Salt Lake City gets middleweight banger for UFC 307
A pair of middleweights who hit more like heavyweights are set to collide this fall at UFC 307. Chris Curtis (31-11 MMA, 5-3 UFC) will take on Kevin Holland (26-11 MMA, 13-8 UFC) at the event expected for Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Oct. 5. People with knowledge of the matchup told MMA Junkie it is set. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the UFC has not formally announced the matchup. Curtis needs to get back on track after a main event loss to Brendan Allen in April. Allen outworked him for a unanimous decision over five rounds in...
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