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Wasatch Back follows Utah trend in record fentanyl pill seizures
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration considers fentanyl “the nation’s greatest and most urgent drug threat.”. The Utah News Dispatch reports Utah has already seized a record number of fentanyl pills this year. In 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration and its local partners seized more than 664,000 fentanyl pills,...
Sunrise Stories: 24-Year-Old Motorcyclist Declared Dead After Accident near St. George BLVD
Officials from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration reported a record number of fentanyl pills were seized throughout the state in 2023. Fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat in the entire country, and such a threat required several high-ranking officials to meet in Northern Utah on Thursday to discuss the issue.
New machine harvests water from thin air in dry environments
Earth’s atmosphere contains an immense amount of water, enough to fill Utah’s Great Salt Lake 800 times. This vast resource has the potential to pull clean drinking water out of thin air for billions of people facing global shortages. Existing atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) technologies are hindered by...
Ryan Smith: Utah ‘Not Going To Be Known As A Small Market’
SALT LAKE CITY – Ryan Smith, chairman of the Smith Entertainment Group is in Paris to celebrate the opening of the 2024 Olympic Games, and discuss the direction of Salt Lake City ahead of the 2023 Winter Olympics. Speaking at an event featuring 500 young athletes from over 36...
Utah State Softball Adds Shelby Thompson to Coaching Staff
LOGAN, Utah – Utah State head softball coach Todd Judge announced the addition of Shelby Thompson to his coaching staff on Friday. Thompson will serve as an assistant coach. Thompson joins the Aggies after a strong playing career as a pitcher at UC San Diego. There, she made 73 appearances and 38 starts in the circle in four years from 2021-24. Her best season came as a senior in 2024, when she made 25 appearances and 16 starts for the Tritons. Thompson was a three-time Big West All-Academic Team honoree.
Search and rescue teams called to help distressed hiker in Logan Canyon | News
LOGAN — Emergency crews were called to the Wind Cave in Logan Canyon to help a distressed hiker. The incident was reported Friday, just after 12 p.m. According to emergency radio communications, the 65-year-old woman was hiking the trail when she lost consciousness. Other hikers notified 911 dispatch operators,...
Great Salt Lake dry-up may be increasing greenhouse gas emissions: Study
As the Great Salt Lake falls prey to human-induced drought conditions, its increasingly exposed seabed is emitting greenhouse gases and accelerating climate change, a new study has found. About 4.1 million tons of such gases were released from the dried-out lake floor in 2020 alone, with carbon dioxide making up 94 percent of those emissions,…
Celebrate National Shooting Sports Month with discounts at DWR gun ranges
LOGAN - The Cache Valley Public Shooting Range is celebrating National Shooting Sports Month by offering free entry to their rifle, pistol and archery ranges on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. as well as discounted rounds on the shotgun ranges. Owned and operated by the Utah...
Locals represent at national high school rodeo finals
Several teens from Tremonton and surrounding communities showed the rest of the country what Box Elder rodeo is all about with strong showings at this year’s National High School Finals Rodeo, held July 14-20 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Six locals, some representing Utah and others Idaho, left their mark...
The USA vs China Rivalry Has Never Been More Back After IOC Tells America To Just Stop Caring About The Chinese Doping Their Faces Off
NPR -- In a shocking move on Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee moved to crush U.S. inquiries into a Chinese sports doping scandal, by threatening to reject Salt Lake City's bid to host the Winter Games in 2034. In a series of fierce statements coordinated by IOC President Thomas Bach,...
Tooele taxes could increase by hundreds to compensate for school district deficit after massive funding loss
TOOELE — Residents in Tooele County are calling on the state to perform an audit of their school district after another tax increase proposal could cost some hundreds per month. The district made the proposal earlier this summer, citing a budget deficit of seven million dollars after losing state...
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