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Utah football fall camp: Three questions for week one (Defense)
Utah football's fall camp is upon us. Players report over the weekend and practices will begin in full force on Monday. As the critical preparation time of the season approaches, Utah enters camp with as much confidence in the season's outlook as we have seen in recent years. With a roster loaded with senior experience and leadership combined with a lineup of up-and-coming underclassmen talent, it's easy to see why hopes are high.
Relentless PYC & Miles Baker Get First-Ever $50K Paycheck at ARHFA’s Old West Roping 4-&-Under Futurity
Relentless PYC and Miles Baker got their third futurity win of 2024—this one worth a massive $50,000—at the historic, first-ever Old West Roping Futurity held in Wallsburg, Utah, July 25. Relentless PYC, a 2020 Flag Ranch mare by First Prize Diver out of the Playgun daughter Chars Gun,...
University Ward House is nearing completion of its residential conversion – take a look inside
The LDS University Ward building at 160 S. University Avenue is undergoing a conversion to residential use that we first reported on in May. It’s almost finished, and we were able to peek inside just this week. The church dates from 1924, and sits at the foot of Presidents’...
New Leadership Team Set for Orchestra of Southern Utah
New Leadership Team Set for Orchestra of Southern Utah. Cedar City: The Orchestra of Southern Utah welcomes new administrative leadership this season. Amy Gold serves as the new manager with Lisa Cox handling ticketing and other duties. Shellee Younkin is directing the educational services such as assemblies as well as helping with grants. “We are thankful to Rebekah Hughes for six years as manager and we wish her well in her new adventures,” said Board President Harold Shirley. “We are excited about the energy and forward thinking of the new leadership team.”
Where’s the rain? Salt Lake City has the heat but nothing to chase it off with
That’s a typical summer day in Utah, but without the relief of rainstorms, especially in the northern part of the state, the heat feels amplified. And it’s not all in your head. Utah summers are getting hotter. The National Weather Service started recording Salt Lake City temperatures and...
Herriman mom thrilled for son’s Olympic debut in Paris
HERRIMAN — The family of a world-class marathon runner who grew up in Herriman will be cheering him on in the Paris Olympics, but he won’t be sporting red, white and blue. There’s a reason Rory Linkletter isn’t competing for Team USA, and his family and friends — especially his mom — are absolutely ecstatic about it.
Recovery efforts underway for missing swimmer at Grantsville Reservoir
GRANTSVILLE — Search crews say their efforts have shifted to recovery after a man went under the water at Grantsville Reservoir and did not resurface Thursday night. Another swimmer made it back to shore and said the weather picked up in the area. The missing man, who firefighters say is in his 20s, was out swimming and got pulled under the water when winds picked up.
Sugar House Update: In Pictures
You may experience déjà vu as this Lowe Property Group project is nearing the point reached before a fire burned it down to the podium in an October 2022 fire. The builders of Sugar Alley have stated that the reconstruction will be completed by March 2025. Upon completion, the building will bring 186 rental units and 16,000 square feet of ground floor retail space to the heart of the Sugar House Business District.
After losing son, a father carries on awareness campaign against bullying | News
LOGAN — Stand for the Silent is an organization that started nearly 15 years ago by a group of high school students in Oklahoma. This after they heard the story of Kirk and Laura Smalley’s son, Ty Field-Smalley, who at just 11 years-old tragically took his own life after being suspended from school for retaliating against a bully who had bullied Ty for two years.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING IS SOMETHING TO SEE AT USF
CEDAR CITY — The Utah Shakespeare Festival’s Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Brad Carroll is playing in the Randall L. Jones theatre this season. Although staging Shakespeare in the Jones theatre is done less often at the festival, the Jones is a perfect fit for this production.
USOPC Leadership Not Concerned over Salt Lake Host Contract Clause
PARIS — The elation of having the Olympic Winter Games return in 2034 to Salt Lake City and the United States on Wednesday was tempered by a dispute involving doping that led to an unusual clause put into the Host City Contract, one that the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee tried to downplay on Thursday.
After losing son, a father carries on awareness campaign against bullying
LOGAN -- Stand for the Silent is an organization that started nearly 15 years ago by a group of high school students in Oklahoma. This after they heard the story of Kirk and Laura Smalley's son, Ty Field-Smalley, who at just 11 years-old tragically took his own life after being suspended from school for retaliating against a bully who had bullied Ty for two years.
Utah man arrested in Bozeman after high-speed chase
A Utah man wanted in connection to an alleged attempted homicide was apprehended in Bozeman on Tuesday following a high-speed chase. Kevin D. Wilde, 63, appeared in Justice Court on Wednesday and was accused of fleeing and eluding and criminal endangerment. According to an affidavit of probable cause, Wilde had...
Utah campgrounds close as bear activity increases
KAMAS, Utah (KUTV) — Summertime in Utah brings campers, and campers bring bears. Several campgrounds in the state have been closed due to repeated visits from bears. One of the latest is the Soapstone Campground near Kamas. On Tuesday, there were several reports of a black bear that had...
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.
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