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West Jordan firefighters using new heavy, specialized blanket to fight EV fires
WEST JORDAN— West Jordan firefighters trained Tuesday morning on how to fight an EV battery fire. And fight not with water, but with a specialized blanket. EV fires, or electrical vehicle fires, while not as common, are more tricky to put out than the average gas car fire. This is because the battery is designed to protect the inside from the elements.
'Unexpected logistical and safety concerns': No Pie and Beer Day at Beer Bar this year
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — An event that celebrates Utah's quirky alternative to the state's founding holiday each July 24 was canceled the week before by event organizers, who said new fire codes left them with few options to provide a worthwhile event. The event's official Facebook page made...
Alterra Mountain Company Welcomes The World to Experience The Games & Newly Expanded Deer Valley for the 2034 Olympic Winter Games
Denver, CO, July 24, 2024 – Alterra Mountain Company is preparing to welcome the world to Utah when Deer Valley Resort hosts events of the Olympic Winter Games Salt Lake City-Utah 2034. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made the announcement early this morning from Paris, confirming that the Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 bid has been successful. As part of the 2034 Olympic Winter Games, Deer Valley will host the freestyle skiing events, including moguls and aerials, marking a continuation of its long-standing tradition of commitment to winter sport development.
Park City youth athletes to show off mountain sailing skills at World Championship in Denmark
The 2024 RS Tera Class World Championships are August 3 to 8 in Greve, Denmark. Park City Sailing Board President MJ Maloof said five local athletes will compete in the junior regatta. “This is sort of the culmination of many years of work for these young athletes, having started a...
Tooele City to fix Overlake roundabout
Tooele City Council members voted to approve the repair of Overlake’s roundabout last week during their Wednesday, July 17 business meeting. During the meeting, Jamie Grandpre, Tooele City’s public works director, presented the needed repairs before the city council. The roundabout is located on 2000 North at the...
Four local athletes heading to Paris for Summer Games
Layton native and Davis High graduate Courtney Wayment will compete in the women’s steeplechase for Team USA at the Paris Olympic Summer Games. Photo courtesy of BYU. Among the 35 athletes with Utah ties qualified to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games four are from the City Journals and Davis Journal communities.
IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Utah and pushes state officials to help end FBI investigation
PARIS (AP) — What was expected to be a simple coronation of Salt Lake City as the 2034 Winter Olympic host turned into complicated Olympic politics Wednesday, as the IOC pushed Utah officials to end an FBI investigation into a suspected doping coverup. The International Olympic Committe formally awarded...
Roy mayor flies idea of moving Ogden-Hinckley Airport to west Weber County
ROY, Utah (KUTV) — Roy's mayor is not sure this will fly, but after a string of small plane crashes in his community, the latest this week, he raised the idea in a 2News interview of moving Ogden-Hinckley Airport. "If I were king for a day, and had the...
Lehi’s first female police officer and longtime public servant, Kathy Stewart passes away
Lehi City’s first female police officer and longtime public servant, Kathy Stewart, passed away on July 20, 2024. Stewart served in the Lehi Police Department for 14 years. She was an ardent advocate for teens and was President of the D.A.R.E Officers Association, a statewide organization that shared information about the dangers of teen drug use. She is remembered for her kind and loving nature, even as a police officer.
Try Something New at Fringe Festival (Preview)
SALT LAKE CITY —As much as we love seeing our favorite musicals and plays it is also very exciting to see new material that is still being workshopped by the creative team. Such is the experience we get attending the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival. 2024 marks the 10th year of Fringe and in honor of 10 years they have something for everyone to enjoy.
Trespassing dispute: Coalition gives ultimatum over access to Willard Canyon
WILLARD, Box Elder County — Willard Mayor Travis Mote calls Willard Canyon "the centerpiece of the community" and really the centerpiece of northern Box Elder County ever since the city was settled. But changing attitudes toward gravel mining, and the closure of a treasured trail system has been the...
Utah football fall camp: Three questions for week one (Offense)
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.
Moab city’s Walnut Lane property closed to public; residents have relocated
The city-owned Walnut Lane trailer park is vacant as all residents have relocated following news in April that the city’s insurance provider would no longer insure the aged trailers, forcing people to move. Residents have transitioned to new housing and in the coming weeks crews will remove the trailers...
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