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New solar farm allows 92% of power at UVU to come from renewable energy
A new solar farm in Tooele County that began operating in May will now allow Utah Valley University to operate its campus with 92% renewable energy. The Elektron solar farm, which is operated by Rocky Mountain Power, first broke ground in 2021, according to a press release from UVU. In...
Rams WR Puka Nacua On Sophomore Season: ‘We Plan To Be There In February’
SALT LAKE CITY – Former BYU star Puka Nacua is confident that the Los Angeles Rams are on the same page and set for a big year in 2024. After having one of the best debut seasons in NFL history, Nacua spoke with KSL Sports about the rookie experience, his first offseason, and new expectations.
Talkin' Sports: Utes and Cougars prepare for upcoming season
DJ and PK breaks down college football as the Utes and the Cougars prepare for the upcoming season. DJ and PK shares their insight on both Utes Head Coach Kyle Whittingham and BYU Head Coach Kalani Sitake's impact over the years as they prep for the Big 12 conference. _____
First Glimpse At BYU Football Newcomers In Game Day Uniforms
PROVO, Utah – The 2024 BYU football season is approaching. Fall camp kicks off next week, and the season opener against Southern Illinois will be August 31. The dawn of a new season ushers in a new wave of newcomers to the BYU football newcomers. A total of 22...
From homeless to hope: Inside the Milestone Transitional Living Program
SANDY — The house is handsome but not remarkable from the outside: a beige brick rambler with a basement off 700 East and 8600 South in Sandy. There's a perfectly manicured yard and a small patio off the front porch where sits a heavy black bike rack. The place...
Days of '47 float preview party underway, with impressive creations on display
SANDY — Walking into the Days of '47 float preview party is like entering a school science fair, if all of the most competitive parents in the district took full control of the projects and got a little carried away. Between the polished cement and the high-hanging warehouse lights...
Utah death row inmate who is imprisoned for 1998 murder asks parole board for mercy ahead of hearing
Utah officials are set hear testimony Monday about whether a man facing execution next month should be spared the death penalty for a 1998 murder and remain imprisoned for life. The parole board hearing comes after state officials said Saturday that they no longer planned to use an untested combination...
Scenic Utah's vision: Fewer billboards, more landscape
SALT LAKE CITY — The nonprofit Scenic Utah, led by former Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, has sent a letter to the Federal Highway Administration and the Utah Department of Transportation listing 29 billboards across the state that it finds to be "illegal" or "nonconforming." The group alleges...
Be a Little Bit Naughty at Lehi Art’s MATILDA
LEHI — Growing up, the books of Roald Dahl and the imagination behind them were very important in my household. Making a drive to Lehi to see Matilda the Musical at the Lehi Arts Council in Friday traffic may seem a bit crazy for a Northern Utahn, but since this is the year anniversary of my mother’s death and I have vivid memories of her reading the book to me, I take any opportunity I can to see the musical with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and a book by Dennis Kelly. The story follows young, brilliant Matilda, played the night I saw the show by Alicia Wright, as she struggles with the trauma of parents who do not love her, a principal who mistreats her, and powers that she cannot understand.
Utah's Straw Test Crackdown
Utah is known for many things—beautiful mountains, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mitt Romney—but it truly distinguishes itself when it comes to notoriously ridiculous alcohol laws. While the state's so-called "Zion Curtain" has widely been considered one of the dumbest booze rules in America, it turns out there is no limit on inane drinks laws in the Beehive State. In fact, state regulators have recently upped their bureaucratic ante by cracking down on bartenders who use a "straw test" to sample cocktails before serving.
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