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Alta High music legacy lives on in new instrumental room
A banner of the bricks which band students signed before graduation, now concealed behind school walls, hangs on the wall of the new instrumental room as a tribute to the origins of Alta High’s thriving music program. (Julie Slama/City Journals) When Caleb Shabestari was a band student at Alta...
AMES showcase highlights student achievement
AMES junior Esther Pack created her website of her artistic talent, which she showed while others performed music, demonstrated the team’s robot and shared other talents at the school’s end-of-year showcase. (Julie Slama/City Journals) At a table in the school hallway, junior Esther Pack opened the laptop to...
Copperview Elementary music program enhances, reinforces classroom learning; community supports year-end performances
Copperview Elementary students perform for families and the community at the end of the school year. (Julie Slama/City Journals) Rami Ivers settled herself on a blanket to watch the program which included her “grandbabies”—kindergartner Sloane, first-grader Emmie and third-grader Nevaeh. “We come every year to watch the...
Music, dance, art fill Channing Hall’s multicultural celebration
Second-graders Sarayu Bandaru and Gowri Krishna were excited to perform with their class at Channing Hall’s Family Multicultural Night and Art Show. (Julie Slama/City Journals) Connor Cochrane will be attending Channing Hall this fall. He came with his mother, Liz, to Channing Hall’s Family Multicultural Night and Art Show...
Stand4Kind hosts inaugural S4K school safety conference
The following information was submitted by Stand4Kind. Stand4Kind is a Utah based, national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, dedicated to promoting kindness, safety, and well-being within schools and communities. Stand4Kind came into the studio to chat with David about the upcoming inaugural S4K School Safety Conference in Sandy, Utah, from July 29th...
Seismologist explains the hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone was caught on camera sending hot water and debris up into the air, nearly hitting people on a boardwalk below. The video has been seen by millions of people, and 2News took it to a seismologist at the University...
Utah Festival Opera's one-night 'Galaxy of Stars' of showcase of sensational voices
LOGAN – The one-night stand of Galaxy of Stars by the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre on July 23 was a fond farewell to grand opera for another year. With the local company’s best conductors leading a massive orchestra, UFOMT brought together its biggest stars past and present to perform a brilliant array of timeless arias, duets and ensemble pieces from iconic operas that are seldom seen locally.
2.9 magnitude earthquake rattles St. George area
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah, July 24, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A 2.9 magnitude earthquake shook the area south of St. George Tuesday night as residents settled in for the night. The earthquake, a little southeast of St. George, was recorded at 10:33 p.m. by the University of Utah Seismic Center. The earth shifted at a depth of seven miles.
Report reveals how much money Russell Westbrook is giving up in Jazz buyout
Russell Westbrook is giving up a decent chunk of change up front to be able to choose his next destination. Keith Smith of Spotrac reported this week that the former MVP guard Westbrook is giving up a total of $1.7 million in his buyout with the Utah Jazz. Westbrook was just acquired by the Jazz... The post Report reveals how much money Russell Westbrook is giving up in Jazz buyout appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Utah’s 4th-largest city isn’t a part of the state’s grass replacement plan. Why?
Utah launched its Landscape Conversion Incentive Program in 2023. It offers a rebate to homeowners who switch out their grass with more water-efficient landscaping. But there’s a catch. To get the rebate, you need to live in one of the 67 cities that signed on to participate. That doesn’t...
IOC officially awards Utah the 2034 Olympics — but not without final-hour drama
It was just after 4:20 a.m. in Salt Lake City, where a crowd of about 2,000 Utahns — many of them sporting 2002 Olympic hats, jackets and other memorabilia — waited with bated breath as the International Olympic Committee voted Wednesday on whether Utah would again host the Winter Games in 2034. “Come on!” someone […] The post IOC officially awards Utah the 2034 Olympics — but not without final-hour drama appeared first on Utah News Dispatch.
Missing Orem man’s case now deemed suspicious
OREM, Utah July 23, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Police are now calling the case of an Orem man missing more than a week “suspicious.”. Orem Police detectives have issued a new alert on David Roe, 48, who went missing Monday, July 15. Roe’s online blog that day indicated “he was in the South Salt Lake area that day handing out cash and Gatorade as an act of goodwill.”
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