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Soldier Hollow ready for Olympics to return to Wasatch Back
The much-anticipated bid was awarded to Utah as a crowd cheered at an overnight watch party in downtown Salt Lake City Wednesday. A delegation from Utah traveled to Paris to attend the announcement in person. This will be the second time the state will host the Winter Games. Events are...
Jehovah’s Witnesses Hold Annual Worldwide Conventions Abroad & Here In Southern Utah
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be holding public conventions worldwide, highlighting the theme “Declare the Good News!”. One of the largest organizers of global conventions will once again draw thousands to St. George—a Three-day Program That Promises Only Good News!. Summer has arrived, and the Lambert family could be...
Reality Town: Union Middle students learn real-life scenarios through simulation
At Union Middle School’s Reality Town, students learn to manage their finances in the real world. (Julie Slama/City Journals) Brooke Gundersen wasn’t ready to be a “grandmother”—let alone, three times over. Luckily, it was a mock situation for her daughter who is an eighth-grader at...
Sprucewood Elementary community embraces ‘Rats!’ during its art night
Sprucewood student Canyon Potter played the piper in his elementary’s production of “Rats!” (Photo courtesy of Jeff Haney/Canyons School District) First-grader Grayson Palmer was making a suncatcher while waiting for his third-grade sister, Margo Palmer, and others to take the stage in Sprucewood Elementary’s production of “Rats! The Story of the Pied Piper.”
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...
Days of '47 celebrates historic and modern pioneers
SALT LAKE CITY — Thousands set up camping chairs, canopies and air mattresses along the Days of '47 Parade route Tuesday night and Wednesday to watch one of the oldest parades in the U.S. — a spectacle of pioneer heritage that's been going strong since 1947. For many...
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...
Minnesota man bikes all of Cache Valley in 9 months | Multimedia
LOGAN – It all began with a bike and a desire to explore. “Cache County total – I have about 3,000 miles of biking in those 9 months,” says 24-year-old Neil Thompson of Minnesota. He says an app on his phone helped him gamify his progress –...
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.
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