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Even with restrictive rules, swimsuit wars heat up in an Olympic year
The iconic LZR Racer, the swimsuit that Michael Phelps wore while winning eight golds medals at the Beijing Olympics, is still revered around Speedo’s design center. It serves as a reminder of just how much a suit can push a swimmer to greater heights. “In so many ways, that...
UVU roundup: UVU wrestling’s Smokey McClure finishes as 144-pound runner up in Fargo
Utah Valley incoming freshman Smokey McClure finished as the runner-up at the 2024 U.S. Marine Corps Freestyle Junior Nationals on Wednesday night. In the finals, he fell short to No. 4 Daniel Zepeda (California) in the final by a 13-4 score. Zepeda took a 5-0 lead after the first period, which was too much for UVU’s incoming freshman to overcome.
Crews battle multiple fires in Provo, almost simultaneously
Amid the sweltering summer heat, fire crews spent a portion of late Thursday morning and into the early afternoon battling two separate fires, one on the city’s east bench near Y Mountain and another in a residential neighborhood. Capt. Sam Armstrong of Provo Fire & Rescue said shortly after...
Paris police are sealing off the Seine River ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony
PARIS (AP) — A special kind of iron curtain came down across central Paris on Thursday, with the beginning of an Olympic anti-terrorism perimeter along the banks of the River Seine sealing off a kilometers-long (miles-long) area to Parisians and tourists who hadn’t applied in advance for a pass.
Guest opinion: Environmental groups save Ashley National Forest roadless areas from bulldozers and chainsaws
The great news is the Ashley National Forest has been saved from a “landscape scale” deforestation plan in which the Forest Service planned to bulldoze in skid trails to log and burn up to 147,000 acres (230 square miles!) of inventoried roadless areas. But when faced with the lawsuit brought by the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Yellowstone to Uintas Connection, Center for Biological Diversity and Native Ecosystems Council, the Forest Service decided to pull the project rather than lose in federal court.
Orem announces partnership to bring English, community resource classes to the city
Orem City has announced it will be partnering with MyHometown to bring community classes and volunteer opportunities to local neighborhoods. The initiative is a partnership between the city, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other religious and community organizations to create a community resource center to hold English language classes and other courses, like sewing or computer skills, at the Latter-day Saint stake center at 546 N. 500 West.
Joan LaRee Stevens McAllister
Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Joan LaRee Stevens McAllister passed away Friday, July 12, 2024 in Mount Pleasant, Utah at the age of 83. Joan was born October 28, 1940 in Cedar City, Utah, to Arnold Yardley Stevens and Claris Anna Mortenson. Joan and her sisters, Beverly and...
Beehive Archive: Ghost Towns: Sego, a Coal Town with a Colorful Past
Welcome to the Beehive Archive–your weekly bite-sized look at some of the most pivotal–and peculiar–events in Utah history. With all of the history and none of the dust, the Beehive Archive is a fun way to catch up on Utah’s past. Beehive Archive is a production...
Ogden: The years go by – aging
Years ago, someone showed me an “aging test.” What you do is grab the loose skin on the top of your hand and pinch it together. Then you release the skin and watch to see how fast it recovers its original position. The slower it goes back, the further along in the aging process you have traveled — supposedly.
Utah doctor gives tips for staying safe in the summer heat
Emergency departments across the state are seeing an increase in the volume of patients seeking medical attention for heat-related illnesses as temperatures continue to rise to near record levels. Dr. Patrick Carroll, medical director at Intermountain St. George Regional Medical Center, said Friday during a press conference that hospital emergency...
Robbins: A journalist’s quest to document evil and courage
The eruption and metastasis of antisemitism emanating from both far left and far right has prompted some to point to the poor and worsening state of Americans’ knowledge about the 20th century’s genocide against the Jews. The ignorance, particularly woeful among younger Americans, is widespread. A Pew survey...
Does Trump assassination attempt mean it’s too late to ‘Disagree Better’? Study shows there’s hope
The same week that Utah Gov. Spencer Cox marked a year working to convince many of the nation’s governors and the people in their states to fight toxic polarization, someone took a shot at former President Donald Trump. The shooting at a Pennsylvania campaign rally that injured Trump is...
Zito: Trump rewrites Republican convention speech to focus on unity, not Biden
Former President Donald Trump has completely rewritten his convention speech in light of the assassination attempt against him on Saturday and will call on Thursday for a new effort at national unity. In an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner a day after being hit by a sniper’s bullet, Trump...
Three days after attempted assassination, Trump shooter remains an elusive enigma
BETHEL PARK, Pa. (AP) — After three days, an enigmatic portrait emerged of the 20-year-old man who came close to killing former President Donald Trump with a high-velocity bullet: He was an intelligent loner with few friends, an apparently thin social media footprint and no hints of strong political beliefs that would suggest a motive for an attempted assassination.
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