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Mother, son die in Pleasant Grove house fire
PLEASANT GROVE — Two people were killed in a Pleasant Grove house fire early Wednesday. Pleasant Grove Fire Chief Andrew Engemann said crews responded to the home, 614 E. 100 North, before 2 a.m. and found the back porch and an attached room on fire. A woman in her...
Offensive Position Unit Power Rankings: Pre-Training Camp Edition
BYU's training camp is just over two weeks away. College football's return is right around the corner. Rosters are complete and intact (barring rare late additions or surprise transfers/non-enrollees) and coaches are working on their final tweaks of their playbooks. It's almost time for another year of college football. Today...
Former college running back pleads guilty to killing 2nd man 1 day after killing another
OGDEN — A Lake Shore, Utah County, man pleaded guilty Tuesday to the second of two unrelated killings he committed over two days — one in Ogden and one in Spanish Fork — on July 8-9, 2022. Christian Taele — a 30-year-old former Southern Utah University running...
Coach Kalani Sitake says BYU is ready to bounce back
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — After a disappointing 5-7 season, BYU is ready to bounce back. Cougar Head Coach Kalani Sitake says the team is driven by a losing season a year ago, the coaching staff benefits from a year of Big12 experience and defensive coordinator Jay Hill will be better in his second year in the program. Speaking with Adam Mikulich at the Big12 Media Days in Las Vegas, Sitake says position battles will strengthen the team on the defensive line, wide receiver and the quarterback position.
With six large fires burning in Utah, conditions could worsen with upcoming forecast
Meanwhile, the Silver King Fire, which was sparked by lightning on July 5 and has since become the state’s largest at over 17,000 acres, grew almost 800 acres over the weekend, fueled by hot, dry weather and strong winds. The upcoming forecast suggests conditions could continue to worsen in...
Does Utah run on Dunkin'?
SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah (KUTV) — Years after shutting down seven locations in Utah, Dunkin’ Donuts appears to be making a quiet return to the Salt Lake Valley. A new Dunkin’ has popped up along 9000 S in West Jordan in the parking lot of the new H-Mart Supermarket near 1400 W. The building is wrapped with Dunkin’ signature design colors and signage that includes a ‘coming soon’ banner near the entrance.
Salt Lake Tribune journalists move to unionize
The Salt Lake Tribune’s journalists want to unionize. Over 70% of newsroom staff informed management of their intent on July 15, a first since the Pulitzer Prize-winning paper was founded in 1870. In a letter sent to Executive Editor and CEO Lauren Gustus, Tribune management and the board of...
Local luge athlete demonstrates success of Olympic legacy youth sports programs in Utah
Orson Colby will join the around 100-person delegation going to Paris for the Utah Olympic Bid Committee’s final 2034 Winter Olympics bid presentation. He and two other young athletes are joining the delegation to amplify Utah’s focus on Olympic legacy and youth sports programs. The International Olympic Committee’s...
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