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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...
Happy Mermaid From Utah Wins First in Speed Challenge
The Olympics haven’t begun but already Utah is showing up in what is a big deal in the world of mythical underwater creatures. This woman from Provo proved to be the fastest in a competition featuring mermaids. The Merlympics takes place in Geneva, Switzerland each year and features athletes...
Real Monarchs Draw on the Road
MORAGA, California (Sunday, July 21 2024) - Real Monarchs (4-11-2, 17pts, 12th in West) draw 1-1 against The Town FC (6-5-6, 27pts, 8th in West) falling (4:3) in the shootout to decide the extra point. Through the first 20 minutes of play, Monarchs struggled to get out of the defensive...
Parkites share favorite memories of Tina Lewis at celebration of life
Dozens of Parkites gathered in front of Miners Hospital Sunday morning to celebrate the life and legacy of Tina Lewis. From the time she arrived in the 1970s, Lewis played a pivotal role in breathing new life into Park City. She served on the city council, worked to bring the Sundance Film Festival and the 2002 Winter Olympics to the town, helped preserve historic Park City, and served as the first full-time director of the Park City Arts Festival, now known as the Kimball Arts Festival.
High Times at High West
Utah’s High West Distillery moved production operations from its downtown Park City gastropub to a state of the art distillery in nearby Wanship. The mountaintop distillery is producing award-winning whiskies and equally winning awards for its food and bar programs. This week, High West celebrated its annual Protect The West gala to raise money for three regional charities, and raised $100,000. We’ll visit the distillery and talk with Master Distiller Brendan Coyle on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, Buffalo Trace has a French flair for the Paris Olympics, and we’ll look at the latest auction results.
Dick Motta inducted into the Big Sky Hall of Fame
Weber State men's basketball legendary coach Dick Motta was inducted into the Big Sky Hall of Fame on Saturday, July 20, as part of the 2024 class. The Hall of Fame ceremony was held in Spokane, Washington as part of the Big Sky Kickoff. Motta, 92, is part of the...
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.
Big Sky Announces Conference Game Start Times
FARMINGTON, Utah – UC Davis football's slate of eight Big Sky Conference games have now have start times, as the conference announced the kickoffs for all conference games as part of its 2024 Big Sky Kickoff Weekend, with the Aggies opening conference play against Idaho with a 7 p.m. PT kickoff on Sept. 28.
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...
Utah high school athletes to represent state at festival in France ahead of Paris Olympics
SALT LAKE CITY — A group of six Utah teenagers will travel to France on Sunday to participate in a global youth sports festival ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Utah high school athletes will participate in a week of activities with 500 youth from 36 countries. The Utah delegation is one of only five from North America.
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