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Northern Utah softball team takes title at Fastpitch World Series in Ogden
OGDEN -- A girls fastpitch softball team with Northern Utah ties captured a national 14u World Series tournament title sponsored by Triple Crown Sports on Saturday. With 47 teams competing from as far away as Montana and Hawaii, girls aged 13-15 battled at four venues throughout Ogden: 4th Street Park, Miles Goodyear Park, Ben Lomond High School and the Weber County Fairgrounds.
‘Completely unprecedented’: Utah expert reacts on Biden’s decision to drop out
When Jason Perry, the director of the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics, saw the news that President Joe Biden was dropping his re-election bid, he knew the country was heading into uncharted political waters.
Two southern Utah men sentenced for defrauding hunters, leading ‘canned’ cougar hunts
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 22, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A U.S. District Court Judge sentenced the final defendant Monday in a crime that involved a Utah licensed big game outfitter and his employee, a cougar hunting guide in the District of Utah. The two defendants were sentenced separately...
Weber State picked to finish 6th, 7th in Big Sky preseason football polls
OGDEN, Utah, July 21, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Weber State was picked to finish sixth in the Big Sky Conference football standings this season by the league’s coaches and seventh by the media in preseason polls released Sunday. Defending Big Sky champion Montana, which advanced to the FCS...
Woman dead, man airlifted to hospital following motorcycle crash that partially shut down local freeway for hours
SPENCER — Idaho State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred on southbound Interstate 15 near Spencer at 10:51 am on Monday, July 22, 2024. A Kawasaki motorcycle, driven by a 69-year-old male from Farr West, Utah, was traveling southbound on I15. He lost control of the motorcycle and crashed, blocking both southbound lanes of I15. His passenger, a 60-year-old female from Farr West, Utah, succumbed to her injuries at the time of the crash. The driver was transported by air ambulance to a local hospital. Both occupants were wearing helmets. The roadway was blocked for approximately 4 hours. The crash is still under investigation at this time.
The Salary That A Family In Utah Needs For Basic Survival
Inflation is totally out of control. Have you seen the interest rates? Every time I drive passed one of the those mortgage rate billboards along the freeway, I shudder. It hasn't been below 6% in a long time. The amount we spend on groceries in 2024 is almost triple the amount from 2022 and it is not getting better.
Proposed fee increase for Arizona Strip would give recreation areas a needed facelift
ST. GEORGE — While more people than ever are frequenting camping resources on the Arizona Strip, user fees have remained unchanged for over 25 years. However, in recent months, the Bureau of Land Management has been gathering public input to determine whether this needs to change. The Arizona Strip...
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Utah Pioneer Day and Pie & Beer Day: Celebrating Tradition and Community
Utah, known as The Beehive State, was given its nickname by the Mormon settlers who saw themselves as hardworking and industrious as bees in a hive. Bees spend their whole lives working together for the survival of the community. And hidden under the bustling colony of bees is a treasure of honey. But what do bees have to do with Pioneers and Pie and Beer?
Utah's Straw Test Crackdown
Utah is known for many things—beautiful mountains, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mitt Romney—but it truly distinguishes itself when it comes to notoriously ridiculous alcohol laws. While the state's so-called "Zion Curtain" has widely been considered one of the dumbest booze rules in America, it turns out there is no limit on inane drinks laws in the Beehive State. In fact, state regulators have recently upped their bureaucratic ante by cracking down on bartenders who use a "straw test" to sample cocktails before serving.
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