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Trains at Utah railroad crossings to sound off more frequently
Railroad crossings are about to get more annoying.Driving the news: Freight train and commuter rail operators will now sound off their horns throughout the day at all grade crossings from Ogden to Provo — even areas that have been designated as quiet zones, the Utah Transit Authority and Union Pacific announced in a joint statement this week.What they're saying: "Union Pacific and Utah Transit Authority's compliance of horn sounding keeps people safe in areas where things like striping, signage, curbing and other enhanced safety measures by applicant cities do not meet FRA quiet zone standards," per the statement.Catch up quick: The measure by the Federal Railroad Association comes after the agency identified quiet zones that were not in compliance with safety guidelines. What's next: Once cities make the necessary fixes, the trains can re-adopt quiet zone rules.
High School girls volleyball: Orem sweeps Mountain View in an intra-city rivalry clash
The Orem Tigers showed why they’re ranked No. 3 in the state in a decisive three-set match over their intra-city rival Mountain View Bruins. Going up against the Bruins’ during a breast cancer awareness pink-out, the Tigers flexed all their muscles. Orem got out to a hot start, winning all three sets — thee first one 25-12, the second one 25-11, and an intense third set 25-22. Orem played an elite overall game, their hitting, blocking, setting, and digs all on point. The Tigers quite literally flexed their muscles with their tall outside hitters. After being served up perfect sets, each hitter perfectly timed jumps and perfectly lined up their hit to go exactly where the opposition wasn’t. When asked about the girls’ hitting, Orem coach Bill Sefita said, “I’ll give it to our girls. We’re very hard on them. (We work on) how can we have confidence and show up when the ball is given to you? I mean, having an attitude of gratitude that you’re being set, and then, two, going out there and show up, I mean going up there with some confidence and put the ball away.”
Local Looks: ‘Woman in Black’ a frightfully good 2-man show at the Covey Center
While the temperatures are not falling as fast as fall lovers would hope, that isn’t stopping the Covey Center from bringing the Halloween spirit with their production of “The Woman in Black.”. The play is held in the Brinton Black Box Theater, an intimate theater that allows the...
BYU/UVU Roundup: Cougars grab Big 12 weekly awards
IRVING, Texas — BYU women’s soccer forward MacKenzee Vance earned her first-ever Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week award, while Mika Krommenhoek took home her first Big 12 Freshman of the Week award. BYU had two home games last week, facing the Oklahoma State Cowgirls and Iowa...
Bowl projections for BYU and Utah shaken up after another chaotic Big 12 week
It’s a bye week for both BYU and Utah — a good time to look ahead and see what national pundits currently view as the postseason destination for both schools. Last week’s zaniness in the Big 12 helped shape that picture — BYU won its first Big 12 road game at Baylor, Utah surprisingly lost at home to Arizona, Kansas State blasted Oklahoma State and Colorado blitzed UCF. There’s A LOT of football left to be played — these are just projections made in the current climate of the college football scene. Note: For the time being, Utah State is not showing up in any bowl projections, though if the Aggies do in the future, they will be included in future editions of these bowl projection roundups.
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