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$20,000 Reward For Information On The Illegal Shooting Of Two Endangered California Condors In Utah
A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to a conviction for the illegal shooting of two endangered California condors near Cedar City, Utah. The Center for Biological Diversity offered the reward after the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) announced the shootings on Friday. According to the agency, the first condor was found in the fall of 2022 in a remote area southeast of Cedar City, north of Zion National Park. A second condor was discovered in the same area in June 2024. Both birds had reportedly been shot with firearms. It is currently unclear if the two incidents are connected or what type of firearms were used.
Why Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn wants the 2034 Winter Games in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — As a 17-year-old from Minnesota competing her first Winter Games in 2002, Olympic champion skier Lindsey Vonn was surrounded by family. "It was the only Olympics that every single member of my family was in attendance," Vonn told the Deseret News. A member of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games, she's in Paris to help make a final pitch on July 24 for the state to host another Winter Games, in 2034, ahead of the International Olympic Committee's deciding vote.
Utahns at Washington Square betting they'll live their Olympic dreams
SALT LAKE CITY — Brad Winn's keeping office hours with the backdrop of the Olympic rings off to the side behind him. The former Republican state legislator and current Utah State University professor is a dedicated Winter Games enthusiast, so he showed up at Washington Square at noon, well ahead of the crowd that's filtering in.
Building heat into Pioneer Day with afternoon thunderstorms for some Utah areas
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – Happy Tuesday, Utah! Showers and storms are in place today over southwest Utah with near-record heat settling in along the Wasatch Front Wednesday. A similar weather pattern is in store this afternoon compared to what we saw yesterday. With high pressure still in place, it’s bringing little changes to Monday’s […]
3 brothers in jail after assault in St. George bar spills into parking lot
ST. GEORGE — A bar fight involving a South Jordan man escorted out of the building for reportedly punching two men in the face triggered an altercation in the parking lot after the suspect’s brothers became involved. The incident ended with the arrest of all three, police say.
Silver Reef Brewery takes home 2 World Beer Cup awards
CONTRIBUTED CONTENT — Southern Utah’s largest craft brewery, Silver Reef Brewing Co., was recognized earlier this year at the esteemed 2024 World Beer Cup. Known to many as the Oscars of the industry, the World Beer Cup is the most prestigious beer competition in the world, held annually in conjunction with the Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America.
Award-winning Majestic Fields educator elevates language learning in St. George
ST. GEORGE — Lina Figueiredo could have opted for the easier route, to not fix what wasn’t broken. Not doing so has improved her students skills and garnered statewide attention. Figueiredo, a language educator at Majestic Fields Elementary School in St. George, created an oral assessment tool that...
Miller Sports Bringing Professional Baseball To Salt Lake In October
SALT LAKE CITY – Professional baseball is coming to Salt Lake City this October. ‘Beisbol en Salt Lake’ features two teams from La Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico at Smith’s Ballpark on October 5 and 6. Miller Sports + Entertainment announced two exhibitions between nine-time...
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