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Murray police arrest driver after female passenger is run over while jumping from vehicle; injuries ‘do not appear to be survivable’
MURRAY, Utah, July 23, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Murray police have arrested a man who allegedly fled officers early Tuesday morning, and ran over his passenger who exited the vehicle. The female passenger who was hit suffered injuries “that do not appear to be survivable,” says an affidavit filed...
People Moves: MGIS in Utah Names Wrage VP of Sales and Distribution
MGIS, headquartered in Salt Lake City, named Jim Wrage vice president of sales and distribution. Wrage will develop and operationalize the organization’s sales strategy and manage a team of regional sales directors and internal sales specialists. Wrage worked for more than three decades at Principal Financial Group, most recently...
70 active wildfires cause US air quality concerns
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - A blanket of grey haze covers the Grand Valley and shields the mountain view. Several Western states are under an air quality alert due to wildfires. The National Interagency Fire Center says about 70 wildfires are burning across the country. Those fires have burned over a million acres so far.
Utah Olympic delegation flies to Paris ahead of last pitch to bring the games in 2034
The greeting room at the Salt Lake City International Airport, where many Utah families welcome home Latter-day Saint missionaries, was full instead of elected officials, athletes and cameras on Monday afternoon. Many, wearing dark blue Team USA T-shirts, waited with excitement to send off the delegation that will make the final pitch to the International […] The post Utah Olympic delegation flies to Paris ahead of last pitch to bring the games in 2034 appeared first on Utah News Dispatch.
Utah invited to take next step in securing Sundance Film Festival
Salt Lake City — The Sundance Institute announced that Utah will move to the next phase of the selection process as they determine where the Festival will be located after their contract with Park City expires in 2026. This phase will include venue site visits to their final locations under consideration.
'Baseball fiesta' featuring Mexican clubs planned for Smith's Ballpark's 'last hurrah'
SALT LAKE CITY — Edgar González has fond memories of playing at Smith's Ballpark, arriving multiple times through various stints with different Pacific Coast League teams. "This was one of my favorite cities," said the former major leaguer and current Fox Sports analyst, pointing to the mountain backdrop behind him. "And the people here. It's always a really nice city — just really friendly."
Compact atmospheric water harvesting device can produce water out of thin air
Earth's atmosphere holds an ocean of water, enough liquid to fill Utah's Great Salt Lake 800 times. Extracting some of that moisture is seen as a potential way to provide clean drinking water to billions of people globally who face chronic shortages. Existing technologies for atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) are...
Ogden homeowner says he and a neighbor shot 2 pit bulls in self-defense
OGDEN — A homeowner said he and a neighbor shot two pit bulls in self-defense Monday after the dogs cornered, attacked and charged at them. Dane Wise said the dogs came into his cul-de-sac Monday evening as he was working on his truck in a covered area outside of his home.
Nellis Air Force Base to Bring the Noise to Southern Utah in the Coming Weeks
Imagine this, you’re doom scrolling on social media, and you keep reading posts from your friends and family that say, “What’s that booming noise outside?”. Sounds pretty familiar right? It’s nice to know about unknown events before they happen so you can rub it into the face of your loved ones with an all-knowing index finger pointing skyward.
Help us promote Climbing in the Senior Games
Every year the Huntsman Senior Games in St. George Utah hosts more than 12,000 athletes competing in Olympic-style events such as cycling, swimming, volleyball, triathlon, shooting, archery, and more. This year, for the first time, climbing will be included as a medaled event on October 16-17, 2024. As there are not many climbing competitions focused on athletes aged 50+, this promises to be a unique opportunity for competitors from around the world to come together in a beautiful part of the country to test their skills against their peers.
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