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A sizzling Pioneer Day with afternoon thunderstorms for some
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – Happy Pioneer Day or Pie-and-Beer Day, Utah! We celebrate the holiday with a spike in daytime highs, thanks to a large high-pressure ridge centering up over Utah, Arizona, and Nevada. Bottom Line? Near record heat along the Wasatch Front with advisories in place and...
Utah's low wages hit single parents hard
Data: Oxfam; Chart: Rahul Mukherjee/AxiosUtah has an above-average share of low-wage workers — with single parents faring particularly poorly.The big picture: It's not just teenagers and affluent moms with Etsy shops driving down Utah's wages, researchers with Oxfam America reported in a study last week.By the numbers: More than 25% of Utah workers make less than $17 per hour, compared to a national average of about 23%.That's more than 457,000 people in the state.Zoom in: That includes nearly 51% of Utah's single parents — the 7th-highest rate in the nation, exceeding even high-poverty states like West Virginia and Alabama.34% of Utah's working...
Three months after pro-Palestinian protests at UT, here are five takeaways and updates
Three months ago, pro-Palestinian protesters gathered for several days along Speedway and at the University of Texas' South Mall to demand that the institution divest from weapons manufacturers contributing to Israel's bombardment of Gaza. At the same time, thousands of other protesters across the country were also demanding the same from their institutions of higher learning. At UT, President Jay Hartzell called Texas Department of Public Safety troopers to help control the demonstrations, specifically one on April...
‘We’re back, baby!’: Utah reacts to winning 2034 Winter Olympic Games
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox may have summed up Utah's excitement for the 2034 Olympic Games the best, saying in front of the International Olympic Committee crowd in Paris, France: "We're back, baby!"
IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Utah with conditions
PARIS (AP) — What was expected to be a simple coronation of Salt Lake City as the 2034 Winter Olympic host turned into complicated Olympic politics Wednesday, as the IOC pushed Utah officials to end an FBI investigation into a suspected doping coverup. The IOC formally awarded the 2034...
WHAT ARE THESE Amazing Ponds in Utah??
People say there's nothing more disconcerting than looking out of a plane window and seeing something "unexpected." And what they're usually talking about is an engine being on fire or an alien space ship dangling in the clouds. But sometimes you look out and you see something out in the...
IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Utah and pushes state officials to help end FBI investigation
PARIS (AP) — What was expected to be a simple coronation of Salt Lake City as the 2034 Winter Olympic host turned into complicated Olympic politics Wednesday, as the IOC pushed Utah officials to end an FBI investigation into a suspected doping coverup. The International Olympic Committe formally awarded...
Winter Olympics of 2034 awarded to Utah, with Park City as a key to Games
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City, putting the capital city and the wider Games region into the starting gate of what will be a course to the opening ceremonies that will help define the next decade of Park City history and influence the trajectory of the community into the middle of the century.
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