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Salt Lake City accidentally poisoned hundreds of trees along North Temple
Salt Lake City employees accidentally poisoned hundreds of trees along North Temple after spraying them with an herbicide, the Fairpark Community Council said Tuesday. The group said over 200 trees were poisoned by the Parks Division. The community council said the city blamed the issue on a “procedural error” by...
Kehlani bringing ‘Crash’ tour to SLC’s The Complex
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 23, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Singer/songwriter Kehlani will bring her Crash tour to The Complex on Oct. 16, she announced Tuesday. Tickets for the performance, with special guests Flo and Anycia, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Kehlani.com. Kehlani first gained fame...
Antelope Island State Park closed due to grass fire
SYRACUSE — A grass fire on Antelope Island was quickly contained, but the state park remains closed until further notice after the event. The fire burned about 59 acres and was 100% contained by 7:15 p.m., according to Kelly Wickens, a spokeswoman for the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands.
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...
Andrew Clark Promoted to Assistant Volleyball Coach
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Volleyball Head Coach Beth Launiere has elevated Andrew Clark, naming him the Utes' third full-time assistant coach on staff heading into the 2024 season. "I couldn't be more pleased to have Andrew on our staff as an Assistant Coach," Launiere said. "He has been...
Think twice before covering your child’s car seat with a blanket
SALT LAKE CITY — Covering a car seat or stroller with a thin blanket may be a common way to protect babies from the sun, but it can actually do more harm than good. “People want to protect their babies when they’re out in the sun,” Intermountain Health Community Health Child Advocacy Coordinator Michelle Cameron said. “But, covering the car seat actually makes it warmer.”
Patrick Kinahan: BYU, Utah face different questions at quarterback
SALT LAKE CITY — BYU and Utah open football training camps next week with similar concerns for different reasons at the game's most important position. Starting with the team that has the more pressing need, the Cougars will use the next few weeks to determine a quarterback for the season-opening game against Southern Illinois on Aug. 31. Jake Retzlaff and Gerry Bohanon are the leading candidates, with recent transfers McCae Hillstead and Treyson Bourguet also in the mix.
Georgia man sentenced in Utah for role in international romance scam
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A 26-year-old man from Dunwoody, Ga., has been sentenced to over two years in federal prison after a Utah federal jury convicted him for his role in a romance scam that cost victims more than $2 million. Clinton Chukudi Uchendu was found guilty of...
SLC travelers remain stranded as Delta's flight delays persist
Dozens of flights in and out of Salt Lake City were canceled Monday as Delta Airlines struggled to recover from the weekend's travel meltdown.The big picture: Delays and cancellations plagued almost every airline starting Friday due to a technical problem with widely used cybersecurity software that also affected hospitals, law enforcement and more.The intrigue: Most airlines have recovered, but Delta had canceled about 20% and delayed about 15% of its Monday flights as of mid-morning, per FlightAware.Technical issues were stymying Delta's crew-scheduling software, which matches available pilots and flight attendants to particular flights, Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a...
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.
Height cut in half for proposed Sugar House high rise building
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A proposal to build a new high rise in Sugar House won't be nearly as tall as first planned. In an updated proposal, the company behind the effort to construct the new tower has significantly scaled back their plans. Originally, the developers had asked...
Inside the Utah Royal's new training facility
KUTV — The Utah Royals are Utah’s women’s professional soccer team that competes in the National Women’s Soccer League. Fresh Living had Tyler Gibbons, VP of marketing, chat with Kari about the completion of the new multimillion-dollar SharkNinja Performance Center in Herriman, Utah, a 11,000+ square-foot expansion to the training site at Zions Bank Real Academy.
Friday’s Microsoft outage canceled 70 flights at Salt Lake International
SALT LAKE CITY — The July 19 Microsoft outage left hundreds of travelers stuck or delayed on Friday. Seventy flights leaving or arriving at the Salt Lake City International Airport were canceled. There were also several flights that faced delays. Associated Press reported that Friday’s outage caused many carriers...
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