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Marathon Refinery and Make-A-Wish Utah Help Fund Teenager’s Dream
Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s (MPC) Salt Lake City refinery has long been active in its local community. As a result, when Make-A-Wish Utah learned about Jesse Mecham, an 18-year-old with germ cell cancer in the Salt Lake City area who wants to be a firefighter, the nonprofit looked to MPC for help.
$50 million dollar construction bids for new Cache County middle schools' approved
The Cache County School District Board of Education approved the construction bids for the two new middle schools in the valley. Each middle schools’ construction bids came in at about $50 million. Jared Black, the business administrator for the district, presented the numbers of each school’s construction bid to...
BYU Basketball's Elijah Crawford looks to make an impact at BYU
Though we've only been given the chance to witness the larval phase of the Kevin Young takeover, in his short time as the program's head, Young has reshaped the destiny of BYU basketball in ways that seemed to be impossible when the coaching carousel spat out Mark Pope at Kentucky.
Jazz free agent wing scorer & NBA champion ranked as seventh-best remaining free agent
The Utah Jazz don't have that many who hit the open market once free agency started. There's Kris Dunn, who will sign with the Clippers any day now, Omer Yurtseven, who the Jazz just waived, and there's Talen Horton-Tucker, who is still unsigned as of July 15. The Jazz acquired...
Deputies identify 2 killed after being struck by separate cars on I-215 in Murray
MURRAY — Deputies identified two people who were killed after they parked their car on the shoulder of I-215 near 900 West Saturday morning and got out of their car, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. UHP says a dark SUV pulled to the shoulder of the road just...
Rural officials tell NV lawmakers they can’t keep up with flood of proposed energy projects
Policy, politics and progressive commentary The federal push to build large-scale renewable energy projects on public lands is in full force, and Nevada’s rural counties fear they may be on the chopping block. As of June, there are over 130 pending applications to build renewable energy projects across Nevada’s public lands. Most of those projects are in rural counties, where […] The post Rural officials tell NV lawmakers they can’t keep up with flood of proposed energy projects appeared first on Nevada Current.
Go Fund Me For Family Traveling Home From Vernal Softball Tournament
Families from near and far traveled to Vernal over the weekend for the thrill of girls softball. Tragically, one family that enjoyed the weekend of competition in Vernal suffered a fatal car crash on their journey back home to Mancos in southwest Colorado. The Hurst family includes Derick and Shay Hurst and their 6 children. The fatal car crash happened outside of Moab in which both Derick and Shay Hurst and their 3-month-old baby were killed. One son was airlifted to Salt Lake City and one was transported to an area hospital. A close family friend created a GoFundMe page to benefit the 5 children moving forward and to help with the expenses of the 3 funerals. Those interested in contributing can find the GoFundMe under the name ‘Help the Hurst Family after tragic wreck’ or by using the link with this news story on BasinNow.com.
DUI driver sentenced to prison in beloved Toymaker’s death
WEST JORDAN — The family of a beloved volunteer toymaker killed by a DUI driver reacted to the driver’s prison sentence, and explained why they’re hoping a new law will help other families going through the same court process. For Julie Merrill, going into Tiny Tim’s Toy...
Sunrise Stories: More Details Revealed Regarding Snow Canyon Death in St. George
Authorities in Kane County are searching for a missing military vehicle used in logging operations over 70 years ago. The historic half-track military vehicle was reported missing in June, and police believe the vehicle to be in the Colorado City area. Anyone with information on the vehicle should contact the...
Big 12 football championship game prediction: Utah vs Arizona Pac-12 reunion predicted
Could two Big 12 newcomers face off in the Big 12 football championship game this season?. ESPN's Rece Davis thinks so. He recently predicted that the Arizona Wildcats and Utah Utes will meet in the conference championship game in their first season in the Big 12 after leaving the Pac-12.
'It's very meaningful to us': Utah church offers $1K reward in search for stolen relic
SALT LAKE CITY — A cherished relic that had been housed at the Cathedral of the Madeleine for more than a century is missing and local Catholic leaders are asking for the public's help to get it back. Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City leaders say the relic was...
National Park Service seeks public input regarding proposed demolition and replacement of condemned Yampa District multi-operations building
Dinosaur, Colo. – The National Park Service (NPS) proposes to demolish and replace the condemned Yampa District Multi-Operations Building. Constructed in 1963 the one-story concrete…
Swimming pool at Vernal hotel still closed after acid leak
VERNAL, Utah — The indoor swimming pool at Vernal Comfort Inn remained closed on Monday after a dozen swimmers got sick and went to a hospital on Saturday. The swimmers were dealing with vomiting and respiratory issues according to the Tri-County Health Department. Those who were hospitalized Saturday were discharged the same day.
Rocky Mountain Power to install powerlines underground
BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON, Utah (KUTV) — Rocky Mountain Power crews are preparing to install powerlines underground up Big Cottonwood Canyon and Guardsman Pass in hopes of preventing wildfires and power outages. “It’s a lovely place that puts some peace in your heart,” said Barbara Cameron, President of the Big...
UTA gets $18 million to replace diesel buses with electric fleet
The Utah Transit Authority building in Salt Lake City is pictured on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) The Federal Transit Administration has awarded more than $18 million to the Utah Transit Authority to replace old diesel-powered buses with a new electric fleet, part of a grant awards program for low- and no-emission buses and facilities.
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