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Aggies football: Previewing the 2024 season with a look at New Mexico, Wyoming
LOGAN — This is Part 4 of the weekly series breaking down every Utah State football opponent leading up to the start of the 2024 season. Date: Saturday, Oct. 19, 2 p.m. 2023 record: 4-8 (2-6 Mountain West) Final AP ranking: N/A. Last meeting: Nov. 24, 2023; Aggies won...
Murray High students share, immerse themselves in classmates’ cultures
Many students sampled a variety of international dishes shared at Murray High’s multicultural night. (Julie Slama/City Journals) Murray High School’s Latinos in Action President Will Diaz was dishing up portions of Ají de Gallina, a Peruvian cream chicken dish made with ají peppers. It complemented the...
Nashville Shakespeare Festival taps Lyric Rep. associate director to head program | Arts & Entertainment
LOGAN – The associate director of the Lyric Repertory Company here, Jason Spelbring, has been named as the new artistic director of the Nashville Shakespeare Festival. Spelbring will replace Denice Hicks, the outgoing longtime executive artistic director of the Nashville Shakespeare Festival following a month-long transition period in September.
Castle Valley residents in shock after receiving tax notices
I wasn’t shocked when I opened the envelope containing our Grand County 2024 notice of property valuation and tax changes. I wasn’t shocked only because I had already heard from my neighbor who received his tax notice a few days before me and said he was “shocked.” He said he had a $1,290 increase and he was wondering if it was a mistake. Then I began reading rumblings on the Castle Valley Facebook page from Castle Valley folks who started receiving their tax notices.
Kizik names new chief marketing officer
“Hands-free” footwear brand Kizik has added an industry veteran to its C-suite. The brand has appointed Elizabeth Drori as chief marketing officer. She joins Kizik from footwear brand Sperry, where she served as global chief marketing officer and general manager of its e-commerce business. Prior to joining Sperry, Drori...
Hottest temperature recorded on Earth in 125,000 years
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - European Climate Service Copernicus recorded the hottest day ever globally on July 22, as people around the world and here in Nevada continue to feel the heat. An article published by the Associated Press says:. “Climate scientists say the world is now as warm as it...
Carey Wilson Joins HNTB As Senior Project Director in the Northwest Division
DENVER –– Carey Wilson, PE, has joined HNTB as senior project director and vice president in Denver. In this role, Wilson provides leadership and innovative solutions to transportation clients, addressing critical infrastructure improvement needs. Wilson works closely with clients throughout Colorado, Utah, Washington and other Western states to develop and deliver the region’s largest and most complex transportation projects.
‘The system is broken’: Cafeteria worker speaks out in death of 12-year-old boy
WEST HAVEN — New details in the death of 12-year-old Gavin Peterson of West Haven. Gavin’s father, stepmother and brother were arrested and accused of causing the boy’s death following years of abuse, including severe malnutrition. Jan Davis, a school cafeteria worker at Kanesville Elementary School in...
UTRF’s Accelerate Fund Makes First Investment in UT Startup, Co-Investing with LaunchTN’s InvestTN Fund
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation’s Accelerate Fund made its first investment in Orion Therapeutics, a biotechnology startup developing next-generation RNA medicines using a novel drug delivery system. UTRF and Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) co-invested, both contributing $150,000 of pre seed investment. UTRF’s Accelerate Fund launched in 2023 and provides...
Utah soldier killed in Alaska 'did so much with the little he was given'
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Army infantryman Arturo Gomez is being remembered for a heroic life, two days after he was struck and killed by a car in Alaska, driven by an accused drunk driver. "He did so much with the little he was given," said Scott Vranes, of...
Here’s why Utah’s raging wildfire season is different this year
The team fighting the Silver King Fire raging northeast of Beaver works 16 hour shifts. Of those hours, at least 12 are spent at the fire line — and that’s on a good day, said team supervisor Sheena Waters Gilbert. Fire incident management teams like Waters Gilbert’s are...
Utah Olympic bobsledder plays role in 2034 bid
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah Olympic bobsledder is on the team dedicated to bringing the Winter Olympics back to Salt Lake City in 2034. KSL’s Tamara Vaifanua caught up with bobsledder Kaysha Love – a driving force behind the bid. Bobsledder Kaysha Love thrives on overcoming...
Utah drug trafficking ringleader sentenced to 20 years in prison
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 24, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Joe Robert Rael, of Salt Lake City was sentenced to 20 years in prison and a term of 60 months of supervised release for engaging in a conspiracy to traffic narcotics and launder money. The sentence, imposed by U.S....
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Fans Virtually Invade Court Hearing & Yell ‘Free YB’: Watch
YoungBoy Never Broke Again — born Kentrell Gaulden — remains behind bars for charges stemming from a prescription drug ring case in Utah. Farm Aid Returns to New York in September, With Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp & Neil Young According to Law & Crime Network — which was founded by Dan Abrams, ABC News’ chief legal affairs correspondent — a handful of fans were able to infiltrate the July 22 Zoom hearing and appear in the WebEx livestream where they dissed the judge handling the Cache County case, and demanded YoungBoy’s freedom. “Free YB, man, free YB,” a fan...
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