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Expect closures and delays during 134th South and Bangerter construction
Before it was removed, pedestrians used this bridge to cross Bangerter at 13400 South. (Courtesy UDOT) If you’ve used Bangerter Highway recently, you’ve likely noticed construction at the 13400 South intersection. Last fall, the Utah Department of Transportation began construction at the intersection to replace stoplights with an interchange.
Miss Riverton reviews her reign
Miss Riverton Haylee Lamb relinquished her crown on June 1 at the 2024 Miss Riverton competition. Lamb served as a role model for the city’s youth and volunteered at the Columbus Community Center working with the disability population. (Photos courtesy of Lamb) When her role as Miss Riverton came...
Utahns rappelling for refugees
SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns can now help raise money for refugees “the Utah Way” by repelling down an 18-story building in downtown Salt Lake City. Over 1,000 refugees arrive in Utah every year and often time have nothing with them. Lifting Hands International has a mission...
Hogle Zoo provides video update on baby gorilla as he turns five days old
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 4, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Hogle Zoo updated the progress of their baby gorilla on the 5-day anniversary of his birth. “Some updates on our newest little troop member!” the zoo announced online Tuesday evening, noting mother Pele and baby are doing great. The little fella was born Thursday, May 30, around 6:30 p.m.
One month before road rage law takes effect, Utah roads see two deaths in 24 hours
Utah saw two separate, fatal road rage incidents this week, the latest in what officials say is an increasing number of aggressive driving cases in the Beehive State. On Sunday, 38-year-old Michael Brown, of Eagle Mountain, was knocked unconscious in a fight in Lehi at about 1:40 p.m. Lehi police say he cut off and […] The post One month before road rage law takes effect, Utah roads see two deaths in 24 hours appeared first on Source New Mexico.
'Our worst nightmare': Family says teen boy shot in drive-by shooting is paralyzed
MURRAY — The family of a 14-year-old boy who was shot in a drive-by shooting last Thursday said he has a long road to recovery. The boy's stepfather said Aspen McCarty was leaving the Murray North Trax Station near 4500 S. and Main Street when he and two other friends were shot.
U of Utah hospital employees to get parking stipends
Thousands of employees at Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health and Clinics will receive a stipend benefit to help cover parking expenses at their workplace. This benefit, $25 per pay period, begins July 1, according to Christian Sherwood, chief human resources officer for U of Utah Health. It will apply to approximately 8,000 workers who are at a manager level or below who park in campus-designated locations.
Davis School District, ex-employee reach $143,558 settlement in discrimination suit
SALT LAKE CITY — Davis School District officials and a former employee tasked with investigating racial harassment cases have reached a settlement to resolve the lawsuit she filed against the school system over alleged discrimination. Per the settlement agreement, supplied by the school district to KSL.com on Wednesday, the...
Why this Florida dad is talking to Utah’s state school board about school safety
Max Schachter, father of a Parkland school shooting victim, is working to secure a grant to further work on school safety — and Utah could get $2 million toward a school safety dashboard.
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