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What to expect if you're attending graduation at the University of Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — After a pair of pro-Palestinian protests on the University of Utah campus earlier this week, one of which was broken up by police, the university is shifting its attention to its commencement and convocation ceremonies Thursday and Friday. The university will step up security measures...
Duckling rescue season underway in West Valley City
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, May 1, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — As mother ducks continue to traipse unaware over storm drains, it’s that time of year again as their babies fall through the grates. West Valley City recently had its first event. “It’s duckling season and we have one...
Coming of age rock musical,”Spring Awakening” opens in SLC
Professional actor and singer Brooklynn Kohler is directing Hart Theater Company’s production of, “Spring Awakening” tells us the story is about teenagers reconciling their budding sexuality and the strict moral code of society in 1891 Germany. The story is relevant to Utah audiences, with our culture and tradition embedded in a religious organization.
Reducing wildfire risk from power lines costly, but efforts underway
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — As wildfire season approaches, communities across the country are looking for ways to prevent fires from ever starting. Causes like lightning are outside of our control, but electricity is still flowing through wildfire country in the form of thousands of miles of power lines.
Get Gephardt: Car warranty company refuses to pay for repairs costing Millcreek man thousands of dollars
MILLCREEK — When we met Daniel Waters, he was on the phone with his extended warranty provider, CarShield. We heard a company representative shut him down: claim denied, dispute closed, no recourse, have a good rest of the day. “Can you believe that?” Waters asked us in disbelief.
Magna man charged with kidnapping, beating woman for 3 days
MAGNA — A Magna man was charged Tuesday with nearly a dozen felonies accusing him of holding his girlfriend captive for three days, sexually and physically assaulting her during that time and threatening to harm her family. Brett Nicolas Barner, 43, is charged in 3rd District Court with six...
Former Utah speedskater gets six years in prison for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
John Sullivan, 29, of Salt Lake City, has now been sentenced for spreading violent anti-establishment rhetoric leading up to and during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the Capitol, according to prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Sullivan was outside the House Chamber on Jan. 6 encouraging rioters to...
Jerry Seinfeld announces August tour stop in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 1, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Tickets go on sale this week for comic Jerry Seinfeld‘s August appearance in Salt Lake City. Seinfeld will present his new standup routine at 7 p.m. Aug. 8., a Thursday, at Abravanel Hall. General admission tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through ArtTix.
Convicted rapist seeks parole 4 years after victim took her own life
GUNNISON — A Salt Lake man convicted of raping an 18-year-old woman at gunpoint in 2012 is now seeking to be released from prison. But while Brian Newton, 34, was able to speak on his own behalf during Tuesday's parole hearing from the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison, his victim was not.
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