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Utah student earns perfect ACT score but rejected by MIT and BYU
SALT LAKE CITY — A Davis High senior earns a perfect ACT score but wasn’t accepted by the school of his choice. About 1.4 million students nationwide take the ACT but just 0.25% (1/400) of all test takers earned a perfect 36 score, according to PrepScholar. FairTest reports...
Video shows SUV pushing parked car across street and into Orem house
OREM — Neighbors say homeowners avoided injuries Wednesday in a car-versus-house ordeal that surveillance video shows happened when an SUV pulled up behind a parked car and then pushed it across the street. The chain of events unfolded sometime after 11:30 a.m., according to neighbor Marcus Hight. He said...
UDOT begins major construction season – here are the projects you should know
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Temperatures are beginning to rise across Utah which can only mean one thing: Construction season is starting. The Utah Department of Transportation said it would be working on 209 projects throughout 2024 with some big changes coming to major highways and interchanges such as I-15 in Farmington, Bangerter Highway through Salt Lake County, and Mountain View Corridor.
Bogus Furry Panic Overtakes Utah School District
Last Wednesday, dozens of students skipped class to gather outside a Payson, Utah, middle school for hours and chant, “We the people, not the animals!”—a protest launched over the dramatic accusation that their classmates were running wild as “furries” and attacking other students without consequence.Much of the hysteria, however, has been blown out of proportion.Footage from the scene showed them hoisting signs declaring, “Compelled speech is not free speech,” “We won’t be compelled,” and “We just want to learn.” A fourth sign read, “You can’t ignore us,” with a drawing of an animal print covered with a prohibition sign.“They’re sitting...
Family homelessness is a growing problem in Utah. What should be done?
In 2020, 5,520 Utahns in families were experiencing homelessness, including 2,953 children under the age of 18. In 2023, that number increased by a striking 27% — up 2,309 individuals to 7,033, including 3,748 children. That’s according to a January report issued by the Utah Office of Homeless Services...
Provo River flooding not anticipated, but city monitoring high water flows
Rising temperatures also means a rise in water levels in Utah’s reservoirs, rivers and streams. Spring runoff already is having an impact on portions of the Provo River, causing flows to run high and fast. Within the past week, the river is averaging a streamflow of 680 cubic feet...
Kent Cody Barlow's defense attorney accused tactics to delay murder trial
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The public defender for the man charged with killing two little boys in Eagle Mountain has been accused of using delay tactics to keep his client from prosecution. Kent Cody Barlow was charged in the deaths of 3-year-olds Odin Ratliff and Hunter Jackson. Officials...
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