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Salt Lake City’s Central 9th Market is kicking off its first-ever farmers market
The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah
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(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) People walk out of Central 9th Market on Thursday, July 10, 2025. The business prepares to throw its first farmers market in Salt Lake City, on July 17. A Salt Lake City corner store already known for its...
X Games Salt Lake City Puts Up 12% Year-Over-Year Audience Growth On ESPN Platforms
Deadline
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July 10, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: In its 30th year, the X Games is still going strong, particularly with young audiences. X Games Salt Lake City, which was held from June 27 to 29, put up a 12% year-over-year audience increase with an average of 1.3M viewers tuning in...
Utah Supreme Court asked to settle Rocky Mountain Power rate hike dispute
Times News Global
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July 11, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY — A conflict is brewing between Rocky Mountain Power and the Public Service Commission (PSC) over a proposed rate hike. The Utah Supreme Court is now being asked to intervene. Last week, the PSC rejected a request from Rocky...
Main Street icon Peter Marshall continues his family's 100-year legacy of Salt Lake City shopkeeping.
Salt Lake City Weekly
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Peter Marshall typically starts his workday before even the proverbial rooster has had a chance to stir. Getting to Utah Book & Magazine (327 S. Main) hours before dawn so as to straighten his store for its 7 a.m. opening, he maintains a pattern...
Utah State University to open veteran housing center in Cache Valley
KSL - Utah
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HYDE PARK, Cache County — Since Andy Allen took the role as executive director of Utah State University's Veterans Resource Office three years ago, he has personally witnessed three instances of student veterans experiencing homelessness. In the...
How to Prevent Conflicts with Bats in Southern Utah
The Independent - Utah
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July 11, 2025
While bats are often associated with Halloween, summer is prime time for bat sightings around homes in Southern Utah. As baby bats, or pups, begin learning to fly, residents may notice more bat activity. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources...
Utah shows appreciation for educators at annual ‘Show Up for Teachers’ conference
KSL TV 5 - Utah
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July 10, 2025
SANDY — Thousands of Utah teachers are feeling the love right now. They’re attending the annual “Show Up for Teachers” conference meant to show them all a little appreciation, led by Utah First Lady Abby Cox. Over 2,000 Utah teachers and...
Utah County recognized for efforts in providing warmth and safety to the homeless
Daily Herald - Utah
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Utah County homeless service advocates are receiving praise for their ongoing efforts in providing spaces for warmth and rest during the cold winter nights to people who otherwise may not have anywhere else to go. The county was recently...
Utah Jazz legend Frank Layden passes away at 93
Daily Herald - Utah
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1 / 2 Frank Layden, former president of the Utah Jazz, is introduced during a 20-year reunion ceremony for the team that reached the 1997 NBA Finals, at halftime of the Jazz's basketball game against the New York Knicks on March 22, 2017, in Salt...
How Did Football Buddies From Utah Join a Coup in the Congo?
New York Mag
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July 11, 2025
Surveillance footage of Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson at a shooting range in West Jordan, Utah. Photo: United States District Court for the District of Utah This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation...
Instant observations: Sixers wrap up Salt Lake City Summer League slate without VJ Edgecombe
Philly Voice
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July 9, 2025
After a thrilling opening contest in which No. 3 overall pick VJ Edgecombe scored 28 points, the Summer Sixers' final two games in Salt Lake City were underwhelming. The night after a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night in a game...
Big Pharma pays up: Utah to get millions in opioid settlement
KSL - Utah
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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah and eight other states secured a national settlement against some of the nation's largest opioid manufacturers, announced Thursday. Approximately $720 million will be distributed across the states, with Utah expected to...
Utah Entrepreneur Jailed for Scamming Over $628K in Pandemic Relief Funds
Small Business Trends
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July 10, 2025
A recent case in Utah highlights the repercussions of fraud within government-backed financial assistance programs intended to aid struggling small businesses during the pandemic. Marcelo Federico Torre, a Draper-based entrepreneur, was sentenced...
Trump’s trade posture toward Brazil raises potential threat to Embraer’s regional jet business in USA
FlightGlobal
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Heightened trade tensions between the USA and Brazil are emerging as a potential threat to Embraer’s commercial aircraft sales, though details are scarce and it is unclear how the Brazilian airframer stands to be affected by US President Donald...
Belgian waffles are a piece of home for owners of popular Salt Lake City bistro
FOX 13 Salt Lake City - Utah
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July 8, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY — For the Vadamme Family in Salt Lake, Belgian waffles aren't just breakfast, they're a piece of home. "I was bored at some point... and then I decided let's do some food that I'm missing from Belgium, so I decided to do fries and...
New solution to child care crisis opens in Salt Lake City
KSL TV 5 - Utah
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July 8, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY — The first apartment complex in Utah with on-site, low-cost child care opens this week. Organizers believe it could be a model for other communities. The Spark Apartments offer a high-demand amenity that no other Utah apartment...
BNSF, UP clash over new Salt Lake City intermodal service
FreightWaves
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July 8, 2025
BNSF Railway wants to launch international double-stack service this week between Southern California and Salt Lake City via trackage rights over Union Pacific’s former Western Pacific route through the Feather River Canyon. Not so fast, UP says....
Missing decimal point costs Utah man thousands when paying a medical bill
KSL TV 5 - Utah
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July 11, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY — A simple mistake with a decimal point cost a Salt Lake City man more than $2,000. And getting that money back turned into a months-long ordeal. Robert Bowden was paying a $20.46 medical bill online when something went wrong....
Is the rest of the US catching up to Utah in terms of civic engagement?
KSL - Utah
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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has lost ground compared to the rest of the nation when it comes to the level of civic engagement in recent years, according to a new report from the Utah Foundation. The report — part of the foundation's series focusing on...
Utah home prices slow, but market still ranks among most expensiv
The Missoula Current - Montana
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July 10, 2025
Katie McKellar (Utah news Dispatch) Even though home prices in Utah have grown less than 1% since 2022, Utah in 2024 ranked as the ninth most expensive housing market in the nation. Statewide, the median sales price of a single-family home hit...