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Utah Headlines Political news Salt Lake City, Miller Company seek development agreement ahead of major Fairpark rezone (KSL) Utah County attorney requests more funds for department during 2025 budget hearing (Daily Herald) Utah BYU's women's volleyball season has come to an abrupt end (Deseret News) Utah charity offers Ukrainian children a break from war (KSL TV) A Utah couple infiltrated a new polygamous sect and helped put its abusive leader behind bars. Read part 1. (Salt Lake Tribune) Holiday season A taste of home during war (Deseret News) Photo gallery: Utah Hockey Club players bring the fun to Primary Childrenâs patients (Deseret News) Creating peace in the holiday season (UPR) Is Secret Santa stressing you out? Hereâs your holiday gift-exchange survival guide (AP) Biz/Tech Does who you voted for correlate with your current spending habits? Republicans ramp up spending, while Democrats scale back (Deseret News) Work-life balance isnât working for women. Why? (AP) Crime/Courts Lehi mother of 8-year-old who shot himself charged with manslaughter (KSL) Salt Lake bar caught with nearly 200 underage patrons, state investigators say (KSL) DCFS employee, 2 babysitters indicted on child abuse charges (ABC4) Former charity director pleads âguiltyâ to child sex abuse charges (Cache Valley Daily) A Utah college soccer player sued over an âinitiation ritual.â Her case was just dismissed â over a technicality. (Salt Lake Tribune) Culture Brandon Sandersonâs newest book, âWind and Truth,â will be released Friday. Hereâs what you should know about the book and its release (Deseret News) Answering all your âWicked: Part 2â² questions: When does âWicked: Part 2â² come out? And more (Deseret News) Education Washington County schools ensure no child goes hungry, regardless of lunch account balance (KUTV) Weber State University students hold âfuneral processionâ for shuttered cultural centers (Standard-Examiner) With Utahâs statewide book bans, 2 school districts have steered the conversation (KUER) Environment Utah's idea to swap Colorado River water for desalination plant money may not be so crazy after all (Fox13) Health Air pollution is harder on people with heart disease, according to a new study (UPR) Holiday toy warning: Utah trauma surgeons alert parents to hidden dangers for kids (St. George News) Housing Utah homebuyers navigate changing rates as interest cuts expected by year's end (KUTV) For a kid with cancer, where they live has a huge impact on whether they'll survive (NPR) Provo council repeals ADU special use permits, votes to explore âeconomic-basedâ alternative options (Daily Herald) | | |
National Headlines General Murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO prompts discussion of insurance practices (Deseret News) Only in D.C.: Trading a football stadium for a fighter squadron? (Deseret News) Internet sleuths hunt for clues on murder of UnitedHealth's Brian Thompson (Reuters) Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend (AP) Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reverses decision to put a time limit on anesthesia (AP) Torrent of anger for health insurance industry follows C.E.O.âs killing (New York Times) Helene survivors in WNC turn to yurts for shelter as winter temps hit the teens (NPR) Political news Americans see each other more harshly than reality justifies, new study demonstrates (Deseret News) Stuart C. Reid: Overlooking the religious working class cost the Democrats the election (Deseret News) Speaker Mike Johnson faces challenges with razor-thin GOP majority (Deseret News) US House Republicans block bid to release results of Gaetz ethics probe (Reuters) Peter Navarro served prison time related to Jan. 6. Now Trump is bringing him back as an adviser (AP) Shouting match erupts as lawmakers grill acting Secret Service director (Washington Post) Editorial Board: Donald Trumpâs disdain for the transition process is ominous (Washington Post) Elon Musk spent over $250 million to help elect Donald Trump (New York Times) Ukraine ðºð¦ Russia's Putin appoints new governor for partly occupied Kursk region (Reuters) NATO chief urges European allies to ramp up defense spending as Trump returns to White House (AP) Israel and Gaza Ailing kids wait months for Israeli permission to leave Gaza for treatment. Some die in the meantime (AP) An Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital kills a teen in a wheelchair (AP) World news Afghan women face deadly future as Taliban bans midwifery and nursing studies (Deseret News) Syrian rebels capture key city of Hama in fresh blow to Assad (Reuters) The worldâs hunger watchdog warned of catastrophe in Sudan. Famine struck anyway. (Reuters) Romanian top court annuls presidential election result (Reuters) | | |
| | News Releases Center for Creativity, Innovation and Discovery Charter School selected to represent Utah at the America Celebrates display in Washington, D.C. The Utah State Board of Education is pleased to announce that the Center for Creativity, Innovation and Discovery (CCID), a STEM-based charter school in Providence, Utah has been invited to represent Utah by creating ornaments for the 2024 America Celebrates display. Ornaments designed by students from each state are displayed in Washington, D.C. 58 treesâone for each U.S. state and territory, and one each for the Bureau of Indian Education and the Department of Defense Education Activityâsurround the National Christmas Tree at the annual America Celebrates display. (Read More) House passes Owensâ bill to honor fallen Utah hero Sgt. Hooser The House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by Congressman Burgess Owens (UT-04) to rename the Santaquin Post Office in honor of Sergeant Bill Dean Hooser of the Santaquin City Police Department, who tragically lost his life in the line of duty on May 5, 2024. (Read More) Newest solar lot will help WSU save money, strengthen sustainability Weber State University continues to expand its green energy production capabilities with the completion of a second solar array covered parking lot on the Ogden campus. More than 1,000 solar panels were installed on top of the new covered structure over the existing public pay lot. Construction on the lot began in late spring and will finish in mid-December. The pay lot is centrally located near the Student Services Center, Shepherd Union and Val A. Browning Center. (Read More) | | |
Upcoming Dec. 11 â Martha Hughes Cannon Statuary Hall Installation, 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm MST, Utah State Capitol open house and livestream Dec. 12 â UpwardMobility and Benefit Cliffs Summit with Sutherland Institute, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Weber State University, Register here Jan. 9 â Whatâs Up Down South Economic Summit. St. George. Register here Jan. 10 â Rural Utah Data Symposium. St. George. Register here Jan 14 â Utah Taxpayers Association Legislative Outlook Conference, 9 am - 12:00 pm, Little America Hotel, Register here Jan. 21 â Utah legislative session begins Mar. 7 â Utah legislative session ends | | |
On This Day In History 343 - The traditional date for the death of Saint Nicholas 1865 - The 13th Amendment is ratified. âNeither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.â 1877 - Founded by Stilson Hutchins, The Washington Post published its first issue. 1884 - The Washington Monument is completed 1889 - Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America (1861-65), dies at 81 1917 - The Great Halifax explosion, the most devastating manmade explosion in the pre-atomic age occurs as a French munition ship blows up, killing more than 1800, wounding 9000. 1923 - First US Presidential address broadcast on radio by President Calvin Coolidge 1927 - Patsy Mink is born. She became the first Japanese-American Congresswoman (D-HI), she wrote the Womenâs Educational Equity Act and played a key role in the enactment of Title IX, which was renamed posthumously as the âPatsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Actâ 1941 - FDR, convinced on the basis of intelligence reports that the Japanese fleet is headed for Thailand, not the United Statesâtelegrams Emperor Hirohito with the request that the emperor intervene âto prevent further death and destruction in the world.â 1964 - "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" first airs on TV 1973 - Gerald Ford is sworn-in as the first unelected Vice President, succeeding Spiro Agnew who resigned over corruption allegations 1975 - Mia Love is born. 2017 - Time Magazine names their Person of the Year "The Silence Breakers", people who came forward to report sexual misconduct #MeToo 2017 - US President Donald Trump officially recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital, announcing plans to move US embassy there Quote of the Day "We must find common ground and work together to solve the pressing issues facing our nation." âMia Love On the Punny Side During Christmas, there are only 25 letters in the alphabet... No-el. | | |
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