Utah's snowpack increased by 1.5 inches to a total of 18.1 inches after this week's storms. The Provo-Utah Lake-Jordan snowpack basin, which supplies water to Salt Lake and Utah counties is 162% above it's normal level for this time of year. 

Those numbers can increase with the regular snowpack collection season not wrapping up until April and another winter storm on it's way. The storm producing snow in southern California is on its way to Utah, but KSL meteorologist Matt Johnson says the storm will "lose steam" on its way to the Beehive State.

Utah bill to remove police reporting requirement for abortion stalls in committee 🐝

The Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted against SB88, which would have removed the requirement for women to report their rape to law enforcement before getting an abortion.

To qualify for an abortion under the bill, women seeking an abortion would have still had to report the rape, but they could choose to report it to an agency other than law enforcement.

The committee did advance HB467 and HB297 to await approval from the Senate and the governor. 

HB467: ends licensing for elective abortion clinics, requiring abortions to be performed in hospitals with limited exceptions.

HB297: expands services for rape victims but strengthens the requirement for rape victims to report the rape to police to qualify for an abortion.

Read more about the bill here.

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• Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: Do these proposed tax cuts favor the rich or poor? (Deseret News)
• Could Marianne Williamson be the first Democrat to challenge Biden in 2024? (Deseret News)
• First GOP presidential debate has a date and place, here’s when and where it will happen (Deseret News)

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Health:

• Does exercising at a certain time of day increase longevity? (Deseret News)
• Friendships at work can boost happiness. Here's how to nurture them (NPR)

Entertainment:

• New ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies are in the works. Here’s what we know (Deseret News)
• American Girl’s new ‘historical’ dolls are ’90s themed (Deseret News)
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Police and Courts:

• R. Kelly, Harvey Weinstein receive additional sentences for sex crimes convictions (Deseret News)
• Probation ordered for Utah County man in scheme to steal millions from government (KSL)

Business:

• $21 billion — the amount of unspent gift cards Americans have collectively (Deseret News)
• The next big installment of the Wizarding World was conjured in Salt Lake City (Utah Business)

Faith:

• Rugby star William Hopoate: Rugby is ‘what I do — not who I am’
  (Church News)

Wasatch Front:

• Salt Lake County residents, legislators fear bill would allow Parleys Canyon mine to grow (KSL) 🐝
• Herriman social media influencer arrested, accused of domestic violence (KSL) 

Southern Utah:

• Community interfaith devotional to precede ‘Tabernacle Experience’ in Cedar City (St. George News) 

The Nation:

• New details from Ohio train derailment revealed in new report (Deseret News)
• Alec Baldwin’s film ‘Rust’ to resume production in Montana (Deseret News)

The World:

• 3 key updates in the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Deseret News)
• Taiwan is paying people to come visit (Deseret News)
• Penguin set to publish unaltered versions of Roald Dahl books following backlash (Deseret News)
• The dangers of letting the war in Ukraine become ‘white noise’ (Deseret News)

These high school teammates — one a former BYU star, the other a doctor — now have sons leading a playoff run

Travis Hansen, a former BYU star, and Bryce Haslem, a Provo doctor, were teammates on Mountain View High's basketball team. Now, they watch their sons, Mason Hansen and Chase Haslem, play for Springville High. 

Last night, the sons played in the second round of the 5A state playoffs.

Read more about the full-circle moment here.

New With The:

• BYU Cougars: Why BYU’s top 2 linebackers will miss spring camp (Deseret News)
• Utah Jazz: Where would the Jazz be this year with the same roster that ended last season? (Deseret News)
• Utah State Aggies: Blake Anderson adds familiar face as Utah State’s new defensive coordinator (Deseret News)
• Utah Utes: Utah projected as No. 1 seed in women’s NCAA Tournament (AP)