With thanks to our sponsor

Utah Department of Health & Human Services

Good morning! Here are today’s temperatures:

☀️ 56 – 87° in Logan | 💧 10%

🌤️ 68 – 91° in Salt Lake ⚠️ Fire weather warning

🌤️ 70 – 98° in St. George ⚠️ Fire weather warning

Kelsey Dallas recently wrote about her love for “Dorm Room Mamas,” a Facebook group where moms of college students show off the work they put into their children’s dorm rooms.

“What I enjoy most isn’t the design work or the tips on saving money — ‘Go dumpster diving near dorms at the end of every semester!’ — it’s the love and care the moms clearly have for their children,” she writes. “I don’t think I’ll ever put so much energy into dorm room decor, but I do hope to help my sons ride into young adulthood on a similar wave of parental support.”

Read more about dorm room mamas and dorm room blessings.

Also on our minds:

The 9/11 memorial events scheduled in Utah
How Utah State women’s soccer is making history
Why a federal judge blocked a Utah social media law

University of Utah trustees greenlight public-private student housing project

The University of Utah took another significant step Tuesday to transition what has historically been a commuter campus to a residential campus.

The university’s trustees voted to authorize the university to enter a public-private partnership with the nation’s largest developer, owner and manager of high-quality student housing communities to create 1,450 additional beds of student housing on campus.

It is anticipated that the student housing facility, to be built on the corner of Mario Capecchi and South Campus drives, will be completed by the fall of 2026.

Read more about the agreement and what it means for the future of the university.

5 takeaways from the Trump-Harris debate

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met for their first — and potentially only — debate on Tuesday, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

It was also the first time the two met in person. In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Harris said she and Trump had never met. The only time they were in the same room was when she attended Trump’s State of the Union addresses as a senator.

The two did shake hands before the debate, before lobbing attacks at one another over issues like the economy, immigration and abortion.

The candidates spent more time discussing past policy positions than what they would do in the next four years on issues like the economy, immigration and foreign policy. There were no questions about their competing plans on taxes, despite some of the Trump tax cuts expiring in the next year.

Read more about what each candidate said at the debate.

More in Politics

Trump plays defense as Harris controls fiery debate (Deseret News)
I rewatched Kamala Harris’ Utah debate so you don’t have to (Deseret News)
Tim Tebow, federal lawmakers unveil Renewed Hope Act to combat online child exploitation (Deseret News)
Polls show broad support for unions — and broad disinterest in joining them (Deseret News)

12913-4_Up2Date_ParentSaves_DigitalSocial_CityCast_600x200 (1)

FROM OUR SPONSOR UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEATLH & PUBLIC SERVICES

What’s the best save as a parent?

Keep your kids healthy with routine immunizations and well-child checks. Wellness checkups are how you and a healthcare provider you trust can work together to keep your child safe and healthy. Visit Up2Date.Utah.gov to find out which immunizations and health screenings your child needs at each age—or needs to catch up on.

Utah

Judge blocks Utah social media law (Deseret News)
If you hunt or fish in Utah, new revisions aim to help wildlife (Deseret News)
Post Malone says moving to Utah is ‘one of the best things’ he’s done in his life (Deseret News)
Rising home prices push Utah to the top of mortgage debt rankings (Deseret News)
9/11 exhibit headed to Cache County; events scheduled throughout Utah (KSL)

The West

Snack attack: How a dropped Cheetos bag attacked the Carlsbad Caverns ecosystem (Deseret News)
CNN called Grand Staircase-Escalante an underrated destination. What makes the monument special? (Deseret News)

The U.S.

Pay to play: Billionaire SpaceX passenger set for first private spacewalk (Deseret News)
Tropical Storm Francine is expected to reach hurricane status at landfall (Deseret News)

The World

Golden eagle killed after attacks on humans (Deseret News)
Blinken and Lammy arrive in Kyiv as Ukraine pushes for long-range strikes against Russia (The Associated Press)

Sports

‘I thought basketball was over for good’: Brody Kozlowski’s ride to BYU full of twists, turns and a painful break (Deseret News)
Utah State women’s soccer making the nearly unprecedented kind of history (Deseret News)
Why Utah coaches believe in Isaac Wilson if he starts against USU (Deseret News)
Utah Jazz: What Will Hardy focuses on most in the offseason (Deseret News)
Miami Dolphins release statement on ‘maddening and heartbreaking’ police conduct (Deseret News)

Faith

‘Jesus is the answer’ to becoming something more, BYU President Shane Reese tells large student crowd (Deseret News)
These religious voters like Harris more than Biden (Deseret News)

Health

Apple juice recalled over arsenic concerns (Deseret News)

Check your inbox tomorrow morning for more news from the Beehive State and beyond!

And reply to this email or email newsletters@deseretnews.com to tell us what you think of Utah Today.

Thanks for reading!

— Ariel