Plus: What saved this USU basketball player’s life, Michelle Obama's attitude about marriage and have you had a glass of water today?🚰
Good morning, Utah Today readers! Here’s today’s forecast: 🌤️ 17 – 34° in Logan | ❄️ 10% chance 🌤️ 25 – 39° in Salt Lake City 🌥️ 33 – 46° in St. George | 💧 20% chance I have an important question for all of you: Where does “Southern Utah” begin and end? I’ve lived in Utah my whole life, and personally, I think as soon as you see strange rock formations, you’re there. But I’m from Salt Lake, so my opinion might not matter. I asked Hanna Seariac her opinion, and she said, “It needs to fit the following criteria: You need to see red sand, no people and no sign of gas stations for miles.” I have also been on work trips with colleagues, who are not from Utah, who consider Vernal to be “Southern Utah,” but I think that’s too liberal of a definition. One thing we can all agree on is that Bluff, Kanab and St. George all belong to Southern Utah. Tell me: What do you think? Respond to this email and let me know. By the way: In yesterday’s email, I asked how the first two days of “2022” were going for you. I meant to ask about “2023.” Let this be a reminder to sign all your checks with the new year! Also on our minds: What saved this USU basketball player’s life, Michelle Obama has the right attitude about marriage and have you had a glass of water today? |
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Bryan Kohberger agreed to be extradited to Idaho on Tuesday during the latest court appearance for the 28-year-old Pennsylvania man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November. Charges were filed Thursday against Kohberger, who was arrested Friday morning on four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Ethan Chapin, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21. All were found dead in a home in the small college town of Moscow, Idaho, on Nov. 13. Kohberger was also charged with one count of felony burglary. |
For the first time in 100 years, Congress failed to elect a House speaker on the first try. What stood in between Rep. Kevin McCarthy and being speaker of the House? Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona. Biggs doesn’t want the position for himself, but he’s willing to stick his neck out there in order to oust McCarthy because he thinks McCarthy is too much a part of “the establishment.” He ran against McCarthy in November with McCarthy being 30 votes short of the 218 he needed to win. According to Biggs, this was evidence that McCarthy lacked the support to unify Republicans in the house. Read more about Rep. Biggs and his unusual path to congress here. More in Politics: Mitch McConnell becomes longest-serving party leader in Senate history (Deseret News) Opinion: Without the Afghan Adjustment Act, lives hang in limbo (Deseret News) Congress fails to elect a House speaker on the first ballot for the first time since 1923 (Deseret News) |
Business: Are gamified hiring apps the key to getting Gen Z employed? (Utah Business) Tech Layoffs Are Happening Faster Than at Any Time During the Pandemic (Wall Street Journal🔒) Twitter Says It Plans to Expand Political Ads It Allows (Wall Street Journal🔒) Family: Love her or hate her, Michelle Obama is speaking truth on marriage (Deseret News) Health: Can sipping more water slow aging and even death? (Deseret News) FDA wants transparency on LASIK risk, from vision problems to depression (Deseret News) Entertainment: Rolling Stone releases list of 200 greatest singers of all time. Who got left out? (Deseret News) The best rom-coms of 2022, in case you missed them (Deseret News) Washoe County sheriff reveals details of ‘Hawkeye’ star Jeremy Renner’s snowplow accident (Deseret News) Culture: 28 of the best J.R.R. Tolkien quotes (Deseret News) The Natural History Museum of Utah is seeking out the stories behind its collection (KUER) Faith: What’s the religious makeup of the new Congress? (Deseret News) The top religion stories of 2022 (Deseret News) Northern Utah: Pro rally driver Ken Block dies in Utah snowmobile accident (KSL) Wasatch Front: Top Nu Skin distributor killed in plane crash at Provo Airport (KSL) Springville woman charged with shooting estranged husband's new girlfriend (KSL) Azúcar brings Mexican coffee and pastries to West Valley City (Axios) Southern Utah: Hikers say Washington County Sheriff’s Office did poor investigation of man’s alleged threats to people walking dogs off leash (Salt Lake Tribune🔒) Price, Utah got a new fire truck over the holidays (KUER) The West: How does Utah's current snowpack compare with previous New Year's Day totals? (KSL) The Nation: Over 300 migrants landed at a national park in Florida over the weekend (Deseret News) Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty in FTX fraud case; October trial set (Reuters🔒) The World: Attack against Russian troops could be Ukraine’s deadliest yet (Deseret News) Sports: What this former USU basketball player says saved his life after cardiac arrest (Deseret News) The heartwarming way NFL fans responded to Damar Hamlin’s injury (Deseret News) The Jets say they aren’t letting Zach Wilson go, but should they? (Deseret News) |
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