In 1936, the W.E. Marsh No. 4 was last seen afloat the Great Salt Lake until, 86 years later, the lake’s receding shoreline made it visible again.

The mysteries of the lakes: The Great Salt Lake is not alone. The drought has also revealed old vehicles and missing persons at Lake Mead on the Nevada-Arizona border. To date:

• Six bodies have been found including a drowning victim, a homicide victim, and a mob hit.
• A World War II era B-29.
• Several sunken ships.

Why this story is important: State officials are pleased with the snowfall this year, but it’s not quite enough to get us out of this drought. This is the worst drought in North America in 12 centuries, and several years of good snowfall are needed to reverse the drought.

Will more Utah tax cuts help with inflation? Gov. Cox says yes

Money was on Gov. Spencer Cox’s mind during his monthly press conference Thursday.

He proposed a $1 billion in tax cuts for Utahns saying, "When the federal government was sending those checks to people, that is inflationary, because the federal government is printing money to do that," he said. "We don't do that as a state. This money that we've brought in from taxpayers is going to be spent in the state of Utah.”

The governor also addressed the banning of TikTok, tech layoffs from Utah companies, his proposed education budget and whether he believes lawmakers will tie teacher salary increases to a school voucher program.

Read more at KSL.

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• How Sen. Mike Lee proposes to shield children from online pornography (Deseret News)
• Should TikTok be banned in the United States? (Deseret News)
• Opinion: America’s success dates back to this Founding compromise (Deseret News)

Media:

• Former Deseret News editor John Hughes dies (Deseret News)
• North Dakota becomes latest state to ban TikTok on state-owned devices (Deseret News)
• Trump’s ‘major announcement’? $99 NFTs for Christmas (Deseret News)

Business and Economy:

• Utah tech companies are laying off hundreds of workers (Axios)
• The IRS might know who you are if you bring in more than $600 on Venmo (Deseret News)
• Do egg prices seem high? It’s not just you, there’s an egg shortage (Deseret News)

Health:

• Utah doctors keep encouraging vaccinations as hospitals fill due to respiratory illnesses (KSL)

Family:

• Perspective: ‘We never do fly off to Rome’ — the cost of the untethered lifestyle (Deseret News)

Faith:

• 'We still have a long way to go': Why Gov. Cox wants Utahns to keep praying for snow (KSL)
• From the Archives: A place at the table: How one rabbi is bridging the partisan divide (Deseret News)
• President Ballard on the impact of ‘Preach My Gospel’ (Church News)

Wasatch Front:

• West Valley family seeks public's help finding killer; police say they're close (KSL)
• Deep Dive: Phase I of The Point (Utah Policy)
• Utah Valley University’s faculty and president are at odds over one word: ‘Accountability’ (KUER)

Southern Utah:

• Hikers want protection from armed ‘vigilante’ allegedly abusing them for walking their dogs off-leash (Salt Lake Tribune🔒)

The West:

• 8 Utahns charged with participating in $100 million supplements scam (KSL)

The Nation:

• 3 dead and thousands without power as tornadoes hit Louisiana (Deseret News)

The World:

• Peru declares state of emergency in response to protests (Deseret News)

Sports:

• ‘Care factor’: BYU, SMU hit chilly indoor practice field in Albuquerque, insist winning New Mexico Bowl is important to them (Deseret News)
• Ken Niumatalolo’s firing has prompted a petition to dismiss Navy’s athletic director, reinstate the coach (Deseret News)
• What has Zach Wilson learned since getting benched? (Deseret News)

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