On Tuesday evening, a school in Eagle Mountain, Utah, racked up more than 1,500 calls, 3,000 emails, countless Facebook comments and an ocean of threatening texts, voicemails and private messages in response to an incident that happened 230 miles away in Cedar City, Utah, on Halloween.

It’s not clear how the rumors that led to this harassment started, but the school, Cedar Valley High School, bears a similar name to Cedar City or Canyon View High School located in Cedar City. Nevertheless, students at the school have reportedly been afraid to go outside, been harassed and one student’s identity was stolen to create a social media account that apologized for the incident.

Is the Mike Lee-Evan McMullin Senate race the most expensive ever in Utah? 🗳

Not only is the race for the Senate heating up, the price tag is going up as well. In 2020, the 4th Congressional District Race between Rep. Burgess Owens and then Rep. Ben McAdams cost a hefty $23 million including outside spending.

With Super PAC spending flowing freely into this race, as well as Lee’s $9.7 million and McMullin’s $5.8 million, this race is on track to being the most expensive in Utah’s history.

How pricy has it gotten? Read the full story here.

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Ski Season:

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Trending:

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Economy:

• Fed levies another jumbo interest hike as job market, consumer spending prove resistant to suppression strategy (Deseret News)
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Wasatch Front:

• Springville High School suspends student for donning a Ku Klux Klan Halloween costume (KSL)
• Utah family of bullied Black girl who died by suicide files $14M claim (KSL)

Southern Utah:

• Emergency, road crews ready for storm’s impact in southern Utah (KUTV)

The West:

• UHP: Road rage, other aggressive driving behaviors on rise in concerning trend (KSL)
• The huddled masses: Has immigration reached a crisis point? (Deseret News)

The Nation:

• Facts, not fiction, about the attack on Paul Pelosi (Deseret News)

The World:

• Israeli elections: Right-wing parties are expected to hold power (Deseret News)

Sports:

• ‘It’s frustrating’: What Utah coach Kyle Whittingham thinks about targeting rule (Deseret News)
• 2 BYU ties mentioned in Auburn coaching candidate discussion (Deseret News)
• This Latter-day Saint football star just made the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame (Deseret News)

Photo of the Week

This week, an Ogden business held a Halloween celebration for their disabled clients and community members. 

Tanna, center, dressed as Elsa from “Frozen,” and other clients of Together We Shine trick-or-treat at the center in Ogden on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News