How many dimes add up $234,500? Two million, it turns out. That's the number of ten-cent coins stolen from a trailer heading from the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia earlier this year.
The theft was part of a broader scheme that included stealing frozen seafood and beer from other tractor-trailers.
Surveillance video shows the thieves loading dimes into small bags and into a truck. Read more about what has to be the least efficient way to steal money here.
What would happen if the ‘big one’ shook Utah? $80 billion in losses
Utah does not have an early earthquake warning detection system, even though 80% of Utah’s 2.9 million residents live within 15 miles of its most geologically active fault — the Wasatch.
In a recent presentation to members of the Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Interim Committee, the executive director of the Utah Geological Survey told members the state is ripe for such an investment, given it is most at risk for getting the “big one” — second only to the West Coast.
The results of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake along the Wasatch Front would be devastating in economic losses — and that’s not even counting the losses of lives. It’s estimated such a quake would have $80 billion in short-term impacts.
According to the Utah Geological Survey, the last “big one” happened along the Nephi segment — one of five of the Wasatch — and was in Santaquin. It displaced the ground by 10 feet. According to the agency’s trench study, it measured magnitude 7 and happened 500 years ago and was felt strongly in Provo and Salt Lake City.
Scientific data shows the probabilities of having a magnitude 6 in the next 40 years are 57% and a magnitude 6.75 is 43%.
Read more about how Utah can become more “earthquake proof."
Utah Congressman Burgess Owens has endorsed Arizona Republican Kari Lake in the 2024 Senate race.
In a statement provided to the Deseret News, Owens said he was giving Lake a “total endorsement" and hopes to see more lawmakers in Washington, D.C., who are guided by the principles of “faith, family, free markets and education.”
“Having had the pleasure of watching Kari Lake grow into the political force of nature that she is, I can say with confidence that she shares those same values,” he said. “She is a tenacious fighter for the America First policies that have made our country great and will make it great again.”
Lake hopes to replace Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat-turned independent who is up for reelection in 2024. Sinema has not said whether she’ll run again.
In 2022, Lake was the Republican nominee in the Arizona governor’s race. She narrowly lost to Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, but she refused to concede the race. Instead, she filed lawsuits over the election results, and has claimed she lost because of election fraud. Her efforts in court have so far been unsuccessful.
Read more to see what polls say about Lake's chances.
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Last year, the Utah Jazz, who were widely expected to be one of the worst teams in the league, shocked the NBA world by becoming the first team in the league to have 10 wins in the 2022-23 season, writes Sarah Todd.
Though the Jazz started hot, the team fizzled a bit and then went 9-2 at the end of the season. In total, they won 37 games and finished 12th in the Western Conference.
As the team prepares to open up the 2023-24 campaign Wednesday night, many will be wondering what a successful season for the Jazz will look like.
The team's coach, Will Hardy, said he hasn't declared a specific benchmark for success this season, but I will.
The Utah Jazz should make the playoffs. At the very least, they should be in the play-in tournament. I’ll go one step further. If the Jazz can’t make it there, the 2023-24 season was a failure.
Read more about what players are saying about their expectations for the season which begins today.
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