Plus: Celeste Maloy and Kathleen Riebe faced off in the only 2nd District debate. Their message? 'Make Congress work again.'
Good morning. Today’s temperatures: Logan: 22 - 49° 🌤️ Salt Lake City: 30 - 54° 🌤️ | ⚠️ St. George: 45 - 69° 🌤️ ⚠️ Freeze Warning I know, it feels like last season's record-breaking winter just ended. But, as you've probably noticed, the snow and the cold are back again. Northern Utah saw a 30-degree drop in high temperatures between Wednesday and Thursday. And this cold front looks like it will continue into next week, meaning if you haven't "winterized," now would be a good time. Read more about the increased levels of precipitation you can expect going into Winter 2023-2024. Also on our mind: The stories about Sister Kathleen Eyring she didn’t want anyone to hear, why Rep. John Curtis says Mike Johnson is up to the task of House Speaker and what it takes to put on ESPN’s "College GameDay" at the University of Utah.
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| Uncovering the secret of Skinwalker Ranch |
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| | Just a few weeks before Halloween, Deseret News writer Meg Walter visited what might be Utah's spookiest destination, Skinwalker Ranch, with its owner and real estate mogul Brandon Fugal. She flew to the remote Uintah Basin location in Fugal's helicopter to meet “the team,” a group of experts and scientists, as seen on the History Channel program “The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch," whom Fugal has hired to uncover the cause of a number of mysterious and inexplicable events that have occurred over the decades. The show has become one of the top-rated programs on the History Channel, and one of the most-viewed cable programs on Tuesday nights. Fugal and his team have been working to reveal the ranch's secrets for years, not by relying on ghost stories or myth material, but instead by collecting data and following where it leads. But perhaps the most significant encounter is the one Fugal claims to have had just six months after purchasing the ranch in 2016. As he tells it, he looked up at the mesa that borders the ranch and saw an object, silver and about 50 feet wide, hovering in the sky. It was that experience, Fugal says, that made him an “undeniable witness.” |
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| The Republican and Democratic candidates for Utah’s vacant 2nd Congressional District seat promised to be problem solvers if elected, during the general election’s first and only televised debate Thursday night. While finding plenty of overlap between their views, Republican primary winner Celeste Maloy and Democratic State Sen. Kathleen Riebe made great pains to contrast their approach to governance with that of the dysfunction that currently characterizes the U.S. House of Representatives. Here are some highlights: Maloy, who worked as chief legal counsel for the 2nd District's previous representative, Chris Stewart, said: “Congress is struggling right now. Things aren’t going smoothly ... We really need somebody to get in this seat who knows how Congress works, who knows how to work with people and who already knows this district.” Riebe, a schoolteacher and current state lawmaker, said: “It’s our job to legislate, it’s our job to work together and it’s our job to find solutions ... That’s why I’m going there because I think I can bring that kind of commonsense with me.” Read more about how the candidates disagreed on the topics of deficit reduction and foreign intervention. More in Politics Is Mike Johnson up to the task of House Speaker? Rep. John Curtis says he is (Deseret News) Sen. Mike Lee, other GOP senators propose a standalone bill for Israel aid, without Ukraine funding (Deseret News) Republican presidential hopefuls converge on Las Vegas this weekend — but won’t stay long (Deseret News) Political philosopher Harvey Mansfield outlines 7 principles for being a ‘strong executive’ in UVU lecture (Deseret News) | Health Adults with ADHD may face higher risk of dementia, study finds (Deseret News) Here’s why some infants won’t be immunized against RSV this year (Deseret News) Faith The stories about Sister Kathleen Eyring she didn’t want anyone to hear (Deseret News) Sen. Mike Lee: Our right to religious freedom requires ceaseless defense (Deseret News) Economy More Americans struggling to put adequate food on the table (Deseret News) Could rising mortgage rates tip the real estate market back into recession? (Deseret News) Salt Lake County Temporary sanctioned campground in Salt Lake City hits snag, potential delay (KSL) Student facing 'extensive' discipline for bringing gun to Magna high school (FOX 13) Wasatch and Utah Counties Wasatch County officials recommend approval of Heber Valley temple, despite community divide (KSL) New railroad crossing connects third of Spanish Fork residents, most of Mapleton (Daily Herald) The West Lori Vallow Daybell will be extradited to Arizona where she faces more conspiracy charges (Deseret News) 'Utahns were vigilant': How Utah's 2023 wildfire season became a smashing success (KSL) The Nation Valerie Hudson: Why electric vehicles remain a hard sell in the U.S. (Deseret News) Jay Evensen: Has America become a nation of slobs? (Deseret News) The World Utah poll: Is the U.S. doing enough to help Israel in the war with Hamas? (Deseret News) Iceland prime minister, Icelandic women strike to put end to equal pay gap (Deseret News) | It takes a village to put on ESPN’s “College GameDay” every week. In addition to the large number of ESPN employees that are building the “College GameDay” set at Presidents Circle on the campus of the University of Utah, which began Thursday, an estimated 80 to 90 people from the university side are also involved in making sure everything runs as smoothy as possible this weekend. The University of Utah officially found out that “College GameDay” would be coming to Salt Lake City at the same time everyone else did Sunday morning. After Utah took down USC on the road and Oregon took care of business against Washington State, it set up a top-15 clash between the No. 13 Utes and No. 8 Ducks. The matchup is one of just two this weekend featuring two top-25 teams, the other being No. 18 Louisville vs. No. 20 Duke, so it was an obvious choice for “College GameDay.” Read more about “College GameDay” for Utah football this weekend. More in Sports: Rookie Keyonte George will stop at nothing to prove that he’s right where he belongs (Deseret News) When it comes to problem-solving, Utes coaching staff in a class all its own (Deseret News) Bryson Barnes — now a captain — is making the most of his second chance (Deseret News) Is Kedon Slovis an NFL draft prospect? Saturday’s game at Texas looms large for BYU QB (Deseret News) |
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