Plus: Which presidential candidate impressed Utah Gov. Spencer Cox?
Good morning. Today’s temperatures: Logan: 57 - 88° ⛅ | 30% 💧 Salt Lake City: 69 - 89° ⛅ | 30% 💧 St. George: 71 - 96° ⛅ | 10% 💧 Yesterday's list of the nine best burger joints in Utah elicited some passionate responses from some of you. According to these Utah-burger aficionados, here's who we missed: The Cotton Bottom — Holladay Tonyburgers — Salt Lake County Salt City Burger Co. — Sandy Morty's Cafe — Logan and St. George Burger Bar — Roy I look forward to trying every one of these. Thanks for the recommendations! Also on our mind: The House could launch an impeachment inquiry into the president as soon as next month, Latter-day Saint universities updated their honor code and who is the greatest athlete in the world right now?
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| Deer Valley Resort announces partnership that will leverage massive expansion |
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| | Utah’s Deer Valley Resort announced plans for a massive expansion on Thursday that it says will more than double its skiable terrain. The resort operator says its “Expanded Excellence” program is a multiyear effort that will add 3,700 acres of new terrain that will feature 16 new chairlifts, a 10-passenger gondola and ski access to South Peak, Park Peak, Big Dutch, Pioche and Hail Mountains on the east side of Deer Valley’s Bald Mountain (all terrain that was to be part of the under-construction Mayflower Mountain Resort project). The expansion will take place over a number of seasons, according to Deer Valley, with 2,900 acres serviced by nine chairlifts and 110 ski runs to be open for business as early as the 2025-26 winter season. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox celebrated the news in a Thursday morning tweet, “BIG day for Utah skiing.” |
Read more about the deal that made Deer Valley's expansion possible. |
| Utah Gov. Spencer Cox didn’t watch the Republican presidential debate Wednesday night but caught enough highlights to have one candidate impress him. The first-term Republican said Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that like most Americans, he had a lot of work to do and didn’t have a couple of hours to watch TV in the evening. “I did think that actually Nikki Haley really stood out to me,” said Cox, adding he’s partial to GOP governors and former governors who run for president. “I was very impressed with her, with her knowledge and her ability to communicate, her ability to communicate honestly, her ability to take on some really hard topics and do so in what I think was as a respectful manner.” On the program, Cox, the new chairman of the National Governors Association, also talked about his “disagree better” initiative to combat the “toxic partisanship that has infected our country, that has infected our neighborhoods and, quite frankly, that has infected our families.” Read what else Cox has recently said about the GOP presidential primary. More in Politics 10 take-aways from the GOP debate: A viral song, V.P. hopefuls and ‘the elephant not in the room’ (Deseret News) Who was the most likable person in the GOP debate? (And does it matter?) (Deseret News) McCarthy says House could launch impeachment inquiry as soon as next month (Deseret News) When it comes to criminal justice reform, Rep. Burgess Owens says ‘this is the place’ (Deseret News) David Bernhardt: I care about our public lands. I endorse Celeste Maloy (Deseret News) Crystalee Beck: As a mother and business owner, I endorse Becky Edwards (Deseret News) | FROM OUR SPONSOR GUIDING OUR GROWTH What does a holistic transportation system look like for Utah? Share input on reducing population growth impacts, like increasing traffic congestion. Take the survey and be heard. | Health Listeria outbreak linked to restaurant’s milkshakes kills 3 people — here’s what you should know (Deseret News) ‘Don’t kiss, snuggle’ small turtles: Salmonella outbreak linked (Deseret News) Faith and Family Latter-day Saint universities update honor code, ecclesiastical endorsements and dress standards (Deseret News) Valerie Hudson: The scandal of ‘parental alienation’ (Deseret News) Economy What will happen to housing market if economy hits recession or sticks ‘soft landing’? Here’s what Fannie Mae predicts (Deseret News) King of advanced computing: Thanks to AI, chipmaker Nvidia is ruling the world of microprocessors (Deseret News) Salt Lake and Cache Counties Salt Lake City Council fully endorses Mendenhall as mayoral election field is set (KSL) Facing the loss of a half-million dollars, Cache County leaders promise changes to end misuse of taxpayer money (Salt Lake Tribune 🔒) Utah County Provo judge becomes first Utahn honored with camo robes for supporting veterans (KSL) Utah County Commission amends budget amid revenue drops, higher spending (KSL) The West California biker bar shooting: 3 dead, 6 injured. What happened? (Deseret News) Why are human feet washing ashore in the Pacific Northwest? The answer isn’t as scary as you might think (Deseret News) The Nation Maui County sues utility company over Lahaina fire, claims negligence led to fire starting (Deseret News) Trump surrenders to county jail over Georgia election interference case (Deseret News) The World Tropical Storm Franklin strikes Dominican Republic, killing at least 1 person (Deseret News) China bans seafood as Japan’s nuclear waste water is released into the ocean. Should you eat seafood? (Deseret News) Sports Is Shohei Ohtani the greatest athlete in the world right now? Yes. And it’s not even close (Deseret News) ‘Right on track’: Is BYU’s restructured defense ready for the most difficult schedule in school history? (Deseret News) Is Kalani Sitake on the hot seat heading into BYU’s first season in the Big 12? (Deseret News) Utah reportedly exploring making 2024 game against Baylor a nonconference contest (Deseret News) Houston denies Messi matchup for Real Salt Lake with 3-1 win in U.S. Open Cup semifinal (Deseret News) |
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