Plus, housing war-torn Ukraine. How a movement began in the West and then won President Zelenskyy’s support.
Good morning! Here's today's forecast: 🌥️ 44 – 69° in Logan | 💧 30% chance ⚠️ 🌥️ 51 – 73° in Salt Lake City | 💧 30% chance 🌤️ 59 – 86° in St. George | 💧 10% chance ⚠️ High Wind Effect This week I bought tickets to see my favorite band in concert with my best friend. They're not coming to Utah, so we get to drive down to Phoenix. Fortunately for us, we like going on road trips together, so I'm really excited about this trip. It will also be my first time back in Arizona since I graduated from high school there five years ago. Tell me: Have you gone on any road trips with friends? If so, what are some of your favorite memories and tips from those trips? ---------- Also on our minds: What it means to be a mother, the real color of the sun and what BYU season ticket holders had to say about the renewal process. |
| Housing war-torn Ukraine: How a movement began in the West — then won Zelenskyy’s support |
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| | Over a year after they evacuated their home in Irpin, Ukraine, which was later bombed and burned down, the Onischuks were gifted a new home by the Utah-based nonprofit the Stirling Foundation and that wasbuilt by the nonprofit To Ukraine With Love. Svitlana Miller, the founder of To Ukraine With Love, was in Irpin to show the family their new four-bedroom modular home. Miller grew up in Kyiv but attended Brigham Young University and has since settled in Idaho with her husband. Miller's nonprofit builds homes for families whose homes were destroyed in western Ukraine during the war and provides food, shelter and underground transportation to help Ukrainians in eastern Ukraine evacuate Russian-occupied territories. The Onischuks' home was one of 149,300 residential buildings, including 131,400 private homes, damaged or destroyed in Ukraine by the end of the end of 2022. “We’re grateful that there are people who worry about us and help us,” Natalia Onischuk said in Ukrainian, translated by Miller. “Thank you for not leaving us alone in our grief.” | Jurors found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of conspiracy, grand theft and murdering her two children Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow on Friday. Vallow Daybell scowled as the judge read the unanimous verdict. Sentencing could be three months away, according to the judge, but that news didn't dampen the spirits of Kay and Larry Woodcock, the grandparents of JJ Vallow. "I want to personally hug every one of the jurors," Larry Woodcock said. "What they went through, what they saw, is mind boggling. I hope that nobody ever has to go through this. I hope nobody ever has to see or hear the details of what happened to JJ, to Tylee, and to Tammy." Read more about the verdict and trial here. More in Police and Courts: American Fork man sexually abused child while awaiting trial for enticing a minor (KSL) Salt Lake officers cleared in shooting of gunman who threatened firefighters (KSL) Nearly $200K in suspected heroin found in child’s booster seat during stop on I-15 near Leeds (St. George News) Investigation underway for death of person found in vacant Ogden restaurant (KUTV) | FROM OUR SPONSOR PARK CITY SONG SUMMIT 2023 Park City Song Summit Tickets On Sale Now! Join us for three unforgettable days of live music and intimate conversations with world-class artists and songwriters September 7-9th! Get Tickets for Summit Labs, Live Shows, and Songwriter Rounds. Wellness Activities included for all Summit Passholders. Learn more at ParkCitySongSummit.com. | Health: Utah drops out of top 10 states for highest suicide rate, but experts remain concerned (KSL) Family: Perspective: What is a mother? (Deseret News) Choosing pets over parenting? Pope Francis is (still) unhappy with you (Deseret News) Faith: DMC, Catholic leaders discuss the ‘Role of News, Media and Art in Society’ (Deseret News) Do faith groups have a legal right to feed the hungry? (Deseret News) Politics: Jay Evensen: Have we learned nothing from 3 years of COVID-19? (Deseret News) Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: Is there an end in sight for Utah’s food tax? (Deseret News) Science: What color is the sun? No one on Twitter has gotten the answer right (Deseret News) A meteorite crash landed into a New Jersey home (Deseret News) Webb Telescope discovers possible hidden planets in dust belts around star (Deseret News) The U.S. and World: Southwest pilots vote ‘yes’ to strike (Deseret News) 71 million people — a record number — internally displaced by war or natural disasters in 2022 (Deseret News) George Santos confessed to stealing checks in Brazil in a deal to drop charges (NPR) Kremlin denies meddling in Turkish election (BBC) | In the first round of qualifying for next month's 123rd U.S. Open at the Los Angeles Country Club, five current or former BYU golfers qualified and four earned medalist honors. “I don’t know where to look, but I’ve never heard of that happening before,” Todd Miller, BYU's director of golf, said. Within two weeks, BYU golfers Brock Goyen, Zac Jones, Tyson Shelley and Keanu Akina and former Cougar Rhett Rasmussen all qualified. The Cougars played in the NCAA Regionals on Friday in San Jose, California. Read more about the Cougars' unprecedented feat here. New With The: BYU Cougars: BYU season ticket holders react to price increases, seating changes spurred by move to Big 12 (Deseret News) NFL: 5 must-see games for Utah NFL fans in the 2023 season (Deseret News) Utah Jazz: The many ways Walker Kessler won over coaches, teammates, fans during rookie season (Deseret News) Utah Utes: Morgan Scalley has a plan to attack plethora of playmaking Pac-12 quarterbacks (Deseret News) |
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