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Cincinnati pro pumpkin carver returns to national TV - and wants redemption
William Wilson, Finneytown native who currently lives in Fairfield, competed on season 16 of "Halloween Wars" on Food Network. William Wilson said he was done with reality television competitions. The last go-around didn't go so great. But the Fairfield native couldn't turn this one down. The elite pumpkin carver returned to Food Network for the fourth time to compete on the all-star season of "Halloween Wars" this fall. The first episode airs on Sunday, Sept.
Now on the American Road: Bulletproof Cars Original
Mark Burton has been caught in some sticky situations. He was in Amsterdam, he said, when a gang tried to kidnap him. His bodyguard twice thwarted attempted robberies in Mexico. And, in the early 1990s, when he was in the early stages of starting his armored car business, he was dining in a restaurant in Peru when a bomb blew out the windows. “It’s been a fascinating ride,” he said.
Utah Tries Relocating Beavers to Save Them, and Remake the Landscape
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Credit... Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Listen to this article · 7:19 min Learn more Dec. 9, 2025 The beaver who would one day be named June was simply doing what beavers do. But her dams, built around her lodge in Utah’s Bear River Mountains, ran afoul of a rancher. He said the flooding caused his sheep to get stuck in the mud.
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
To glimpse the future of homelessness policy in the age of President Trump, consider 16 acres of scrubby pasture on the outskirts of Salt Lake City where the state plans to place as many as 1,300 homeless people in what supporters call a services campus and critics deem a detention camp.
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. To glimpse the future of homelessness policy in the age of President Trump, consider 16 acres of scrubby pasture on the outskirts of Salt Lake City where the state plans to place as many as 1,300 homeless people in what supporters call a services campus and critics deem a detention camp.
How Law Enforcement Got the Man Suspected of Killing Charlie Kirk
EDITORS NOTE: EDS: EXPANDS 6th graf, which now starts "The evidence collected..."; ADDS art note; MINOR edits. NOTE: Story first moved Friday, Sept.
She became an elite runner by leaving running behind
PROVO, Utah -- Keira D'Amato had zipped through 8 miles on the quiet streets of Provo, Utah, by the time she arrived at Brigham Young University's track on a recent weekday morning. The sun was rising over the Wasatch Mountains, which was foreboding in a way. The temperature would soon climb into the 90s, and D'Amato's workout was about to get a whole lot tougher. She was genuinely thrilled. "You came for a good day!" she told a couple of guests as she sipped from a water bottle.
Keira D’Amato Discuses Path From Retirement to Marathon Records in ‘Don’t Call It a Comeback’
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Keira D’Amato retired from running at 24, but a decade later she was back and setting marathon records. A new memoir details her journey, which is still unfolding.
It’s Not Just Poor Rains Causing Drought. The Atmosphere Is ‘Thirstier.’
Look down from a plane at farms in the Great Plains and the West and you’ll see green circles dotting the countryside, a kind of agricultural pointillism. They’re from center-pivot sprinklers. But some farmers are finding older versions of these systems, many built 10, 15 or even 20 years ago, aren’t keeping up with today’s hotter reality, said Meetpal Kukal, an agricultural hydrologist at the University of Idaho.
Los casos de trisomía 18 pueden aumentar a medida que muchos estados restringen el aborto. Pero algunas mujeres deciden tener a los bebés, amarlos con ternura y cuidarlos con devoción. Ashlee Wiseman con su hija, Lennie Cardwell-Risenmay, quien nació con trisomía 18, en su casa de Midvale, Utah. Credit... [Este artículo se publicó originalmente en inglés el 28 de marzo de 2024].
US economy shows signs of strain from Trump’s tariffs and spending cuts
WASHINGTON – The US economy is starting to show signs of strain as President Donald Trump’s abrupt moves to shrink federal spending, lay off government workers and impose tariffs on America’s largest trading partners rattle businesses and reverberate across states and cities.
"Our family, we have a word we say when we are in the middle of being scared and excited - it's scited," said Abby Wambach, the two-time Olympic gold medal winning soccer player.
In a Growing Utah City, Residents Are Turning Against Their Mayor
"She said, 'My office is full of liberals,'" Mrs. Price recalled. "'I don't trust anybody.'" Mrs. Price helped with the mayor's 2021 campaign. When residents complained on social media about restaurants and businesses not keeping pace with Vineyard's rapid growth, the mayor wrote a 972-word reply and asked Mrs. Price to post it using her own account, text messages show. Mrs. Price also won a raffle at an event hosted by Ms. Fullmer encouraging women to seek office.
Voting may be over, but this election worker is still debunking disinformation Original
Published The 19th is committed to covering the unfinished business of voting rights. Read more about how we’re approaching that in this pivotal election. In the days following the 2024 presidential election, Barb Byrum of Michigan watched open skepticism pour in online about former President Donald Trump’s win over Vice President Kamala Harris. Some questioned how there could be lower overall voter turnout compared to four years ago, especially when there was record early voting in some states.
‘Go see for yourself’: These poll workers want to demystify the voting process for you
Originally published by The 19th A temporary workforce of regular Americans, the vast majority of whom are women, come together every couple of years to ensure a smooth election process. These elected officials, paid staffers, and volunteers — including many retirees and students — work at polling places and help process ballots. How elections run, and voters cast those ballots, varies by state. In some states, mostly in the West, elections are overwhelmingly conducted by mail.
On Election Day, a women-led workforce of election officials is on high alert
Published The 19th is committed to covering the unfinished business of voting rights. Read more about how we’re approaching that in this pivotal election. It’s Election Day in America and voters are heading to the polls this Tuesday to cast ballots in a historic election that could produce the nation’s first woman president or its oldest.
'Go see for yourself': These poll workers want to demystify the voting process for you Original
Published We’re going to get you through this election. Sign up for our daily newsletter. A temporary workforce of regular Americans, the vast majority of whom are women, come together every couple of years to ensure a smooth election process. These elected officials, paid staffers, and volunteers — including many retirees and students — work at polling places and help process ballots. How elections run, and voters cast those ballots, varies by state.
MORMON MISSIONARY RULES 5
Kate Kennington pulls down a binder with clothing tips from other missionaries who have traveled to Europe before her assignment in London for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at the Sister Missionary Mall, in Provo, Utah, Nov. 9, 2023.
Who will Nikki Haley’s supporters vote for once she drops out?
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Who will Nikki Haley’s supporters vote for once she drops out? We talked to nearly 40 Haley voters in four Super Tuesday states about how they would vote in a Biden-Trump rematch Going into Super Tuesday, many Nikki Haley supporters saw her campaign as their last hope — excited by her pitch to be a new generational leader for the Republican Party and sold on her argument that she would easily defeat President Biden in a general election.
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GROUNDWATER DEPLETION 7
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save A pit lake at the Barrick Goldstrike mine, the largest gold mine in North America, in Eureka County, Nev., Oct. 21, 2023. Groundwater levels are falling in much of the country, often the result of overpumping and underregulation, made worse by climate change.
GROUNDWATER DEPLETION 16
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save A center-pivot irrigation system that uses water from the Barrick Goldstrike mine, the largest gold mine in North America, in Eureka County, Nev., Oct. 21, 2023. Groundwater levels are falling in much of the country, often the result of overpumping and underregulation, made worse by climate change.
STEIN 2024
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save FILE — Jill Stein, the 2016 Green Party presidential candidate, in Salt Lake City on July 20, 2018. Stein, who ran unsuccessfully for president on the Green Party ticket in 2012 and 2016, will run again in 2024, she announced on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, adding yet another name to the field even as the two major parties appear almost certain to nominate the same two candidates who ran in 2020.
US ISRAEL PROTESTS 13
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather at outside the Provo City Library in Provo, Utah on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2023. Thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of Washington and other cities across America on Saturday to protest the scope and scale of Israel’s retaliation in Gaza for last month’s terrorist assault by Hamas.
SMUCKER HOSTESS DEAL
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save FILE — Twinkies snack cakes at a political rally in Price, Utah, on May 23, 2018. Hostess Brands, the maker of Twinkies, is joining forces with J.M. Smucker, the owner of Jif peanut butter, in a multibillion-dollar deal.
SALT LAKE REBRAND 1
City Creek Center, a shopping mall built by the development arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Salt Lake City on Aug. 23, 2023. Shedding its stodgy image, the city has become a destination for start-ups looking for cheaper space and younger workers on the hunt for roomier housing. (Kim Raff/The New York Times)
UTAH YOUNG ADULT FICTION 5
**EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Mette Ivie Harrison, a writer who said her work was flagged by a church committee, in Syracuse, Utah, Aug. 24, 2023. A tight-knit community of young-adult writers who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has yielded smashes like “Twilight.” But religious doctrine can clash with creative freedoms.
UTAH YOUNG ADULT FICTION 4
Deseret Book, the publishing arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, comprises many imprints and stores, in Salt Lake City, Aug. 23, 2023. A tight-knit community of young-adult writers who belong to the church has yielded smashes like “Twilight.” But religious doctrine can clash with creative freedoms. (Kim Raff/The New York Times)
Companies Hoarding Workers Could Be Good News for the Economy Original
PROVO, Utah — Chad Pritchard and his colleagues are trying everything to staff their pizza shop and bistro, and as they do, they have turned to a new tactic: They avoid firing employees at all costs. Infractions that previously would have led to a quick dismissal no longer do at the chef’s two places, Fat Daddy’s Pizzeria and Bistro Provenance. Consistent transportation issues have ceased to be a deal breaker. Workers who show up drunk these days are sent home to sober up.
How to Think Like a Mink
SALT LAKE CITY — It was late in the day for muskrats to be out on Mill Creek, or at least the stretch that runs between a parking lot and a playground near the southern limits of the city. But there they were, two of them, one big and one small, paddling back and forth past each other like furry ships in the afternoon, seemingly unaware they were being filmed. “They’re so cool, like little beavers,” said Maggie Carter, standing on the riverbank.
Utah Makes Welfare So Hard to Get, Some Feel They Must Join the LDS Church to Get Aid
Welfare reform allowed states to choose how they provide assistance to the poor — or hardly provide it at all. In the rapidly changing Southwest, that has sometimes led to bizarre or impossible requirements for getting help. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. This story was co-published with The Salt Lake Tribune.
Opinion | Immigrants Seeking Sanctuary in Churches Don’t Deserve Fines
The new administration must allow these families to live freely without fear. By Tom Goldsmith Photographs by Kim Raff Mr. Goldsmith is the senior minister of Salt Lake City’s First Unitarian Church, which has housed an undocumented immigrant mother and her children since 2018.
Harden, Westbrook combine for 72, Rockets beat Jazz 120-110
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Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) shoots during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Kim Raff AP Photo SALT LAKE CITY James Harden scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook had 34 to boost the Houston Rockets to a 120-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Harden (13 for 23, 6 3-pointers) and Westbrook (14 for 26) were efficient all night and the Rockets rode a big third quarter to their third straight win.
Harden, Westbrook combine for 72, Rockets beat Jazz 120-110
Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) shoots during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Kim Raff AP Photo SALT LAKE CITY James Harden scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook had 34 to boost the Houston Rockets to a 120-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Harden (13 for 23, 6 3-pointers) and Westbrook (14 for 26) were efficient all night and the Rockets rode a big third quarter to their third straight win.
Harden, Westbrook combine for 72, Rockets beat Jazz 120-110
Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) shoots during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Kim Raff AP Photo SALT LAKE CITY James Harden scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook had 34 to boost the Houston Rockets to a 120-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Harden (13 for 23, 6 3-pointers) and Westbrook (14 for 26) were efficient all night and the Rockets rode a big third quarter to their third straight win.
Harden, Westbrook combine for 72, Rockets beat Jazz 120-110
Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) shoots during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Kim Raff AP Photo SALT LAKE CITY James Harden scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook had 34 to boost the Houston Rockets to a 120-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Harden (13 for 23, 6 3-pointers) and Westbrook (14 for 26) were efficient all night and the Rockets rode a big third quarter to their third straight win.
Harden, Westbrook combine for 72, Rockets beat Jazz 120-110
Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) shoots during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Kim Raff AP Photo SALT LAKE CITY James Harden scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook had 34 to boost the Houston Rockets to a 120-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Harden (13 for 23, 6 3-pointers) and Westbrook (14 for 26) were efficient all night and the Rockets rode a big third quarter to their third straight win.
Harden, Westbrook combine for 72, Rockets beat Jazz 120-110
Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) shoots during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Kim Raff AP Photo SALT LAKE CITY James Harden scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook had 34 to boost the Houston Rockets to a 120-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Harden (13 for 23, 6 3-pointers) and Westbrook (14 for 26) were efficient all night and the Rockets rode a big third quarter to their third straight win.
Harden, Westbrook combine for 72, Rockets beat Jazz 120-110
Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) shoots during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Kim Raff AP Photo SALT LAKE CITY James Harden scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook had 34 to boost the Houston Rockets to a 120-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Harden (13 for 23, 6 3-pointers) and Westbrook (14 for 26) were efficient all night and the Rockets rode a big third quarter to their third straight win.
Harden, Westbrook combine for 72, Rockets beat Jazz 120-110
Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) shoots during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Kim Raff AP Photo SALT LAKE CITY James Harden scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook had 34 to boost the Houston Rockets to a 120-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Harden (13 for 23, 6 3-pointers) and Westbrook (14 for 26) were efficient all night and the Rockets rode a big third quarter to their third straight win.
Harden, Westbrook combine for 72, Rockets beat Jazz 120-110
Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) shoots during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Kim Raff AP Photo SALT LAKE CITY James Harden scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook had 34 to boost the Houston Rockets to a 120-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Harden (13 for 23, 6 3-pointers) and Westbrook (14 for 26) were efficient all night and the Rockets rode a big third quarter to their third straight win.
Harden, Westbrook combine for 72, Rockets beat Jazz 120-110
Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) shoots during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Kim Raff AP Photo SALT LAKE CITY James Harden scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook had 34 to boost the Houston Rockets to a 120-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Harden (13 for 23, 6 3-pointers) and Westbrook (14 for 26) were efficient all night and the Rockets rode a big third quarter to their third straight win.
Harden, Westbrook combine for 72, Rockets beat Jazz 120-110
Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) shoots during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Kim Raff AP Photo SALT LAKE CITY James Harden scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook had 34 to boost the Houston Rockets to a 120-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Harden (13 for 23, 6 3-pointers) and Westbrook (14 for 26) were efficient all night and the Rockets rode a big third quarter to their third straight win.
Harden, Westbrook combine for 72, Rockets beat Jazz 120-110
Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) shoots during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Kim Raff AP Photo SALT LAKE CITY James Harden scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook had 34 to boost the Houston Rockets to a 120-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Harden (13 for 23, 6 3-pointers) and Westbrook (14 for 26) were efficient all night and the Rockets rode a big third quarter to their third straight win.
Harden, Westbrook combine for 72, Rockets beat Jazz 120-110
Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) shoots during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Kim Raff AP Photo SALT LAKE CITY James Harden scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook had 34 to boost the Houston Rockets to a 120-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Harden (13 for 23, 6 3-pointers) and Westbrook (14 for 26) were efficient all night and the Rockets rode a big third quarter to their third straight win.
Harden, Westbrook combine for 72, Rockets beat Jazz 120-110
Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) shoots during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Kim Raff AP Photo SALT LAKE CITY James Harden scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook had 34 to boost the Houston Rockets to a 120-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Harden (13 for 23, 6 3-pointers) and Westbrook (14 for 26) were efficient all night and the Rockets rode a big third quarter to their third straight win.
Harden, Westbrook combine for 72, Rockets beat Jazz 120-110
Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) shoots during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Kim Raff AP Photo SALT LAKE CITY James Harden scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook had 34 to boost the Houston Rockets to a 120-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Harden (13 for 23, 6 3-pointers) and Westbrook (14 for 26) were efficient all night and the Rockets rode a big third quarter to their third straight win.
Harden, Westbrook combine for 72, Rockets beat Jazz 120-110
Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) shoots during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Kim Raff AP Photo SALT LAKE CITY James Harden scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook had 34 to boost the Houston Rockets to a 120-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Harden (13 for 23, 6 3-pointers) and Westbrook (14 for 26) were efficient all night and the Rockets rode a big third quarter to their third straight win.
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