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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. How Salt Lake City learned to move water from mountain snow ... (cityweekly.net) — Salt Lake City's drinking water still begins as mountain snow, and local utilities leaders explain how historic canals, tunnels, and treatment plants evolved into today's complex system. The story walks through Big Cottonwood facilities, long-standing water rights, and modern challenges like aging infrastructure, wildfire, and drought, highlighting why continued investment matters for keeping taps flowing reliably across the valley.
2. Cross E. Ranch seeks residential rezone to keep farm alive (abc4.com) — Salt Lake City's Cross E. Ranch is asking the city to rezone about 65 acres of its land from light industrial to residential so it can sell that portion for housing and keep the rest of the farm operating. The family says the move may be the only way to preserve their popular festivals and agrotourism business as development pressures and farming costs rise.
3. 'She was our whole family's world: Family reacts after man sentenced in 2018 Salt Lake City stabbing (fox13now.com) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2018 stabbing death of 20-year-old Candace Samples behind a Salt Lake City Dollar Tree, bringing some closure to her family. Nearly eight years after the killing, relatives described their ongoing grief but said the sentence may finally allow them to begin healing and moving forward.
4. Limón Dance Company performs at Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City – The Daily Utah Chronicle (dailyutahchronicle.com) — Salt Lake City audiences just saw the Limón Dance Company launch Kingsbury Hall's main-stage season with a rare full staging of "Mazurkas," unseen in its entirety since 1964. The evening also featured University of Utah dance students performing an excerpt from "Psalm" and a new work, "Join," giving local residents and students access to internationally acclaimed modern dance without leaving town.
5. Keith McMullin, former CEO of Deseret Management, dies at age 85 (deseret.com) — Salt Lake City readers are remembering Keith B. McMullin, former CEO of Deseret Management Corporation and longtime Latter-day Saint leader, who has died at age 85. Known for guiding Deseret News and other local media through major changes, he was praised for his mentorship, faith-driven leadership, and deep Utah roots stretching from St. George to Salt Lake City.
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