🌱 What new evidence led to charges in the Saratoga Springs double homicide?

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In today's newsletter:

• What new evidence led to charges in the Saratoga Springs double homicide?
• Family shares how a Saratoga Springs window fall changed everything

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 94 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Very warm with some sun, temps: high: 95, low: 60.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 96 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 16-year-old charged with aggravated murder of woman, 8-year-old in Saratoga Springs (newsnationnow.com) — A Saratoga Springs teenager has been formally charged in juvenile court with two counts of aggravated murder and obstruction of justice after a woman and her 8-year-old child were found shot in a local home. Investigators cite DNA evidence, surveillance video, and gunshot residue in court documents outlining what they believe happened the night of the killings.
   

• Lehi boy home recovering after 2-story window fall (ksl.com) — A 6-year-old Lehi boy is recovering at home after falling from a second-story window at his grandparents' house in Saratoga Springs and suffering a fractured skull and broken collarbone. His family credits him with likely saving his younger brother from also falling and says community support and a fundraiser are helping them manage his long recovery.
   

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Thursday August 27
• Football JV vs. Summit Academy
  Skyridge High School Lehi, UT 84043
  4:00 pm
• VB JV vs. Ridgeline
  Skyridge High School Lehi, UT 84043
  5:00 pm
• Vball @ Salem Hills - var 6:30/jv 5/soph 3:30
  Lehi High Lehi, UT 84043
  6:00 pm
• VB Varsity vs. Ridgeline
  Skyridge High School Lehi, UT 84043
  6:30 pm
• Football Soph vs. Summit Academy
  Skyridge High School Lehi, UT 84043
  6:30 pm
Friday August 28
• Hearing Screening for students
  Traverse Mountain Elementary School Traverse mountain gym
  8:00 am
• 6th-9th Back to School Dance
  Renaissance Academy 3435 North 1120 East, Lehi, UT 84043
  6:00 pm
• Back to School Movie Night
  Saratoga Shores Elementary School SARATOGA SPRINGS, UT 84045
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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• Volleyball v ALA(Away)
  Rockwell Charter High School EAGLE MOUNTAIN, UT 84005
  4:30 pm
• Chickfila Spirit Night
  Legacy Elementary School American Fork, UT 84003
  5:00 pm
• VB JV @ Green Canyon
  Skyridge High School Lehi, UT 84043
  5:00 pm
• Layton Girls JV Soccer @ American Fork →
  American Fork High School, 510 Caveman Blvd, American Fork
  5:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Traffic is at a standstill on SR-400 S reported at...
  Traffic is at a standstill on SR-400 S reported at 6:59 AM. (Nextdoor )
• Traffic is at a standstill on SR-400 S reported at...
  Traffic is at a standstill on SR-400 S reported at 7:03 AM. (Nextdoor )

• Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Saratoga Springs. Apply here.
• TradeJobsWorkForce posted a job opening for Porter in Saratoga Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Saratoga Springs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lehi

• Falcon girls soccer gets first win over champs (lehifreepress.com)
• Owlet, Inc. (NYSE:OWLT) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Analysts (marketbeat.com)

Eagle Mountain

• Beef prices soar as cattle crunch slams workers and plants shut down (dagens.com)
• Over 3,000 Workers Laid Off as Tyson Foods Closes Meatpacking Plants (democracynow.org)
• Farmers oppose Trump's plan to import beef. Here's why (newsnationnow.com)

Highland

• Weber State football preview: 2026 roster prospectus (standard.net)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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