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Red Bull Soapbox Race heads to Utah in June – Park Record

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February 17, 2025

Red Bull Soapbox Race heads to Utah in June – Park Record

Red Bull Soapbox Race announced that the downhill race is coming to Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 14 for the first time.

On Feb. 12, Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox, Senate President J. Stuart Adams, House Speaker Mike Schultz and President and CEO of the Utah Sports Commission Jeff Robbins met at the Capitol with Red Bull Air Force athletes Mike Brewer and Amy Chmelecki, who celebrated the news with a coordinated skydive and landed at the capitol to present the Governor an official Red Bull Soapbox helmet to commemorate the event.

The event will take place near the location of the announcement, adjacent to the State Capitol in Salt Lake City.

Applications to compete are now open at redbull.com/soapboxraceutah, remaining open until March 30. Up to 40 teams will be accepted to participate. They’ll be announced in early April.

Since its inception in 2000, the Red Bull Soapbox Race has been held over a hundred times worldwide and featured “wacky motor-less crafts, colorful pilots, and a sea of cheering fans,” a press release said.

Red Bull Soapbox Race Utah will host teams of up to five people racing unique soapbox derby cars starting at the State Capitol grounds down Main Street. Salt Lake City is designated as one of three U.S. tour stops of Red Bull Soapbox Race this year.

“Utah is thrilled to welcome Red Bull Soapbox Race to downtown Salt Lake City. We can’t wait to see how Utahns showcase their creativity and skill in their soapbox designs — it’s a great family-friendly participatory event for the state,” said Jeff Robbins, president and CEO of the Utah Sports Commission. “Red Bull Soapbox Race perfectly aligns with our vision to host world-class events, showcasing Utah as The State of Sport while driving economic impact and global recognition.”

Brewer said the races are a memorable experience.

“It’s amazing to see the engineering and creativity of the teams who spend weeks designing and building their soapbox cars,” Brewer said. “Some make it to the finish line, while others don’t, and that’s how exciting this race is for the audience!”

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Multiple earthquakes detected near Kanosh

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April 19, 2026

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Multiple earthquakes detected near Kanosh

KANOSH, Utah — The United States Geological Survey recorded multiple earthquakes near Kanosh Sunday morning, each of them having an average magnitude of 3.0.

The first earthquake, magnitude 3.0, was detected just after 12:30 a.m., with the epicenter located half a mile south of Kanarraville.

The second quake, magnitude 3.2, was detected around 5:45 a.m., with the epicenter nearly five miles south-southwest of Kanosh. This was followed by two more quakes in the same area, a magnitude 2.5 quake coming in around 6:35 a.m., followed by a third around 7:45 a.m, which measured at magnitude 3.3.

This has since been followed by another quake, measuring at magnitude 3.7, being detected around 8:45 a.m. The geographic location in the USGS report places the epicenter approximately over two miles south of the Dry Wash Trail, about six miles south-southwest of Kanosh.

FOX 13 News previously spoke with researchers at University of Utah, who said that earthquake swarms are relatively common. A study published in 2023 posits that swarms may be triggered by geothermal activity. The findings came after a series of seismic swarms were detected in central Utah, within the vicinity of three geothermal power plants.

The study also says that the swarms fall into a different category than aftershocks that typically follow large quakes, such as the magnitude 5.7 earthquake that hit the Wasatch Fault back in 2020.

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Embattled Utah Rep. Trevor Lee loses county GOP convention — but wins enough support to make primary

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April 18, 2026

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Embattled Utah Rep. Trevor Lee loses county GOP convention — but wins enough support to make primary

Earlier in the week, House Speaker Mike Schultz said lawmakers asked the attorney general to investigate allegations of fraud and bribery against Lee.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Trevor Lee, R-Layton, running for reelection, addresses delegates during the Davis County Republican Party nominating convention at Syracuse High School on Saturday, April 18, 2026.

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