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Utah County attorney heads to Ukraine to help anonymous donor find 500 families to support
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Utah County Legal professional David Leavitt speaks throughout a press convention in Provo on Jan. 23, 2019. Leavitt is heading to Ukraine to assist an nameless donor choose 500 households to help for a complete 12 months. (Kristin Murphy, KSL)
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PROVO — Utah County Legal professional David Leavitt is heading to Ukraine to assist an nameless donor choose 500 households to help for a complete 12 months.
“He needs to be beneficiant, however he does not essentially need the credit score for it,” Leavitt mentioned.
Discovering 500 households to help
To assist with this beneficiant donation, Leavitt might be on the bottom in Ukraine making an attempt to determine these 500 households. As soon as the households are recognized, Leavitt says Visa reward playing cards might be supplied to every household for fast monetary help till financial institution accounts will be arrange.
“Actually what we’re making an attempt to do is humanize what is going on on in folks’s lives,” he mentioned.
Leavitt is greater than accustomed to the war-torn nation; it is virtually a house away from dwelling of kinds for Leavitt and his spouse. For 14 years (2004 to 2018), they labored in authorized reform efforts in Ukraine as a part of The Leavitt Institute for Worldwide Improvement.
“Our position was to show the jury trial and American legal regulation in 35 regulation colleges all through Ukraine and Moldova,” Leavitt mentioned.
Throughout their time there, the Leavitts made many associates, and actually have a dwelling there.
“Kyiv is as a lot a house metropolis for us as Provo or Salt Lake is,” he mentioned.
Second journey to Ukraine
That is the second journey to Ukraine this 12 months for Leavitt. He says he was there simply earlier than the Russian invasion to deal with some private household points, relating to their dwelling.
“And now we’re going again to assist our associates and others who’re refugees,” Leavitt mentioned.
The method of figuring out the households that might be supported figures to be an enormous endeavor.
“We’re taking functions and listening to tales and making an attempt to determine individuals who have misplaced all the things,” he mentioned.
Attending to Ukraine will not be straightforward, nonetheless. Leavitt says he’ll first fly from Salt Lake Metropolis to Amsterdam. From there, he’ll fly to Romania, and can journey by floor the remainder of the way in which into Ukraine.
Leavitt says he’s accepting donations, and that may be accomplished by clicking right here.*
*KSL.com doesn’t guarantee that the cash deposited to the account might be utilized for the good thing about the individuals named as beneficiaries. In case you are contemplating a deposit to the account, you must seek the advice of your personal advisors and in any other case proceed at your personal threat.
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Utah
Utah gets $20 million for transportation and traffic light technology
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The Federal Highway Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation has announced a $20 million grant to Utah.
Drivers of snow plows, public transportation buses, and other government-operated vehicles are using technology that can direct traffic lights to change in order to improve safety and travel time.
Under the “Saving Lives and Connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment” program, Utah will receive $20 million of the $60 million that is aimed to improve vehicle technologies. The other $40 million will go to Texas and Arizona.
“Connecting vehicles and infrastructure is a great way for us to be able to take advantage of technology to help improve safety and other outcomes. And Utah’s DOT has been a leader in this space for a long time,” Shailen Bhatt, US Federal Highway Administrator said.
UDOT will use this $20 million to fund projects in Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming, where each state represents different population concentrations and transportation facilities.
Bhatt says protecting personal private information can be one of the challenges when using these types of technology.
“So we will want people to understand what is being exchanged is called a basic safety message of DSM. The vehicle is going to report to the intersection that I’m approaching, and the intersection is going to report back ‘oh, the light is about to turn red or my light is red’, but it’s all anonymous data,” Bhatt said.
The technology is being used in Salt Lake City, where travel time reliability and bus performance have improved.
“It is unequivocal that when you deploy technology, we are able to reduce crashes, we’re able to reduce congestion, we’re able to reduce the amount of time people sit in traffic, and the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from our system. And we look forward to more investments being made on the basis of the data that we get from this initial deployment,” Bhatt said.
Utah
As the Youth Group Hiked, First Came the Rain. Then Came the Lightning
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Seven members of a youth group hiking in Utah were transported to hospitals on Thursday after lightning struck the ground near them. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints youth group from Salina, Utah, were in the eastern part of Sevier County around 1:45pm local time when a light rain began and the lightning hit, Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis said in a statement. “Approximately 50 youth felt the shock of the lightning,” Curtis said, adding that seven of the young people had “medical concerns due to the electrocution,” per the AP.
Two of the victims had serious symptoms and were flown by helicopter to Primary Children’s Hospital in Lehi, Utah. Five others were transported by ambulance to Sevier Valley Hospital in Richfield and Gunnison Valley Hospital in Gunnison, Curtis said. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening, according to Curtis, who said the other hikers were returned to their families in Salina, about 140 miles south of Salt Lake City. (A man trying to warn kids was killed by a lightning strike on a New Jersey beach.)
Utah
7 Church youth group members hospitalized after lightning strikes Utah hiking area
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Here are 7 facts about monsoon season.
SEVIER COUNTY, Utah – Seven members of a youth group from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were hospitalized Thursday after lightning struck near their hiking trail in south-central Utah.
The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office said a group of around 50 members were near an area known as Fremont Junction when the sudden rainstorm happened around 1:45 p.m. local time.
“Two of the youth were experiencing some serious symptoms and were flown via medical helicopter to Primary children’s hospital in Lehi. The rest of the youth were taken to Gunnison hospital and Sevier Valley Hospital,” deputies stated.
All of the injuries were thought to be non-life threatening, and the rest of the members were transported safely off the hiking trail.
SOUTHWEST MONSOON SEASON SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFE AFTER SLUGGISH START
Authorities praised the swift response of multiple agencies involved in the remote rescue operation.
The thunderstorm that triggered the rainfall and the lightning us part of an uptick of the monsoon season that has been scarce across the region.
The Southwest monsoon season typically kicks off around June 15 and lasts through late September, but its activity varies dramatically year by year.
Some communities in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and West Texas see half of their annual precipitation during these months, which is vital for the replenishment of waterways.
Lightning often accompanies the strongest storms, which can spark wildfires where dry vegetation exists.
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LIGHTNING FATALITIES WERE SECOND-LOWEST ON RECORD IN 2023, SAFETY COUNCIL SAYS
Every year, hundreds of millions of lightning bolts occur throughout the U.S. but only a handful become deadly.
Data compiled by the National Lightning Safety Council shows fishing is one of the top activities where most deaths occur.
In 2023, 14 people were killed by lightning strikes, with many taking part in outdoor sporting activities when thunder roared.
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