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According to a post attributed to Henderson, it has not yet been reported how many monitors will arrive or where they will be located; they must comply with the same state laws applicable to poll watchers. Utah Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson informed this morning that she received a letter from the Department of Justice notifying her that they will be sending poll watchers to Utah.
Several schools in the San Juan School District are doing at-home learning for Friday October 23. Students at Bluff Elementary, Montezuma Creek Elementary, Whitehorse High School, Monument Valley High School, Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai Elementary School, and Navajo Mountain High School will be learning from home on Friday October 23.
Multiple flood warnings are in effect for parts of Utah, including San Juan and Grand Counties, due to excessive rainfall. Officials report that flooding is occurring or imminent in several low-lying areas and waterways across the region.
Widespread precipitation is expected to bring an elevated and prolonged threat of flash flooding across southern and central Utah through Thursday. Additionally, a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms is in place for southern and western Utah on Thursday.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms could lead to flash flooding in southern Utah during the overnight hours of October 22. The National Weather Service issued a Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion regarding the potential for heavy rainfall in the region.
The University of Utah Police secured the individual and the weapon minutes after the report. There were no injuries or arrests and the investigation continues. The University of Utah Police secured the individual and the weapon after a report. There were no injuries or arrests and the investigation continues.
A man was found guilty of aggravated murder. As part of his guilty plea, Jacob Holt Johnson agreed to be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. In December 2024, an officer with the Bluffdale Police Department found Johnson unconscious in a white Jeep parked across multiple stalls at a gas station.