Thursday, June 26th, 2025

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Good morning, Orem. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 26th of June.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The American Red Cross of Utah has urged residents to prepare for wildfires by assembling emergency kits with essentials like water, food, medications, and important documents and by planning multiple evacuation routes. Officials also recommend clearing yards of flammable debris—steps that can help protect homes and families if wildfires strike suddenly. ABC4
- ➤ A new community basketball court opened at Windsor Park in Orem on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, drawing local families and 50 kids who took part in a free basketball clinic led by Jazz forward Cody Williams and remarks by Mayor David Young. The project — a joint effort by the Utah Jazz and local partners — aims to create safe spaces for play in Utah Valley. Daily Herald
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Garkane Energy announced that due to the France Canyon Fire, power will be briefly shut off for customers in Spry, Duck Creek and nearby mountain areas starting at 8:30 a.m. today with outages lasting up to eight hours—restoration may be delayed for firefighter safety. Mid Utah Radio
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ A new report from the cycling app JOIN shows that Utah ranked 8th worst for bike thefts with 84 incidents per 100,000 people, reflecting 2,959 bikes stolen or vandalized in 2023 at an average cost of about $1,640 each — while the national rate is 44 per 100,000 and Washington DC tops the list with 246 incidents. FOX 13
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ The Utah Fits All program has paid nearly $30 million in reimbursements for many transactions by homeschool families, which has made it hard to manage. New limits on extracurricular spending and different scholarship amounts have been set, and Odyssey will enforce these changes with a new application portal launching July 31 and a marketplace on August 21 — reshaping the program's process. The Salt Lake Tribune
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