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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 6

No. 3 Utah and No. 9 BYU meet Saturday; Provo food bank in trouble

Plus, a Provo food bank says it must raise $1.5 million, and Lehi drivers face weekend closures.

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Cougars & UtesTop story

No. 3 Utah and No. 9 BYU meet Saturday in the rivalry's first top-10 showdown

The rivalry's biggest game has a few numbers to know

No. 3
Utah's ranking this week
No. 9
BYU's ranking this week
24-21
BYU's win over Utah last year
10 a.m.
Saturday kickoff

Sources: KSL Sports, Deseret News, The Salt Lake Tribune

If you're planning your Saturday around football, set an alarm: No. 3 Utah and No. 9 BYU kick off at 10 a.m. on Nov. 7. It's the first rivalry game with two top-10 teams, and a Big 12 championship berth could be on the line.

Kalani Sitake knows the other sideline. BYU's coach spent 10 years on Utah's staff and worked eight of them alongside Morgan Scalley, now the Utes' first-year head coach. Scalley admits he was "dead wrong" about BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier, whose 22-yard touchdown run helped BYU win last year.

Bachmeier threw for 3,033 yards and ran for 527 in 2025

Source: Deseret News

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Value
Passing yards3,033 yards
Rushing yards527 yards

“Does God care who wins this game? No. Does he care about people? Yeah. I think we can be better to each other in that realm.”

Morgan Scalley, Utah head coach
  • If Utah wins: it stays undefeated and leads for a berth
  • If BYU loses: second conference loss, behind Texas Tech

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Community

Provo's Community Action Services says it must raise $1.5 million by year's end or close

If you've given to or leaned on the Provo food bank, here's where it stands. announced a temporary closure and is no longer accepting donations of any kind, even after neighbors raised more than $100,000 in recent weeks, with two private donors giving $50,000 each. It has also said it must raise $1.5 million by the end of 2026 or close.

The food bank's deadline went from $100,000 to $1.5 million

  1. Oct. 20Food bank issues an urgent call for $100,000 in donations
  2. Oct. 30Deadline for the first $100,000 the food bank said it needed
  3. Nov. 1Food bank reported closing temporarily and refusing all donations
  4. DecemberFood bank must raise $1.5 million by the end of 2026 or close

Sources: KJZZ, The Salt Lake Tribune

Its IRS 990 forms show repeated deficits in recent years, while the line for salaries, other compensation and benefits grew from roughly $1.6 million in fiscal 2021 to more than $2.7 million in the latest filing.

Salaries and benefits grew from roughly $1.6 million to more than $2.7 million

Source: KJZZ

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Fiscal 2021$1.6 million
Fiscal 2024$2.7 million

“I've seen enough errors to say it was mismanaged. I expect there will be a legislative audit.”

Skyler Beltran, chair of the Utah County Commission
  • Fiscal 2021: surplus of nearly $1.6 million
  • Fiscal 2024: deficit of more than $1.4 million
  • Pay for center principals: did not appear to rise much

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News Notes

Newborn ICU

Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital in Provo is adding 12 bedspaces to its newborn ICU, bringing it to 67. The unit opened in 1979 with three beds. ABC4 Utah

67bedspaces in Utah Valley Hospital's newborn ICU after the expansion

The unit opened in 1979 with three beds and is adding 12 bedspaces.

Source: ABC4 Utah

Lehi closures

If you're driving through Lehi this weekend, expect delays. warned drivers about lane and ramp closures, and westbound 2100 North, or State Route 194, will close nightly near the I-15 interchange. Only one lane will be open during the daytime. ABC4 UtahUtah Public Radio

Startups

The Nucleus Institute will stage on Fri., Nov. 13, at Utah Valley University in Orem, focused on founders, investors and the path to building successful companies. Utah Money Watch

Playoffs

Springville (8-2) visits Bountiful (8-2) in a 5A quarterfinal on Fri., Nov. 6, at 5 p.m. Springville lost to Orem, 42-7, in last year's 5A championship. Deseret News

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Around Utah

Young buyers

More than half of Utah heads of households aged 25 to 34 are homeowners, though that share is declining, and the Salt Lake Board of Realtors wants more young Utahns to look at buying. The Salt Lake Tribune puts the figure at about 54% of households. A state official said new initiatives to build more starter homes may be coming soon. Deseret NewsThe Salt Lake Tribune

Gas prices

Utah's average for a gallon of regular fell 13 cents in a week to $4.49, AAA says. The national average dropped 12 cents to $4.10. Gephardt Daily

Utah's gallon of regular costs $4.49, above the U.S. average of $4.10

$4.49

Utah average

Source: Gephardt Daily

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Utah average$4.49
U.S. average$4.10+39¢

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The Wrap

Ruth Brasher is 96, and for 33 years she's helped lead the Teddy Bear Project in Provo. Volunteers sew, stuff and decorate bears, and children visiting the Utah County Children's Justice Center can choose one to take home. The project began in 1992 and has produced more than 23,000 bears. That's a lot of hugs.

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  2. Wed., Nov. 4Food bank closes for now; Utah and BYU meet Saturday
  3. Tues., Nov. 3Utah and BYU meet Saturday, both top 10, and polls close at 8 p.m. today
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Daily Oremto me · Fri., Nov. 66:00 a.m.

No. 3 Utah and No. 9 BYU meet Saturday; Provo food bank in trouble

Plus, a Provo food bank says it must raise $1.5 million, and Lehi drivers face weekend closures.

The TLDR

  1. BYU and Utah meet Saturday at 10 a.m. as top-10 teams
  2. Provo food bank says it must raise $1.5 million or close
  3. Westbound 2100 North near I-15 in Lehi closes nightly this weekend
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SportsUtah is No. 3 and BYU is No. 9 in the first College Football Playoff rankingsIf you're counting down to Saturday, the Holy War just got bigger. The playoff committee's first rankings have the Utes at No. 3 and the Cougars at No. 9, with Utah at 8-0 and BYU at 7-1, and Utah's spot is the highest in program history.Thursday’s editionRead CommunityA coalition is stepping in after the Provo food bank closed its doors Nov. 1If you or a neighbor relied on the Provo food bank, here's where things stand. Community Action Services and Food Bank closed its doors Nov. 1 after a decline in funding, and it's no longer accepting donations while it decides what's next. It also offered homelessness prevention, rent and utility help, and emergency housing support.Thursday’s editionRead CommunityCommunity Action Services and Food Bank has closed temporarily, and Utah County took over the warming centerIf you or a neighbor counts on Community Action Services and Food Bank, here's where things stand. The Provo nonprofit closed Nov. 1 while its board decides what's next, citing declining grant funding and donations and growing demand. Utah County took over the warming center, which was set to open Nov. 1 as planned.Wednesday’s editionRead

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From KJZZ, ABC4 Utah and 2 more newsrooms, gathered by 6AM News, 6AM City’s local news service.

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  1. KJZZ8 hours ago

    Orem teen fights for life as state data shows youth e-bike crashes surge

    A quick ride near home turned into a fight for an Orem teenager’s life.More than three weeks after 14-year-old Kaezden Davis was hit by a van while riding his e

  2. ABC4 Utah8 hours ago

    ‘People get their heartstrings tied up in it’: 33 years of comforting child survivors at Utah Child Justice Centers with teddy bears

    PROVO, Utah (ABC4) — For 33 years, handmade teddy bears have fallen into the arms of children who walk into the County Children’s Justice Center. 96-year-old Ruth Brasher and hundreds of volunteers have spent decades ensuring that child survivors have a plush source of comfort with The Teddy Bear Project. The project began in 1992

    Also reported byKSL Sports

  3. ABC4 Utah10 hours ago

    Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital expands Newborn ICU to meet growing community need for neonatal care

    PROVO, Utah (ABC4 Utah) – Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital in Provo is expanding its newborn intensive care unit with 12 additional bedspaces, increasing the unit’s total capacity to 67 bedspaces and helping more families receive advanced neonatal care close to home. The expansion builds on nearly five decades of world-class newborn care at Utah

  4. ABC4 Utah11 hours ago

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  5. Gephardt Daily11 hours ago

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    LEHI, Utah, Nov. 5, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Remember last week when Lehi Fire was trying to line up “victims” for a mass casualty event, set up at a fake concert at Lehi Family Park? Would-be participants had to attend a Monday night meeting, then arrive Tuesday or Wednesday with warm clothing and a lawn

  6. ABC4 Utah11 hours ago

    ‘Keep fighting baby’: Mother shares story of 7-year-old son fighting for his life after being struck by car on Halloween

    SPANISH FORK, Utah (ABC4) — On Halloween night, a Utah mother received the call that no mother should ever have to answer. Her 7-year-old son, Hudson, had been struck by a vehicle while trick-or-treating. According to the Spanish Fork Police Fire and EMS, they responded to reports of an auto-pedestrian accident at 7:13 p.m. on