ICYMI: 10 stories from the weekend


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SALT LAKE CITY — Here are 10 stories you may have missed this weekend. As always, click on the headline to read the full story.

1. US Highway 6 closed due to Coal Hollow Fire; evacuations ordered in Diamond Fork Canyon

The Coal Hollow Fire, burning 15 miles southeast of Spanish Fork, forced officials to close U.S. Highway 6 and evacuate Diamond Fork Canyon Sunday evening.

2. Vigil, marches mark anniversary of deadly far-right protest

A year after a deadly gathering of far-right extremists in Charlottesville, less than two dozen white nationalists marched Sunday across from the White House, their numbers dwarfed by thousands of counterprotesters, while the mother of a woman killed at last summer's protest said the country continues to face unhealed racial wounds.

3. Mosquitoes in Cache County, other Utah areas test positive for West Nile virus

Mosquitoes found near Hyrum State Park have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to city officials.

4. 'It's like we never left:' ‘The Sandlot’ cast reunites at iconic Salt Lake lot 25 years later

The stars of the "The Sandlot" returned to the iconic lot in the Glendale neighborhood Saturday to play baseball with the community in a place where their fictional characters' friendships truly blossomed in the movie.

5. Motorcyclist dies after being hit by car in Salt Lake City

A motorcyclist died after being hit by a car near the intersection of 400 West and 500 South Saturday morning, officials confirmed.

Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

Sports

1. Coloradan Sepp Kuss rides roar of crowd to final stage, overall win at 2018 Tour of Utah

Sepp Kuss of Team Lotto NL-Jumbo took the sixth and final stage of the 2018 Tour of Utah to cruise to the yellow jersey as the tour's top overall rider Sunday in Park City.

2. Second-half strike helps Montreal rally to tie Real Salt Lake, 1-1

Joao Plata gave Real Salt Lake a 1-0 halftime lead, but Montreal’s Jukka Raitala scored his first goal of the season and Bush made six saves to help the Impact earn a 1-1 draw Saturday night in front of 18,901 fans at Rio Tinto Stadium.

3. Too little, too late: Utah Royals fall to Seattle 1-0 in series' regular-season finale

Jessica Fishlock scored her first goal of the season, and goalkeeper Lydia Williams made two saves to lift the visiting Seattle Reign to a 1-0 win over Utah on a hot, hazy Saturday afternoon at Rio Tinto Stadium.

4. Wildcats embracing rising expectations in season after program's best-ever finish

Coming off the most successful season in program history, an 11-win campaign, a Big Sky co-championship and two FCS playoff wins for a final national ranking of No. 5, the Wildcats have a new set of expectations to manage.

5. Despite 2 Big Sky titles in 3 years, Southern Utah still out to prove doubters wrong

Coming off a league co-title and FCS playoff appearance, the Thunderbirds were picked to finish sixth in the league — and received just 357 total votes in the national poll, unofficially coming in 28th in the Top 25.

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