Chuck Wing

1 month ago | deseret.com | Margaret Darby |Tess Crowley |Chuck Wing

On the perimeter of the Court of Gentiles, where Jesus Christ once taught, is a towering blue screen. It's one of the few giveaways the land beneath your feet is not Jerusalem. Another hint: if you touch some of the impressive stone work, you'll discover it's made from Styrofoam. It's a replica of the Holy City - used as a film site - but it's not to be underestimated. Every detail, down to brass bowls filled with grains, is captured.

1 month ago | deseret.com | Scott G Winterton |Chuck Wing |Chris Miller

A dedicated group of high school welding and construction trades students from the Jordan School District are using skills they learned in the classroom to help make it easier for younger kids to make friends at school. The high schoolers designed and constructed buddy benches for 12 elementary schools in the district. The benches will be installed on school playgrounds as a place for children to sit when they feel lonely or need a friend.

1 month ago | deseret.com | Scott G Winterton |Chuck Wing |Chris Miller

A large gathering of singers stood before the mic Wednesday evening to share the national anthem ahead of the Major League Soccer match between Real Salt Lake and the Portland Timbers. More than 150 missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ who are serving in the area sang the national anthem at America First Field in Sandy.

1 month ago | deseret.com | Chuck Wing |Chris Miller |Tess Crowley

Artist Connor Weight and his team of 15 youth artists are hard at work this week, preparing their entry for Mural Fest, set for May 10 in South Salt Lake. In partnership with One Kind Act a Day, the South Salt Lake Arts Council is working with Weight and aspiring artists from the Promise South Salt Lake after-school program at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School to create a mural that will inspire kindness in the city and beyond. The final work will be unveiled at Mural Fest.

2 months ago | deseret.com | Chuck Wing |Chris Miller |Brice Tucker

Following a recent incident where more than 150 dogs in northern Utah needed a new home, the Weber County Animal Shelter began working around the clock to care for and rehabilitate the dozens of dogs rescued from a bad situation. And local residents and businesses stepped up on Sunday morning to help out. While most of those dogs are not ready for adoption yet, a group of local businesses joined together to support the shelter's ongoing mission with a community event on Sunday.