
Lisa Riley Roche
Reporter at Deseret News
Las Vegas is my hometown, but I've been a reporter at the Deseret News for decades, covering everything from the 2002 Winter Olympics to presidential campaigns.
Articles
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2 days ago |
ksl.com | Lisa Riley Roche
SALT LAKE CITY — There's a timeline for organizers of Utah's 2034 Winter Games. "We're definitely in the forming stage right now of the organization," Brad Wilson, the CEO of Utah's next Olympics, told members of the advisory steering committee at their second-ever meeting held Monday. The eight people already on the organizing committee's payroll recognize the importance of what they're doing, Wilson said.
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2 days ago |
deseret.com | Lisa Riley Roche
There's a timeline for organizers of Utah's 2034 Winter Games. "We're definitely in the forming stage right now of the organization," Brad Wilson, the CEO of Utah's next Olympics, told members of the advisory steering committee at their second-ever meeting held Monday. The eight people already on the organizing committee's payroll recognize the importance of what they're doing, Wilson said.
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5 days ago |
ksl.com | Lisa Riley Roche
SALT LAKE CITY — The world got a glimpse of what the next Summer Games in Los Angeles might bring when one of Hollywood's biggest stars, Tom Cruise, made a dramatic leap from the top of a massive Paris stadium during the close of last year's Olympics. That death-defying stunt raised expectations for how LA will be showcased during the 2028 Summer Games and the entertainment capital is hoping to deliver with the Olympic ceremonies that are so big they will spill over into a second stadium.
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1 week ago |
deepnewz.com | Lisa Riley Roche
Daily market recaps with key events, stock movements, and global influences19 posts • GPT (4.1 mini)Published May 10, 2025, 12:48 AMMortgage rates in the United States remained steady during the week of May 8-9, 2025, with the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage holding at approximately 6.76%, according to Freddie Mac. This rate is near the highest levels observed this year but remains below the 7.20% recorded on the same date last year.
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1 week ago |
deseret.com | Lisa Riley Roche
Mortgage rates stayed steady this week. On Thursday, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, better known as Freddie Mac, reported the weekly U.S. average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate remained at 6.75% for a second week. A posting on the Freddie Mac website offered an upbeat assessment of the current situation. "At this time last year, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 30 basis points higher and purchase applications were declining.
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