McKenzie Diaz

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Blended high school senior may not get the graduation he earned

5 days ago | abc4.com | McKenzie Diaz |Abigail Jones

HERRIMAN, Utah (ABC4) — A senior at Layton High School might not get to wear his cap and gown this year to take photos with friends and family after graduation. “It’s getting ripped away from me in some part of the way,” Rave Morby said. Morby is a senior in high school, half homeschooled and half online and through Layton High School. He was shocked when the school told him the bad news.
Utah Catholics react to election of Pope Leo XIV

6 days ago | abc4.com | McKenzie Diaz |Connor Comeau

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4) — After Thursday’s election of Pope Leo XIV, some Catholics are optomistic about the new Pontiff, the first one from the United States. “I was shocked there was one from the United States …that’s unheard of and was one of the younger countries of the church,” Michele Hoff said. Parishioners reflect on the symbolism of the name Leo.
Provo neighbors voice concerns over potential water park in their backyards

1 week ago | abc4.com | McKenzie Diaz

PROVO, Utah (ABC4) — Owners of Splash Summit Water Park in Provo want to relocate their water park to a different Provo location on a 130-acre space of city-owned land near the base of Slate Canyon. They are also hoping to build a resort, retail space, parking, and other park amenities in the area. However, residents are not completely sold on the idea. “Where we are is so beautiful and to think of the natural beauty taken away from is scary,” Provo resident Quinton Parrish told ABC4.com.
Provo neighbors voice concerns over potential water park in their backyards

1 week ago | yahoo.com | McKenzie Diaz

PROVO, Utah (ABC4) — Owners of Splash Summit Water Park in Provo want to relocate their water park to a different Provo location on a 130-acre space of city-owned land near the base of Slate Canyon. They are also hoping to build a resort, retail space, parking, and other park amenities in the area. However, residents are not completely sold on the idea. “Where we are is so beautiful and to think of the natural beauty taken away from is scary,” Provo resident Quinton Parrish told ABC4.com.
Abandoned pets are a growing problem in Utah

1 week ago | abc4.com | McKenzie Diaz

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Dogs were found abandoned in central Utah and now they are being cared for. Inside The Best Friends Animal Society, four dogs, each around six months old, are safe and sound after campers at the San Rafael Swell in Emery County told police they found several dogs without owners. “Ultimately they believe about 13 dogs were running around in the desert,” Patrick Theobald, community program manager for Best Friends Animal Society said.
Abandoned pets are a growing problem in Utah - What local experts say

1 week ago | yahoo.com | McKenzie Diaz

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Dogs were found abandoned in central Utah and now they are being cared for. Inside The Best Friends Animal Society, four dogs, each around six months old, are safe and sound after campers at the San Rafael Swell in Emery County told police they found several dogs without owners. “Ultimately they believe about 13 dogs were running around in the desert,” Patrick Theobald, community program manager for Best Friends Animal Society said.
Athletes react to U of U decision to cut beach volleyball

1 week ago | abc4.com | McKenzie Diaz

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Many former Utah Women’s Volleyball athletes are considering leaving the University of Utah after their program was cut. Elly Collins — a red-shirt senior on what used to be the University of Utah’s Beach Volleyball team — transferred to the university a year ago to join the team. However, the university switched from the Pac-12 to the Big 12, a conference that doesn’t have a lot of beach volleyball teams. “They just cut our program,” Collins said.
Athletes react to U of U decision to cut beach volleyball

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | McKenzie Diaz

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Many former Utah Women’s Volleyball athletes are considering leaving the University of Utah after their program was cut. Elly Collins — a red-shirt senior on what used to be the University of Utah’s Beach Volleyball team — transferred to the university a year ago to join the team. However, the university switched from the Pac-12 to the Big 12, a conference that doesn’t have a lot of beach volleyball teams. Advertisement“They just cut our program,” Collins said.
How to keep children from online predators

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | McKenzie Diaz

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Online security is an ever-present issue for young families, and safety for children is a bigger issue now than ever before. One Utah expert is urging parents to keep up-to-date as technology evolves. “Predators are getting more aggressive in how they do things,” Michelle Busch-Upwall, Internet Crimes Against Children Education Specialist, told ABC4.com. Whether it’s Snapchat, Instagram, or Facebook, online predators can communicate with children in more ways than one.
Utah immigration lawyer, who is a naturalized U.S. citizen, ordered to self-deport

3 weeks ago | abc4.com | Trevor Myers |Derick Fox |McKenzie Diaz

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — “It’s time for you to leave.” That was the opening line of an email sent to Carlos Trujillo — a naturalized U.S. citizen working as an immigration lawyer in Salt Lake City — on April 11, ordering him to self-deport within seven days. “I know the laws of this country,” Trujillo told ABC4.com. “I am not leaving. I am not deportable. But I do want everybody to know that these kinds of things are happening.”Trujillo said the “threatening language” of the email bothered him.