In a week filled with tears and joy, quiet moments and loud cheers, our Deseret News photographers captured it all.
From river rescues to high school graduations, from Olympic recruiting to an NFL star sharing his insights at BYU Education Week, it was all part of a week’s work for us.
Here’s a look back at some of our most memorable photos from Deseret News photojournalists over the past seven days.
Rescue personnel from several police and fire stations help people up an embankment as they rescue individuals stranded on an island in the Provo River during heavy rains in Vivian Park on Saturday, August 17, 2024. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
Graduates attend Western Governors University’s 100th commencement ceremony at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, August 17, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
Chelsea Peterson of Orem attends a recruiting meeting for the USA bobsleigh and skeleton teams on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Motorcyclists ride under a flag during the annual Utah Ride for Fallen Officers, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, in Lindon. Motorcyclists from across the state gather to ride in memory of Utah’s 150 fallen law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
Steve Young speaks during BYU Education Week at the Marriott Center in Provo on Monday, August 19, 2024. | Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News
Syracuse’s Taylee Hughes is blocked by Herriman’s Tae Hansen as they play soccer in Herriman, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. | Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News
Tom Holmoe, Brigham Young University athletic director, answers questions at the conclusion of his presentation during BYU Education Week, held at the Spencer W. Kimball Tower on BYU’s Provo campus on Wednesday, August 21, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Front left to right, McKenna Roberts, Katelyn Kapinos and Navie Oleska hold signs and dress all in black to protest the cosmetology licensing change during a special session of the Utah Legislature in front of the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Wednesday, August 21, 2024. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Lone Peak’s Macie Leavitt scores against Maple Mountain goalie Saige Collins at Maple Mountain High School in Spanish Fork on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
Neighbors hug after a 5-year-old shot himself in Santaquin on Thursday, August 22, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
A young neighbor watches police officers outside a home in Santaquin where a five-year-old boy shot himself on Thursday, August 22, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
Corner Canyon’s Paxton Naegle (0) celebrates stopping IMG Academy QB Ty Hawkins (2) on the extra point attempt at the end of the game in Draper on Thursday, August 22, 2024. Corner Canyon won 35-34. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
A Bingham player celebrates as she comes out of a tunnel of her teammates after a win against Lone Peak at Lone Peak High School in Highland on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
