Here’s a look back at some of our favorite photos from the second week of August.
Deseret News photographers were busy for another week of news events, including some heavy rains along the Wasatch Front at the end of a very dry summer. Coverage also included a number of lighter news stories about balloon festivals and the return of a hometown Olympian to Utah.
Back to school was another storyline we covered, documenting the first high school sporting events of the fall season and teachers preparing their classrooms for students.
Rees Pew pulls Jack Turner through collected rainwater in Herriman as heavy rains hit northern Utah on Monday, August 12, 2024. | Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News
A man walks past a puddle on Main Street during rain in Salt Lake City on Monday, August 12, 2024. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Davis players warm up before facing Olympus at Olympus High School in Holladay on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Kidney recipient Henry Coulter has fun as he swims with his team in Richfield, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. The Utah teenager is returning to school and sports after a rare second kidney transplant. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
Fifth grade teacher Destiny Bruening prepares her classroom for the first day of school at Midvalley Elementary School in Midvale on Monday, August 12, 2024. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
Shovels and helmets are ready for the ceremonial groundbreaking for the Utah Hockey Club’s practice and training facility at the Shops at South Town in Sandy on Monday, August 12, 2024. | Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News
Photo shows the Middle Fork area of Pineview Reservoir on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. High levels of E. coli were detected in the Middle Fork Inlet area of Pineview Reservoir. | Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News
Clay Breckenridge takes a breather as he drives around the Corner Canyon area at South Maple Hollow in Draper on Friday, August 10, 2024. | Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News
Lyle Bingham, pilot of Twister, inflates the hot air balloon as it is held on the ground by the team during the Sandy Balloon Festival on Friday, August 9, 2024, at Storm Mountain Park in Sandy. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Carina Barajas sets up a light in her booth at the Westside CultureFest at the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center in Taylorsville on Friday, August 9, 2024. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Alex “Spiff” Sedrick signs the jersey of 8-year-old Sophia Rojas of Herriman during a Spiff Fund rugby fundraiser at Herriman High School in Herriman on Saturday, August 10, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, on Friday, August 9, 2024. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
Pleasant Grove’s Avrie Valgardson (2) and teammates celebrate a point against Bountiful in Bountiful on Thursday, August 15, 2024. Pleasant Grove won 3-0. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
