🌱 SLC Entrepreneur Killed By Drunk Driver + Kid's COVID Cases

Salt Lake City UT

29 October, 2021

6:25 PM

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Happy Saturday, people of Salt Lake City! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note. First, today's weather: Mainly cloudy. High: 65 Low: 47. Here are the top stories today in Salt Lake City: Cody Facer, 39, a West Jordan man with a history of drunk driving and evading police was charged Friday with slamming into another car while again fleeing from officers, killing a popular Salt Lake entrepreneur. Thy Hoang Vu, 33, also known as Thy Vu Mims, a Salt Lake entrepreneur, one of the founders of Mims Bakery, and a community activist, was killed. A passenger in Vu's vehicle was also critically injured. A dog that was inside Mims' vehicle also died in the crash. Facer's blood alcohol level was seven times the legal limit in Utah. (KSL.com)Primary Children's Hospital continues to see a higher number of kids needing treatment for COVID-19 compared to last year, more than two months after school resumed, a hospital leader said Friday. Kids comprise about 20% of Utah's new coronavirus cases, Primary officials noted, and about half of those cases are between the ages of 5 and 10. Primary Children's Hospital is seeing an average of eight to 12 children each day due to COVID-19 with three to five of those children, on average, in the intensive care unit. (KSL.com)"It's extremely difficult to escape the clutches of poverty because those within its grip have limited tools, resources, and mentors to model the way." Angelina Pena, a Utah real estate broker and president-elect of Circles Salt Lake, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing poverty, believes everyone wins when we lift families out of poverty (Salt Lake Tribune) Old Dominion Freight Line is looking to hire 40 full-time employees and will be hosting a hiring event for truck drivers, forklift operators, and maintenance technicians this weekend. (ABC 4) Key scenes of "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers", were shot in the Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City, though the film refers to Michael Myer's "hometown" as Haddonfield, Illinois. (fox13now.com) Today in Salt Lake City: Halloween Hoot - Tracy Aviary & Botanical Gardens (10:00 AM) Day of the Dead Celebration - West Valley City (11:00 AM) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Add your business here Events: Save 15 Percent On Boo-tiful Flowers This Halloween! (October 31) 2021 Tanner Forum on Social Ethics with Isabel Wilkerson (November 4) Add your event Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! See you all Monday for your next update. If you're liking these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Sean Peek About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.