The daily pulse of Davis County

Aug. 11, 2026

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Becky Ginos
August 11, 2026 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

Good morning Davis County,

For you history buffs. On this day in 1929 Babe Ruth hit his 500th career home run and Alcatraz officially opened as a federal penitentiary in 1934.

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Church commits $65 million to global Caring for Women and Children Initiative

Organizations that have joined in this effort are CARE, Catholic Relief Services, Helen Keller International, The Hunger Project, iDE, Save the Children and Vitamin Angels.

Kamalawoti Paasi of Nepal helps her severely malnourished daughter Laxmi recover while improving her family’s nutrition and livelihood through home gardening and program support. ©Photo © Helen Keller Int

SALT LAKE CITY—The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson and other church leaders announced at a media event on Aug. 7, a funding commitment by the church of more than $65 million to the Caring for Women and Children Initiative Consortium that has improved the well-being of 52 million women and children in Africa and Asia over the past three years since it began. This brings the total investment by the church to the initiative to more than $184 million.

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LAKEVIEW CELEBRATES 50 YEARS WITH 500 BACKPACKS FOR STUDENTS IN NEED

BOUNTIFUL—School is right around the corner and kids are getting ready but not every child has access to the supplies needed to start them off right.

Photo courtesy of Grow the Flow

AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION REPORT PROPOSES PLAN TO REFILL THE GREAT SALT LAKE

The American Conservation Coalition (ACC), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization involved in the conservative environmental movement has published a new report outlining its plan of action to refill the Great Salt Lake.

FDA INTRODUCES PROPOSAL TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY OF CHEMICALS IN FOOD PRODUCTS

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced a proposed rule that would require more transparency around what ingredients are being put in food.

HERE’S WHAT UTAH, FEDERAL LAWMAKERS ARE DOING TO CRACK DOWN ON ONLINE FRAUD

SALT LAKE CITY—Congress is looking at ways to crack down on retail fraud and online scams, after a federal report found that internet scams cost Americans more than $20 billion last year.

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