PROVO, Utah-Wednesday, BYU baseball head coach Mike Littlewood announced the Cougars’ schedule for the upcoming 2020 campaign. The Cougars will commence their slate at Surprise, Ariz. for a four-game series. They will first draw fellow West Coast Conference member Gonzaga in a non-conference tilt February 14. This will be followed […]
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state cherry growers have not seen significant weather damage during the harvest season that began earlier this month. The Yakima Herald reported Thursday that warm temperatures in late May eliminated an anticipated delay for growers in the Yakima Valley and the Pacific Northwest. The Northwest Cherry Growers […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials have released a draft environmental analysis for a proposal intended to stop rangeland wildfires in a huge swath of the West that hosts cattle ranching and recreation and is home to imperiled sage grouse. The analysis released Friday looks at the impact of altering […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt says he has no plans for additional changes to national monuments as recommended by his predecessor, but says it’s ultimately up to President Donald Trump. Trump in 2017 shrank two sprawling Utah monuments at the recommendation of former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. […]
PROVO, Utah-Mitch McIntyre and Abraham Valdez each had 2 RBI apiece in the bottom of the 8th Inning as the BYU Cougars overpowered Oregon 7-3 Tuesday at Miller Field in non-conference baseball action. Entering the 8th Inning, the Cougars trailed 3-2 before McIntyre and Valdez’s heroics. The win was BYU’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As Democrats in Congress prepare to scrutinize President Donald Trump’s review of 27 national monuments, most of the recommendations made by ex-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke remain unfinished, seemingly stuck on the backburner as other matters consume the White House. Trump acted quickly in December 2017 on Zinke’s […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers on both U.S. coasts will invest jointly in high-cost management technology and share insights into improving health care in a long-term agreement that will leave the companies as separate entities. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and Portland, Oregon-based […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House of Representatives has unanimously approved removing a provision in the state constitution that allows slavery as punishment for a crime. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Democratic Rep. Sandra Hollins said Monday that the line no longer reflects the character of the state or its […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A panel of Utah lawmakers has unanimously approved removing a provision in the state constitution that allows slavery as punishment for a crime. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Tuesday vote came after religious leaders, activists and others spoke up to say slavery doesn’t belong anywhere in […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Wednesday, Utah men’s basketball visits Los Angeles to battle USC in hopes of snapping a 2-game losing streak. The Utes are 11-10 (5-4 in conference play) and coming off successive home losses to Oregon and Oregon State. Utah, however, has won two consecutive road games, having swept California […]
