ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — John Elway got the quarterback he wanted all along, but without the pressure that would have come with Drew Lock being a first-round pick. “I’m hoping it allows us to let him grow, and the expectations are not as high as they would be with a top-10 pick,” […]
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks continued to focus on defense by drafting safety Marquise Blair from Utah in the second round of the NFL draft Friday. Seattle was set to have the fifth pick of the second round but made its third trade in the first two days […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The longtime executive director of the Utah Department of Natural Resources is retiring. Gov. Gary Herbert announced Mike Styler is stepping down from his post at the agency after more than 14 years. His retirement is effective June 1. Herbert is expected to name his […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say a computer glitch is keeping more than 18,000 public school students in Utah from completing year-end testing. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Utah Board of Education announced the problem Friday for students in third through eighth grade who are taking the assessment testing. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The question of how many girls would play football for an all-female high school team if given the chance took center stage Friday in a Utah lawsuit filed by a teenage female football star. More than 400 girls have joined a league that 16-year-old Sam […]
WELLSVILLE, Utah (AP) — A former police chief in Utah has pleaded guilty to impaired driving after troopers say he drove erratically and failed a sobriety test. The Deseret News reported Thursday that court records show former Box Elder County police chef Shane Jacob Zilles pleaded guilty April 19 in Wellsville Justice […]
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Mike Mayock pulled off a bit of a shocker with his first pick as an NFL general manager that even surprised the player he selected. The Oakland Raiders used the fourth pick in the draft on Clemson defensive end Clelin Ferrell on Thursday night, passing up […]
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — John Elway gave Joe Flacco just what he wanted, a threat to stretch the field, not take his job. The Denver Broncos general manager selected Iowa tight end Noah Fant with the 20th pick Thursday night, bypassing a quarterback in the first round of the NFL draft. Elway, […]
ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) — A highway that is a main access route for Zion National Park is reopening following weeks of repairs following damage from heavy rain. Park officials announced Friday that the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, also known as the State Route 9 Connector, will reopen Saturday, with […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he is undergoing treatment for skin cancer. Herbert said Wednesday that doctors believe they got it all. Herbert was sporting a bandage under his right eye because of an infection in the wound that set back his healing a couple […]
