SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A nationwide push to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors looked like it could succeed in conservative Utah after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said it wouldn’t stand in the way, but the effort ground to a halt this week. Conversion therapy […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — An administrative order says officials in a Salt Lake City suburb did not report to Utah regulators fluoride levels in drinking water nearly 40 times the federal limit for 16 days. The Deseret News reported Thursday that the Utah Division of Drinking Water also says Sandy city officials […]
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Elko County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a 20-year-old man accused of leaving the scene of an accident after striking two pedestrians six weeks ago on a road in Spring Creek. The Elko Daily Free Press reports Jesse James of Spring Creek was booked into jail Thursday on suspicion […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police have released the identity of a woman who was run over by a patrol car in a Salt Lake City suburb, but are not sure whether the accident caused her death. Police say 25-year-old Cindreia Simone Europe of Smyrna, Georgia, was accidentally run over […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Jordan Davis had 28 points as Northern Colorado defeated Southern Utah 70-53 on Thursday night. Trent Harris had 14 points for Northern Colorado (21-9, 15-4 Big Sky Conference), which won its fourth consecutive game. Bodie Hume added six rebounds. Jonah Radebaugh had six rebounds and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Parker Van Dyke made six 3-pointers and scored 20 points to lead Utah to an 83-74 win over Southern California on Thursday night. Timmy Allen scored 19 and Sedrick Barefield had 17 to help the Utes (16-13, 10-7 Pac-12) sweep USC (15-15, 8-9) this season. […]
EVANSTON, Wyo. (AP) — Three people were killed and four others were injured in a crash on Interstate 80 in southwest Wyoming. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says 38-year-old Marco Carr, of Salt Lake City, rear-ended a tractor-trailer near Evanston late Wednesday night, and his minivan was then hit by another […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — Jake and Connor Toolson combined to score 37 points and Utah Valley defeated Grand Canyon 82-70 Thursday night in the battle for second place in the Western Athletic Conference. Jake Toolson scored 19 points, making four 3-pointers with eight rebounds and seven assists. Connor Toolson scored […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Jerrick Harding had 22 points as Weber State romped past Idaho 93-59 on Thursday night. Cody John added 20 points for the Wildcats. Brekkott Chapman had 17 points for Weber State (17-13, 11-8 Big Sky Conference). Dima Zdor added 12 points. The Wildcats forced a season-high […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah leaders postponed a plan Thursday that would have made sweeping changes to the state’s tax system after a backlash from businesses and other groups. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert said lawmakers will study the complicated issue over the coming months and likely return in a […]
