CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — A Canadian man who was convicted last year of polygamy is selling property he owns in British Columbia, Canada, to repay creditors. Winston Blackmore will auction off two different sets of large properties located near the small community of Bountiful in southeastern British Columbia where he […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Supporters of a proposed gay conversion therapy ban for minors in conservative Utah said it was gutted Tuesday by changes that would allow therapists to have some discussion about changing sexual orientation with young patients. The changes approved by GOP lawmakers in committee come after […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Officials at Zion National Park say a rockslide inside the park has forced the closure of state Route 9. The Spectrum newspaper reports that park officials announced Sunday that the road will remain closed “until further notice.” The rockslide on the switchbacks beneath the Zion-Mount Carmel tunnel […]
BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man tried to abduct a student near a junior high school in Utah but was unsuccessful after other students intervened. The Salt Lake Tribune reports police in Bountiful are trying to identify a man they say approached a girl Monday after classes dismissed at South […]
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Balint Mocsan had 20 points as Idaho State narrowly defeated Weber State 78-74 on Monday night. Kelvin Jones had 19 points and 10 rebounds for Idaho State (10-17, 6-12 Big Sky Conference), which snapped its five-game losing streak. Brandon Boyd added 19 points. Chier Maker had […]
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Harald Frey had a career-high 32 points as Montana State topped Southern Utah 90-83 on Monday night. Frey made 11 of 12 from the free throw line. He added seven rebounds and six assists. Cameron Oluyitan scored a career-high 22 points for the Thunderbirds (14-14, 9-10 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jrue Holiday and Julius Randle each scored 30 points to rally the New Orleans Pelicans past the Utah Jazz 115-112 on Monday night. Anthony Davis had 15 points and 11 rebounds in three quarters for the Pelicans. Davis didn’t play in the fourth, but New […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Another federal deadline passed Monday for seven states in the U.S. West to wrap up work on a plan to ensure the drought-stricken Colorado River can deliver water to the 40 million people and farms that depend on it. The states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, […]
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Federal officials are investigating whether a 4.5 magnitude earthquake near the Utah-Colorado border was caused by a well that injects salty water deep underground. The quake struck Monday near a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation facility in western Colorado that collects salt from shallow underground water […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A bid to strengthen the state’s hate-crimes law passed its first vote on Monday following an occasionally emotional debate over the long-stalled idea that’s been gaining steam since the beating of a Latino man in Salt Lake City. The state has reached a tipping point […]
