SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials are reporting that a 4.5 magnitude earthquake occurred near the Utah-Colorado border and was felt in the tourist town of Moab, Utah. The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reported that the earthquake hit Monday morning near Slide Rock Canyon, about 7 miles southeast of […]
ELY, Nev. (AP) — The Ely Airport reported a record .66 inches (1.7 centimeters) of rain Sunday in eastern Nevada, where total precipitation for the month of February was more than twice the normal amount. The old record for the date was .61 (1.5 cm) set in 1992. The National […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah coach Kyle Whittingham signed a contract extension Monday that could keep him with the Utes through the 2023 season. Whittingham, the longest-tenured head coach in the Pac-12, led Utah to a Pac-12 South title and a berth in the league championship game last season. […]
LAYTON, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities say a dog bit off the hand of a 4-year-old boy after he stuck his arm through a fence to try to play with the animal. Fire department officials in the city of Layton say the child was airlifted Sunday to a Salt Lake […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Sandy say a woman is expected to recover after being stabbed multiple times by her daughter. Police say 55-year-old Carla Orsini remained hospitalized Sunday while her daughter, 31-year-old Jayde Lauren Altemeier, was booked on charges including attempted murder. According to a police affidavit, Altemeier […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariya Moore scored 25 points and Minyon Moore scored 18 and USC beat Utah 83-77 in overtime on Sunday. The Trojans (17-12, 7-11 Pac-12) scored 12 of their 15 points in overtime from the foul line and were perfect in their 12 attempts. Kayla Overbeck made […]
CRAIG, Colo. (AP) — A new superintendent is taking over at Dinosaur National Monument. The Craig Daily Press reports that Paul Scolari will begin work on March 31. Scolari has worked for the National Park Service for 24 years, most recently as the chief of resource management and planning for a […]
TOOELE COUNTY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a hiker has been killed after a large boulder rolled onto her at Utah’s Stansbury Island. Tooele County Sheriff’s officials say the body of the 37-year-old victim was recovered Saturday night. They say she was from the Salt Lake area but her name […]
MENDON, Utah (AP) — Utah state wildlife officials have corralled more than 500 wild turkeys this winter in Cache County that are a nuisance to homeowners. They were moved to a rural area known as the Book Cliffs near Vernal. Drawn by food they can find near homes, the wild […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Sam Merrill is turning out to be Utah State’s true iron man. Merrill played every minute against No. 12 Nevada, and the junior guard never wasted a second while on the court. He scored 29 points to lift the Aggies to an 81-76 victory over the […]
