SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have declined to extend a 15-year truck ban on a scenic highway north of Salt Lake City. A state Senate committee last week voted down a measure that sought to push the ban’s expiration date to July 2022. Trucks will be allowed to […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Koch brothers-funded group is sending young immigrants to lobby Congress to push for immigration reform and money for border security initiatives. The LIBRE Initiative announced last well it is sending immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally who now have temporary protective status to Washington to […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The 17-year-old snowboarder from New Zealand wasn’t even going to compete in the slopestyle final Sunday after being injured during qualifying. This was indeed a wind-aided win for Zoi Sadowski-Synnott. Sadowski-Synnott breezed to the title after the finals were canceled Sunday due to strong wind […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a central Utah man is dead after an avalanche buried him while he was snowmobiling about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northwest of Salt Lake City. Summit County Sheriff’s officials say the slide triggered Saturday afternoon near Coalville trapped the man in deep snow. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in West Valley City say a suspect has been arrested in a homicide case. West Valley police say 50-year-old Darren Byrd is jailed on suspicion of aggravated murder, child abuse, obstruction of justice, possession of a weapon by a restricted person and domestic violence […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kennedy Burke scored 26 points, Michaela Onyenwere added 25 points for the sophomore’s 11th 20-plus game of the season and UCLA beat No. 17 Utah 100-90 on Sunday. UCLA has won 13 straight games in the series since an 89-42 setback on Dec. 1, 2001. […]
NEPHI, Utah (AP) — An influx of state funding to bolster county public defenders offices has transformed what used to be a one-man operation helping people in sparsely populated Juab County who can’t afford private attorneys get better legal representation, a recent report found. The $142,000 from the state in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints President Russell M. Nelson is scheduled to deliver a devotional speech to 68,000 members of the Church Sunday near Phoenix at the stadium where the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals play. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says in […]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Devin Watson scored 23 points and Jalen McDaniels had 16 for San Diego State, which blew a 13-point lead before beating Utah State 68-63 Saturday night to open the second half of Mountain West play. The Aztecs (14-9, 6-4) overcame a 35-point effort from Utah State’s […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Yoeli Childs had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lift Brigham Young to a 69-59 win over Pacific on Saturday night. Connor Harding had 13 points for Brigham Young (16-10, 8-3 West Coast Conference). TJ Haws added seven assists. Roberto Gallinat had 15 points for the […]
