WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — West Valley City police investigating the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy say they’ve recovered three guns and that one might have been used in the shooting. Police say the owner of one gun found in the home where Marquez Grajeda was shot Tuesday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah House committee has passed a bill that would ban even holding a cellphone while driving. The Deseret News reports the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee voted Wednesday to recommend the bill. The bill, sponsored by House Minority Whip Carol Spackman Moss, D-Holladay, makes […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jayce Johnson had 13 points and 13 rebounds, Both Gach added 15 points and Sedrick Barefield scored 13 with five assists to lead Utah to a 77-70 victory over Southern California on Wednesday night. The Utes (12-10, 5-5 Pac-12) led by as many as 23 points […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A new study says extending the tourist season at the Grand Canyon’s North Rim by a month would boost the regional economy by $14 million. The canyon’s less popular North Rim is fully open less than half of the year, largely because of weather. Tourism promoters […]
DEER VALLEY, Utah (AP) — Aliaksandra Ramanouskaya of Belarus captured her first major title with a win in the women’s aerials at the world championships. Ramanouskaya’s run on Wednesday night eclipsed runner-up Liubov Nikitina of Russia. China’s Xu Mengtao earned the bronze. Defending champion Ashley Caldwell of Ashburn, Virginia, took […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz put away the Phoenix Suns with one impressive finish. Mitchell scored 21 points and Joe Ingles had a career-high 11 assists, leading the Jazz to a 116-88 victory over the lowly Suns on Wednesday night. “Our communication picked up […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — James Woods of Britain won the ski slopestyle title in changing snow conditions at the world championships. His best run Wednesday was good enough to hold off Norway’s Birk Ruud by a slim margin. American Nick Goepper finished with the bronze. The 27-year-old Woods won […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers’ plan reduce the number of people covered under a voter-approved expansion of Medicaid has cleared another hurdle. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the 9-6 committee vote on Wednesday sends the proposal to the full House of Representatives. It passed the Senate last week. The plan […]
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Montana authorities say rescuers on skis and snowmobiles found a father and son who had gone missing in snowy conditions and subzero temperatures in the mountains north of Yellowstone National Park. Gallatin County sheriff’s officials said in a statement that a woman in Utah reported Tuesday […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has published a notice that would let Western governors weigh in on how to manage the shrinking Colorado River. The public comment period will start March 4 unless all seven states that rely on the river approve drought contingency plans. Reclamation […]
