SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — National parks across the United States are scrambling to clean up and repair damage that visitors and storms caused during the recent government shutdown while bracing for the possibility of another closure ahead of the busy Presidents Day weekend later this month. Visitors left human […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A zoo in Salt Lake City says a 500-pound (227-kilogram) polar bear has broken her right front leg and will undergo surgery Monday. Hogle Zoo officials said Friday that 3-year-old Nora apparently broke the humerus bone on the night of Jan. 23, presumably from what […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on efforts to clean up and repair damage at national parks after the government shutdown (all times local): 9:05 a.m. Tourists unable to visit a popular beach in Northern California that was taken over by a colony of nursing elephant seals during the […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brandon Clarke scored 23 points and Rui Hachimura added 20 to lead No. 4 Gonzaga to a 93-63 win over BYU on Thursday night. Clarke and Hachimura each grabbed nine rebounds as well. Corey Kispert had 16 points and Josh Perkins dished out 10 assists for […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Oregon teammates and coaches constantly push Will Richardson to be more aggressive. The message seemed to finally hit home. The 6-foot-5 guard seemed to be everywhere and scored a career-high 19 points as the Ducks (13-8, 4-4 Pac-12 Conference) turned an early deficit into a commanding lead […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — All seven Western states that rely on Colorado River water now have agreed to a plan to keep key reservoirs from plummeting. Arizona lawmakers approved the plan late Thursday, becoming the last state to meet a deadline set by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The bureau’s […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Deante Strickland nailed a deep 3-pointer to give Portland State the lead with 24 seconds left and the Vikings held on to beat Weber State 76-75 on Thursday night. Derek Brown added a pair of free throws with four seconds left to make it a four-point lead for […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jasmine Jones scored 21 points, including a 3-point play with 9.6 seconds to play, and Loyola Marymount survived a fourth-quarter collapse to beat No. 25 BYU 61-58, handing the Cougars’ their first West Coast Conference loss of the season and ending their 11-game winning streak on […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers voted Thursday to let the state join a drought plan for the Colorado River, narrowly meeting a federal deadline that threatened to blow up a compromise years in the making for the seven states that draw water from the constrained river. Arizona is the only […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House has passed a plan to allow candidates running for office to pay for child care with campaign funds. The Thursday vote of 72-1 comes as a number of states weigh the question following a record-setting year for women running for office. It […]
