COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian police say four skiers who went missing after an avalanche in northern Norway this week have most likely died. Police spokesman Morten Pettersen says “we no longer have any hopes of finding anyone alive.” He said a helicopter on Friday picked up two avalanche beacon […]
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — TJ Haws scored 24 points and Jahshire Hardnett added 17, including four free throws in the final 47 seconds, as BYU slipped past Pacific 90-87 Thursday night in the West Coast Conference opener for both teams. Haws made 6 of 12 from the field, including 4 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man with a history of mental illness says jail guards used excessive force when they shot him with rubber pellets at close range after he refused to obey commands to leave his cell. An attorney for 31-year-old Luis Carlos Prado announced Thursday that […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Brekkott Chapman finished with 17 points and a career-high 16 rebounds and Weber State pulled away from Northern Arizona in the second half for a 77-52 win Thursday night. The Wildcats (9-5, 3-0 Big Sky Conference) led 31-27 at halftime before launching into a 20-3 run […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Matt Jackson scored 19 points and Alessandro Lever scored 14 and Grand Canyon beat Utah Valley 71-60 in a Western Athletic Conference opener for both teams Thursday night. Grand Canyon (8-6) closed out the first half with a 12-4 run in the last 5½ minutes to lead […]
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Brandon Boyd scored 20 points and Idaho State rode a 16-point first-half lead to beat Southern Utah, 88-68 in a Big Sky Conference battle on Thursday night. Idaho State rebounded from a loss at Eastern Washington on Monday where the Bengals scored a season-low 55 points […]
NORTH OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The wife a Utah mayor killed while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan is calling for support of a veterans’ charity. The Deseret News reports that Jennie Taylor spoke to reporters at a news conference Thursday, just two month after her husband, Maj. Brent Taylor, was […]
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Utah got its Pac-12 season off to a stumbling start, struggling against Arizona State’s defensive pressure while watching the Sun Devils take off in transition. Down 17, the Utes found their way at both ends of the court, turning what appeared to be headed toward an […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal court records show a 53-year-old California man has been charged in a JetBlue flight disturbance that authorities say resulted in the aircraft being diverted to Salt Lake City. A criminal complaint Thursday accuses Brian D. Regan, of Oakland, of becoming unruly overnight during the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Orrin Hatch ended his tenure Thursday as the longest-serving Republican senator in history, capping a unique career that positioned him as one of the most prominent conservatives in the United States. The departure of the vocal supporter of President Donald Trump ushers in another outsized […]
