SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An Idaho inmate accused of sexually assaulting a woman after he was sent to work at a wildfire base camp in Utah has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual battery. The woman approved the plea deal so she could avoid having to testify in the case, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 18 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks while Donovan Mitchell added 19 points to lead Utah to a 117-96 victory over Portland on Tuesday night. Joe Ingles chipped in 15 points, seven rebounds, and five assists for the Jazz (17-18), who won […]
HUNTSVILLE, Utah (AP) — Authorities on Christmas Eve towed nearly 40 cars from the Utah state road leading up to Snowbasin Resort. The Standard-Examiner reports a release Monday from the Weber County sheriff’s office says deputies began towing vehicles parked illegally along State Road 226 to help “facilitate safe travel for motorists […]
SYRACUSE, Utah (AP) — Authorities say three stranded duck hunters stuck were rescued by a heavy-duty all-terrain vehicle plowing through invasive reeds on Christmas Eve. The Davis County Sheriff’s Office tells KSL-TV they used the vehicle donated by the locally filmed Discovery Channel show “Diesel Brothers” to plow through 13-foot-high […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A former Utah State football player accused of sexually assaulting seven women has added two high-profile consultants to his defense team. The Herald Journal reports investigators F. Lee Bailey and Pat McKenna will help defend 25-year-old ex-linebaker Torrey Green. Bailey was on the OJ Simpson “dream team” when […]
ESCALANTE, Utah (AP) — A former mayor in a small southern Utah town has constructed a unique way to spread Christmas cheer: A 200-foot-long (61-meter-long) light display on wheels. KSL-TV reports Lenza Wilson drives a “Christmas train” on the streets of Escalante during the holiday season. Wilson’s train is a modified pickup […]
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Dwayne Harris returned a punt 99 yards for a touchdown after Denver failed to down it, and the Raiders gave their fans plenty to celebrate in their possible final game in Oakland, beating the Broncos 27-14 on Monday night. The Raiders (4-11) are set to move to Las […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities have identified a woman struck and killed by a car last week in the Las Vegas area as a retired sheriff’s lieutenant from Utah’s Weber County. The Clark County coroner in Las Vegas said Monday that 75-year-old Marva Whitehead died late Thursday of multiple injuries […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Off-road vehicle enthusiasts are suing the U.S. Forest Service over the bistate sage grouse in Nevada and California, arguing that a protection plan enacted this year could increase fire danger across rangeland habitat of the bird already proposed for threatened status. The California Four Wheel Drive […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Disney Channel actor Stoney Westmoreland has been charged with six felony counts after authorities said he tried to have sex with a 13-year-old boy. Prosecutors say the 48-year-old Westmoreland was on the dating app Grindr when he found a profile operated by a police […]
