HARRISVILLE, Utah (AP) — A 29-year-old female pedestrian has been hit and killed by a vehicle while crossing U.S. Highway 89 in Weber County. Harrisville Police Chief Maxwell Jackson identified the victim as Brittany Zoller. Her hometown wasn’t immediately available. Jackson told the Deseret News she was crossing the highway Wednesday night […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A 20-year-old northern Utah man has been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison for forcible sexual abuse of a teenage girl. The Herald-Journal reports Christopher VanDam of Lewiston was sentenced Tuesday in Cache County District Court in Logan. He was arrested in February after an investigation […]
WEST WENDOVER, Nev. (AP) — Legal recreational marijuana sales are on the way to final approval in West Wendover on the Utah line, where the city council already has agreed to a medical marijuana dispensary. The Elko Daily Free Press reported Thursday the West Wendover City Council voted 3-2 on Tuesday to […]
DETROIT (AP) — Chase Daniel made the most of his chance to fill in for Mitchell Trubisky, having the best day of his journeyman career. Daniel set career highs with 230 yards passing and two touchdowns to keep the Chicago Bears rolling with a 23-16 win over the Detroit Lions […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Another Pacific storm system is headed for Lake Tahoe where nearly a foot of snow (30 centimeters) fell overnight and one ski resort has closed due to inclement weather. Heavenly Mountain on Tahoe’s south end closed Thursday because of increasing winds and heavy snowfall forecast into […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on the winter storms heading across Utah (all times local MDT): 11:30 a.m. The Utah Avalanche Center expects backcountry avalanche danger to rise through the Thanksgiving weekend. The center said Thursday strong winds are already blowing and dense heavy snow is expected late […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah dance group is promising to revise its holiday show after a TV appearance that many slammed as racist toward Asians. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Odyssey Dance Theatre apologized Wednesday to “the entire Asian community and anyone else whom we may have offended.” Some […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Doing intensive mental health and substance abuse screenings for people who enter Utah county jails was identified as a top priority for state officials several years ago. But the Standard-Examiner reports the money has dried up and now lawmakers are searching for ways to find more funds. […]
The Latest on the MGM Main Event (all times local): 10:30 p.m. Luguentz Dort scored 33 points and Arizona State beat Utah State 87-82 on Wednesday night to win the heavyweight bracket of the MGM Main Event. Dort’s tally placed him third in program history for single-game scoring by a […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Park City Mountain ski resort says it is now open for the winter season. Lifts began operating Wednesday morning at the resort’s Park City Mountain Village and the Canyons Village. The ski resort describes itself as the largest in the United States. Park City Mountain […]
