NEW YORK (AP) — Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell’s father, who works for the New York Mets, tested negative for the coronavirus. Donovan Mitchell Sr. is the Mets’ director of player relations and community outreach. The younger Mitchell confirmed Thursday he tested positive for the virus after Jazz teammate Rudy […]
NORFOLK, Va. (AP)-A Utah man who was in a love triangle and mistakenly killed a Virginia elementary school teacher was sentenced Friday to 22 years in prison. Ed Shaw, 72 of Sevier, Utah, was sentenced after pleading guilty in October to second-degree murder in the death of Caroline Hendrix, The […]
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Major League Baseball is allowing players to go home, making the decision a day after canceling the rest of the spring training schedule and postponing opening day by at least two weeks amid the novel COVID-19, or coronavirus, outbreak. After a meeting in Arizona on Friday […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump’s declaration Friday of a national emergency over the new coronavirus triggered an Oklahoma law that prohibits price-gouging, the state’s attorney general said. Attorney General Mike Hunter said the law prohibits an increase of more than 10% in the price of goods or services […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gubernatorial candidate Jeff Burningham has suspended his effort to gather signatures to qualify for the primary ballot amid concerns about the new coronavirus. The Republican said Friday that he “couldn’t sleep” thinking about potential spread of the virus as his team knocks on 1,500 doors […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers passed new regulations on abortion this year, including a measure approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature Thursday that would ban most abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned. It comes as abortion opponents around the country hope the Supreme Court will reconsider the landmark […]
MIAMI (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday night that the league’s hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic will likely last at least a month, or roughly what would have been the remainder of an uninterrupted regular season. “What we determined today is that this hiatus will be, most […]
MIDVALE, Utah (AP) _ Overstock.com Inc. (OSTK) on Friday reported a loss of $27 million in its fourth quarter. The Midvale, Utah-based company said it had a loss of 73 cents per share. The online discount retailer posted revenue of $370.9 million in the period. For the year, the company […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge overturned the conviction of a death row inmate, saying he received ineffective counsel during his trial. U.S. District Judge Tena Campbell ruled Tuesday that Von Lester Taylor was not adequately represented in his 1991 trial that led to a death sentence, The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature is wrapping up its work for the year, capping off a session that saw major changes to the state’s polygamy statute, a revision of a voter-approved redistricting law and a compromise on education funding. The 45-day meeting is ending in the shadow […]
