The buzzer-beaters, upsets and all the other shining moments of this year’s NCAA tournaments will be played in mostly empty arenas. Trying to avoid spreading the deadly coronavirus that has become a global pandemic, the NCAA has decided that the men’s and women’s tournament games will be off-limits to the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Voters could soon be asked to change the Utah Constitution to allow a major shift in education funding after a deal announced Wednesday with the state’s largest teacher’s union. The compromise would include increasing the amount of money schools get per student and the creation […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jarod Lucas hit a 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left and Oregon State withstood Alfonso Plummer’s conference-record 11 3-pointers to beat Utah 71-69 in the opening round of the Pac-12 tournament on Wednesday. No. 8 seed Utah (16-15) led by 14 early in the second half behind […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Dre Marin posted 19 points as Southern Utah got past Idaho 75-69 in the first round of the Big Sky Conference Tournament on Wednesday. Seventh-seeded Southern Utah will try to break a two-game losing streak to Northern Colorado, a No. 2 seed, on Thursday in the […]
LEHI, Utah (AP) _ Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc. (NATR) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $1 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Lehi, Utah-based company said it had profit of 5 cents per share. The nutritional and personal care products maker posted […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A California businessman teamed up with a pair of Utah polygamists and helped them expand a biodiesel fraud scheme that ended up getting nearly $500 million in government funds that they used to buy luxury sports cars and million-dollar homes, a prosecutor said Wednesday during […]
HEBER CITY, Utah-This past weekend, the Wasatch Dance Company excelled at the New York City Dance Alliance, obtaining numerous honors. Some of the highlights include the class act studio award, a first-place finish in the teen overall hip-hop. The overall group for “Our Machine” placed third. In the senior soloists […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Osi Nwachukwu scored 16 points and Izayah Mauriohooho-Le’afa had 13 points and 10 rebounds to carry Sacramento State to a 62-54 win over Weber State in the first game of the Big Sky Conference Tournament on Wednesday. Bryce Fowler added 15 points for No. 9 seed […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Changes to a voter-approved law aimed at curbing gerrymandering passed the Utah Legislature on Wednesday. The plan now before Utah Gov. Gary Herbert comes after supporters of the 2018 initiative agreed to a compromise to revise the measure. It creates an independent redistricting commission in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday that it will conduct a major conference in April that features speeches by top leaders without any attendees because of the spread of the coronavirus. It marks the first time in more than 60 years […]
