SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign strategy is unprecedented, and his choice of rally location on Thursday to bounce back from an unsteady debate performance was unusual: Salt Lake City. This is the first year Utah will vote on Super Tuesday, the March 3 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police in Utah said Thursday that a man turned himself in amid reports that authorities were searching for a driver who fled after hitting a 9-year-old boy on a sidewalk in Payson. The boy was taken to a hospital Wednesday afternoon in serious condition. His […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A jury found a Utah man guilty of three hate crimes for shouting that he wanted to “kill Mexicans” before attacking three Latinos at a tire shop. Alan Dale Covington, 51, was convicted of attacking Jose Lopez and his 18-year-old son Luis with a 3-foot […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-San Antonio Spurs (23-31, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (36-18, fourth in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Friday, 7 p.m. MST BOTTOM LINE: Utah seeks to prolong its four-game win streak with a victory against San Antonio. The Jazz are 21-13 in conference […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Sam Merrill scored 26 points with four assists and three steaks as Utah State romped past Wyoming 78-58 on Wednesday night. The win, after Nevada’s win Tuesday, pushed Utah State back into sole possession of second place in the Mountain West Conference. Justin Bean added 20 […]
TOOELE, Utah (AP) — A Utah man whose body was found in a freezer exonerated his wife by leaving a typed, notarized note saying she bore no responsibility in his death. The note left by Paul Edward Mathers cleared the late Jeanne Souron-Mathers, although questions remain, authorities said. “I want […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jurors in Las Vegas began deliberating Wednesday whether federal prosecutors proved after five months of contentious testimony that eight accused Vagos biker gang members conspired in a broad criminal racketeering enterprise to commit violent crimes. Those crimes included the killing of a rival Hells Angels leader […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Provo, Utah-based Brigham Young University has revised its strict code of conduct to strip a rule that banned any behavior that reflected “homosexual feelings,” which LGBTQ students and their allies felt created an unfair double standard not imposed on heterosexual couples. The university is owned […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —Like millions of other Americans the 1950s and ’60s, Duane Ruth-Heffelbower spent his formative years learning to tie knots, build campfires and pitch tents with the Boy Scouts, whose wholesome, God-fearing reputation was burnished by Normal Rockwell’s magazine-cover paintings of fresh-faced Scouts, brave, courteous and cheerful. […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Ancillary breweries will be allowed in restaurants in two downtown zones and in regional shopping center areas after Provo city officials approved amending the land use code. Provo City Council voted 4-3 on the amendment after hearing public comments, the Daily Herald reported Tuesday. Supporters have said it […]
