WASHINGTON CITY, Utah (AP)-Federal officials are considering whether to allow a highway through habitat for a protected tortoise in southern Utah. The proposed four-lane road has drawn criticism from conservationists. The Spectrum newspaper reports it would pass through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area to connect traffic from Washington City to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-A Nebraska man has been formally charged in a Utah cold case homicide from 1982. The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office says 55-year-old Bryan Reed of Sioux City was charged Friday in 3rd District Court with criminal homicide, second-degree murder and aggravated burglary. Reed is being […]
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP)-An executive order by President Donald Trump giving governors the right to refuse to accept refugees is putting Republican governors in an uncomfortable position. They’re caught between immigration hardliners who want to shut the door and Christian evangelicals who want to welcome them. More than 30 governors have […]
PHOENIX (AP)-Arizona’s most populous county has shipped more than 4,000 cats and dogs to shelters in other states over the past 19 months, angering local rescues who say the program has severely depleted the pet supply in Phoenix. The Arizona Republic reports that two-thirds of the animals shipped out of […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP)-The Los Angeles Rams couldn’t shake their Super Bowl hangover and will miss the playoffs after an up-and-down season. They had a chance to put all that aside if they could make a stop against the San Francisco 49ers. Instead, the defense allowed quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to […]
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP)-Ben DiNucci threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and James Madison routed Weber State 30-14 to reach the Championship Subdivision national championship game. The Dukes led 24-7 at halftime, added two second-half field goals and let their defense take care of the rest. They will face […]
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP)-Colin Slater and Michael Carter III scored 15 points apiece and Long Beach State ended a five-game skid with a 68-65 win over Utah Valley. Slater and Carter hit back-to-back 3s for a 66-62 lead, but Utah Valley closed to 66-65 on TJ Washington’s 3-pointer with 26 […]
LOS ANGELES (AP)-Malachi Flynn scored 16 points and No. 20 San Diego State remained as one of the nation’s four unbeaten teams with an 80-52 victory over Utah in the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic at Staples Center. Yanni Wetzell and Nathan Mensah added 14 points apiece for the Aztecs. […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)-Bojan Bogdanovic scored 26 points, Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 19 rebounds and the Utah Jazz defeated the Charlotte Hornets 114-107 on Saturday for their fifth straight victory. Donovan Mitchell added 20 points for the Jazz. Joe Ingles had 14 points including two pivotal 3-pointers in the […]
