SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-A Utah Jazz fan is suing for $100 million after being banned for life from Vivint Smart Home Arena over what were called racial taunts directed at then-Oklahoma City point guard Russell Westbrook. The lawsuit says Shane Keisel denies making racial remarks while heckling Westbrook during a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been one of the largest sponsors of the Boy Scouts of America for decades but is making its split official Jan. 1. The Salt Lake City-based faith will deal another blow to the struggling organization when it pulls […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP)-The first college established decades ago by an American Indian tribe in the United States is now working to create a law school. Formal efforts picked up speed with a recent two-day symposium held at Diné College on the Navajo Nation. Officials talked about everything from the college’s […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP)-Drew Brees became the NFL’s all-time leader in touchdown passes, throwing for four scores to lead the New Orleans Saints to a 34-7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. The scoring strike that broke Peyton Manning’s record of 539 career touchdown passes was a 5-yarder to Josh Hill in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Salt Lake County says it will begin requiring background checks on private sales at gun shows held in county-owned facilities next year. Mayor Jenny Wilson announced the rule Monday, saying she knows it won’t solve the gun violence problem but says the county can’t risk letting someone […]
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP)-U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy says NCAA schools need to do more to provide full health care to student-athletes. The Connecticut Democrat co-chairs a bipartisan congressional group on athlete compensation and on Monday released a third in a series of reports on problems in big-time college athletics. Among other […]
MURRAY, Utah (AP)-Moderate Utah Democrat Ben McAdams says he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump. McAdams holds a seat in a largely Republican district. He said Monday that Trump abused the power of his office by pressuring Ukraine to investigate the former Vice President Joe Biden’s family. He said […]
WASHINGTON CITY, Utah (AP)-Authorities are investigating how a car ended up crashing into In-N-Out of Washington City, killing one man and injuring six others. The Spectrum in St. George reported Monday that a car veered onto the sidewalk and plowed into the wall of the restaurant Saturday afternoon. The vehicle […]
MAGNA, Utah (AP)-Authorities say a man has died in a house fire in Magna. United Fire Authority says a police officer pulled the man, who was wheelchair bound, from the burning home shortly after 4 a.m. Monday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Another man and a woman were […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP)-The Utah Avalanche Center says a 45-year-old snowboarder was killed Sunday after he was caught in an avalanche that he unintentionally triggered and was buried. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the male snowboarder left Canyons Village in Park City via a back-country exit gate at the […]
