CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)-John Knight III completed a three-point play in the final minute to give Southern Utah enough cushion to hold off UC Santa Barbara 62-61 on Saturday afternoon. With the score tied at 58-58, Dwayne Morgan collected a steal and fed Knight for a fast-break basket that turned […]
BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP)-A U.S. Marine killed on a Pacific island during World War II has been reburied in Utah. Decades after Pfc. Robert James Hatch of Woods Cross was killed in 1943, searchers found his remains and others in a previously unrecorded burial trench on Betio in the Tarawa Atoll […]
PROVO, Utah (AP)-A Provo man has been convicted of sex crimes after he falsely claimed to be a medical professional conducting anatomy research on women. A jury convicted 36-year-old Borzin Mottaghian on Friday of object rape, sexual battery and attempted sexual battery. His defense attorney argued that what happened in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-A federal judge has dismissed former Utah attorney general Mark Shurtleff’s $80 million civil rights lawsuit finding those who investigated and charged him with public corruption six years ago cannot be sued for doing their jobs. The 62-year-old former legal advisor says he has not decided if […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Inmates in Utah are learning to tell their stories through a speech club that builds communication skills to help navigate life after release and teach others to avoid their mistakes. The Salt Lake Tribune reports about 50 men are part of the New Visions Speech club, which […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Bojan Bogdanovic hit eight 3-pointers and scored 32 points and Donovan Mitchell added 28 points as the Utah Jazz beat the Golden State Warriors 114-106 Friday at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Rudy Gobert added 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Jazz. Joe Ingles chipped in 13 […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP)-Ja’Kobe Harris blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone early in the fourth quarter and No. 3 seed Weber State beat No. 6 seed Montana 17-10 in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs. Harris’ touchdown gave the Wildcats a 17-7 lead with 9:41 left in […]
YUMA, Ariz. (AP)-The Air Force’s F-35A demonstration team based in northern Utah will launch its 2020 season with performances in Arizona. A schedule posted on the website of the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base says the team’s first performance is scheduled March 13-14 at the Marine Corps […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Utah liquor authorities have thrown away thousands of gallons of drinkable beer after state law changed to allow higher-alcohol brews. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control disposed of beer worth almost $18,000 on Friday. Authorities say they were legally required to […]
LAS VEGAS (AP)-Opponents of the Trump administration’s plan to break up the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the public lands bureau are warning of a brain drain. They say many Bureau of Land Management staffers who are being reassigned are opting to quit rather than move out West. Opponents have projected that […]
