(Cedar City, UT) – A Utah man is leading a petition drive to make Princess Leia of “Star Wars” an official Disney princess. Cody Christensen of Cedar City is behind the Change.org petition, which already has more than 40-thousand signatures. The petition calls on the company to do away with the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Lawyers for the Mormon Church plan to oppose a new subpoena seeking testimony from church President Thomas S. Monson. The church is being sued by members of the Navajo tribe who claim they were abused in a relocation program run during the ’60s and ’70s. The […]
(Cache County, UT) – Utah may swing from avalanche danger to potential flooding this weekend. The Cache County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning saying warm temperatures, rain and snowmelt may combine to cause flooding on Sunday. Emergency management personnel are already recommending sandbags for people in flood-prone areas. Drivers are […]
(St. George, UT) – A man is being held without bail after trying to escape a St. George courthouse earlier this week. It happened Wednesday during a review hearing at the 5th District Courthouse. “St. George News” reports that 28-year-old Michael Ray Smith Jr. was in court for other charges when […]
Police around Utah are reminding folks to drive carefully in the snowy weather. The Cedar City Police Department on Facebook said there were at least a dozen accidents in Iron County yesterday evening. Police say if you don’t need to be out in the deteriorating conditions to try and stay […]
ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP)-As the wintry weather around much of Utah subsides, roads are becoming better to navigate. Friday morning, the official Twitter of Zion National Park confirmed the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive has been reopened. The park cautions travelers that while the roads have been plowed, some slick […]
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The NFL has suspended Dallas defensive end Randy Gregory for at least a year following another violation of the league’s substance-abuse policy. Gregory already has served four- and 10-game suspensions this season and is now ineligible for the playoffs. The 24-year-old former Nebraska standout slid to […]
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona has not had its expected go-to player all season, lost a potential key contributor before the first game and at one point had seven scholarship players available. The Wildcats are still long and a handful to deal with, even for a team with a big […]
MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Jock Landale had a pretty good time spending his night going against BYU’s 6-foot-10-inch sophomore Eric Mika in a battle of two of the West Coast Conference’s top big men. The 6-11 center from Saint Mary’s enjoyed passing for six assists that led to 15 points […]
