Zion Williamson knows he has a lot to learn starting when he makes his NBA Summer League debut. That said, he’s already picked up a few things. The No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft by the New Orleans Pelicans is in Las Vegas, where his first game on […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Thursday afternoon, ahead of the Salt Lake City Summer League Monday, the Utah Jazz revealed its summer league roster. Joining the Jazz for both the Salt Lake City Summer League and subsequent summer league games at Las Vegas through July, will be all its draft picks from last […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued the first red-flag warning of the season in Nevada because of hazardous conditions expected to raise the threat of wildfires across nearly the entire state through Thursday night. The service said Tuesday gusty winds and low humidity will increase the […]
LOGAN, Utah-Wednesday, three Utah State football standouts were named as preseason All-Americans by Athlon Sports. They include senior kicker Dominik Eberle, junior receiver Savon Scarver and junior linebacker David Woodward. The three preseason All-Americans are the most for any Group of 5 school. Scarver, a 5-11 190-pound receiver/kick returner out […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas-based casino company with plans to expand into Washington state says it has acquired three more northeast Nevada properties. Privately held Maverick Gaming announced Sunday that it bought the Red Lion Casino, Gold Country Casino and High Desert Inn, all in Elko. The company also owns […]
DENVER (AP) — Health officials in Colorado have released new data indicating that Denver residents have a high rate of binge drinking. The Denver Post reports the Denver Public Health department’s analysis found that more than one in four Denver residents binge drink. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classifies binge […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal jury in Las Vegas has found a former Internal Revenue Service employee guilty of evading taxes for more than 20 years and obstructing tax agents who tried to collect. Prosecutors said Tuesday that 71-year-old Craig P. Orrock, of Sandy, Utah, could face up to […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — John Frey sat in his room at the Bennion Veteran’s Home in Payson, fiddling with the break mechanisms on his wheelchair. Even at 100 years old, Frey still focuses on things that need fixed — a habit from the years he spent working with mechanics and […]
SARATOGA, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming regulators have approved construction of transmission lines to connect energy generated from wind farms in southern Wyoming to southwestern states. The state Industrial Siting Council voted unanimously Friday during its meeting in Saratoga to approve the permit application by TransWest Express to construct and operate […]
PHOENIX (AP) — A planned yearlong detour of wide-load traffic on Interstate 15 for bridge resurfacing in northwestern Arizona’s Virgin River Gorge was expected to start in March but remains in the planning stages. Arizona Department of Administration spokesman Ryan Harding said Thursday the contractor is still making arrangements for […]
