PHOENIX (AP) — Matt Volz, a longtime correspondent and editor who has covered stories for The Associated Press from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of Alaska, has been appointed Rocky Mountains news editor. From his base in Helena, Montana, Volz will work with all-formats teams of journalists in […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Ahead of Utah’s (6-1, 3-1 in Pac-12 play) Saturday evening home game against California, several stand-outs for the No. 12 Utes have achieved mid-season honors or on watch lists for prestigious postseason awards. Senior defensive tackle Leki Fotu has been named to the second teams of the Midseason […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An effort by the U.S. Census Bureau to collect state driver’s license records as part of President Donald Trump’s order to gather citizenship information has been a bust so far. As of Wednesday, the vast majority of state motor vehicle agencies had not agreed to share […]
LOGAN, Utah-Monday, Utah State men’s basketball achieved a No. 17 ranking in the first The Associated Press poll to be released ahead of the upcoming season. This is only the third time in school history the Aggies have appeared in the first poll of the season and the first time […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A longtime government range specialist who claimed he was fired in retaliation for repeatedly reporting illegal livestock grazing on federal land in eastern Nevada has been reinstated as part of a settlement of his whistleblower complaint against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. An administrative judge […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A court has agreed to put a temporary stop to pricey real estate seminars fronted by HGTV stars after the Federal Trade Commission said promises that the classes could make people rich were “misleading” and “bogus.” In its complaint Friday, the FTC said that Utah-based Zurixx […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Congress is closer to approving a contentious wild horse initiative backed by national animal welfare groups and the livestock industry but condemned by leaders of the largest and oldest coalition of mustang advocates in the West. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved $35 million last week for […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A settlement being pursued by the maker of OxyContin aims to resolve all claims against the company filed in both state and federal courts and provides a formula for dividing a pot of money reaching into the billions, The Associated Press has learned. States and local […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.-Friday, Utah State football commences its 122nd season by visiting the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of the ACC. The Aggies have received votes in both the coaches and The Associated Press polls and are technically ranked 35th in the nation in the coaches poll and 37th in the AP […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman who survived a 2007 mass shooting in Utah said Thursday she has lead poisoning from 300 shotgun pellets still in her body, leaving her with debilitating headaches, nausea and other serious health problems. Carolyn Tuft, whose 15-year-old daughter died in the Trolley Square […]
