PROVO, Utah (AP) — Officials say the snowpack levels in Utah’s mountains are about double what they were at the same time last year. Last year was a bad year for the snowpack, leaving the state’s reservoirs low in the summer. The Daily Herald in Provo reports that hydrologist Troy Brosten that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan woman who was deported from Utah a year ago has since made the heart-wrenching decision to send two of her children back to the United States without her. The Deseret News reports Maria Santiago Garcia reluctantly determined the future would be bleak for them in […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Several national parks that are big tourist draws in the US Southwest remained open Saturday during the federal government shutdown while other parks and monuments locked their gates and doors. Arizona and Utah officials implemented funding plans to keep open Grand Canyon, Zion, Arches, Bryce Canyon and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sedrick Barefield is embracing a sixth man role with Utah and finding success. Barefield came off the bench for the second straight game and responded with 15 points and six assists to lead the Utes to a 76-62 victory over Northern Arizona on Friday night. […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Almost 2.5 million people have moved to Florida since the beginning of the decade. Figures released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau show Florida had 21.3 million residents, as of last July. The Sunshine State has grown by 13.3 percent in the last eight years, and […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a story Dec. 13 about the Colorado River, The Associated Press erroneously reported the river’s mouth. The river empties into the Gulf of California, not the Gulf of Mexico. A corrected version of the story is below: Southwestern US states get Jan. 31 deadline for […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One of Parker Van Dyke’s roles as a team captain for Utah is to teach his younger teammates what it takes to be competitive at the Pac-12 level. Van Dyke gave them a lesson on Monday night they are certain to remember. The senior guard […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Jack Tuttle, who left Utah after losing a tough preseason battle to start at quarterback, is transferring to Indiana and will join the Hoosiers for the spring semester. The 6-foot-4 Tuttle, who was born in Indianapolis but played his high school ball at Mission Hills (California) […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Arrests of people suspected of living in the U.S. illegally have increased 24 percent in a four-state region since President Donald Trump entered office, mirroring a national trend. Numbers released last week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement show increasing arrests and deportations by the […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Keldon Johnson is finding his stride and getting a feel for making clutch shots. The freshman guard scored 24 points, including five 3-pointers in the first half, and No. 19 Kentucky beat Utah 88-61 Saturday. Johnson made a career-high six shots from long range on seven […]
