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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Court documents say the father of a 4-year-old boy who fired a gun at police in Utah…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Court documents say the father of a 4-year-old boy who fired a gun at police in Utah…
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Blackhawk helicopters crashed near a Utah ski resort Tuesday morning, forcing the closures…
Continue ReadingFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Tevian Jones and Maizen Fausett had 12 points each as Southern Utah routed Northern Arizona 79-48. Carson Towt had 11 points and…
Continue ReadingMIDVALE, Utah (AP) — Police believe a man told his 4-year-old child to fire at officers following a dispute over his order at a McDonald’s…
Continue ReadingLAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — A small, remote northern Arizona town where a polygamist group used to be dominant makes few headlines these days,…
Continue ReadingVERNAL, Utah (AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of a 52-year-old angler who fell through the ice on a reservoir in eastern Utah. Uintah…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer North Carolina’s hopes for an NCAA Tournament berth became even more tenuous after a loss to Pittsburgh. The…
Continue ReadingBy BRIDGER BEAL-CVETKO The Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Juneteenth could soon be designated a state holiday in Utah, thanks to a bill passed…
Continue ReadingMORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Tommy Kuhse had a season-high 25 points to help Saint Mary’s hold off BYU 69-64. Logan Johnson had 17 points and six…
Continue ReadingST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Hunter Schofield tossed in 26 points and Cameron Gooden had two big three-point plays to spark Dixie State past Utah Valley…
Continue ReadingOGDEN, Utah (AP) — Matt Johnson II had a career-high 25 points as Northern Colorado slipped past Weber State 83-79 in overtime. Johnson’s…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Double gold in Pyeongchang, double gold in Beijing. Francesco Friedrich won everything the Olympics…
Continue ReadingBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Marco Anthony scored 13 points and Utah held off a late rally to knock off California, 60-58. Utah picked up its second…
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho — Marcus Shaver Jr. had 20 points as Boise State topped Utah State 68-57. Abu Kigab had 17 points for Boise State. RJ Eytle-Rock had…
Continue ReadingCEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Xavier Bishop had 19 points as Montana State narrowly beat Southern Utah 76-71. Jason Spurgin led the Thunderbirds on…
Continue ReadingPROVO, Utah (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored 21 points and No. 20 BYU dominated the middle two quarters to romp to a 63-39 win over Gonzaga. Paisley…
Continue ReadingBEAVER DAM, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona authorities say a Utah police officer shot and killed a man who allegedly pointed a gun at a child following a…
Continue ReadingBy FELICIA FONSECA and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press WINSLOW, Ariz. (AP) — The Biden administration says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Laura Nolte and Mariama Jamanka added to Germany’s record haul of Olympic medals. Elana Meyers…
Continue ReadingBy ELLE CABRERA The Spectrum ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — The Ms. Senior Universe/USA Pageant winner this year is a St. George local, and she was not…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Francesco Friedrich’s pursuit of the first Olympic bobsled double-double is off to the right kind…
Continue ReadingBy SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Here’s one thing the pandemic has made easier for the young stars of the Beijing Olympics: juggling…
Continue ReadingWINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation says it will maintain a mask mandate even as the last of the states around it dropped the requirement.…
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will soon join the growing list of states transitioning away from treating the pandemic as…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Germans remain right at home on China’s Olympic sliding track. Winners of gold medals in…
Continue ReadingSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Branden Carlson and Both Gach scored 13 points apiece and Gabe Madsen buried a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:42 remaining to…
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s state Senate passed rules this week limiting where the press can go to report in…
Continue ReadingOGDEN, Utah — Dillon Jones had 12 points and 11 rebounds as Weber State beat Sacramento State 65-50. Koby McEwen added 11 points and 12 rebounds…
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press A report released Thursday says a new type of nuclear reactor that would provide carbon-free energy to at…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The latest update to Utah’s famously restrictive liquor laws could remove up to half…
Continue ReadingPROVO, Utah (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales had 19 points and eight rebounds, Paisley Harding added 18 points and No. 20 BYU eased past Loyola Marymount…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is planning on vetoing a school voucher measure advancing through the Republican-majority statehouse.…
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A U.S. military pilot known as the “Candy Bomber” for his airdrops of…
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Norway won Olympic gold in the Nordic combined team competition after overcoming the…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Olympic bobsled champion Francesco Friedrich may skip Friday’s final day of training for this…
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied…
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis left the Los Angeles Lakers’ game Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz after…
Continue ReadingLAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Teddy Allen had 20 points and 10 rebounds as New Mexico State stretched its home win streak to nine games, topping Dixie…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kaysha Love and Sylvia Hoffman have waited a couple of weeks to make their debut at the Olympics.…
Continue ReadingSTEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Fardaws Aimaq had 22 points and 20 rebounds as Utah Valley topped Tarleton 69-56. Blaze Nield had 12 points for the…
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Arizona big man Christian Koloko has expanded his offensive game to go with his skills as a rim protector and…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test will no longer be required for fans wanting to see the Utah Jazz play at…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kevin Costner wants Utah lawmakers to pass legislation that would give more tax rebates to film productions that shoot in…
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Two Colorado inmates who say they were pressured into working despite health concerns are suing…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Oregon at No. 3 Arizona highlights the week in Pac-12 basketball. The Ducks had won 10 of 11 before a lackluster loss at…
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Ryan Shimabukuro still has that deep passion for speedskating. In a way, he remains the starry…
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The dominance of Russian women in Olympic figure skating has less to do with performance-enhancing…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — She has raced on at least 15 different bobsled tracks in 11 countries. She’s had no fewer than 41…
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO — Matt Bradley had 22 points as San Diego State defeated Utah State 75-56. Justin Bean led the Aggies with 18 points and eight…
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Freestyler skier Alex Hall led a 1-2 American finish in the men’s Olympic slopestyle…
Continue ReadingCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — One of two people charged with capital murder for the 2019 deaths of a New Hampshire couple found buried on a South…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers rejected a proposal to abolish the state’s death…
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A proposal to create a national historic site at a former World War II Japanese American…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Germany just made a whole lot of bobsled history at the Beijing Olympics. Francesco Friedrich drove…
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Joey Mantia is finally taking home his first medal in his third Olympics. The 36-year-old American…
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Norway has won its second straight Olympic gold medal in men’s team pursuit speedskating. The…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Olympic routine for Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor has always been the same. They…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points. Bojan Bogdanovic added 22 and Rudy Gobert returned for…
Continue ReadingGREELEY, Colo. — Daylen Kountz had 30 points as Northern Colorado narrowly defeated Southern Utah 100-95. Jason Spurgin led the Thunderbirds on…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal officials say a Portland, Oregon, man tried to open an emergency exit door during a commercial airline flight last…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs has announced a series of reforms after reviewing the deaths of 16…
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — An environmental conservation group and two dozen outdoor recreation companies, including…
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The megadrought bedeviling the American West got even drier last year and is becoming the deepest dry spell in…
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers advanced a proposal Monday to create a commission of political appointees to make…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — There’s never been an instance of one nation sweeping the medals in an Olympic bobsled event.…
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Austria won Olympic gold in the ski jumping team event at the Beijing Games. Manuel…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kaillie Humphries has captured a third Olympic gold medal in bobsledding and her first for the…
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson ended a long drought for the United States with a historic speedskating gold medal in…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer The knock on Penny Hardaway early in the season was that he could recruit talent to Memphis, just not win with…
Continue ReadingMALIBU, Calif. — Alex Barcello had a career-high 33 points to out-duel Houston Mallette and lead BYU to a 91-85 win over Pepperdine. Mallette led…
Continue ReadingST. GEORGE, Utah — Hunter Schofield posted 18 points and nine rebounds as Dixie State narrowly beat Grand Canyon 61-60/ Schofield converted a…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kaillie Humphries skipped the last day of women’s monobob training at the Beijing Olympics and…
Continue ReadingBOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Jabari Walker scored 11 straight Colorado points in the final five minutes to push his team into the lead and Tristan da…
Continue ReadingMOSCOW, Idaho — Mikey Dixon had 31 points and 10 rebounds as Idaho narrowly beat Weber State 83-79. Dixon shot 10 for 12 from the floor. Trevante…
Continue ReadingWEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — West Valley City has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a 31-year-old man police shot and killed while he was…
Continue ReadingOREM, Utah — Fardaws Aimaq had 23 points and 12 rebounds as Utah Valley narrowly beat New Mexico State 72-68. Teddy Allen led the Aggies on…
Continue ReadingMORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored a career-high 35 points with seven steals and six assists and No. 20 BYU pulled away from Saint…
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Maizen Fausett had 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead Southern Utah to an 83-57 win over Sacramento State. Bryce Fowler led the…
Continue ReadingA statewide analysis of police records from the attorney general’s office shows the theft of catalytic converters from cars in Utah has surged by…
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH and CASEY SMITH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican state lawmakers across the U.S. are trying to require schools…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Hannah Neise has never won a World Cup medal. Or a medal at the world championships. Or a medal…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Representation absolutely matters to Kelly Curtis. She became a trailblazer in her first Olympic…
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Marius Lindvik of Norway won Olympic gold in ski jumping on the large hill by holding off…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Lexie Hull and Haley Jones each scored 15 points and No. 2 Stanford pulled away in the…
Continue ReadingLOGAN, Utah — Desmond Cambridge Jr. had 27 points and Grant Sherfield scored 24 as Nevada defeated Utah State 85-74. Brandon Horvath led the Aggies…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points and collected seven rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a…
Continue ReadingBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Tax receipts from surging gun and ammunition sales have boosted money for a U.S. conservation program to a record level. The…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN, MATTHEW DALY and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Biden administration’s…
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed a $193 million tax cut into law. Cox said in a statement that…
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ANDERSON and SAM METZ Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Utah Sen. Mike Lee is facing backlash from Japanese Americans and conservation groups…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Germany has its first Olympic skeleton champion, and the country is simply sliding away from all…
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say car crashes and traffic deaths dropped in Utah after the state enacted the…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The athletes of the U.S. men’s bobsled program needed to quickly raise $70,000. They came up with…
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Nordic combined is a niche sport. That means Olympians who participate in the mix of ski…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES — Fousseyni Traore had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Seneca Knight made a free throw with 0.7 seconds to play to give BYU an 83-82…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Australia has never won an Olympic medal in a sliding sport. Never even been close. The country’s…
Continue ReadingST. GEORGE, Utah — Teddy Allen had 20 points as New Mexico State topped Dixie State 77-69. Frank Staine led the Trailblazers on Thursday night with…
Continue ReadingCHENEY, Wash. — Rylan Bergersen had 16 points to lead five Eastern Washington players in double figures as the Eagles defeated Weber State 75-67,…
Continue ReadingPROVO, Utah (AP) — Paisley Harding scored 22 points and No. 20 BYU led wire-to-wire in a 102-53 rout of Pepperdine to pick up its 20th win of the…
Continue ReadingOREM, Utah — Holland Woods and Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 23 points apiece as Grand Canyon beat Utah Valley 79-69. Le’Tre Darthard led the…
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