Utah lawmakers pass tax cut, send to governor for approval
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Senate has passed a $193 million tax cut, sending it to the desk of Gov. Spencer Cox, who is expected to sign it…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Senate has passed a $193 million tax cut, sending it to the desk of Gov. Spencer Cox, who is expected to sign it…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education has dismissed a civil-rights investigation into how LGBTQ students are disciplined at…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Germany 4, Rest of World 0. The Beijing Olympics were a luge runaway for the world’s sliding…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — U.S. bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor has finally made it to the Olympic track. The worst of her…
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Nathan Chen remembers making the long drive with his mother from his home in Utah to Rafael…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 23 points and Donovan Mitchell had 14 points, 10 rebounds and eight…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen wins gold medal, following up his record short program with a near-perfect free…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Martins Dukurs of Latvia and Christopheer Grotheer of Germany have a slight difference of opinion…
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson shocked herself by making the U.S. Olympic speedskating team four years ago. She’d…
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers have acquired veteran forward Joe Ingles from the Utah Jazz…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Another German Olympic luge threepeat. The best sliding nation in the world is leaving absolutely…
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Vinzenz Geiger of Germany won Olympic gold in Nordic combined after rallying from a…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press No. 12 UCLA at No. 21 Southern California highlights the week in Pac-12 basketball. The Bruins dropped nine spots in this…
Continue ReadingLARAMIE, Wyo. — Graham Ike had 28 points and 12 rebounds and scored the game winner as Wyoming narrowly beat Utah State 78-76 in overtime. Drake…
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers on Tuesday exempted members of the media from a proposal to allow governments to…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Summer Britcher and Emily Sweeney have won World Cup races. They’ve each medaled at the world…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Natalie Geisenberger of Germany is the first three-time women’s luge Olympic champion.…
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Speedskater Casey Dawson completed an around-the-world dash to the Beijing Olympics to get to the…
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands has become the first speedskater since 1994 to successfully defend…
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Taylor Fletcher almost ended his Nordic combined career shortly after his third trip to…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had 32 points, seven rebounds, and six assists to lead the Utah Jazz to a…
Continue ReadingMISSOULA, Mont. — Josh Bannan had a career-high 26 points as Montana stretched its home winning streak to 12 games, defeating Southern Utah 78-67.…
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is stopping the use of rapid COVID-19 tests after an analysis showed a widely used brand of…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Natalie Geisenberger has been here twice before, holding the lead midway through the Olympic…
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Slovenia won the first Olympic ski jumping mixed team gold medal, taking advantage of…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — USA Luge’s Chris Mazdzer had X-rays on his aching right foot a few days ago and the results were…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — James Huntsman is persisting in his argument that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints used donations the church…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Johannes Ludwig let all his rivals know back in November that he would be the one to beat at the…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — It has come up in conversations for four years. The Crash. USA Luge’s Emily Sweeney has had…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN COON Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Chet Holmgren had 20 points, 17 rebounds, six assists and five blocks to lead No. 2 Gonzaga to a…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Will Richardson made five 3-pointers and finished with 25 points and Oregon held off Utah for an 80-77 victory. Utah used a…
Continue ReadingCEDAR CITY, Utah — Tevian Jones had 19 points to lead five Southern Utah players in double figures as the Thunderbirds beat Eastern Washington…
Continue ReadingOGDEN, Utah — Xavier Bishop had 18 points as Montana State stretched its win streak to eight games, easily defeating Weber State 78-57. Jubrile…
Continue ReadingLOGAN, Utah — Justin Bean had 32 points and 10 rebounds to lift Utah State to a 90-75 win over UNLV. Bean was outscored by the Runnin’…
Continue ReadingNACOGDOCHES, Texas — Jaylin Jackson-Posey had 17 points off the bench to carry Stephen F. Austin to an 81-52 win over Dixie State. Dancell Leter…
Continue ReadingHUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Fardaws Aimaq tossed in 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Utah Valley scored the final eight points to beat Sam…
Continue ReadingBy JASON BLEVINS The Colorado Sun DENVER (AP) — This year’s Outdoor Retailer Snow Show was a shadow of itself at Denver’s Colorado…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Germany’s Johannes Ludwig, Austria’s Wolfgang Kindl or Italy’s Dominik Fischnaller will more…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Earplugs may be USA Luge veteran Summer Britcher’s secret weapon at the Beijing Olympics. That…
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The women and men who fearlessly fly through the air in ski jumping are not old enough to…
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Party leaders at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting this…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points in his return from a concussion that sidelined him for…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City transplant surgeon has died in a skiing accident at Solitude Mountain Resort, southeast of Salt Lake City.…
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Ski jumping captivates viewers every four years, when athletes fearlessly fly the length…
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Republican National Committee has censured two GOP lawmakers for participating on the…
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The clock is ticking for American speedskater Casey Dawson to get to his first Olympics. He tested…
Continue ReadingPROVO, Utah — Yauhen Massalski had 16 points and 13 rebounds as San Francisco got past BYU 73-59. Gabe Stefanini and Khalil Shabazz added 15 points…
Continue ReadingOGDEN, Utah — Koby McEwen tied his career high with a season-high 32 points as Weber State extended its win streak to eight games, edging past…
Continue ReadingCEDAR CITY, Utah — Tevian Jones had 22 points as Southern Utah defeated Idaho 75-59. Mikey Dixon led the Vandals with 17…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lazar Stefanovic made five 3-pointers for his 15 points and Utah ended a school-record 10-game losing streak with an 84-59…
Continue ReadingLOGAN, Utah — Brandon Horvath had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Utah State defeated San Jose State 78-62. Justin Bean added 18 points and 11…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alex Fowler totaled 23 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, Rose Pflug scored six of her 13 points in the final 3:23 and…
Continue ReadingNACOGDOCHES, Texas — Calvin Solomon recorded 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead Stephen F. Austin to a 78-59 win over Utah Valley. Fardaws Aimaq led…
Continue ReadingHUNTSVILLE, Texas — Savion Flagg had 26 points as Sam Houston extended its home winning streak to eight games, easily beating Dixie State 77-53.…
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican officials meeting in Utah have advanced a watered-down resolution…
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — A federal court on Thursday overturned a man’s kidnapping conviction stemming from his assaulting his girlfriend for seven…
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Beth Mowins made ESPN history in 2017 when she was the first woman to call a “Monday Night Football” game. She will…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — World champion women’s bobsledder Kaillie Humphries has overcome a long list of challenges…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Trent Forrest had career highs of 18 points and eight assists to lead the Utah Jazz to a…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The largest natural lake west of the Mississippi is shrinking past its lowest levels…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Jabari Walker is a 6-foot-9 sophomore on Colorado’s basketball team who can do things few people his size…
Continue ReadingCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Members of two top-secret World War II military units referred to as the “Ghost Army” will be awarded the Congressional…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Pac-12′s two highest-ranked teams meet for the second time in nine days when No. 3 UCLA plays at No. 7 Arizona on…
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Members of the Republican National Committee are meeting in Salt Lake City to discuss a series…
Continue ReadingLOGAN, Utah — Justin Bean and Brandon Horvath scored 17 points apiece as Utah State easily beat Air Force 73-46. Sean Bairstow added 15 points for…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House passed a proposal Tuesday to increase fees on requests for public records from so-called vexatious requesters.…
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An independent candidate challenging Sen. Mike Lee raised more than the incumbent Republican in…
Continue ReadingECHO, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 58-year-old woman is dead after being shot in an apparent hunting accident in the northern Utah mountains on…
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When the Irish dance troupe Riverdance kicks off its 25th anniversary North American tour…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer World Cup champion Elana Meyers Taylor’s quest to add to her Olympic medal total at the Beijing Games is in…
Continue ReadingOGDEN, Utah — Koby McEwen scored 24 points as Weber State stretched its win streak to seven games, defeating Eastern Washington 90-84. Jamison…
Continue ReadingCEDAR CITY, Utah — John Knight III had 17 points as Southern Utah topped Northern Arizona 78-66. Dre Marin added 16 points for the Thunderbirds and…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles tore a ligament in his right knee that will require surgery. He is out indefinitely after an MRI…
Continue ReadingBy TALI ARBEL and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The combination of two storied Chicago news brands has created one of the…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE AP Film Writers Dispatches from the Sundance Film Festival are usually accompanied by descriptions of the looming…
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer FOX RIVER GROVE, Ill. (AP) — Only one American ski jumper has ever won an Olympic medal and it dates to the very…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is allowing state workers additional time off to help combat the labor shortage facing…
Continue ReadingBy TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 31 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Authorities investigating the cause of a wildfire that destroyed more than 1,000…
Continue ReadingSTOCKTON, Calif. — Nick Blake had a career-high 20 points as Pacific snapped its seven-game losing streak, edging past BYU 76-73. Alex Barcello led…
Continue ReadingRENO, Nev. — Justin Bean and RJ Eytle-Rock scored 12 points apiece as Utah State rolled past Nevada 78-49. Steven Ashworth and Max Shulga each…
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jamison Overton had 18 points as Weber State easily beat Sacramento State 79-59. Dontay Bassett and Koby McEwen added 17…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Terrell Brown Jr. scored 30 points and made several key plays down the stretch to lead Washington to a 77-73 double-overtime victory…
Continue ReadingPROVO, Utah (AP) — Paisley Harding scored 30 points on 11-for-17 shooting and Shaylee Gonzales scored 18 points and No. 16 BYU beat San Francisco…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney’s office says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and “will be isolating and working remotely…
Continue ReadingCHICAGO — Hunter Schofield had 23 points as Dixie State defeated Chicago State 79-65. Coreyoun Rushin led the Cougars on Saturday with 17 points…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 cases have surged in Utah throughout January, and that’s causing a problem for people who are unsheltered and don’t have a place to…
Continue ReadingBy CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant had 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as the Memphis Grizzlies pulled away in…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer A drama about an undocumented nanny in New York City, a documentary about three exiled dissidents from Tiananmen…
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Colorado rafting outfitters seeking to block a federal rule that will oblige them to pay a…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana wildlife commissioners are shutting down gray wolf hunting and trapping in areas…
Continue ReadingSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Williams made a layup at the buzzer and finished with 26 points as Santa Clara edged BYU 77-76. Josip Vrankic had…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tevian Jones finished with a career-high 36 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Southern Utah edged Portland State 85-82 in…
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge won’t rein in the roundup and capture of wild horses in eastern Nevada —…
Continue ReadingPROVO, Utah (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored 13 points, dished nine assists and made five steals to spark No. 16 BYU to a 76-44 win over Santa Clara,…
Continue ReadingGREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Dillon Jones tossed in a career-high 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Weber State to an 85-76 victory over Northern…
Continue ReadingCHICAGO — Connor Harding scored 18 points as Utah Valley beat Chicago State 101-87. Fardaws Aimaq and Tim Ceaser added 17 points apiece for the…
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY and SAM METZ Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Kiribati and several other small Pacific nations were among the last on…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Spencer Cox is defending Utah’s decision to spend roughly $260,000 on a building for security personnel on the…
Continue ReadingBy ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett has agreed to become…
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