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By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Biden administration has affirmed a Trump administration interpretation of high-level…
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Biden administration has affirmed a Trump administration interpretation of high-level…
Continue ReadingWINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation reported 19 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday and no additional deaths. The latest…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Twenty people were injured when a Greyhound bus headed to Las Vegas veered off a highway and rolled over in central Utah late…
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — No. 7 Ohio State and No. 10 Utah visited Disneyland on Monday to celebrate their…
Continue ReadingBy RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jordan Clarkson scored 23 points, Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and the Utah…
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ohio State wide receiver Garrett Wilson is skipping the Rose Bowl to enter the NFL draft.…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A gas pump went up in flames when a recreational vehicle in Salt Lake City drove away with the hose still attached. Salt Lake…
Continue ReadingBy K. SOPHIE WILL The Spectrum ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — As the world nears its third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is at least one industry…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points and the Utah Jazz beat the COVID-19-depleted Dallas…
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Fousseyni Traore had 19 points as BYU narrowly beat Liberty 80-75 in the Diamond Head Classic. Darius McGhee led the Flames on…
Continue ReadingPARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Officials said 167 skiers were stranded for several hours before being rescued from a broken ski lift at Deer Valley Resort…
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s population keeps growing at a faster clip than other states. The state has led the country in population growth for…
Continue ReadingBy MARJORIE CORTEZ The Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tiffany Hatch isn’t quite a unicorn, but a new state audit suggests she’s done…
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forecasters say winter storms that have killed at least two people will bring flooding…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah school district is removing two books from libraries after a complaint from a parent. KTVX reports The Washington…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA’s Christmas message to its teams was a refrain it has been using for weeks: Get boosted. With the…
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Native American tribes are awaiting a one-time windfall that could help…
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Scotty Pippen Jr. scored the last 16 points for Vanderbilt over seven-plus minutes and the Commodores made a final charge to defeat…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and the Utah Jazz beat the short-handed Minnesota…
Continue ReadingOGDEN, Utah — Orlando Robinson had 22 points as Fresno State easily beat Weber State 69-43. Jamison Overton led the Wildcats on Thursday with 12…
Continue ReadingSHOW LOW, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a Utah man and a Tucson girl were killed when a single-engine plane crashed near the airport of the…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Attorneys for an oil and gas company are asking a federal judge to reinstate a drilling…
Continue ReadingBy GILLIAN FLACCUS, FELICIA FONSECA and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (AP) — The massive infrastructure bill signed earlier this…
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Fousseyni Traore had 11 points and nine rebounds, Gideon George off the bench to score 11 and BYU breezed to a 54-39 win over South…
Continue ReadingCEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Maizen Fausett had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lift Southern Utah to an 87-59 win over Dixie State. Tevian Jones had 18…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer USA Luge slider Jayson Terdiman turned 33 this week, and he spent some of his birthday getting an injection of…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Le’Tre Darthard scored 16 points, Fardaws Aimaq added 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Utah Valley shut down Washington 68-52.…
Continue ReadingLOGAN, Utah — Justin Bean had 29 points and 12 rebounds as Utah State defeated Portland State 81-62. James Jean-Marie led the Vikings with 13…
Continue ReadingBOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Shaylee Gonzalez scored 21 points, Lauren Gustin added 15 points and 18 rebounds to help No. 19 BYU beat Montana State 89-67.…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Marco Anthony scored 11 points and Lahat Thioune scored 10 and Utah beat Fresno State 55-50. Riley Battin’s 3-pointer with…
Continue ReadingWINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is reporting 10 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the vast reservation but no additional deaths. The…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An advertising-technology billionaire has formally resigned his membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah says its racist-incident team is investigating separate reports of men dressed like the KKK in dorms…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says there are no plans to pause the season, even as numbers of players entering…
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press U.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials have approved two solar projects in California and are opening public lands…
Continue ReadingBy ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Scientists predict climate change will lead to unpredictable precipitation and possible water…
Continue ReadingJOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 23 points and 21 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 112-102 victory over the…
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A former doctor whose medical license was revoked in 2019 has been accused in Las Vegas of making a false terrorist threat against…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man is under arrest after authorities say a missing 19-year-old college student…
Continue ReadingBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A privately-owned nature reserve that’s trying to build a Connecticut-sized park where bison and other wildlife can freely…
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Pac-12 is tapping into former football stars such as Brock Huard, Toby Gerhart and Lincoln Kennedy…
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A recent Wyoming school board meeting was yet again packed with opponents of mask mandates…
Continue ReadingWINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has reported 40 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and three additional deaths. The latest numbers released…
Continue ReadingBy MAGGIE DRESSER Flathead Beacon WHITEFISH, Mont. (AP) — Downhill skiing champion Hilary Lindh had a pre-race mantra: Forward, fast and strong. It…
Continue ReadingSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sophomore Keegan Murray poured in a career-high 35 points and Iowa breezed to a 94-75 victory over Utah State in a…
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Third-string quarterback Cooper Legas threw two touchdown passes, Calvin Tyler Jr. ran for…
Continue ReadingOGDEN, Utah (AP) — Alex Barcello had 23 points as BYU beat Weber State 89-71. Barcello knocked down 5 of 6 shots from beyond the 3-point line for…
Continue ReadingANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his fourth straight and 10th career double-double, pacing…
Continue ReadingBy ROY LANG III Associated Press SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Dylan Hopkins broke the Independence Bowl record for completion percentage in wind and…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kobe Brown scored 27 points, Jarron Coleman hit a huge 3-pointer and Missouri defeated Utah 83-75. The game was tied at 71…
Continue ReadingGRAND FORKS, N.D. — Hunter Schofield registered 18 points as Dixie State beat North Dakota 78-69. Paul Bruns led the Fighting Hawks with a…
Continue ReadingPROVO, Utah (AP) — Paisley Harding scored 20 points, Tegan Graham added 15 and No. 20-ranked BYU pulled away for a 71-53 win over Washington State.…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY AERTS KSL NewsRadio SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah-based Refugee Soccer is hoping to welcome Afghan refugees to America, through playing…
Continue ReadingOREM, Utah — Le’Tre Darthard had a career-high 30 points as Utah Valley easily beat Bethesda 107-65. Justin Clark led the Flames with 11…
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The inaugural LA Bowl will be headlined by Jimmy Kimmel, features a vomiting camel —…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah State football coach Blake Anderson has apologized for telling his players it “has never been more glamorized to be…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Federal environmental officials have announced a $1 billion infusion to the Superfund program. The money comes…
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Instead of staking out a hard-line position on the conflicts inherent in sending Olympic athletes to China, the…
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A white Christmas is going from reality to more of a dream for chunks of the United States. Analysis of 40 years…
Continue ReadingHELENA, Mont. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials say two species of rare, winged insects in the Rocky Mountains will need several thousand acres of…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Oregon State Beavers and Utah State Aggies will meet Saturday night in the first-ever Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl. Utah State…
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson’s eyes have been the overwhelming focus this week. The New York…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three media organizations and their reporters are suing Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, alleging she…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah State University police chief has resigned after a recording the institution called reprehensible came to light…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 19 of his 27 points in the second half, Bojan Bogdanovic made six…
Continue ReadingOGDEN, Utah — Steven Ashworth had a career-high 27 points as Utah State beat Weber State 95-80. Brock Miller and Brandon Horvath added 20 points…
Continue ReadingST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Cameron Gooden scored 16 points and 14 players entered the scoring column and Dixie State beat American Indian College…
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Partisan election reviews of the 2020 presidential election are…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Boston Celtics player and executive Danny Ainge is the new CEO of the Utah Jazz. Ainge has also been named an…
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — High winds whipping across the Colorado Rockies have knocked out power, closed roads and highways…
Continue ReadingWINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — A storm packing powerful winds has knocked out electricity to thousands of homes on the Navajo and Hopi reservations and…
Continue ReadingBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park is opening its roads to oversnow travel after suspending a wildlife monitoring program that found…
Continue ReadingWINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Wednesday reported 38 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and seven additional deaths. The latest numbers…
Continue ReadingWINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Monday reported 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed…
Continue ReadingHERRIMAN, Utah (AP) — Pablo Mastroeni has been given the job as permanent head coach of Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake, 3 1/2 months after…
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — More than 50 years after his record-setting basketball career at LSU, “Pistol” Pete Maravich’s college letterman…
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — A mining company has agreed to pay Colorado $1.6 million to resolve its liability for natural resource damage related to the 2015…
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Glacier National Park will implement a timed ticketed entry system again…
Continue ReadingOGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah firefighter who uses medical marijuana for chronic back pain has sued the city of Ogden, saying he was unlawfully…
Continue ReadingNEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Aidan Hutchinson of Michigan has won the Lott IMPACT Trophy as the college defensive player having the biggest…
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Pfizer is spending $6.7 billion to buy a drugmaker with no products on the market and a focus on developing treatments…
Continue ReadingWINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is reporting 23 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one new death. Tribal health officials released their…
Continue ReadingCALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Brittany Bowe of the United States won the women’s 1,500 meters at the World Cup speedskating meet in Canada, where the…
Continue ReadingBy BECKY JACOBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah does not have a complete and accurate idea of how prevalent domestic violence is in the…
Continue ReadingLARAMIE, Wyo. — Xavier DuSell had 16 points to lead five Wyoming players in double figures as the Cowboys topped Utah Valley 74-62. Drake Jeffries…
Continue ReadingST. GEORGE, Utah — Cameron Gooden had a season-high 22 points as Dixie State rolled past Denver 82-62. KJ Hunt led the Pioneers with 17 points and…
Continue ReadingLOGAN, Utah — Justin Bean registered 14 points and eight rebounds as Utah State rolled past New Orleans 82-50. Simeon Kirkland led the Privateers…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Four Continents short track speedskating championships in January have been canceled because of expected limited…
Continue ReadingBy IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points, Rudy Gobert had 20 points and 11 rebounds and the…
Continue ReadingOGDEN, Utah — Dontay Bassett had 13 points off the bench to lead Weber State to an 82-36 win over Maine-Fort Kent. Micah Petty led the Bengals with…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lahat Thioune scored a career-high 16 points off the bench and Utah rolled to a 96-62 win over Manhattan. Thioune hit 4 of 5…
Continue ReadingCEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — John Knight III had 19 points as Southern Utah routed Saint Katherine 100-61. Dee Barnes added 16 points for the…
Continue ReadingWINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials on Saturday reported 52 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and three more virus-related deaths.…
Continue ReadingSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Ryan Hawkins scored 19 of his season-high 25 points in the first half and Creighton beat No. 24 BYU 83-71. Hawkins…
Continue ReadingBy IVANA MARTINEZ KUER-FM SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new audit by the Office of the Legislative Auditor General found several “systemic…
Continue ReadingNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Madi Williams scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Taylor Robertson added 23 points and Oklahoma beat No. 16 BYU 99-91 in…
Continue ReadingWINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez says the tribe’s health care system is already being tested. He warned fellow…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah national park famed for its otherworldly sandstone arches will require visitors…
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Utah coach Kyle Whittingham has been named The Associated Press Pac-12 Coach of the Year for 2021. Whittingham…
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