Prep Sports Roundup: 2/20
*Boys Basketball* MT. PLEASANT, Utah-Matt Bradley posted 26 points as the Wasatch Academy Tigers routed the Class 5-A Jordan Beetdiggers 68-43 Tuesday.
Month: February 2018
Four-game BYU baseball series at Hawai`i starts Thursday
For the first time this season BYU baseball games will be heard on via its own radio broadcasts in non-league games this week at Hawai`i. The Cougars, 3-1, have a four-game series starting Thursday at Hawai`i, 3-0. BYU’s pitching rotation for BYU will be the same order as the season-opening […]
Utah Republican lawmakers again push to repeal death penalty
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican Speaker of the House is backing an effort to repeal the death penalty in the state three years after lawmakers voted to reinstate the use of the firing squad as a backup execution method. House Speaker Greg Hughes and Republican Rep. Gage Froerer […]
Outspoken Utah Democrat won’t seek re-election
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Outspoken Utah Democrat Jim Dabakis says he won’t run for re-election this year. The Salt Lake City state senator said in a statement Tuesday he’s stepping down after six years because he believes elected officials should serve and then make way for others. The 64-year-old […]
Man accused of filming suicide found mentally competent
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah man accused of encouraging a high school friend to hang herself and filming the act has been found mentally competent to stand trial. The Daily Herald newspaper in Provo reports the judge’s decision came Tuesday in the case of 18-year-old Tyerell Przybycien (pro-BISH-ian). Prosecutors […]
Phone scams making their way through Southern Utah
(Kane County, UT) — A southern Utah sheriff’s office issues a warning about two phone scams making the rounds. The Kane County sheriff’s office says they’ve gotten reports of a common scam where someone will call an elderly person, claiming to be a grandchild in need of bail money. Another […]
Six men arrested after underage sex sting in Iron County
(Iron County, UT) — Six men are facing charges after an underage sex sting in Iron County. Investigators reported yesterday that they placed online advertisements for sex with 13-year-old girls and at least six men responded to the ads and talked to what they thought were the teen girls. Investigators […]
Missing teen snowmobiler found safe
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a missing 15-year-old teen who was separated from his family while snowmobiling in Utah has been found safe. KUTV-TV reports the Cache County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday night the teen had been found after he had gone missing earlier in the day. Authorities say […]
Trump endorses Romney’s Senate bid and Romney accepts
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is endorsing Mitt Romney in Utah’s Senate race, another sign that the two Republicans are burying the hatchet after a fraught relationship. The GOP’s presidential nominee in 2012, Romney announced last week he would seek the nomination to replace retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch. In […]
Program helps transit officers ID ‘invisible disabilities’
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Transit Authority has implemented a program to train all of its transit police officers to recognize “invisible disabilities” such as autism that often influences the behavior of individuals who use mass transportation. The Deseret News reports Transit Police Chief Fred Ross says each […]
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