PROVO, Utah – Keaton Kringlen’s two-run homer and Jordan Wood’s excellent outing helped BYU baseball to a 9-1 win over San Diego Thursday night at Larry H. Miller Field. “Tonight felt like Cougar baseball,” BYU head coach Mike Littlewood said. “Wood did a great job and we had quality at-bats. We played great […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church says a man supervising young missionaries in Puerto Rico was removed from the post and kicked out of the religion after female missionaries reported behavior that was “immoral and sinful.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ spokesman Eric Hawkins said […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he will oppose ballot initiatives allowing medical marijuana and expanding Medicaid in his state, but is okay with two other potential measures in November. Herbert said Thursday during his monthly televised news conference on KUED-TV that the medical marijuana measure […]
Four young ladies from Mt. Pleasant will compete for the opportunity to represent the city in the Miss Mt. Pleasant scholarship pageant scheduled for Saturday. Contestants will be judged in four areas: evening wear/onstage question, lifestyle and fitness, private interview and talent. Contestants include Alexis Wright, daughter of Carl and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A University of Utah student has created a space to help his peers cope with their testing anxiety — The Cry Closet. KSL-TV reports senior Nemo Miller created the 400-pound (181.4 kilograms), stand-alone closet for students who need a “safe space sometimes, even if it’s in a […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — The winner of the Miss Utah State University pageant captured the title after performing a spoken-word poem about the challenges of being a woman of color on campus. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Alexis Cooper, a junior agricultural science major, was crowned Miss USU 2018 last week after […]
PRESTON, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed and four Mormon missionaries were injured after their cars collided in southern Idaho. Idaho State Police say 83-year-old L. Max Richards and 80-year-old Phyllis Richards died at the scene following the crash Wednesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 91 near the […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah leaders say a project to add more lanes to I-15 and improve east-west connectivity has taken a big step forward. The Daily Herald reports that state and local leaders met Wednesday morning as construction of the $430 million project to add more lanes officially began. Traffic cones […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Native American advocacy group is appealing to an independent expert with the United Nations Human Rights Council to order the United States to respond to ongoing human right violations it says are happening at Bears Ears National Monument. The Deseret News reported Tuesday that Utah Dine […]
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah baseball team hosts Arizona in a three-game series beginning on Friday, April 27, at 6:00 p.m. MT at Smith’s Ballpark. The series continues on Saturday, April 28, and Sunday, April 29, both at 1:00 p.m. MT. All three games will be aired on the radio at ESPN 700 and […]
