SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah baseball team fell to No. 2 Stanford, 12-1, to open a three-game series against the Cardinal on Friday afternoon. Utah was led at the plate by two hits each from Oliver Dunn and Rykker Tom. Chandler Anderson drove in Utah’s lone run of the game. Tanner […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new survey shows Mormons are gradually becoming more accepting of same-sex marriage, fueled by the views of younger church members. But the survey released this week by the Public Religion Research Institute reveals that Mormons in the United States still lag behind national support […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three Utah school districts will get training about how to deal with mental health issues under a $1.8 million grant aimed at addressing a troubling rise of teen suicides in the state. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Utah Board of Education unanimously approved the grant […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Utah man has been sentenced to 46 years in prison in Arizona for the kidnapping and killing of David Heisler. The Spectrum reports 57-year-old Francis Lee McCard was sentenced Thursday in a courtroom in Kingman, Arizona, after pleading guilty to charges of murder and kidnapping. According […]
ROCKETS AT JAZZ Series tied 1-1. Game 3, 8:30 p.m. MDT, ESPN. NEED TO KNOW: Adversity, meet the Rockets. A team that had winning streaks of 11, 14 and 17 games in the regular season has now ceded home-court advantage to the Jazz. It’s not panic time for the NBA’s No. 1 […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Another Republican official has declared his support for granting Puerto Rico statehood. U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah said Friday that it’s important to rebuild the U.S. territory that was devastated by Hurricane Maria. He also said he will hold an oversight hearing to […]
MORONI, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities have charged six members of a California-based animal rights group with felonies, accusing the activists of breaking into a plant and stealing a turkey. Sanpete County prosecutors filed felony charges Wednesday of burglary and poultry theft against the members of Direct Action Everywhere. According […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah elections data shows backers of Medicaid expansion there have gathered enough signatures to appear on the ballot. Organizer RyLee Curtis said Friday her group is going to the voters after years of unsuccessfully pushing state lawmakers to cover thousands of the state’s poor. Similar […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Bees are 17-and-11 after splitting a doubleheader with the Fresno Grizzlies last night at Smith’s Ballpark. Ivan Pineyro was charged with the loss in a 7-5 defeat to start the day. Chris Carter ripped a two-run homer in the nightcap as the Bees won […]
Boys Soccer 3-A Playoffs MANTI, Utah-Gage Decker and Matt Carr each scored as the Maeser Lions doubled up Manti 2-1 Thursday in the first round of the 3-A state playoffs. Christian Gordon scored in defeat for the Templars. Maeser next faces Judge Saturday at 1:00 pm in the 3-A state […]
